Milford chronicle., 1891-02-27

business, God pities and society commiseI
ates; but where in the Bible or in societ
! = IS there any consolation for the gambler
: From what tree of the forest oozes ther
I balm that can sOothe the gstfnester'
u heart? In that bottle where God keeps th,
:, tears of his children are there any tears o
the gambler? Do the winds that come K
KISS the faded cheek Of sickness, and K
cool the heated brow Of the laborer, whis
per hope and cheer to the emaciated victim
OF the game Of hazard? When an honest
! man is in trouble he has sympathy. "PooI
Ieiiow!' they say. But do gamblers come
TO weep at the agonies Of the gamblerg
In Northumberland was one OF the finest
estates in England. Me-. Porter owned il.
and in a year gambled it all away. Hav-
ing lost the last acre Of the estate, he came
down from the saloon and got into his car
riage; went back, put up his horses and car
riage and town house and played. He threw
and lost. He started home, and in side alley
met friend from whom he borrowed ten
guineas; went back TO the saloon and be-
fore great while had won twenty thous
and pounds. He died ut last beggar in
st. Giles. How many gamblers felt sorry
for Mr.. Porter? Who consoled him on the
loss Of his estate2 What gambler sub
scribed to put a stone over the poor mans
BfdVef NOT one!
GAMBLING THE CAUSE OF 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 dealing OF the
cards. The opponents hand Is Outlines
found out by fraud. Cards are marked
so that they may be designated from the
back. Expert gamesters have their az.
completes, and one wink may decide the
game. The dice have been found loaded
with platina, so that ''loublets' come up
every time. These dice are introduced by .
the gamblers, unObserved by honest men
who have come into the play; and this ac-
counts for the fact that ninety-niue ont Of
hundred who gamble, however wealthy
they began, at the end are found to be
poor, miserable, ragged wretcbes. that
would not now bs allowed to sit on the
doorstep OF the house that they once
owned. In gambling house in San Fran
cisco young man having just come from
the mines deposited large sum upon the
ace, and won twenty-five thousand dollars
But the tide turns. Intense excitement
comes upon the countenances Of all. Slow
ly the cards went forth. Every eve is fixed
Not a sound is heard until the ace is re-
vealed favorable to the bank There are
shouts Of Foul" "Foulp' but thu, keepers
Of the table produce their pistols, and the
uproar is sienced and the bank has won
ninety-five thousand dollars. Do YOU call
this game Of chanceg There is no chance
about it.
But these dishonesties in the CARRYING on
Of the game are nothing when compared
with the frauds which are committed in {
order to get money to go 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
'he daughters virtue to get the means to ;
continue the game; has written the counter 7
cit signature, emptied the bankers money .
'ault aud welded the assassinis dagger o
There is no depth OF meanness to which IL g
will not stop. There is no cruelty at which
is appalled,. There is no warning OF God
hat it will not dare Merciless, unappeas- ,
ble, fercer and wilder it blinds, it hard q
ms, it rends, it blasts, it crushes, it damDs q
has peopled our prisons and Iunatic a
syiums How many railroad agents and Il
ashlers and trustees Of funds it has driven OF
D disgrace, incarceration and suicidei Wit Ia
ess years ago cashier Of railroad who \,
ole one hundred aud three thousand dol ~
us to carry on his gaming practices. Wit 4.
ess forty thousand dollars stolen from a VI
rOOklyn bank within the memory of many OF
you, and the one hundred and eighty "a
lousand dollars taken from a Wall street ez
surance company for the same purposel th
hese are only illustrations on large scale 40
the robberies every day committed for in
e purpose Of carrying out the designs of ~
mblers Hundreds Of thousands Of dol -
rs every year leak out without observa- sLA
N from the merchants till into the IN
milling hell A man in London keeping be
e Of these gambling houses boasted that ste
had ruined a nObleman day; but il all Tt
3 saloons Of this land were to speak out lef
ey might utter a more infamous boast NJ
? they have destroyed a thousand noble
n year.
1T RUNs DOMESTIC HAPPINESS. =
Notice also the effect Of this crime upon " ~
nestle happiness. It has sent its ruth We
3 plowshare through hundreds of fam
s, until the wife sat in RAGS, and the gra
lighters were disgraced. and the sons
w up to the same infamous practices or bel
k a short cut to destruction across the sDr
rderer's scadold. Home has lost All
rms for the gambler. How tame are 4
children's caresses and q Wifeis devotion
the gambler! How drearily the fire
rs on the domestic hearthl There must a
ouder laughter, and something to win ice
something to lose; an excitement to B
70 the heart faster and FLIP the blood had
nre the imagination. No home, how swe
bright, can keep back the gamester rovv
sweet call Of love bounds back from 81
iron soul, and all endearments are con- '-'
ed in the flame Of his passion. The
lily Bible will 60 after all other treas
are lost, aud if his crown in heaven
put into his hand he would cryi "Here Ca
one more game, my boysl On this one NJ N
" ! stake my crown Of heaven" A ,,,oat
~ man In London, on coming Of ace. -iio'V
wed a fortune Of one hundred and oo"s
ty thousand dollars, and, through aoap
bling, In three years was thrown on VINO
lother for support. An only son went those
southern city; he was rich, intellectual shOul
Elegant In manners. His parents gave ratiol
)n his departure from home their last Give
ing. The sharpers got hold Of him. make
hattered him. They lured him to the of 90
ng table, and let him win almost every ~. !,
Tor good while, and patted him on
'ack and said, First rate player" e''it
ully in their grasp they fleeced him, proDa
rs thirty thousand dollars were lost. diet
Of all he put up his watch and lost the h;
Then he began to think Of his home dry al
is Old father and mother, and wrote he wi
shoul,
Y Beloved Parents-You will doubt eides
'el a momentary joy at the reception
8 letter from the child OF your bosom,
lom you have lavished all the favors ~
iov for 7oTo,,t No., ,uS s,,. snO,G -, . a has b,
when Won sbonId have Tscsi,,ad - tbis numb
me, cherish it not / have fallen tions
never to rise. Those gray hairs that judge
aid have honored and protected I man,
'ring down with sorrow to the grave. mails,
nos ca'se Sc my destroyer, but Obi may ing ia
,eIss VI .,.s. sLe "lones aug lnlposltlons Hble
best No. .ne ha s"a1E M, ~ way snee sympt
s, IS the last letter you viii ever re- W. 4
from me. 1 humbly pray your for
IS. It is my dying prayer. Long
you have received this letter from
} cold grave will have closed upon mot
ever Life to lie is insupportable.
ot. nav. l will not snfrar the sharna