The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-04-27

NOW, marry tnat 10 too oau' Ass
me? and 4 shivsr ran through the young
girls frame. 4 might endure to be kiss.
ed BY a dog or a monkey, but BY tobac.
CO chewer or ans sker-nsver! Ugh! The
! very tbought makes me shudder.'
E Then. how could your lips be so strange
tiy contansinats sd!'
Easily enough, asyou very well know;
for have heard you, dozens Of times,
complain Of the very same thing, and seen
you over aud over again, wash your lips
with cologue, after having endured the
presence of smoker, in order TO free
them from the bitter, sickening deposit
they had received from the air he had fills
ed " ilh asuauseoas sspor.'
ii Is hortsAts, tbsre's no denying hat
was the usual admission of Harry, is clio
ing light sparring contes, Of this nature.
| How human who makes any pre,en.
sions to decency, can render himself SO
SO disgusting, passes my comprehension
| Harry Lawson was a young attorney
but receltly admitted to the bar. He
occupied, as an Office, the front parlor of
the house in which his family resided, aud
there, patiently or impa;ientIy, according
as his temper OF mind happened to be,
awaited the appearance of some members
of that class OF individuals who know
their rights and are willing to contend
! f, H., IA 4,
or and cred into the courtroom to note
the cases on trial and mark the peculiar
modes Of attack and defence as carried
on by legal belligeranis. Idle time on
his hands led him to seek company and
modes OF Overcoming the dullness Of
waiting for ome,hing to do. Riding out,
,avern-lounging, meeting with young at
torneys in their officers, and such other
ways Of killing time az happeend Ia turn
up. were all resorted TO by the incipient
lawyer. Of course
'Havea cigar, Harry was asked Of him
daily; for, amouug his associates, nine out
of ten used the weed.
Don't smoke!' Is il possible?' in near
" all cases met his refusal of the cigar
, even by those whose offer Of regalia he
had declined some forty times before. -
And then would follew looks or mods that
m de bm feel that be lacked a manly e.
accomplishment. Often he was the odd
one in party ofthree or four, all Of whom
bu, himself, we're sending up their grace
fully wrea,hing columns of smoke, which
fairly darkened the room in which they
sat, and almost sufocAted him. So far
when tins was he case, from partaklng o
or adding to the general enjoyment, hi
rather took from the pleasure of his com
: pa Mons and felt tuncomfortabl himself.
One day Harry was offered cigar b!
friend, iN whose Office he was sitting.
: No, thank you,' came as usual from
his lips. Il never use them
No! Why, man, you don't know wha
you lose. There is nothing that ! eDjo.
like good cigar
Smoking seems to me an idle, useless
habit said Lawson, in reply TO this.
That only shows what you know abou
# it. There is nothing equal, as dgeste r
# to good cigar. l don't think l coul'
: live without cigar after dinner.-
g Aud then, when you sit down alnn'
:, or with friend in the evening, after th'
excitement aud care Of the day are over
o it traDeuiizes youi feelings and give
o wings to your thoughts. You don't know
$ what you lose, Harry take my advice ao'
e learn to smoke. Here and he tossed
3 cigar into the hat of Lawson, SIS one O
a the mildest and purest favor cigars eve
n saw. Try it,
I Harry shook his head, aud lifting tn
e cigar reached it TO his compan!on; bu
e the latter pushed back the hand, SAYING
y Mono. want you to try that.
If not now, take it home with you.-
IS Its as mild and sweet favored as rose
: When Harry go, home the cigar wa
e still in his hat; and as lie removed The lat
g ter from his head, it fell upon the floor
He picked il up and looked at NJ Mex
} he inhaled its fragrance.
T. 1T smells pleasant enough, said he.-
! There was glowing grate before hin
o and lampslie hters on the mantle. 1
d set fire to the little roll of tobacco va
e the easiest thing IN the world. Some
thing whispered him to make the exper'
ment, and, in a moment Of weakness, b
= yielded to the temptation. Nextthe Gig
ar touch his lips; aud then he drew hi
mont th full Of offensive smokes After pa
|, fing this out be tried it again, and repeat
;, ed the operation dozen times in gaic
succession. Then there as brief paus
o. for reflection and observation of the sen
n sations produced. The latter were 90
d remark ably pleasant. With a sort OF bin
|, despei alton he put the cigar again to h