Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1887 — Southern Affection for Faro. [ARTICLE]

Southern Affection for Faro.

Speaking of faro and other wicked games, a Virginian, after remarking that in the better days of the republic, when everybody played faro, a gentleman was distinguished by the comment “He plays with red checks” from the poor white-check trash, dwelt upon the passionate love for the game which possesses men who get into its clutches. “Years ago,” he said, “ two of the finest lawyers in New Orleans on their way to New York stopped at Charlottesville, Virginia, because they heard that there was a man there who dealt faro. They found the man and played all night. About midnight one lawyer whispered to the other : ‘ He’s cheating.’ ‘ Hush,’ said the other; “ I’ve known that for two hours; but there isn’t another faro game within forty miles.’” — Philadelphia Record.