Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-09-01
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"A Word to Boys and Girls.
published by Request.)

In the early periods Of my life
church people and country people
did not gamble and play cards.
Good country schools were scarce,
but was able to attend Il school III
Oxford, Ga, and one of the quail
ficatiOnS for the town was the fact
that people did not dance, did not
drink liquor and did not play cards.
Eighty years ago those things were
dangerouS,as before stated, and my
parents wanted their eldest little
girl to board and attend school in q ]
community where good people lived,
and where they were sane and sensi-
BILE. In those days when persons
professcd to be RELIGIOUS tho men,
bers Of the church did not dance,
did not get drunk and did not play
cards. Either Of these ailments
would call for church committee
and church trial and more than
likely a dismissal from the ledger
Of the chulch as communicant
and member. | am not going to
say anything about church members
who dance or those who get drunk.
The prohibition amendment takes
care, or should take care, of the
drinking Of intoxicants. A good many
the full liberty to drink all the liquor
he wants to drink. even until he
sees snakes and dies in delirium tre-
mems. If such a person could be
Isolated from society and could hurt
nobody but his own poor fool self,
there might be some. force in the con-
tention. But the sot can kill his
wife, starve his children and shoot
his neighbor while he is insane from
the intoxicants.
Common sense and common JUS
ticc demands that everybody shall
behave themselves, and no person
shall be granted liberty to shoot IN
the community because he is will
ing to make hog Of himself by
getting drunk and playing the fool
generally |, therefore, continue my
written remarks at this time to the
gambling craze that is prevailing the
United States, and which will drag
many poor souls to perdition and
carry thousands to the penitentiary
and some to the gallows. for his
tory always repeats itself.
good many years ago, while the
good Queen Victoria reigned in
Great Britain her son Edward, heir
to the throne and later the king of
into court to testify as to a dreadful
gambling cheat and in which he
was known to be present and a nlav
er. 1t was dreadful modification
TO his mother. She and her hus-
pand Prince Albert, were Christian
people, and stood for good things
everywhere. But their son was not
SO particular in his habits or his
company. If he had been the man
ne should have been. he would not
have been caught with gamblers who
cheated and were exposed and prose-
cuted. -
The prince had to confess that
checks or counters" each valued at
$40, were slipped into his sleeve, be-
cause the gang were delighted to
play in royal company, and he was
not above taking his chances in the
game. He never regained the high
place he once held in the esteem of
his subjects. He was lucky to escape
term in prison.
Dear boys (and girls. too), play
ing such games. fosters habits and
incites gambling passions that are
dangerous and which grow with
their growth and endure to the end
The easily tempted are sure to 20
down and under. AS rule, they
crave intoxicants to spur them on.
Just as the demimonde crave liuuor
to make their low life tolerable.
may be an old fogy, but | am so
afraid OF gambling insanity that
never touch a playing card. I might
perchance escape and die in my bed,
put | might by example tempt some
body who could not refrain until
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