The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-15

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ohhf day until this so you hav~ got
4 - not only look a; the effect s@eh
lh1nes a. card playing haze upon
Ru0rscff. but you have also got 80 CON
on2a~ the effect thew will nave upon
oeaer people. II you are going to live
( eDr God.
II 4 friend Of sn<ns vas preaching.
rr2ssrAnk ms. ,,As<ss'' ~ @s,-,
A4y>S%su 90 ss>>sssfs7ss H,esesos-
= lady came ur, 10 him and said Are
vxyu going 10 visit Auburn In the coarse
"a ycur visit - He told her that he
WnR SHE SAID Il Will see you to-
night
She came VI and said; y wish You
WcuId take this 10 my boy IN AooHrh-
Don't open 1t until you stand in ms
nrexsnce and then tell him that
love hin, and am praying for MN.
Two weeks later my friend went
20 Auburn, where he preached TO the
convicts when be got through ne
said: I'D like to see this young man;
He said Il saw your mother ID en-
eAxo two weeks ago and she maze
me promise that I'd give you this sno
that you'd open 1t in my presence WAL
you do it, for her sake
He broke the thread and opened tire
rarksse and looked he said. i nat
4 pictur. Of ry rnother!-
NJ friend leaned over and sad. Yes
n is. recognize IL
The fellow said To hirn. w by, n@r
hair looks -~sy
- NJ friend said, Tt 70 .iiv~rv gray
-Whv hsr eyes look supkcr and her
face ora~n"
eyes. ehe looked haegArd and vor-
yssc. sh. told rne to bring you that
md tell you that she loved you and
was praying for you
He looked At u and wrapped II u and
oAtd. ITO you expect 10 70 back 70
ChteAgo very soon
!. He sa,d. y viii re back the-s in
Rbcu: three weesR
He eAid, You take that back and
give II to her and tell her Damn her
never want 20 see Der - long as
live
"uha; 10 vou mean"
.T mean tbat rs went to friend
Ane be saiA that we wouldn't have en-
tree itnto higher @ociety unless WF
learned to play cards and hit thf
Aooxr And ne raid. II didn't want
-. IL. was obnoxious TO me, bnt ms
Fnosher pushed rae into society F5
essd. Il learned 90 play end com
snenred TO drink. and II cot hole
upor r4e ard J shot a fellow At
rambling table II was question -
whether he ~c' rae or cot hiT7 an
] shot him In self-defense, but
convince
gave ira thts indeteruinate term from
one to fourteen years, and IL + hadn'
teen FOR the cards, I wouldn't hav'
bAezs here"
when 80 leave here voujI revs
have the chance to stand NJ and sa'
thsa didn't preach the truth 10 you
I will he free from those that con
u denim you: they don't condemn me
8@ don't say tat every BODY that play
cards will be "a gambler but say no
body will ever become n gambler TIM
I, didn't learn 10 plav--thats dead SURE
was never more interested in TN
life than was In hearing The stor
q fellow, born in a little town !
Ohio, not so very far from Cincin
natl When he grew up he went :
Chicago and hired out md ne went t
board in q good for nothing Freshy
terrain family tTIi name all the de-
nominations tonight. don't worry.
The arst night they brought out th
cards and said. VIII you 3oin as
he said. II don, hnow one card tro'
smother
They laughed at eis ignorance. The
It'd, ''ycu'u get your eve teeth cut
He said. II hope TO stay hsra goo
vAsie. but 7 hope that will neVe
earn %o play cards"
And tsnie went on and one dsy y
INST q young fellow in his home II
aid. Wont you go To lunch with m
.odAyr And he took him around. m
riends. to saloon called hu'fc'.
ever could understand why the
samed Il a buffet ANY more than you
all polecat guinea Pts,
H So they went In and pushed a but
on and the colored fellow came
nth some hooze on tray and hi
.-i4nd said Wont you drink
He said. ~ never took a drink
-pr. .,fe"
After they tad lunch they etroiie
round TO gambling room wh.t
hey had a roulette wheel and n
ytend tooE eorne chancea when the
yent out, he said You did dirt
o bri-S me in here never was
place like that" and ne gave hir
he sueh He said, 'T.ou'i get use
10 IT,
He r-it. ~ hone won't get use
that"
Plea OF Pretty GirL.
Time 1An; or. ana no waF left q
nrne cre u!ght WITH one II tho gir'
I'D he rnt to thinking a good deal {
er. and sio looked 70 him and tusue
nose dove-liI,e eyes and rearlN teet
I'd coral Tips on him. Geo that's
ard place 10 pat 4 fellow There
any fellow can SIGHT anybody in -
GRID wftN Wis duties. hut when a ME
ettr girl that lie thinks good doa
asked him to ~ something question
lie hts knees jGft kroct together. II
& ats cold feet
He tne she looked Ct h ~ snd ssit
Won't yoe r'ev 4 game With me ~
'Ec. ! neve. PLAYED p'l.h ANYBODY
n. ~4t~ ''To.d r.z- with we
NO, ~ saic, ~ doat want "a p!A
In you
or, shurk. sire ~a,s and rut on -
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