PAUL ROUBEL.
Paul Roubel was a gaming house keeper, who seems to have been
an exception to his class, according to the following account: —
`A foreigner once applied for the situation of croupier at old
Paul Roubel's, stating as his qualification that he could cut or
turn up whatever card he pleased. The old man (for
he was nearly eighty, and a very good hearty fellow in his
way) declined the offer, saying — "You are too clever for me; my
customers must have some chance!'' It is true Roubel kept a
gambling house; but it is also true that few men in higher walks
of life possessed a kinder heart, or a hand which opened more
freely or more liberally to the calls of humanity! Peace be to
his manes!'
