The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-23
Chckasha Boy Pufs1es
Path Of Gaming 70 Ruin

SAW eoiae i aA aA
thought worthy to B. saved from the
Hreithel Hfe q gambler
VAT thE stass 8 Ms eaafegAatiou z
observed 8na very
iasofably Eno~ m Ha Aad
Zine position. and liza future seemed
assured He nas standing near mg
gambling friend and myself and was
apparently nervous. and felt sure
that be wanted 70 speak p one Of as,
and J made al opening for him. With
courtesy be said. As soon as you are
through want % speak 70 Mr. Na
Take him nov, said + 4 am glad 70
let you have him
"They walked a few feet from me.
and we're at once engaged in very
earnest conversation. In a few min
utes my gambler friend returned To
me and with evidence of excitement
AZ aaid. Nov sir there Ii one ot the
young men d whom ] was speaking
70 YOU. ] took that BOY % my private
room and said - him know that you
have a good position ana that your
family need your earnings. and want
70 be your friend. and can tell you
ibal you are making q great mistake
70 come to our gambling rooms and
give us your money Fou can win only
when We want you 70 win. We are
not running that business for THE ben
eft ~ yoa fellows Tho are foolish
enough 70 pui yourselves I'll our pow
ier VIZ ate running IL to make money
for ourselves You know that attn
THE right dealer in thar room, and you
know that 7 know What ! am talking
about ! then took nay Instruments
from my drawer and before his face
drilled and loaded dice and showed
him that could make them fan as ]
wished and added that be could moi
make them fail otherwise than ! had
prepared them 70 fall
Now said be. ia spite Of all that
effort on nay part TO protect him. be
has persisted il gCing to that gam
bling room and he has been caught in
raid there, and has just returned
from The court where he has pleaded
guilty and paid a fine and costs, AL
gregating $40. and whai be wanted
was for me 70 20 I'd the gambling
room and make them refund the fine
and costs he has just paiS with the
threat that II they do not he viii turn
them UP told him that / had my
own troubles and would have nothing
70 do with #; that he could 20 him
self and possibly they might give bin
back one half OF it. but he would do
well 70 get that. | reminded him that
he had no one to blame but himself
and that had. against my own inter
estH, warned him, and showed him
what he might expect and urged hin
to stay away from our rooms. and thai
IN the face Of my kindness and warn
ing, he had persisted.
Il watched the course Of that yount
man, though ] knew he was doomed
i was hut a short time until | observ
ed that he was no longer the truste,
employee Of a leading business man
but that he was a loafer. and pool hal
Ifrequcnter and shortly after he wal
seeking business where he was no
known.
"He has nov dropped out Of sigh
and Is mourned By those whose hop
he was as though lie we're dead.
often ask myself the qeustion, win n
come back? I hope that he can. an,
win, but the experience OF long life
with q never tagging aoiicitude TO
the boys and Young men Of nay az
qnaintanee leaves me in doubt as L
whether he wiz ever reaolutely aris
and assert his manhood and retrieg.
his loss Of character and splendid pul
poe.
~ would seem that when humilia
ton for the consciousness Of waste
life and neglected opportunities com
over young man that despair and i'm
potent regret seize upon BIS soul. AM
that although he continues to wall
the earth, he is dead to hope. ana ii
kindly inspirations. Those who nigh
have steeled him against such suscer
tibility, to the allurements Of vice. ant
those who q. graft and pelf. hay.
aided In his debauchery and degrade
tion stand convicted before Hiel
Heaven OF the destruction Of one o
Gods creatures. and they win one da.
have to answer for it,
The scene Of the story / have tol,
you lies in Chickasha. and If were I,
giye the names many would recogniz,
them
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