The Archive · 1924

In the Depths

In the vain attempt to break away' {from this undermining vice we have attempted numerous forms of thi Inever-to-be-sufficiently decried Sol faire, but none, though all have uncanny fascinations, seems to have ithe irresistible lure of this miserable "Canfield." The crowning hui tion, however, was reached when were introduced to "Idiot's Delight ithe lowest form, or so I hope, to which the most debased Solitaire player descends. We cannot bring ourselves to describe the inane proleecding, except to say that it is correctly christened. And yet—don't let our poor old Mother hear} jof this—even this insult to human intelligence provokes us to renewed encounters with the fates which preside over its destinies. Could one fall lower?

From the sinful depths of a sorrowing heart we admit that while the lonely drinker is reprehensible, ithe dopefiend more to be condemned,

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