The Greenville times., 1884-06-07

crueler service than he sees in his
efforts to kill Time-Time who, in
the end, is sure to scalp his soul.
For idleness which is not imbecile
or bed-ridden, means dissipation,
and dissipation misery.
But even if idleness were unal.
loyed ease. elegance and luxury,
all young men cannot afford the
cost of it. Many are too poor.
Must they be forbidden its honor
and pleasure because Of their pow
erty' Must they wait for the
right to enjoy until old age has
dried up the power Of enjoyment 7
II they cannot have wealth, they
can have what is next to it, the
Of wealth. They can
wear its clothes, affect its tastes,
feel rich one night in the week If
not oftener, albeit the feeling cost
the whole weeks wages. Yes,
they can snake a night of itn-a
night of opulent hilarity, with fire.
quent refreshment of "straights.n
aud "sours,n and 'smashes,n and
"slings,n and punches" and 'ju-
leps,n to sustain the illusion of
high manliness undegraded by
memories or fears of work and as
poor Abou Hassan's one days
caliphate in the palace of Bagdad.
"Every man must sow his wild
OATS" you know. All, but do not
forget to add that your one nights
sowing must destroy the whole
weeks tilth and keep possession
OF the field, weeks run to years
and the years 90 on without IN.
crease of salary, without acquisi-
tion of capital, without gaining
real independence, without dcvel-
opment Of ctaracter-seed time
to their end with a plowing over
and over of the same weary fur
rows, and never the JOY OF the
harvest.
Well were it indeed II the wild
oats only prevented life's proper
harvest and yielded no weedy
crop of their own! But tho men
are few who have patience to toll
through life without prospect OF
reward. Labor that has lost its
hope grows ever more. laborious
until it becomes as hateful as a
cOnvict's task. Some other way
to fortune must be found--some
short cut Of hazard or specula
ton. There is faro--a gentee'
game Elegant surroundings! We'll
dressed company! Chances near
ly even between player and bank
Why not try 1t in a business.lik,
fashion Chance has It's own fash
ion; certain averages are known
to rule In the long run; banks ar,
broken every now and then b,
heavy players. The Bengal Tigel
may be tanned. To the tiger
denl The young man is there
he bets and wins. Beautiful tigel
with. velvet fur and gorgeou
stripes and head bowed on fore
paws, half asleep! Another night
luck runs fair; the PLAYER win
again; the tiger opens his eye
with a dreamy look, US If he like
the players stroke along his fn
and wished to see him for futur
recognition. Another night! lac
varies, losses alternate with gains
now fear and now hope is upper
most, the excitement fascinates
the tigers look grows earnest an
his paws begin to draw in as If 70
a change of posture. So nigh
follows night and game follow
game as often as the player ca
purchase "chips,n until the excite
ment of gambling becomes 0 pal
sion and tho passion fixes itse
into q habit. The time so cunning
ly waited for has come at las
The tigers eyes fash with sudde
fire, his lips quiver and show tn
teeth of q terrible intent; an II
slant more and q soul falls hcay
under his leap and feels his teet
and claws in its vitals. "Fightin
the tigcrio Insane conflict VIII
now can loosen that clutch,
hold those jaws aparti Let Il
limbs writhe l--th@ only tear tn
gaslies wider. Let the muscle
strain they only send the bloc
in freer spurts through the thirs
ing throat. "Fighting the tiger
Horrible ironyi Better call
"feeding the tiger" Who eve
kept up the fight without beir
devoured in the endi Look
the bones that by hundreds al
thousands strpw his den; for u
tiger is not merely faro, but eyel
other sort of gambling or of bnI
ness IN which the gambling spil
: prevails. Look at the bones
rich and poor alike, the po
whose riches were in their indu
try. the rich who thought the