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Gambling, in a professional way is not so reprehensible after all, as the world goes. It is only those who lose their money who are the guilty ones, and art tabooed by society, and to be successful I have only to attach myself to some one of these professional men who never lose, and assist him in "roping in" his victims." This method of reasoning was becoming more and more potent until I had almost made up my mind to put it in practice. Thus far the devil had full possession of me, and there was but one step more between me and perdition; but blessed be the God of all grace He was watching over me, and determined to save me whether I would or no. In this state of mind I was reading, one night, the novel "Alone," by "Marion Harland"; My mind occasionally reverting to my condition, and struggling with the temptations presented to it. It was one o'clock, yet I felt no inclination to sleep, my mind was so racked by the conflict within-I suddenly let the book fall upon my knee and exclaimed, "Yes, I will do it!" The words were no sooner spoken than it seemed to me that an unclear voice at my side said "God seeth thee." It was like a thunder bolt to my soul; and then recurred to my mind the last paragraph I had read-which was a description of the benevolent and pious? acts, and