Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-16
The Gambler Gain. pc,dItlon.

cross OF tnc son or tod, over them aiI tnc
gambler would leap liko roo over tho
rocks ON his why to pcrdltion
The Gambler Gains PerdItlon.
y man used to rcaping scores or hun
drcds Of dollars from the gaming table
will not be- content with slow work lIc
will say, "whnt Is the use Of my trying 90
mako these ESQ In my storu when can get
five times that IN hnlf an hour down nc
BiIly'sY" You never know a confirmed
gambler who was industrious. Tho men
given TO this vice spend their timc not
actively engaged In the game, In idlcness
or intoxitntion or sleep or In currupting
now victims This sin has dullcd tho car.
pcntcr's saw and cut tho band OF tho fac
tory wheel, sunk the cargo, broken tho
teeth NJ the farmers harrow and sent u
strange lightning to shattor the battery Of
the philosopher Tho very first idea In
gaming Is at war with all the industries
Uf socicty Any trade or occupation That
Is Of use Is enabling Tho street sweeper
advances the interests uf society by tho
cleanliness effected. Tho eat pays for tho
fragments 1t eats by cleaning the house Of
yermin The ~ that takes the sweetness
from the dregs e the cup compcnsatcs by
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pcstilcncc. But tho gambler gives not
anything for that which he takes. recall
that sentence He does make return,
but 1t Is disgrace to tho man hc ilccces
despair TO his heart, ruin to his business
anguish to his wife, shame to his children
and eternal wasting away to his soul. He
pays In tears and blood and agony and
darkness and Woo. What dull work il
blowing To the farmer when In the village
saloon IN ono night lie makes and loses tho
value Of n summer harvest! Who will
want to sell tape and measure nnnkcon
and cut garments ana weigh sugars when
In night game he makes and loses and
makes again and loses again the profits Of
u season. John Burack was sent ns Incr-
camille agent from Bremen To- England and
this country After two years his riDUloy
ers mistrusird that all was not right lie
was - dciaultcr for $751; II was found
that hc had lost In Lombard street. Lon
don, S2g 700; In Fulton street, New York,
tiO, 900, and Ia New Orleans 81, 600 lie
was imprisoned, but aftcrward escaped and
went into tho gambling profession. lIc
died In lnnntic asylum. This crime Is
getting It's lever under many mercantile
house IN our cities, aud before long down
will come the great establishment. crush
Ing reputation, hume comfort and immor-
tai souls.
Tho whole world Is robbed What Is
most sad there are no consultations fuI
! thc loss and suffering cntnilcd by gaming.
/ II men fail In lawful business God pitics
and society commiscratcs. hut where, in
the Bible or society. Is there any consola-
ton for the gamblCrs From what troc OF
! tho forest ooscs there balm that can
suuthc the Inmcsicr's heart: In that bottle
where God keeps the tears Of his children
| arc there any tears uf the gamblers DO the
! winds that come Ia Kiss the faded check
| Of sickness md Ia cool the heated brow Of
the laborcr whisper hope and cheer 10 tho
I cmariatcd victim ~ the game NJ hnZardS
When an honest man Is IN trouble, he has
sympathy. Poor fellow" they say but
do gamblers come 10 weep Mt the ngonics
| OF the gambler: In Northumberland was
one Of the finest estates In England. Mr.
| Porter owned IL, and In year gamblod IL
all away. Having lost tho last nero OF tho
estate. he came down from the SllOon and
got into his carringc. went bnck, put up
his horses aud carriage and town house
and played. lie threw and lost He started
| for home. md on - side alley met friend
from whom he borrowed ten guincas. lilo
went back To the saloon. and before great
while had won E2O. 900. He died NJ last u
| beggar In It. Giles How many gamblers
felt sorry for Mr. Porter? Who consolcd
him ON the less Of his estate! What gam
bier subscribed TO put "A stone over tho
poor mans grayoi MOI one! Furthermore
this sin Is the source Of uncountcd dlshun-
esty. Tho game ~ hazard itself is often %
cheat How many tricks and dcccptions In
tho dealing ~ the cards Tho opponent
hand Is ofttimas found out by fraud
Cards are marked soFhnt they may be- dcs-
| ignatcd from the hack. Expert Hamcstcrs
hnvO their accuinpliccs, and one wink may
decide tho game. The dice have been found
loaded with platina. 81 that doublcts como
mp every time. These dice nrc introduced
by the gamblers unoiscrved by the honest
men who come into the play, and this ac-
counts for the fnct THAT - out Of 100 who
gamble, however wealthy when they be-
gan, ut the end are found 10 be- poor, mis-.
cradle, hnggnrd wrctchcs that would NOT
now be allowed TO sit ON tho doorstep Of
the house that they once owned.
Promises of God.
In gaming house In san Francisco n
young man, having just come from tho
mines, deposited u large sum upon tho nee
and won $22 600 But the tide turns In.
tense anxiety comes upon the countcnanccs
OF all slowly the cards went forth. Every
eye Is fixed. Not "A sound IL heard, until
the nce is revealed favorable to the bank.
There are shouts Of Foul, FOUL but the
keepers Of the table produce their pistols.
and the uproar Is silcnccd and the bank has
won eos, 600 dollars. DO you call this "a
game Of chancoy There Is no chance about
H. But these dishonestics In tho carrying
on Of the game are nothing when compared
with the frauds that arc committed In or
der TO get money Ia go on with the ncfari-
Gus work. Gambling, with It's needy hand
has snaiched away the widows mito and
the portion OF the orphans has sold tho
daughters virtue 10 get the means to con.
tinuo the game, has written tho counter
fcits signature, cmpticd tho hnnkcr's
money vault and welded tho assassin :
dagger. There Is no depth Of mcnnncss TO
which It will not stoop. There Is no cruel
~ at which II Is appalled,. There Is no
warming Of God that II viii not dare
Mcrcilcss, unappcasahlc, ilcrccr and wilder
1t blinds, II hardcns, II rcnds, Il blasts, II
brushes, II damns. Have nothing to do
with gamblers, whether they gamble on
! largo httlt OF fiilNtl kfitlt,
Cast out these men from your company
Do not DO intimate with them. Always
be- polite. There Is no demand that you
ever sacrifice politcness \ young man
accosicd Christian Quaker with, "Old
chap. how did you make all your money!"
The Quaker replied, by dealing In an mr.
ticlc that thou mayest deal In II thou wilt
-civiliiy," Always be- courteous, but mt
the same time firm. Say no" ms II you
meant il. Have IL understood In store and
shop and street that you will not stand In
tho companionship OF the skeptic, the idlcr,
tho pleasure seeker the gambler.
Rather than enter the companionshlp Of
such accept the invitation tn "a better feast
The promises ~ God are the fruits. Tho
barps 81 heaven nrn tho music. Clusters
from the vineyards Of God have been press
ed into tankards. The sons aud daughters
Of tho Lord Almighty nrc the guests,
while standing NJ the banquet TO nj the
cups and divide the clusters and command
the harps and welcome No guests IS n
daughter Ut God, on whose brow are the
blossoms VI paradise and In whose check
Is the flush II celestial summer, Her name
Is religion
Her ways are WAYS ~ ilea,anincss
And all her paths ar" peace.
when New Animals Arrive.
New animals were always "a source OF
trouble aud anxiety Every ono who
4 keeps, or has kept, tame animals knows