The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-03
For the TiAm
Gambling,

Gambling is one Of the widespread vices
Of the land. The rich, the poor and all
classes engage in it. 1t often happens that
those who wear the finest clothing ana move
in best society, are the most inveterate fire.
quenters Of the card table.
Gambling generally begins by playing for
amusement. First, they only play q social
game Of cards, in that they become deeply
Interested, and 80 keep practicing, and after
a while they play FOR little thugs, sush ss
S3Ss and 49, Z. rapfs value S6e
VIII. VII stoplay again, The loser thinks bs
nh."V nus. "V again, to see if luck will mot
ohange. so, with his associates conorec.,.i
stounu the card table, they play for bonrs
oslore reiirlng. He feels now that h. c.n
pay sateiy, ST. he plays again, and is aea;n
successful. By this time he feols that ha
n "s iouh chance to accumulate a fortuna
! nut' aiss things turn. He has lost more
nun nc mas ever won, still he continues.
ha,;o u give IL up now. Like all other had
s'J IS nard to get out Of When Won
,hs, gamoler you most always find n nan
INA! occasionally or constantly drinks in.
'oxi'ntng liquors to excess. di,ons,;,ni-
proianes Gods holy name and cares i;t,Iasy
uonhg Tor God, His church or the service,
dsn do.u 'hgreiG. lilo has little respect for Sun.
asy. lilo does not wish to he in VII,
eSled moral or refined society. Tic tor
room, gambling hell, and deba,ed .oc;.sr
.fe mere congenial to him. He .t,vs fra,n
nJne day and night for perhaps weeks
mopths and longer, partly because be f,ars
a .n po,ner, sister or neglected wife would
h af5sSep 81 ssRtsdis saR sis On y
us pad habits, now that they have a strong
iold on him, and he has not sc,f. .con,rlf
enough 10 withdraw from them.
MY advice TO those who have never pam-
'lod is, never allow yourselves to be enfiseJ
the sociabe card table or the pambl;na
oom. Do not indulge in the first glass Of q
trOng driuk, for that is the glass that often 4
sad' to gambling. The gambler is in dan.
er almost everywhere. II in the gambling q
o"m he is in danger, for it is a place in a
men excitement is easily aroused, and all u
'oral and penal law is defied; and on ths "
lreets he is in danger from hi, victim. y
nee read OF young man Of high standinp q
nose father was wealthy merchant. and b
the only .on. lie married n fine lodv m
nc that such man was not worthy Of O.
Her ms marriage his father gave him u
'enty thousand dollars he began to gam u
e, anu s>on spent and gambled it avay.- III
had then to wander from place to place m
labie TO pay his debts. While his neglected IN
Ia disgraced wife would bo about her
POROUS home duties, he would be off At | W
proiessionD Heaven savs tho mark, -
1,ng TO win perhnps, unsuspectng some ai
,tim's money At last he was killed while mi
'ying for large sum. He left a i,eart.
oxen wife and two children, thrown upon an
charity Of their friends. Oh, young men.
GA ones, too; if you regard your own
ppines' and the happiness Of your fami-
and friends. aud the saving Of your own
u, reeoil from even the shadow of a WI
de reflected by this heaven-daring, heart gr'
aking and ruinous vic.. Ro., pa