Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-14
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sunday Sayings.

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Sunday Sayings.
"Yes, gamblers are bad set. as rule.
There is very little good you can say of
them
The speaker was gentleman to whom
Ihslbeep ipFodpced at a,gathering Of
niIakg4 Il tie 4AdehI HDta 81
Louis. The conversation had, in some
way, turned upon gamblers aud gambling
and the speaker continued:
I'VE have had abundant illustration of
the truth -of what i ssay I'M tfhe. men Of
the profession about this city. By the
waSzSA sdfDeSsn alnoks, or happeH tol
meet Horace Blake, who became famous
for his skill at carh HlI tlsough this re-
don some years before the war;"
expressed my ignorance of Blake,
and the gentleman continued.
81 know quite an interesting incident
concerning Blake. If you don't mind l
wouh tiEtt9te Hs.a yasAi1 pHa4
20, you are certainly not going through
that long story tonight = said the gen.
temsn's wife. rising from the sofa where
she kSspl lsehsittqhe Beside him, 81 dont
think MK.Rsts xOaAd osre IN hear itjss,s'
But insisted, and the lady remarked,
smiling, "It is a misfortune that you
bring upon yourself, then" and moved;
towards another part of the room.
SMillie never did like to hear that
story" said the gentleman, as he watch
ed the graceful form of his wife till it
disappeared through the folding doors
into the parlor. "She aiways objects ~
my telling it, but here goes"
"Down on sixth street there is kind
of ring tossing establishment that re-
minds me of an affair that fourished
''11iiSsssSsgsSf'J il thsy sysS,ih an ftis;tIt tis;tIt ra.al
bench covered with spikes, at the other
railing, and the customer. standing be-
forepthis railing, has the privilege Dftoss-
ing half dozen nngs over among the
spikes. fyou ring certain spikes you
draw certain presents.t The price. f6r
half dozen tosses was ten cents.
Blake was standing in font Of this es:
tablishment, one afternoon, watching the
crowd 20 in and out, when a newsbov
stepped up to the raili2", apd with ser
ioas look on his face, -Ja,penced tossing
the rings.
one,tyethre,ISI "a ImissedI their
mark, and he stood still for moment
evidsuE Il qfih ths idistalaes itsl xifht in
hisevak Aiis ~, fdli' 81 iiV Es'SsL
TIE sS faSy4iylsaSesfrhsBeash
anadsl pSeSo inals kstSeep ihe spikes.
WiSe,s sad rfse ascendant, RS he gath
a } 1'''sf tsa q fsS f'a t4s ls,lsst last
fks Ia ass,sd issasdlsr.r ossr sa DE
rapipSS Swung the ring e, aud ftp sever
al tihes, and A Last Iiet ffs: n It IT Went
clear over the benchKsud rang against
the. MAO S%o6NT 10 NaUT ala
Without 2 word he picked up his kit,
swung Il ff' lis S. :hS lei. ahd q, Staftsd5
ous.i Hisfaps.wss baweds And}se vesld
nothaSe ,rsaseS tOlsaYss scAesnea 81
thsaS31i6 65sef ss NJ: .ss.si' .'...i ,S. ga.
Thekdid yss asJaakS ,soa .bsir
Jack looked up arfs ref0Jgssi;.s s.ts ssessis' e
but the smile trembled around the cor
ners OF his mouth -
:HvSA& BtsHgql have better luck
next tune, ~, Bake be said bravely
but bis a hlips bCae aeite MI ddiKvefih:sg.
"Yes, you will have better lrnl<1 1pse|
time Jack. That's the way tos6SSe
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why you should not ~ pbn
one game of toss and vi %,
any way we take it," -O
Tssase pssssbsdh. sin 6e ,sfhers&f
aSWSa iWpale - essy16a 3dsgcd
GssshSsha ssiA aEeEtsbiipS, hiins y
nave known you as one of the pluckies
boys on the street. H6sy@& SopT
east down over the loss OF a dime2
.fAo9esssncnsskaSmafilant dAiE som,
naelahsl6 hAsRiH ,ssibeJ 'stGsD ,
.Wsb NT 8Aa$ss "a isan,t .p piq9 ielial
you. Il don't believe you will laugh a
me as some others would. You see to
nAts81sE0Az@AS &6a thouutscs1i
aorni2GYhee lgot up, that Nellie ough
T" nave Christmas present.