Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-27

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ness fell through the ice of the slxatino
pond. and has never since been heard
of. There is n beauty in the glidino q
n boat in the song of skates, IN he.
soaring of well struck bail, and Z
never see one fly but involuntarily
throw up my hands to catch Il; and, -
far from laying IN injunction upon
ball playing, or any other innocent
sport, claim them all rs belonging q
right to those of us who toll In TIN
grand industries of church and STATE.
But the life business OF ploAsuror
seeking always makes In the end :
criminal or sat George Brumuo1.
was smiled upon by all England and
his life was given to pleasure. H6
danced with the progresses, and swunn'
round of mirth and wealth and oNs
piausc, until, exhausted of purse. and
worn out OF body, and bankrupt a
reputation, and ruined of soul, he
| begged biscuit from a grocer and de-
clared that he thought n dogs life wos
better than mans. $3.50. Z
Such men will come into your once
or crowd around your anvil, or seek -
dccoy you Oft. They will want you TO-
break out In the midst of your busy
day To take ride with them. They
will tell you of some people you must
see; of some excursion you must takos
of some sabbath day that you ought
to dishonor. They will tell you of OK.
quisite wines that you must taste; %
costly operas that you must hear, of worp
dcrful dancers that you must see, but
before you accept their convoy or com
partnership, remember that while at the
end of useful life you may be able t.
look back to lsindnesses done, to hon>
orable work accomplished. to poverty
helped. To n good name earned, to
Christian influence exertcd, to Sn-
viour's cause advanced-thcse pleasures
seekers on their deathbcd have moth
ing better to review than n torn play
bill, n ticket for the races, an empty
tankard, and the cast-out rinds OF q
carousal; and rs in the delirium OF
their awful death they clutch the rob
let, and press it TO their lips. the dregs
of tho cup falling upon their tongue
will begin TO hiss and uncoil with the
addcrs OF an eternal poison.
| Again, avoid as you would avoid tho
death of your body, mind and soul any.
one who has In him the gambling spirit.
Men who want to gamble will find
places just suited to their capacity, not
only in the underground oyster cellar.
or mt the table back of the curtain,
covered with greasy cards, or In the
steamboat smoking cabin. where the
bloated wretch with rings In his cara
deals out his pack and winl<s at the un-
suspecting traveler-providing free
drinks all nround--but In the gilded
parlors and amid gorgeous surrounds
ings.
| This sin works ruin first by unhealtb.
full stimulunts. Excitement Is pleas
ureable. Under every sky and in every
age men have sought it, The Chime
man gets it by smoking his opium; the
Persian by chewing hashish; the trap
per in "a buffalo hunt; the sailor In a
squall; the incbriate in the bottle, and
the avaricious ut the gaming table.
We must at times have excitement. A.
thousand voices in our nature demand
IL. 1t is right. 1t Is healthful II Is
inspiring 1t is desire God-givcn.
But anything that first gratiAes this
appetite and hurls IL back in n terrific
reaction Is deplorable and wiclxed-
Look out for the agitation that.
like rough musician. in bringing
out the tune plays so hard he
breaks down the instrument. God
never made man strong enough
to endure the wear and tear of gam
bling excitement. No wonder H. after
having failed in the game, men have
begun TO sweep Off imaginary gold
from the side of the table The man
was sharp enough when he started a.
the game, but maniac ut the close
At every gaming table sit on one side
ecstasy, enthusiasm, romance, the
frenzy Of joy; on the other side ficrce-
ness, rage. tumult The professional
gamester schools himself into apparent
quietness. The keepers OF gambling
rooms are generally fat, rollicking and
obese; but thorough and professional
gamblers, in nine cases out Of ten, aro
pale, thin, wheczy, tremulous and ex-
haustcd.
A young man having suddenly in~
herited large property sits at the haz.
ard tables and takes up in dice box
the estate won by n fathers lifetime
sweat and shakes IL, and losses e
away. Intemperancc soon stigmatizen
its victini-kicking him out, SLAYER
ing fool, into the ditch. or sending him.
with the drunkard's hiccough. stagger-
ing up the street where his family
lives But gambling does not in that
way expose its victims. The gambler
may be eaten up by the gamblers pas
sion: yet you only discover it by the
greed in his eyes, the hardness OF HIS
features, the nervous restlessness the
threadbare coat and his embar-
rnssed business Yet he Is on the road
20 hell, and no preachers voice. or
tartlinR warming, or wife's entreaty,
can make him stay for moment his
hcadlong care r. The Internal spell -
on him; a gia Mt is aroused within, and
though you bind him with cables. they
would part ike thread, and though you
fasten him seven times round with
chains they would snap like rusted
wire; and though you piled up his path
heaven-high with Bibles, tracts ana
sermons, and on the top should set tho
Cross Of the Son Of God, over them ell
the gambler would leap like roe oyex
the rocks, on his way to perdition.
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A PRETTY young French-Canadian
girl, Elsie Lamay, Is tempting the in-
habitants Of Lewiston. Me-. 70 ha~s
their shoes repaired quite often as they