The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-18

he borrowed ten guiueas; he went back 70
the saloon, and befo-e a great while la1
Won twenty THOUSAND pounds de dled Al
laaL Desgar ia ; Giles row many
gamblers felt sorry for Mr. Porter Who
eonsoleQ MIN on the loss OF his estate!
" nat gambler subscribed 20 put a stone
over the poor man graFet Not one
furt-lermore. this SID is the source OF un-
counted dishonesty The game or naZar1
llssI j often cnta-. How many F-ehs
~ uteepti0ls Do the --at.us ol l--e eii 80
Ine opponents hand ls Oftrimes FOUND out
~ fraud cards are marked 50 tn4- they
may ne designated from tne Ddch- Expert
6amsters have thei- complies ana one
WINK may decide the game me dice
have been found loaded with pla una, so
llat dOuDiets come up every time These
ulce are introduced uy the gamblers unoo-
served by the honest men VINO nave come
lalo the play and This accounts for the
rae. ttlat ninety-nine our OF nunuleu WAC
gamble, however wealthy when they be-
gan, at the end are found 10 be poor, mis-
eldDle, naggard Wreicles- Jnat "Cuia nor
now be allowed 10 sit on the doorstep Of
the house that they once owned. In
gaming house in San Francisco a young
man having just come from the mines de-
posted large sum upon the ace ana Won
twenty-five thousand dollars But the tide
li.'slise siA ~ cs,-o- ilg7 l'o'I - ~
colnJeIahces or all Slowly the cards
Went forth. Every eye is fixed. Not
sound IS heard, until the ace is revealed
ldNoraD!e 70 the bank Inere are SHOUTS
of foul, fOulr but the keepers of the
table produce their pistols. and the uprOar
is silenced, and the bank has won ninety
game Of chance2 There is no chance about
IL. But these dish0nesties in the carrying
on OF the game are nothing when compar-
ell with the frauds that are committed IN
order 20 get money 20 80 on with the ne
iarlOu5 work. Gambling, with its needy
hand, has snatched away the widow mite
and the portion of the orphans. has sold
the daughters virtue TO get the means to
continue the game, mas written the cOun-
terfeits signature, empued the bankers
money vault. and welded the aSsassiu's
dagger. There is no depth OF meanness TO
which II viii not stOOp. There is no cru
city al which IL is appalled,. There Is no
warning Of God that ID VIII not dare. Mer-
ciless, unappea sabe, hercer and wilder II
blinds, 10 hardens. 10 rends. IL blasts. il
crushes IL dams. Have nothing to do with
gamblers, whether they gamble on large
cast out these men from your company.
Do not be intimate with them. Always be
polite. There IS no demand that you ever
sacrihce pOliteness. a young man accOst-
ed Christian Quaker with "Old chap,
how did you make all your money! The
Quaker replied, by dealing in an article
that thou mayest deal in If thou wilt
civility.' Always be courteous, but at the
same time firm. Say mo- as if you meant
it. Have it understood in store. and shop.
ana street that you viii not stand in the
companiOnship of the sceptic, the idler,
the pleasure-seelIeT. the gambler.
Rather than enter the cOmpanionship OF
sucn, accept the Invitation to a better
feast. The promises of God are the fruits.
The harps of heaven are the music. Clus-
tiers from the vineyards Of God have been
pressed into tankards. The sons and
daughters of the Lord Almighty are the
guests While, standing at the banquet, to
fill the cups and divide the clusters, and
command the harps, and welcome the
guests, Is daughter Of God on whose
brow are the blossoms Of Paradise, and in
whose cheek is the flush of celestial sum
mer. Her name is Religion.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.