The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04
Youth of the Golden Spoon
Far from Being Useless.
By MIR. Domino.

this person or benefit that?
Is his mind not constantly filled with vexlng
and perpiealng questions that are alone for
the uplifting OF the community blessed with
his generous presence?
Important Questions to Decide.
Shall order my spring clothes now or walt
until see the styles?
Shall give UP cigars and smoke only Gig
Rrets?
Shall take a few drinks before go to
the party?
Shall I call her on the phone or walt unfit
see herr
Shall ask her to meet ME at the public
library or the Art institute7
Imagine, my friend, the condition OF mind
you or I would be In should we have to de-
eide these important questions. You. per-
haps. are person who eats, sleeps. and
drinks like human: whose mind is nearly
normal. AT any rate. probably only few
OF your friends think you insane. DO you.
who SO down to Your offices daily and work
for ten hours. imagine that you are OF more
benefit to the community thanthey? Perish
the thought
They are the people whose names appear
in the society Journals. two OF which read
assiduously weekly, one because OF three
subjects mot Individually which are treated
especially we'll and which are Of great inter-
est to me; the other because OF It's franknes IS
Of purpose. the daring of Its Ideas. the au-
dacity OF Its language, which you no doubt
have read; II wades through divorce and
scandal. hypocrisy and Discrimination. drum
kenness and debauchery with Its head high as
thought was showing the way, with an acct
vf len a M IN mi, nd loun
true happiness.
Valuable After Late Sessions.
Among thoss names mentioned In the
columns Of one or moro OF these numerous
papers. none Is seen more frequently than
our youth OF the golden spoon. Is It because
Of his position |" or wealth. o, mo-" kind
friend, heis one OF the sinews that go to make
up the backbone Of our people It Is such
man wo lean upon in time Of war. He
knows we'll how to love and how to hate.
He is rock upon which men lean, Especial
ly. IL he has a strong head, he is invaluable
after late sessions with his weaker headed
companions.
Drink is the least evil that confronts our
youth Of the golden spoon, for after imblbing
a number OF cocktails he wishes to go homo
at once. Never viii he think OF gambling
or going to o questionable restaurant No.
he wishes to so home quietly.
The idea OF playing roulette or poker or
bridge does not occur to him. but should
our youth Of the golden spoon be, persuaded
or enticed to enter a gambling dive no power
on earth could influence him to lose over
10000 during one evening.
And the Gambler Needs the Money.
The gambler needs tho money infinitely
more than charity hospitals or educational
institutions. They have their fixed expenses,
The gambler fixes his expenses according
to his income.
have seen our youth Of the golden spoon
$4,000 behind and tho croupier adding a
$500 chip to his stack Of losses almost every
turn Once he put on three $500 chips Instead
OF one. and when called his attention to 1t
he simply si4led and said no was not think
Ing: nor was our youth OF the golden spoon.
He did not even SEQ the transaction. Nat
{urally he was buslly engaged wondering what
good turn he might do the next poor devil
he met.