St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13
LOTTERY.


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We trust Is our Christiaa Al,
vocates" to help 10 ssve our souls,
and to money to furnish bodily
nourishment. For . long time the
topic has been ssLott( :, ald 10,
marks Of many kis1 Fl ~ 9oen
made. Money - 1T with
out Il Ne cannot i've without It We
are nobody; without 1t We have NO
friends; with It We can live, and we
can make much of ourselves il VIC
wish. Now l have waited q long
time for some poor teacher to give
her opinion; so l will plainly give
my opinion. then my thoughts. 1
do not think there is any more harm
in the Lottery than there is in many
other things that 10 on, and We in
dividually or in countless numbers
cannot help.
What harm the Lottery ever did
any one was personal. or connected
perhaps with family. and . few
others at one time. What is that
to the world in general, of more
than fifty billions Of people, Of every
disposition and ways Of their owl?
And a. to those who may have in
jured themselves by the Lottery
does anyone think they would have
taken advice beforehand, had they
been warned? I say no. Take
for instance the drunkard, or gam
bier, after he takes one big spree,
and goes home and gets . beating
from his wife-from what l have
seen in certain; neighborhoods, 1
can answer, NO. The very next
time he feels like it, right OF he
goes for another spree. Now does
the gAmhler!quit his abode after he
loses several thousand dollars? He
never 'has yet and never will. As
long as he can raise . fifty dollar
note he haunts a'gambling den,
then goes home without a cent, and
tells his wife she did not mend his
pocket, on Sam Patch's holida-.
Now l am poor school teacher.
The bad news is about to reach me
that there is no more public sch ,ol
money. The poor have no money
to pay f,r their children's learning
The aristtHrats send their children
10 the academies. And what makes
the aristocrats? Why, money
perhaps first won in . Lottery
speculation, which gave them al
chance to get r,ch.
So beg that I may not only e.
cape censure for writing . few lines |
IN the Lottery's favor. but plead |
With those who may have power to
ct the Lottery 60 on, for m ,ney is ]
what We need to promote the well
ARE of manv things. I am . Con-
'ederate soldiers w;fe-or widow,
90.
Are politicians christians? Will
he stopping Of the Lottery be the
irst stem toward turning the worl I
o good? II so, then I ought NJ.
o plead in favor 1T the Lottery. I
But l cannot help but think the
s.'rld in general is . lost cause; 80
i've rs the Lottery-for it takes
'ase to make Us good-and tha'
viii give it the chance to make its
endowments. and then We
an all have money before we die.
Ind 1t il certain that the amour.
promised by the Lottery will give
lelp in many ways, especially to
he poor school teachers, and to
many a Confederate soldiers wife
r Offspring.
/ have still another question to
SIX. Are we not a free people? Are
ot our earnings. let them be great
r small. our own?
Who takes it upon himself to
unit up general distress? II you
o to society for help, you have to
e so poor that you have no cover
{ You must be halt in some way,
T 80 old that vour strength is gone
hen your beg-for-help payer must
ave signers. At the same time
on are Kissed because You are
DOR.
say give us the Lottery chance.
long with our other chances to
lake money. With al other temp
ltions. I don't think the Lottery
I'll add much sin to the list.
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