Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-26

his Dath heaven high biDies. eA''e
mons. aud on the top should set tne cross %
the son OF God, over them all the ga,noiel
would leap, like roe over the roeAS' y"
his way 10 perdition. ,.;llino, IN
Again. this sin works rum Dy Aiiiiii5 ~
dnstry. A man used to reaplng scores %
hundreds or thousands of dollars rom the
gaming table will not be content with SLOW
work He will say, "What Is tine use u
irving ta make these fifty dollars IA ny w
store when can get five times that IN nan
an hour down atfBilly'sF You never
knew "A confirmed gambler who was liiuus,
friong. The men given to this vice spenu
their time. not actively engaged III Cue
game. in fdleness or intoxieatlon OF Steep
or IN corrupting new victims. lnis SIN mas
dulled the carpenters saw ana cu0 lhe
band of the factory wheel, sunk the cargo,
broken the teeth Of the farmers harrow
and sent a strange lightning 70 shatler uhe
battery OF the philosopher The very hrse
idea in gaming is at war with all the III
dustries of society.
This crime is getting its lever undef
many a mercantile house IN our great
cities. and before long down Will come the
GREAT establishment, crushing reputation,
home. comfort and immortal souls. HOW
il diverts and sinks capital may be entered
from some authentic statement before US.
The ten gaming houses that once were
authorized in Paris passed through the
hanks. YEARLY three hundred and twenty
five millions Of francs Where does all the
money come from? The whole world Is
robbed What is most sad, there are no
consultations for the loss and suffering en-
tailed by gaming. If men fail in lawful
business God pities and society commlser-
ates: but where in the Bible or in society
il there any consolation for the gambler
From what tree of the forest oozes there
a hahn that can soothe the gamester's
hearth In that bottle where God keeps the
tears of his children are there any tears oil
the gambler? Do the winds that come 10
kiss the faded cheek Of sickness, and TO
cool the heated brow of the laborer, wills
ner hope and cheer 10 the emacated victim
Of the game Of hazardl When an honest
man is ia trouble he has sympathy. Poor
fellowr' they say. But do gamblers come
to weep at the agonies of the gamblera
In Northumberland WAS one Of the finest
estates i'm England Mr.. Porter owned it,
and i'm "A year gambled it all away iiav-
ing lost the last acre Of the estate, he came
down from the saloon ana got into his car
riage; went back, put MP his horses and car
rage and town house aud played. lie threw
and lost. He started home. and ina side alley
met a friend from whom hc borrowed ten
rltineas; went back TO the saloon and be
fore a great while had won twenty thous-
and hounds. He died mt last a heggar in
St. Giles How many gamblers felt sorry
for Mr.. Porter Who consoled him on the
loss of his estatef What gambler sub
scribed TO put Il stone over the poor mans
graveg Not onel
GAMBLING THE CAUSE or OTHER CRIMES.
furthermore, this sin is the source Of un-
counted dishonesties. The game of hazard
itself is often game Of cheat How many
tricks and deceptions in the deahlg OF the
cardsl The opponents hand is ofttimes
found out BIZ fraud Cards arc marked
so that they may be designated from the
back. Expert gumesters have their &c
complies, and one wink may decide the
game. The dice have been found loaded
with platina, so that 'ioublets" come up
every time These dice are introduced 10y
the gamblers, unobserved by honest men
who have come into the play; ana this ac-
counts for the fact chat ninety out of
a hundred who gamble, however wealthy
they began, at the eud are found 20 be
poor miserable, ragged wretches, that
would not now be- allowed 70 SIT on the
doorstep Of the house that they once
owned. IN gambling house in san Fran
cisco a Young mau having just come from
the mines deposited q large sum upon the
ace, aud won twenty two thousand dollars.
But the tide turns Intense excitement
comes upon the c0unteuanCes Of all. Slow
~ the cards went forth. Every eve is fixed
Not a sound is heard until the ice is re
yealed favorable 70 the bank. There are
shouts Of "Fouln' "Fouln' but the keepers
of the table produce their pistols, and the
uproar IS silenced and the bank has won
ninety-liye thousand dollars Do You call
this game Of CHANGER There is no chance
about H.
But these dishonestjes in the carrying on
Of the game are nothing when compared
with the frauds which are committed ia
order Is get money 70 20 on with the ne
farious work. Gambling with its greedy
hand has snatched away the widows mite
and the portion of the orphans has sold
the daughters virtue to get the means TO
continue tbs game; has written the counter
felt signature, emptied the bankers money
vault and welded the assassin's dagger
AutiE u no fANk4hiA tAAAtaAAtANaa ~ ~
will not Stoop There IS no cruelty at which
il is appalled,. There is no warning of God
that it will not dare. Merciless, unappeas-
able, fiercer and wilder il blinds, it hard
ems, it rends it blasts, it brushes, it damns.
Ii has peopled our prisons and lunatic
usylums How many railroad agents and
cashiers and trustees Of funds it has driven
TO disgrace, incarceration and suicide Wit
ness years ago n cashier Of "A railroad who
stole one hundred and three thousand dol
lars to carry on his gaming practices. Wit
ness forty thousand dollars stolen from
Brooklyn bank within The memory OF many
of you, and the one hundred aud eighty
Thousand dollars takel from Wall street
Insurance company for the same purposel
These are only Illustrations on large scale
of the robberies every day committed for
the purpose Of carrying out the designs of
gamblers. Hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars every year leak out without observa.
ton from the merchants till into the