The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12
BuD. FLOWER AND FRUIT.

ne ran uoWn tue academy steps.
"What now, anything newa" said Frank,
as Charles drew a newspaper from his peck.
ct.
.yes, Just look at this sad he, exhibit
ing an advertisement plentiially besprinkied
with capitals and notes OF exclamation, and
reading" Splendid Chance, Oldest Gilt Book
house in the country Selec, any book from
our catalogue, remit your money, and by re-
turn mail you will receive the volume ac-
companied by magnificent present.n sc.
"Now you see, we are going 10 get up club
Of ten, if we can, and we want you to join il.
They have had three over at the other viii
lsge, already"
aAnd what were their priest"
"0h, all kinds Of jewelry-studs, pins,
earrings, pencils-and they say somebody,
somewhere near Boston. drew gold watch
from this same establishment"
every one has a prize Of some kind you
ayi"
price you would elsewhere. So you see it
is not like lottery. Everybody sends.
people who would not think OF encouraging
anything Of that kind"
"Oh, no. let's see the catalogue. I win
Join the club, think. There's Leonards
too, we'll ask him."
.No. guess not, I can get enough with
out him, aud he's so particular abou, every
thing he does. Why he will no, play at chess
or dominoes, or backgammon even, ard is al
ways talking about the tendency Of such
things, il you ask him."
"Yes, but want 10 ask him. He wants
the Grecisn and Roman Antiquities and
af II hac
be lottery"
"well, then. but know it will be use
less"
Leonards, :" continue ed Charles, ashs came
up, have you heard Of our gift-book club Z"
Yes, Andrew told me at recess"
Its fine chance to get the books and
present too, isn't II I"
al don't understand all about il, but to
me il has the appearance Of lottery scheme,
and think il best 10 avoid everything which
has such tendency"
"There told Frank what you would
say. If we we're to live TO Methuselah's age.
all your tendencies, as you call them, would
not have time TO produce their effects"
"Not the full effects. grant, Charles. but
you know the ds,iatiDg line is crooked. and
it has tine In common life to get at least for.
ty.fye degrees from the right path"
oh. have done with your trigonometry.
II is nothing 10 the purpose"
well, then. another illustration. Which
one Of you means 10 be drunksrdp
"a drunk ard! Don't we belong TO the
cold water srmsi DIdn't Charles carry
banner last Independence Day, and am not
A. c. Of the Young America Division, NO.
ls.ofTf"
"well, answered Leonards, +" what harm
could little beer OF cider dor You will
not probably live long enough 10 form any
bad habits, 10 consequence u their use"
"Oh, but that is different. people do form
such habits in little while"
Yes, and other bad ones may be formed
from as small beginnings. think Touch
not, taste not, handle not, ss good motto IN
one case as ~ the other"
"well, Frank" said Charles, as Lesnards
turned away, are you conyIneedf
Why, there's some trnth in what he says,
bu. told you would Join. and just send
ing once can do HARM
"what spruce new shop is that, Edward ;
Its sight is where old Leonards bakery used
20 stand but these new establishments spring
up so like toad stools, that cant keep tie
run q them. coming 70 Town only twice
year.
"why, that's Frank Aliens father. You
remember, that one who came 0ut home with
me last sumner. He has drawn the capital
prize in 3 lottery lately-it s stated al all
amounts from ten 70 forty thousand dollars
and he is Just setting up 10 business for
himself It's pretty good start, isn't II y
well am not 50 clear about that"
"Oh. Leonards, Is X you: know there
was new chaplain, but did no expect
"Rrank Allen Is IL possibei How came
you here, and why did you mol send for me /!
Didn'i you knov that was hefei"
"Yes, knew. bur couldn't bear TO have
you know where Twas. But now am sick
must see mother. aud you can tell her bet
Ger Than any one else. She does not know
that am 10 prison. And az for how came
here, il isa long Story. Bus ! will Try 70 tell
10 flew words 20 night.
Il Is gambling that has ruined me. You
remember, perhaps. The gay began when
YES boy. II wss with those little jewelry
lotteries, where the prizes were gwen 10 con.
neclion with the sale Of a book. The idea Of
getting something more than paid for press
ed me On. ! begsn 20 boy tickets 10 small
money lotteries. then in larger, till ny ssls.
~ vas simost wholly devoted to their pur.
chase. drew nov and then . small sum,
suHieent 10 allure me on, and then st last .
prize q seventy thousand. Ny success ruin.
cd ne. Instead 81 being coniented 70 use
u a. did for . year or two, TO gain moderate
profits 10 the ardinsry course Of business, !
regarded IL 0sly sc something % be stskeJ 10
obtain tgnluld lis amount, invested IL 10
stocks, the successful sale d which would
have dO0bled il AZ least. 4 week more
the stocks were worthless.
A little rocky farm belonging 70 my wife,
and fifty dollars, was all We had. With The
money bought tickets which drew twenty