The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-03
For the TIN M.
Gam bling.

Of the land. The rich, the poor and all
classes engage in it, 1t often happens that
those who wear the finest clothing nnu move
in best society, are the most in'etcra'e ire
mcnters of the card table
Gambling generally begins by playing ior
amusement. First, they only play soca'
game of cards, in that they become deeply
interAsted, and so keep rractlclng, ana ai'er
n while they play for lutte things, such as
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81 play sgain, The loser thinks he
must try again, to see if luck will not
change. So, with his associates c,ngregsted
around the card table, they play for hours
before retiring. lie feels now that he can
play safely, 3" he plays again, and is ag lin
successful. By this time he feels that he
has foun a chance to accumulate fortune.
Rut alas things turn. lie las lost more
than he has ever won. still he continues:
ho can't give it up now. Like all other bad
habits, il is hard to get out Of. When you
tini gambler you most always find man
that occasionally or instantly drinks in
ioXicat ne quors to excess, disgustingly
profancs God $ holy name, ani cares little er
nothing for God, His church or the service.
held therein. lie has little respect for Sun.
day. lie does not wish to be in what j.
SNiich vi IChutu society. lnc Tar-
room, gambling hell, and deb.scd society.
arc more congcnial to him. lie stays from
home day and night for perhaps weeks,
months and longer, partly because he fears
his mother, sister OF neglected wife would
s?H"ssl hR J M GE ON or Gf, a6,T
his bad habits, now thnt they have a strong
| hold on him. and he has not sclf-control
enough TO withdraw from them
My advice To these who have never co,,-
blci is, never allow yourselves to be enti,el
to the .ociablc card table CT the rambling
room. Do not indulge in the Gya glass Of
strong drink, for th,, is the glass that often
leads to gamhlin" 1hI ..m0ier is in dan
ger almost everywhere. II in the GAMBLING
room he is in danger, for it is place in
which excitement is easily aroused. and AL
moral ami penal law is dcticd and Cu IN.
streets he is in danger from his victims.
once read OF young man Of high .tandjrn
whose Father was Il wealthy merchant, and
lie The only 'on. lie married fine lady
one that such n man was not worthy Of.
Aiter his marriage his father gave him
twenty thousand dollars he began 10 GAM
bic, an,i s'on spen! and gamhlei it away.-
lie had then to wander from place to rlucc
unable to Pay his dcb,s. While his neglected
ana disgraccd wife would be about her
i"o THUS nome tufieS, he would be off at
his Pfoies>ion(O Illcaven save the mark)
nSios |" win perhaps, unsuspccting some
'ictm's money. At last he was killed while
playing for large sum. He left a heart
broken wife and two children thrown uron
the charity Of their friends. Oh, young men.
and o'd ones, too: if you regard your own
happiness md the happiness Of your fami.
lies and friends, and the Swing Of your own
soul, rec ii from even the shadow of q
shade reflected by this heaven-daring. heart
breaking and ruinous vic.. Rn.-