, 1877-08-04
A GAMBLERS sEKmoN,
GOOD ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN WHO FOO
WITH CHANCE.

GOOD ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN WHO FOOL
WITH CHANCE
His clothes were good, of the latest
pattern and most fashionable cut his
watch chain was the heaviest OF the heavy,
and as fine as the gold OF Ophir, 1t sur
passed in richness the gold cham that the
King hung about the neck of the young
prophet Daniel. His boots were highly
polished, and shone Ike the exterior OF
fine black walnut coffins. His diamond
pin twinkled like the evening star IN a
summer sky. His shirt bosom was as white
as an infants soul but his eye was sad and
his voice was as sorrowful and sorrowlng
as the wailing of the winds IN the droop,
ing branches of the weeping willow. He
tapped his boot with his natty ivOry-head-
ed cane, slipped down in his chair, TO give
the base of his spinal column a rest, pull
ed his hat over his eyes, and languidly
said-which painfully indicated that the
gambler had struck loser coppered IN
the wrong place:
EFaro is a HI of a fascinating game
In all the games for gambling it has no
equal. A mans a d-n fool to play 1t,
but il catches the oldest of 'em. The
chances. on the closest calculations, are
three to one on each play at the outset
against the player; occasionally We strike
winner, but We only win to lose. The
most prosperous OF us die in the gutter
unknown, forgotten and deserted. Luck
only smiles on us for 4 season, and when
tickle fortune deserts as, she never roots
about our doors again Few OF US are
wise enough to save in luck, in order to
live in rainy day. But while We live,
we live, and after all, that is all there IS
of life The hereafter is chance, and the
old man has put UP the cards so well that
nobody has ever called the turn. It's 4
cat hop at the best We are not utterly
heartless. 1t makes my heart ache to see
how many young men are drawn INTO the
vortex and down to ruin. They begin on
a game OF base ball They lose on horse
race, get caught at friendly game of
draw. and in an evil hour try to set even
on faro They often win on the first ven
ture, but it is terrible success. They al
ways pay 100 per cent. on the first WIN
ming, and often they pay life ana blood On
the Investment The first winning opens
the fascinating road to he'll; builds up a
barrier behind them which few ever climb
ed over TO reformation. A little senti-
mental, amt II Have something ! You
don't drink Barkeeper, give me awhls-
ky punch, light. Imblue to-day. Gamb-
ling and It's attending excItements bum
all the stamina out of man, but, thank
God! it can not, does not, blot out hiS
sympathies. | wish had never touched
a card, hut | am a born gambler. It's IL
me it always was and | am in for 1t un
/ I'll the deal is out. | hate to see youns
men of promise at gambling table. They
| have mothers and sisters who love them
they have good situations and employer:
who trust them but the day they set foo
inside a gambling room their fate is seal
! ed The recording angel enters up tht
books ahead, ninety-nine times out OF ;
hundred, and loafs around the gate Of st
Peter to notice the arrivals and say tab
tahl to the boys who are assigned room!
lower down. / have case in mind now
| A fine fellow, who short tlme since wa
agent for New York varnish house anC
commanded a salary Of $1,000 year, il
travelling got lonely. He gainbled fcl
amusement when his business was over
He fooled with the tiger, put his hands
through the bars, petted the beast, an'
suddenly found himself torn TO pieces
To-day he IS an out-c;.st-drunken, brok
en-, deserted. would advise every youn;
man who has a business never to cross th'
threshold of a gambling house. / hay
made big winnings and ] have made bit
losings lost *j0GG III Chicago trying t
make ten. | was broke and down an,
stayed down for long while. I'm u
again. If | had business you would Eev
er catch me gambling AGAIN. Guess II
go and buy me = couple stacks Of reds AM
see how luck runs to-day. Good after
noon"