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Coed ana JtUsccUaneflus Jttafocr*pMp (tom otur Window,—Tw c —The we*Wti claw of Ihe^f^tW'Ganibkrbycowmofl opp«Hation.d«moitim ited '‘black!***1 donot differ, materially, from *beir d rk-Urob#d brethren t the east and wuth The -craft’' » the iwtne here, there and everywhere. It* member* are • community of cosmopolite., alway. willing to remain 10 a city where greennc canbe taken , n” advantageous^, and xeady to leaveat the twin* of a hint that the police are on (heir track Tbe professed gambler « * gentle, man to appearance, that is, he dresse. well, but not too gaudy, pay* particular attention to hi. toilette, and cho.cely regards et.quett.cal paints He is withal a great traveller,knows everybody and ban *een everjihimc, and is olway* pieced to give vouany information you uny desire. You inform him of jour place of residence* and hehas a number of wealthy and influential rein.tivea there, the length of w hoie purse*, and the peculiar construction of the bond of relationship, he will minutely explain He in a very liberal man* has plenty of means* and, if you drink, will be h«ppy, to treat you to the brandy and sugarHe rarely carries a heavy brick in his beaver, end his “Ob be jonfuU11 are few and far between. Thl* ih from police, not from principle You mmy {HttMionalh aeo a recklew member.A Sv« ■otfee, tal married ar vising *otobe “diillii said that tz last tea** particular:mean* **future, ma truty r*n* ble to a m after «iaj young ma his wife r one wbie1 married i die* ol W subject.Wllb hi* viaw the plctn e af a One of the b hoye- and □ mJsUktito»eBStoofnee-n-who indulges loo fiequonlh at ihe bar of spirit When ha h*s lost a coiu-iderabl© amount, he drmks to roue* hw drooping spirit*. The »j*ateno-alio gambler however, affects lt dnok in large quanlUei, but tins 10 generally mere affectation He has a versatility of talent, end admirable power* of adopiibg it lo the pecuhanlw* of them whom he marks a* hi*victim*He meets ou, if ft stranger, with an air of disinterested friendship—»d«,iron* of contributing hi» quota to jour enjoyment, end with the evidence of hi* refinement and gentility, which he well know* how to eneume. he has soon ingratiated himself into jour good opinions Then he hai laid the corner stone to jour rum. a^d unlaw jou put a damper on his acqtiamlnace,1 ou are gone, assure »■ dry wood will bum, or eoal either. He then proposes a frtendh game at Euchre, for a brace of drinks—knows nothing about the net or plnjed hut once or twice, and then lost ever)thing. You pla\ and win, feel elated at your success, he gives ton Ihoheads and point* of Abe game, jou are tha ibful. Yon plaj fur a quarter or a dollar, and—wondering at jour good luck—ho assures you ’u* nothing else hut that and yout skill in plsjmg—beat him. You exulun vour superiority; and, with whiskey and card excitement together, raw ere readj to stake eny amount ld opposition to him He has watched well thi* moment, with an b\q as cunning as that of the evil genius of mankind, who cursed earth’s primitive paradise—and now has attained his object, the height of his vilt mious ambition fl is as we lold jou, from the tune jon plaj^d for the first cigar, you were on ^oiir road to ruin, and a railroad at thst, with no toll-gates, in the person of friends, to stop 011, until jou hnng Up penniless at ibe depot which h has prepared for your reception—perhBpa in a w ilch-houso for the night, and arraigned in the morn mg on a charge of being *‘drunk and dworderh,” and “this complaint isMttr 1 Prison -a»v KncaUty of commun the * ‘hoi of cheatimtri/iterlandhdy widow, ‘ live upo three m-minus f\ grub,” them wi weeks, 1 out will be toler be scoui get thei carry h who if i work n save heNE*gtAMM Of W DCformer aerf« p light 1 purpose rnij wnonce 1gallery our mo our ow these. Senaterh(me, ao help me God,” swears, 1 mat be, theinitMime gentleman (?) -be h»* fleeced \ouThe gambler is net initreqneulK a thief end libertine He tnkex advantage ef the dn*ltv boor* Tor (its deeds of darkness Bo seldom sponge, am bod v drop* into hotels for an “eleven o’clock-er,” a little bean soup, with cod-fish and »*!t pic-klo variations, termed a lunch He treat*, «l we •aid before, his friend* , and, if they have ant scruples agmnst planing, he not unfrequeiiilvTn*find ih etv tnVeil along 1 young Pins* nf ftfti dow H wfli nconve.Profitindiha 1 h-lican 1A 1Di*pJ“ T hive JlUll*HL’ieuilull oI nir f«Theseemtutur
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Weekly Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Nov 21, 1849
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