The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-03-05


gamble will find places just suited 10
their capacity, not only III tie under
ground oyster. cellar, or at the table
back OF the curtain, covered with greasy !
cards, or In the steamboat smoking !
caoln. where the blOatCd wretch with !
rings III his ears instead of his nose |
deals the pack, and draws in the lnSuS- !
pectlng travcler-providing free drinks |
all around but in g!ld"d parlor3 aud
amid gorgeous surroundings.
"A young man, having suddenly in
heTlted large property, sits ut the haH.
ara table, and takes up in Il dice box
the estate won by Il fathers lifetime
sweat, aud shakes If, and losses il
away. lnirnIprr incc soon atigmatiXpS
It's Nlctlm- Kicking him out, Il Slayrriur
fool, into the ditch, or sending him
with the drunkard'S hicc0ugh, Staggcr-
ing up the street where his family lives
But Samhilng does not in that way cX-
pose Its victims, The gambler may bc
eaten up hy the gamblers passion, yet
You only GiScover 1t 10y the greed in h,s
eyes, The hardness i'll his features. the
nervous rtStieSSnpSS, the thrcduO3r,.
coat amt his embarrassed business. Yet
he is on the road to hell and 40 prrnch
els voice or startling warming. or
Wile'S tntrcaty, can make him stay for
a moment his hCadlong career. The
internal spell is on HIM; y glnnt is
aroused within: and tlough ynn hi,,I
nm with cables, they would part hli,
Unread; aud though you faSten hiin
seven Times round with ChliDS, they
would snap like ruStcd wire: and
though you piled up IN his path heaven
nigh 'lOltS, t:actSand S"rmonS, anU on
the top should set the cross Of the Son
Vi Nou' over them all the gamble J.
| "oulu reap, IKE Il roe over the rocks.
| oi' HIS way 10 FcIdition.
NSalt', (hlH SIN works r'ln ~ hj!i!E.;
Industry. ~ man used to rrHn!il..
H'oieH or huhurcdS, or thUU&aIc" uI
do!li'rS lTo:n Tn" gambling tailr viii,
hoI oV 'oIirht "i.l lis slow W0rN. lie
Will say, " NAT Is lh" ''S' Of Il!n& -
| i''M' ''''N' '>', 'n my "!nF" " HrH Cav
! g't llr TIMES that III tatt %I Eour&DWu II
! at 'Gllly'a': lou l:ry"r kuyW = con-
mi'''ou %a'"hIer VINO was ln"|I;jIlOUs.
NJ men gwen 10 'h!S wee ~."Hu ,H'lr
'ilil'' h"t hcuNcIN employed III ;hr
| ''"'h'' III ibIthc"S, or IN InlUNlCHi!GE, ~
Hi''p' or III cOrruliinE new lirilH.
ne SIN mas NtlItct tHr carpcItri > >l,I,
''ii" cuC III" Dan0 OF the factory wh"ti.
r"llN '!c 'aTHo, hroNrn u" t"cih Of i!ur
i'u 'Ioi narrow and sent 4 strange
l'sn'nlil% 10 Sialt'r the Iaitrry Of t,tr
I''iv""P'i'i' ne very Nfal idrit III
Sn'li"% ~ a' war VITA all II" lnhuS-
''l'' 81 H''''Iy'
liut thVSr diShOnrSlirS i'm thp rn.ry
ing on Of the game are nothiu,t wI,t'n
compared with the frauds vhirh ,,.,.
committed in urGrr to ret money ~ a., /
on with the nrfarinuS work. Glnn,,lii,t
with It's greedy hand has HEatrlIrI
away the widows mit"aIlI inc ,.,i!f,.n
81 the urnh ms: has sold t'l" rnuyhlr,'S
virtue to get the mcunS tn coulji,ln the. .
game: has written the counterfeit of,e.
nature, cNrtlru the Bankers munty
vault and MIrljrd the aS,ussins lagu, r.
mere Is no depth ut the lnr,llur,, In
winch 1t Will not stoop. Turrr i uu
Cruelty at which it is iIpuaii q. VNvrr .
Is no warming Of God that - will not .
oaLe. MticllrSS, unaplchsaulr, licrcpr
and wilder il hnudS, it hur,lru5 #
renuS, It blasts, it crlShrS. # J1u'r.
1t has pcop!cd our prisons and Iunat!c
aSNlumS, How many railruad amrriiS
an! cashiers ana lri,alvrS OF uv,H, :.
has driven to disgrace, lururrrrnr: ~
and Suicidr' Witness years ago a cash.
Ter OF railroad who stole SlIu:;ryJ 10
carry on his gaming practices. Witness
$N!HN stolen from Il BroukINn hanI;
within The memory OF many of Ior
ana The SlSnUtU taken from Il WAN
N'i''' 'IiAHidilc' company for tine Srtrup
F''FE"'". hes" dr" only illustral ION,
on large sea !" OF th. r"hh,.iir.o rl:i,
ddy committed for th" pirra,' ol r.tvr,
ihE nu' ltl" dtNlgha o. gamblers. lii!i.-
"ItIS ct th"UHauda ul G"l...rS ,\."ri .
year lrdN on; Wtth"UJ ":r,,rvdti iii lrj,ll
5i!r lHtiChAHtH tiil lHtu the GJ,Ht'n!-
''tlL. y Hi"'l Ia !."Us!"I kc. rin% u;!.
cl lhrSr E&mullnG hru.,&. bp;,t..i tI..r
Il" 1"" f"!lIrd IL h"i!rmHi! day; bat if
an tH,' GHlIpih% >HIuoE& OF TIM, iHnJ
were - Sprak ON, tH"y Would utter a
more lnlaiI"l;N hphNi, tor th"y have It,.
th""aand n"hlc n,Il year.
No'!ce also the elect Of thi> crime
upon NOileS'lc happiness. II has sent
rs rs r"'nlrSS ploWahare through nun
uicuS o. ia'hiiieS unul tn" wife SAt ia
!"sS @ i, HNl lhc daughters were h!SgrHcrd i
H,i" n,,,,, Nic n@oi'S @ gre" UP 20 til" same in !.
i'i, i"'.,oun p" "c''c'S or TOOK Hapr; cut 10
TH,' Tai,f "IIioh across 'lc murd"rrr'S ""ar-
'n'" tn"''iG mas loS' I'LL charmS for tn"
f''u'' = ','.''o'' 10" 'alllr are the childrcNS
o,",'IT o",',Tn "'IT " Mllc" ucN"I inn TO tine
= 80 I','"d't iloN "r'"iiiE me lIT" burns /.
va wv h''IItSllC ntdIln. hGr' ;lIiSt