Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-29
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Sr. CI.r.svlLLE, Oct. 10th, 1857.

81. SLAikStiLLk, oSh. sun, tSS''
Why, how do you dol Or, as the polite
"irog eaters" would say. sonment vous
portez-vousl am delighted to get among
you all again. Wanted to come before, but
didn't ieel like talking. Inc clouds seemed
30 sptry l cou.d not nelp symPathizlus with
them -Somelhins terrsvie must have aap-
,eped to make them 50 fearful. Or maybe
twas something g!addening. Men some
times weep .os joy-nay not the clouds
Well, well, weep ON! 1 on'y wish your
TEARS could wash cut from the earth ali sin
and eorrow. Why, "as iive!' here's "a
communication from Belmont! Amt that
something strange! Seweisviiie has step
ped into the ranks, too. AND here's Nc.
with his six items. Almost sorry 10 see
one part of one item, though. Tobacco
safely housed." Whew! what a bubbub.
Don't leok 60 shocked, friends. l suppose
tobacco is very good in It's paace-so is
whisky. Now, 1 have no objections TO
ihuSCus .IhS " innate Ine
flavor Of good cigar, and I think, when
not carried to excess, smoking is perfectly
harmless. But 10 see man with his mouth
: full Of the ".yie weed" spirting The JUICE
out in every direction, and OH all occasions,
is disgusting. Yes, take stand against
tobacco chewers. Bu, my principal obi &C.
tion to tobacco is that it is sometimes man.
ufactured into snuff. can endure dozen
drunkards with more ease than | can one
shsfy roman. Ii it is bad to see a man
with his mouth drawn out oil shape with it's
lead. q lump at one side giving us an un.
pleasant ides Of the toothache, wha. is il to
see womsn with snuff sticking all around
her teeth, Ugh! it is sickening! / know
lady-nsrk. iady-who objects to hel
husband using the "filthy plant" in any
form, yet she carries a fnuff-box ALWAYS
with her. Out upon you, snuf-taksrs-
Are you sick? Seek NO sympathy from me
Are you ashamed of your complexion, tha
you rub that ruinous "lily white'' or "pre
pared chalk" SO vigorously over your face
Who is to blame! You took that sslIou
skin, impure breath and ruined teeth, pincl
by pinch from the snuff.box You are al
bad as the drunkards You can't blam,
them. You can never preach tenBeranc,
sermons to falling friends, and hope to saw,
them BY youf arguments or pleadings-
, They'll laugh at you, and tell you "Charit,
begins at home," or "Precept without ex
ample is worthless" or bid you "pluel
the bean out of thine own eye before tho
see'st the mote in thy brothers," Fie!-
Stop it! Don't be disgusting any longer
OF course you can stop. Try it and see.
Well, friends, how seems the enemy W
have been fighting, rordils, 60 Iongl Ha
he retired from the seige of Fcrt Belmon
that we no longer hear the booming of her al
tilley, Has Mt. Olivet silenced him, or
he victor there, that the sounds of battl
have ce,sed in that direction! If you hs,
been victorious at home, Edith; or if yol
Rustic, Hasty, &C., have succeeded in storm
ing the stronghold of Esq. Rum, 90 NJ
rest. Come over and help us. He is gail
ing ground, here. Why. Because anon
the young and strong of the fighting ser
has scarcely an enemy. They ell take hi
by the hand, press tight to him regsrdle,
OF the lhorns that wound them. One Of Ii
tortures of he inquisition was beautif
image holding out its arms like some swe,
protector. But. 10! when the victim a
preached, the arms enclosed him in the
iron clasp. and the spikes he had not set
- pressed poison in his veins, until in sgor
he died. So doett Intemperance. It
Turing. Il conjures up beautiful sights un,
1t entices the charmed victims within i
roach, then it closes its giant arms al
presses them by hundreds to death. Ms
who sre fsniliar with the horrors of Il
Maelstron shun its vicinity. Will not da
TO iook upon its sssthiDg waters. IT
whole earth is familiar with the great wor
wide whirlpool, the universal, social Mat
strem that is daily engulphing hundreds
life bosts In its horrid depths, yet they W