The native American., 1838-06-16
From the Daily Sentinel
II ii f. G A M b l. + X.
BY A LADY.

BY LADY.
He was n man of capacous mind, an heir oil
haltery and riches--he welded at will' me
thoughts and passions Of other men. ouch
man was he of whom am about to write. Mould
led in the finest and best proportions IN which we
sometimes see the Creator show MS mandy
work in forming, tall in stature, athleticln frame,
manly i'm feature; he was all that the criuc would
pronounce noble in appearance. And stiil upon
Iclose observation, there was something about HIM
that denoted wretchedness. What then was the
cause! Could not ancestorial and personal fame
satisfy him? Oh! no, he had pursued the meteor
| for years purposng in his heart to take another
and another step, until he should grasp it, and at
last found but bubble. He had revelled with
exnsy at will, in the beauty of powerful and
vivid imaginalion--and in the depth of his own
bosom We're resources that would enrich hun
dreds. The maternal arms had been often open
to soothe, protect, guide, and snpplcate at the
throne of mercy, in his behalf. The paternal
finger had often pointed to him the path OF
truth, and bid him walk therein. There had been
a time when his heart was ever open to the adj
monion of his mother-the reproving glance oi
his father. When he basked in the sunshine oi
his early and happier days; when hope, that
blessed comforter, pointed him to the God Of his
fathers, and bid him walk in their ways; when
love first smiled OH him proptiously, and he ex-
changed vows of never ending affection. What
then, say, has wrought this great change? He
has fallen. too many do, into the power Of a
set Of men, that viii hesitate not, to rob him,
transform him from all that is excellent to all that
is horrible-and then, be the first 10 ''put their
foot on him, and bid him perish!'' And is it not
easy to tell who it is that sets at defiance Gods
laws that takes the bread out of the mouths oi
orphans; that mislcads unfortunate young men to
endeavor 10 retrieve their broken fortunes by play
ing with them.-cheat him of his last dollar, and
then turn him out pennyless, homeless and con
Escenceess. Who but the gambler could do this!
Could sacrifice the feelings Of gentleman for
sorild gold--,hat can metamorphis one calcula-
ted to he an honor to his sex, to Sof. That can
bring down the gray hairs Of an aged parent with
sorrow to the grave, for the spiritual and tempo
raj loss:of his only son--that could be the means
of breaking the heart of confdng woman, on
account of the degradation Of her husband, and
have the curses of number of unfortunate chill
dren, to pour down maledictions on the head ol
the destroyer Of their father. These are only a
few every day passages from the life Of Game
ster, and sorry am to say that these men, and
some OF the most Hccntious of them, venture into
The society (and are receivedD of the good, the
beautiful and refined of my sex-those that would
S'uu'tr u Tile tnOugnt OF DONG announcer an lnlll-
Try, but disike.to wound the feelings Of such as
come Ill contact with them. But it is false de-
lleacy; your own family demands of you to dis
[countenance any thing so vile your brothers,
your parents, your children, demand Of you to
set your faces against the destroyer Of his kind
the monster, "going about seeking whom he may
devour,' and we would say to the Gambler,
pause, pause ere yet you sink your own soul, and
/ that Of others into irremediable ruin-while We,
there is day Of grace-while yet there is
room, call forth all that is generous and noble in
your nature; make this one sacriice-that you
will crush the gems ofcvil in your bosom, for the
good of yourself and others. And ought not this
sacrifice to be made? God demands il of you; he
created you with mind and faculties capable Of the
highest eXataon--society calls for lit fur
nlshesy you with sources of the highest enjoyment
he rising generation exacts from you an exam
pie inll Of purifying principles, to encourage and
enghen them. And oh let not these calls pass
unheeded by, lest the Judge should say in his
wrath, 'l,et him alone, he is Joined to his Idols"
VIcKsBuRG, May II.