Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-10-17
GAMING

IN, ,h.,, A.. n, rules Which Arbitrarily De
trm.re what, amso. iAc ipHuoeut employ
D,pr, .h,1 b. couadered amusement, and
vb,, shall not. Toavcll cultivated mind,
,n,,hinr No, imprsrsr-'hs msrcs''cmro"ry /.
,h1,-, frou ~, crurluym'ut Ca another
NAV h. an amusement. BE- &C afford relaxation
mp eo,,r,a,o,ng Complement ~ the faculties .
II,r,c. that will always be the most rational
-ud commcnLablc suich combines the qual' /
Ties Of pleasure and usefulness. Bot wh,lh- /
.., AL, ann ,lva,, ut the most u'.iui amusc-
mont. or A. roa,fa, some times With that which
h,s ,hc power onl, OF relieving aud entertain
.,. al. mind whether We SEEK 20 amusc
.Yr,.l,,.. with b..uA, or work, with mental or
.l,..,,I r,rrr.-. whether We pass uur l,ls-
rrs hour, I'M public affairs OF ,u ihc social clr-
Gle. I'm ,Irrn, reflection or in lively converse
uor. na,htn- should be- suffered 'o enter 'ur
.E.tof,mu-rmru,. that carrie, with TIA ralu-
"a ,r,5.,,, ia ,,uarc the mind. lie who
F..s -oIsatairr io himself Md vet -oo
how extensive, thl, is rnc'.~cd
Nnsn- an oh. vices which have GRIP, in'"
..r,y. and vt.,barc tolerated b, profess
go, cuIgbtraei community urr are '.N
which exert eo-ss influence ,ba1 ,hcw.'.
Joe, ct r1mh'ur. Vr ssah u'" of s'm.'-
lrr Cor amusement, ru' 81 profession. ''f
The latter every honest man t',n.sr', ana OBJ.
dishonest, wishing to appear honest, '' 'A'r-
.f'u.'i0 a'. 10 known That h' 0da'F'' h
100. wicked practice, especially does hr tear
.f.t BOO. rruor. vlirug chldrrn should Ann"
.f w sly. o.. 300 7mns,mo1i b, ., tolerated
los thr public. Nud Do. ,h.s very federation
.aU.,h masr, O., vur-r than 10 otherwise would
.ty. Twr. some rNcrt'urs are used Co pa'
. Iuvu open public gambling hu, %, %" same
.iue bow man, Who Jo h.s, a'Iod every m-
.-.nry. 7rI give every encouragement lor gr'
arr.u.ar,I rrarurr iu thc private circle. We
.du NOT admire 90, principle of making h,p"-
-r,,. of men, merely because We hlppcu Co
rm1r,n, that they cauno, b. made honestly
ashamed uiiheir evil d,cls Nor do ~ think
.,hus, much batter subjects Of admlauon,vho
...uIs 5O7y from observation Co gain an onpur-
',,r,,, M ming mute. and worse, ct PLAYING
's.r..,., r,,l of cards. "a billiard table.
',, AM, other instrument, ior l,Ilrr time
Iw,.,,rJ rather See them cultivate u,lr
|,,,,l. .,,.t, GrI amusement iu something
. ,,r.,., RATIONAL and cheering. And tisa
|..,r.r....,, .r .rgr, estimation. thatifihc com.
,,...,, v...rJ fr,,I,,lI, ,,prrs, thrrr dr,ar-
, -,,,.,r.r .f r5mhl,r,inc,,r form. and make
.,t..r s,.-ar,nt.uoa t,r. ,hgyvoulf d1J rh.,
,.-r ,rv. rarIr, 7trrrur, rrurr DO, power
..frrlrr nu-..r. Ifhr.r who INDULGE bod
......r.-...-. r.4lraf tr., tnry could ra, -u
...,-...-..,..,..r. ..,.,iy. .i,hry knew tbry
...rr r. ...,, f,s confidence Ut any vhu
.o,,, ,b,n mas, OF, them would learn mos,
..,rJ.,f.lr, rr.,l that thrr, vas mo- amu-s-
,.r, ,O,, nj. ,pap,cL Of cards. or a, least
,.,. ,v,rll ,,np,ns,,c them iar rhc CON.
-. IN, ,bs, caono, b. made sru.
mn. cr,t... .,Ior- n. gambling 7pI ,hc gam
.lrrr r-,-,, such sa1r,iou as ,hry jo ,r
- Nv'msnar, ~su-r'c orirc fnrlmr1r'.
- temptation, which wait on the profession
- gambler They know OF many Who were
b nncr respectable arI upright persons, oh,
p have been utterly ruined by gambling and
- other vices ius,T,-ah'y connected ,l,rcv. .h
. ADD 900 view of ,h.s fact lh,y viii no, hc.r
. Gate ,u condemn thc n,.lr'. gambler. Bot
'h.s u0, cruarh. The gambler mu-, hHr,
bad "a hr1lnnur'u hs career Iiy could n"'
acquire q sudden liking Co ,hu practice. III,
must have nod gradual initiation lniu l'-
Il my-t'rr- ant 'r. vas probably effected hy
Nay Of nmusumgui. llr moved step by Sep
towards tb' vortex Of moral degradation
vh... ''i .hrr."a' nothing appeared o'IaW
mm--no sinister motive whispering 900 h.'
heart chat be- vol.t ever have other nan ih.
.mgrr', amgs'm.nt 900 view.
I'm, h1, hrru 'hr starting point with mae
IorN ct prn' Hnl, gamblers. Md YET
with lHe kuUv.0'gc ihat many have hrcn ..i
. Dn step hy step from Supposed rauoc,ucr iu
conscious vcasr.-s. and from conscious weak
ness tu utter inability 90 rrsis, temptation. doe
youth Of our land have be,n virtually invited
fu s.t down and SPEND their evenings n iho
card uhlc-In,lirt to DO 30 from the simple
.Nrtf EItlt,,as luukrd nr0r rs "A fashionable