Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-05-30

ling rooms are generally fat. roliickiug and
obese. but thorough and professional gam.
hlc1z. II nine eases out OF ten. are pale. thin.
wheezv. trenulous and exhausted.
A young man, having suddenly inherited
q large property. sits Il the hazard tables
ani tascs np II q dIea box the estate Won by'
2 Iataer7 lifetime sweat and shakes il and
to9se5 It away. Intemperance soon stigma
ties It victim. kicking him out. a slaverinc
fool. Into the ditch. or sending him, with the
drQnaards MccouChs. staggering NJ the
street whe-1 Il, family lives. But gambling
de-, aot ID that way expose its victims. The
ganit"r NAV he eaten up by the gamblers
passion. yet You only di-covc- by the greed
il his>Ers. the hardness Of his features. the
nervous re7tIessn@ss. the threaibare coat AMI
his embarrassed business Vet i" il On the
read = bell, ami 4, preachers voice or
startling warnin; or wlfa's entreatv can
HaEe hin stay fora moment his headlon.
career. The Internal spe!! i on him. a ciant
i aroused within, ANA though YOU bind him
with cables they would Part Iike thread, and
.he1-t ,-o1 li--5eu MN Nven tunes round
vita chains they wouil[snap Ike rustei
wire. and though vow Ii.ct NJ in his Path
heaven nigh EioIc-. tracts and trIon ard
on tn top should set the cross Of the Sp1 q
Gbi. over them Clt tho gambler would leap.
like q rec over the roc1-. Oh his way 10 per-
ditto.
Aaan usei 10 re aplnc scoresof hualrels
OF dollars from the gaming table, VIII not be
content with slow work, He will say.
What is the use IF my trying u make these
$50 - mYatare wher 7 1ea got t-e times
.a.t Iii half an hour down al BiIiy's:'. You
never klreW q confirmed gambler wac was
hinlustrlnus. The men given to this vice
spenl their time not actively engaged in the
game IL iIieneSs, or intoXication. or sleep.
or in corruptinc new victims. This sin has
,uIlei the calepter'- saw ari cut tho band
Cf'te ia etrrr Wheel, Ink The cargo. broker
the teeth Cf the farmers harrow and sent a
strange lightning to -hatter the battery Of
the philosopher. The very first idea in
gaming Is at war with all the industries
Of society. Any trade or occupation that
is Of use is enuobling. The street sweeper
advances ths interests Of society by the
cleanliness effected. The eat pays for the
ft.3ultnta il eats by cleaning tie house Of
vermln. The fly that takes the sweetness
from the drags Of the cup conpensates by
purifying the air and keeping back tho
pastilence. Bat the gambler gives not any
thinS for that which be takes recall that
r"rttnte. Tie does make q return. tut 1t IS
disgrace to the maj he feeces. despair to his
heart, ruin to his business. anguish 70 his
wife. shame to his chill 'ren and eternal vast
ing away to his soul. He pays in tears. and
blood. and agony, and darkness. and woe.
What dun work is piowinS L the farmer
} when in the village saloon in ono night
he makes and Loses the value OF Il sum-
mer harvest! Who will want 10 sell
tape. and measure nankeen, and cut Gars
lnents, and weigh sugars, when in Il nights
game he makes and loses, and makes again
and Loses a-aiE. profits OF /. season? john
!. Bordck was sent as mercantile a9ert from,
| Bremen to England and this country. After
: two years his employers mistrustei that all
: was not right. He was a defaulter for SS7,-
900. l. was found that h. had lost in Lom-
bard street, London. $4,000: in Fulton
I street, New York, $4,000. and il New Or
. leans $50 D. He was imprisoned. bat after
| n. ~ nc.a pnj rri wan. into the cnmhlIOp
e profession. He dinl III a lunatic asylum.
: This crime is gettin. it, lever ultter many a
I mercantile house in our cities AMI before
| long down will come the great establish
nltnt, crushing rtputltlcEi home comiorf
and irrmOrta sous,
$ The whole world isro5bed. What is most
{ sad. there arc no consultations for the loss
! and suffering entailed by gaming. Il men
= fail in lawful business. Goa pitieS and
society commiscrates. but where in the Bible
or society Is there any consolation Tor the
gambler? From what tree ofthe forest oozei
there a balm that can soothe the Gamestcr's
heart? In that bottle Wnerc God keeps the
: tears o. His children are there any tears 81
the gambler? Do the winds that come to klss
the faded check o. sickness and to coil tht
: heated brow cf the lahcfer whisper hope an
, cheer t0 the emaciated victim Of tho gam
of hazard? Waen an honest nan is il
trouble. be has sympathy 'Po9r fellow!
thew say. Bat DO gamblers come to weep a
the agonies Of the gambler? Ia Nosthum
- herland was ono oftilc finest estates II Eng
lana. Mr.. Porter oWnel it and Sambled
:, al AWAY. Having lost the last acre Of tn
: estate. he came down from the saloon ans
: got into his carriage, went ba'k. put up hi
horses ana c|arria-o and town house an
- PLAYED. He throw AMI lost. he started TO
- home and on Il side alley met . friend, iron
: whom he borrowed ten gHineas He wen
I back to the saloon, ana before q great Will
- lial won ca 900. He Iicl at last Z becga
!" il St. GILES. How many gamblers felt sorr
=. for Mr.. Porter? Who :onso!ol him ON tn
!, loss Of his estate? WAT gambler subscribe
:, 10 out q. stone over the poor mlns grave
- No oncL Furthermore, tnis sin is tn
sourcs fof uneountel dishonesty. Th
- came of hazard itself is often a cheat. Hoy
~ many tricks ana deceptiOns IN the dealing
- the cards, The opponent han IS ofttIme
- found out bv fraud. Car i arr marked :
- that they NAV b. designated from the haot
- Export caGrcstcrs have their ac.omllic"
- aa1 one wink m2v decide the game. Ia
- dice have boon found loa !oi with p!atinf
- 50 thai GouhlctS come up rTrfE tame. ines
al:.are introduce by tbs gamblers Gnoi
- s.rrcI by the honest nsel who l2Fr con-
!, into the play. and this a~.eolnts FIR tne ia
r. Ih1t nn}e.y-nins oat 81 hu1I-el w.lo -au
- be. however wealthy Nl"A tAey began.
=. theeni ara u TO d" poor, miserable. IA:
-. Gar wretc.los. thai would not nov he Z
49, lowed to ST on TIL ao9rsta? q the I9u.
that they once oWaei
of Ina gazing nous, in san Frar.~.r
r. young man having la-t COMO from m nin
re teo5siteI a ltrcs S'lal aH5a IN 1es ~ +"
m 50. 900 Buc II: ta.e tt.ra@. 1rt"n
4 ANXIETY comes ar II -e3a e9IAt4tln a"- OF q
to Slowly the ard went tarth. Ivtry eye
fixed. Nota sound IS h~arl H.tll tie ace
rava1,cl favg-ahIa - taa i tak. T4ere q
), a -haats of "Foult Foll" IN. tn kr pcre
re the table Pr,.u.e II il p's.o-. N thr 7
=. -.a~ i -i}t.,,.p I. AM fIt isHtI ha- i n -