National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-08

Again, this sin works III n by killing indus.
try. A man used to reaping scores or hundreds
of dollars from the gaming table will not DO
is the use OF trying to make these $50 in my
hour down at Billy's2' You never knew
men given to this vice spend their time not
actively employed In the game in idleness, or
intoxication, or sleep, or In corrupting new
yiStms, This ssh sin has dnlied the carpenters
sunk the cargo, broken the teeth of the far
mer's harrow, and sent strange lightning to
shntter the battery of the philosopher. The
oil the industries of societies. Any
trade or occupation that is OF use
is ennobling. The streetsweeper advances the
The cat pays for the fragments 1T eats by clear
ing the house of vermin. The fly that takes
the sweetness from tho dregs of the cup COM
pensates by purifying the air and keeping back
the pestilenCe. But the gambler gives not
anything for that which he takes. / recall
that sentence. He does make return; but 1t
Is disgrace to the man that he iieeces, despair
to his heart, ruin TO his business, anguish TO
his Wifi, shame TO his children, and euternal
wasting away to his soul. He pays In tears,
and blood, and agony, and darkness, and woe.
What dull work Is blowing to the farmer
when in the village saloon. in one night he
makes and loses the value Of a summer har.
vest! Who Will want TO sell tape and measure
nankeen and cut garments and weigh sng lrs
u
and makes again and loses again the profits
of season? John Borack was sent as mer-
camille agent from Bremen to England and
mistrusted that all was not right, He was a
defaulter for $4,000 II was found that he
bad lost in Lombard street. London,
ssi S IN F IN Sew o sEss 50 S S SG wax
imprisoned, but .afterward escaped, and went
into the gambling profession. He died in a
lunatic asylum. This crime, In getting Its
NIL hnIt In Nstr
cities, and before long down will come the
great establishment, crushing reputation.
home comforts and immortal souls. How IL
divirts and sinks capital may be inferred from
gaming houses that once were authorized in
Paris passed through the banks yearly 35,-
100000 of francs.
Where does all the money come from! The
whole world Is robbed. What IL most sad,
there are no consultations for the loss and SUI
tering entailed by gaming. lfmen fall in law
ful business, God pities and society commits
crates; but where in the Bible or In society
is there any consolation for the gambler!
From what tree of the forest oOzes there Il
balm that can sooth the gamesters heart? In
that bottle where Ged keeps the tears OF His
children are there any tears ofthe gambler? Do
the winds that come to kiss the faded cheek OF
sickness and TO cool the heated brow OF the
laborer. whisper hope and cheer to the ema-
an honest man is in trouble he has sympathy.
Poor fellow!" they say. But do gamblers
come to weep at the agOnles OF the gambler
In Northumberland was one of the finest estates
year gambled II all away. Having lost the
last 0cre of the estate, he came
down from the saloon and got into
his horses and carriage, aud town house, and
played. He threw and lost He started home
and on side alley met friend, from whom
he borrowed ten gulneaS; went bnck to tho
saloon, and before a great while had won
twenty thousand hounds. He died at last q
beggar in 81. titles. How many gamblers ielt
sorry for Mr.. Porter Who consoled him on
scribed 70 put a stone over the poor mans
Furthermore, this sin is the source of un-
counted dishonesty. The game Of hazard IT,,
self is often cheat. How many tricks AMI
receptions In the dealing OF the cards The
opponents hand is Outlines found OFT by
fraud, Cards are marked so that they may be
designated from the pack Expert gamesters
have their accompices, and one wink may
decide the game. The dice have been found
loaded with platina so that doublets como up
gamblers unobserved by, the honest men
who have come into the play, and this
accounts for the fact that ninety-nine out
Wealthy %Rn they yN Sosa az The e2
wretches that would not now be allowed 10 sit
on the doorstep of the house that they once
young man having lust come from the mlnes
deposited a large sum unon the ace aud won
twenty-five thousand dollars. But the tide
turns, Intense anxiety comes upon the COM
tenance all. Slowly the cards went forth
Every eye is fixed. Not a sound Is heard until
the ace is revealed favorable to the bank
There are shouts Of "Foulw Foul !" but the
keepers of the table produce their pistols, and
the upronr is silenced, aud the bank has won
ninety-hye thousand dollars. Do you call this
game of Ghanco2 There is no chance
about H.
But these dIshouesties In the carrying on OF
the game are nothing when compared with
the frauds that are committed in order to get
money TO so on with the neiarlous work,