The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-07-04
AMERICAN COMMERCE "TO-
BACCO.n

aToBAcco stood my friend ence,'' sait
Korner, II can assure you, and saved ms
from being expelled from college. Yor
both look as il you doubted me; bnt il'
true nevertheless, and ! willy tell you how
A great race was 10 come off upon a Ger
tain Saturday, when iellto the lot o.
your humble servant and three other sen
iors 10 eIecirify professors and students
with our eIoquence. We had assembled
early, and the merits Of the horses we re
discussed, until our appetite for fun gol
the better ofour discretion, and we deter.
mined 10 go, and leave the professors 10
speak fol themselves. We went, enjoyed
ourselves amazingly; went on Monday
again, same result; in fact kept il up until
Saturday night rolled around again. We
had all been ,hreatned so repeatedly that
we knew some plausible excuse must he
rendered, or off we should have to troop.
We were perfectly willing 10 make all
necessary explanations ourselves, but hang
them, they we're so ungentlemaly as 10
doubt our veracity,"
-ssIt appears they knew you," said
Qnod.
s'There, don't interrupt" continued
Korner, ga thought just came into my
head"
ga raiherunusual occurrence, I should
Imagine, !" interrupted Commins.
"Perhaps so" said Korner, 81 called on
my mathematical tutor, who KEEP, room
in Broadway, where he employed himself
all day in. smoking and giving lessons TO
tagging collegians. Iknew he was mis-.
chevious man, SO told him that wanted
his advice about learning 10 smoke, an ac-
compIishment that The threatened advent
Of The cholera rendered necessary for me
10 acquire as soona as possible. He advised
me ID begin Immediately, offered me a
strong ciear, and towork | fell. In a few
minutes / had--as Gassius did not--aar-
rived the point proposed" rushed into
the street, made directly for the office Of
our family physician, fold him how i'll |
felt, and how ] had been brought to SO
woful pass by over study Of late. He
wrote prescription and ordered me home
Irefused 10 60 until had presented my
self at college, as nothing bu, personal
appearance or proper certificate would
do. sWhy,' said the Doctor, 4 can give
YOU one,' and he did. He sat down and
wrote these blessed words, more dear 10
nv eyes then than would have been the
first perusal Of any one of those returned
loye.let,ers with which Willis has been
nauseaiing Uppertendom:
aMr. Korner is unable 10 attend TO his
collegiate duties, being prevented by i'll.
ness, the result Of over,asking mind and
body, by too close application 10 bis
studies. "'B. BLANK, M. D.
s.The Professors opened their ey es very
widely indeed, but could say nothing. d.
Bank was too we'll known" :.
"Tha. will do very well for an episode
said Quod. 81 wish to make few moro
discoveries concerning this very fruitful
subject. Commins, have yon any idea
owmuch tobacco Of American growth
Is sent abroad?'
ssFrom the Isl Of July, ls4S," replied
Commins, 80 the lst Of July, l649, we
exported l0l,52l hogsbeads Of tobacco,
valued here at SIS, ,S04, ,207. The Hanse
Towns appear 10 have been ourslargesl
customers, as they took 2 ! ,623 hogsl,eads
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