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Danger in the Dark - ZseZse

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222 DANGER IN THl;; DARK.<br />

" I once had aims, exalted and tower<strong>in</strong>g-my heart<br />

was set on objects, noble and enchant<strong>in</strong>g."<br />

" And have <strong>the</strong>y so soon vanished ~"<br />

" All turned to smoke-disappeared from my sight,<br />

as vapors from <strong>the</strong> eye of <strong>the</strong> sun."<br />

" But <strong>the</strong>y will return aga<strong>in</strong>." •<br />

".No, never; forsaken of friends, and without confidence<br />

<strong>in</strong> myself-I esteem all lost I S<strong>in</strong>ce no one<br />

cares for me, why should I care for myself'! Once<br />

drive a man to <strong>the</strong> wall, wound his pride, tread rudely<br />

upon his sensibilities, blot out his hopes, crush his<br />

soul, and leave him helpless and abandoned - and<br />

what can you expect, o<strong>the</strong>r, than that he become a<br />

knave, ready to set his life upon any chance, to mend<br />

get rid of it ~"<br />

"But you are not a knave, Allen Seamore."<br />

" Trust me not; trust no man, who feels himself iu<br />

<strong>the</strong> world without friends."<br />

" You but imag<strong>in</strong>e youself friendless."<br />

"My nearest and dearest relatives scorned and<br />

shunned me, when first I began to <strong>in</strong>dulge <strong>in</strong> strong<br />

dr<strong>in</strong>k; I might <strong>the</strong>n have been redeemed-but unk<strong>in</strong>dness<br />

goaded me on ; from dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g I was led to gambl<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

from gambl<strong>in</strong>g to sw<strong>in</strong>dl<strong>in</strong>g, and to tell <strong>the</strong> truth,<br />

I am plunged <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> very depths of wretchedness and<br />

vice; and <strong>the</strong> treatment I am daily receiv<strong>in</strong>g from <strong>the</strong><br />

hollow-hearted, is but render<strong>in</strong>g me still more reckless.<br />

Society takes great pa<strong>in</strong>s to make unfortunate men<br />

dishonest."<br />

"I know <strong>the</strong> uncharitableness of friends, and <strong>the</strong>

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