Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-11-02


through the magic gate.
The first thing that attracted our at
tention after entering the enclosure
was a snowy tent under whose gracious
shade q swing was balanced. At the
moment of our arrival young woman
timidly mounted one gallant steed while
her escort bestrode the companion cour-
ser with all mans assurance, placed
his arm protectingly about her waist,
while she laid her head in utter trust
and confidence upon his manly shoulder
obliyious to every earthly thing except
"Love's Young dream" Hang to her
jimmy" cried an odious small boy who
approached and took in the situation at
glance.
Looks as if there might be Job for
Il squire there grnned man in spec
tac,es, who seemed to forget he had
been young and impulsive himself once.
III ignorance is bliss lis folly to be
wise, - exclaimed u conceitcd looking
fellow in stand up collar aud turned
down hat, and 4 general smell Of beer
and tobacco.
when you get tired L II relieve YOU,
cried a city swell with a green suit and
II black dog but the other fellow didn'
get tired. Not much! In the mean.
time the chargers'had all been mounted
The music struck up. the man in charge
cried cheerily: Here we 90" cracked
his whip briskly, the swing swung, cir
cling rapidly for few minutes, then
stopped; md the riders good deal
dizzy and q little sick but altogether
happy started off to patronize the pop.
corn counter and the lemonade barrel
Here an elegant turnout rolled slowly
by the elegant occupants of the elegant
carriage gazing in toney indifference,
upon the common herd around them
and there an old bachelor passed viii
girl of eighteen on his arm, to whom
he was saying sweet things in way hi
considered twenty years practice haC
made irresistible. He was one of thos,
agreeable fellows who was always il
love with some fair charmer, but woulc
not marry because he could not sup
port wife in the style he wanted hel
supported you know" and the girls
| loved him, raved about memorable fate
and then married some one else anC
never suspected he was too selfish tC
exert himself to support or be burdenec
with Il family; and so he disappeared
talking to the girl who looked as if she
was little afraid of him because he
was so awfully old you know, and yet
rather liked it after all.
And scattered about shocking all gooC
citizens, were chuck-luck tables, wheel.
of fortune, and other gambling games
whose name this deponent knoweth not
One truly good man passed with avcrtec
eyes, and denounced the authorities foi
allowing gambling on the grounds
/ spoke of the demorallzing and pernici-
Gus influence it would exert and the
contaminating nearness of gambling
stands to church tables and then he
went and bet five dollars on a chuck.
luck table and 1t is superfluous to re.
mark lost his greenback which any one
will admit is just as good il not better
than gold
Had he won he would have chuckled
i over his success and boaSted to ais DIES
pendants how their grandpa once beat
a blackleg; but he los, alas and so he
wanted the authorities to get his money
back declaring with righteous indigna-
ton chat he chad beons windled bv Jove
sWindled sir?"
Other people contended that the an.
thoritieS were justified, and that licens
ing gambling was perfectly moral pro
cceding in as much as they wished tC
enhance the beauty and value of virtu,
and make it appear brighter by setting
il against a back of vice and the youth
full should be taught by experience the
I folly and wickedness of specializing
and to cherish this argument they de.
clared this good old man would not
+ have lost chuck-luck then had he been
initiated and taught the folly of it when
he was young; and they all talked Sc
much on both sides that am all mixed
up and don't know whether it is church
fairs and grab-bags or wheels Of fortune
that ought TO be suppressed, And once
we saw a young church member talking
with gambler and another woman
who had been "a sister good and true
for five and twenty years with true
christian charity. declared she was flirt
ing with him, but we repudiated tn,
+ idea instantly for it is our candid opinion
that She was trying to convert him anC
think she did influence him for b,
seemed real interested and afterwarl,
went and took dinner at the table pre-
sided over by the ladies of the church
and sat right beside an honest deacon
And we went to say that it might looh
10 outsiders as if the church eounten-
anced them by taking their money ant
having tables on the grounds with them
but the afore mentioned sister called u.
n hereto, heather. and an infidel
before we mad time to catch our breath
and shut rs up so quick that we haven
dared to open orr mouth since. AnC
we went up on the grand stand and sal
down resolving never TO express an
opinion again as long as we lived in q
christian community.
why. how do you do. Julia - we