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men whom he was bound to uphold
and protect.
"A Gamblers Sermon.


the heavy, and rs fine us the gold Of
Ophir. 1t surpassed in richness the
gold chain that the King hung about
the neck of the young prophet Dan
icl. His boots were highly polishe d,
and shone like the exterior of fine
black walnut collins. His dia mond
pin twinklcd like the evening star in
summer sky. His shirt bosom was
as white rs an infants soul, but his
eyes were sad and his voice was rs
sorrowtul and sorrowing as the wall
ing of the winds in the dropping
branches Of the weeping willow He
tapped his boot with his natty ivory
headed cane, slipped down in his
chair, to give the base Of his spinal
column 4 rest, pulled his hat over his
eyes, and languidly said which pain
fully indicated that the gambler had
struck II loser, had coppercd in the
wrong place: "Faro is fascinating
game! In all the games for gamb-
ling it has no equal. A mans fool
to play it, but it catches the oldest Of
en-. The chances, on the closest
calculations are three to one OIL each
play at the outset against the player;
occasionally we strikea winner, but
We only win to lose. The most pros
porous Of lis die in the gutter un
known, forgotten and deserted. Luck
only smiles OH lis for II brief season,
and when ficklc fortune deserts us.
she never roosts above our doors
again Few Of lis are wise enough
to save in luck, in order to live in II
rainy day. But while We live, We
live, and after MI that is all there is
OF life! The hereafter is chance;i
and The old man has put up the cards
SO well that nobody has ever called
the turn. lisa 'cat hop AT the best.
We arc not utterly hclrticss. It
makes my heart ache to sec how
many young men are drawn into the
vortex anal down to ruin. They be-
gin on Il game of baseball. They
lose OH horse race, get caught 1T Il
friendly game Of draw; and i'll an evil
hour try to get even Oh faro. They
often win OH the first venture, but it
is terrible success. They always
pay 1000 per cent, on the first viii
ming and often they p lay life and
blood on the Investment. The first
winning opens the fascinating road
to hell; builds up barrier behind
hem which few ever climb to refor-
nation. A little sentimental, ain't
1? Have something? You don't
drink? Good. Barkccper, give me
whiskey punch light Tn blue to-
day. Gambling aii,i It's attending
cxcitcmcnts burn all the stamina out
ola man, but, thank God it can not,
does not, blot out his sympathies. L
| wish l had never touched card, but
am born gambler. It's i'll me; it
always was; and I'm in for il until Lhe
deal is out. | hate to see young men
ofpromise at 4 gaming table. They
have mothers and sisters who love
them; they have good situations and
employers who trust them; but the
day they set foot inside gambling
room their fate is sealed. I have a
case in mind now. a fine fellow, who
n short time since was agent for a
New York varnisil house and com.
manded a salary Of 5000 year, in
travelling got lonely. lie gambIcd
for amusement when his business was
over. lie fooled with the tiger, put
his hands through the bars, pcttcd
the beast, md suddenly found himself
torn to pieces. To-day he is an out
cast drunken, broken, deserted. 1
would advise every young man who
has a business never to cross the
threshold Of gambling-housc. I
have made big winnings and I have
made big losings. I lost $4,000 in
Chicago trying to make ten. 1 was
broke and down md stayed down for