American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-02-25

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inally read beforea Seminary in IL
Ohio ;iana was forwardedto the Ed.
tor OF this paper, by special request,
forspnb'ication. We bcspcak forit an
attentive. pcrusal. III 'a
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Perhaps my grey headed hear.
cars will think it iinpru,lcnt in me, ia
attempt to say anything on the sub
Ject OF --. But please p,rd5n. MS
you'ail are aware that l am school.
girl, yet in my teens. Therefore. yon
should consider the source. 1 !rftm
country home, (yon knowniy ,csidencr)
to spend the evening with friend in
the village of M.......... was stand.
ing on the door step in quite mn aty,.l.
lc frame ofnind, and felt decidedly rhi.
slanthrepic toward Tie human race. /
was admiring the sunset oycrthe roofs
OF the opposite houses, anA thinking
that itsp'rplc aud amber glorirs, wore
MS lovely, when seen among brick walls
and pavemrnts, az when seen from
wooded heights and silent glens. /
bfeatbca the air and tried TO forget
how iEI'iy marrow streets and grocery
doors it had passed through before t
came to whisper TO me Of delicate flow
ers and ripening traits; and a rusty
oidmc!odeon around the corner, which
WAS groaning out the. ghost of some
old forgotten tune, had something Of
romance and sentiment in its dolrful
wall. But this stream of Kindly feel.
Ing was sinstantly turned into torrent
OF wrathful indignation; the Instrc of
my amiability settled intoa very ,icci.
ded fog of ill.temper; the nnrctreat.
ed behind Il brick chimney: the fra grant
breeze brought a foul blast from the
grocery,or somewherc on tliut vicinity,
ana the melodian struck up a horrible
dlscord, onongllto drive dnc crazy.
My evenings enjoyment was entirely
spoiled, and | will tsllyou.how. Two
LITTLE cneatni'cs@entPsst ti,r door, arm
III arm. l suppose they were men. yfol,
ihey wore rnouslaNhcs. aud liule tiul,t
wasted coats. and swung their canes
as they walked but they certainly
were not gentlemen, for they started
up at the doorand treated me 20 clond
OF ciJdr smohe asthey trottcl Lv. o.!
that cigar! [ can smell its odous nan
seating cxhalations even nos. That
cigar was never made IN Ohio. The
golden skies and ,ef,lcnt fields of this
fnir western State never nmturel any
such poisonous weed as lhat. a good
cigar is sickcnirg enough. but bad
one. Suffice it to say that it turned
my bright sunset into grew atmos.
pher" of discomfort.
Well, when | returned home the
whole house bore the extremely leri.
bic stamp of having been under mas.
cniino sway during nay absence. There
was II perfect rain Of cigar stun,ps and
tobacco plugs CATER they had hccn
chewed) lying ahout in all sorts Of pos.
slblc corners, and to crown all, there
was horrible, musiy. old dor IF u-
g0rs, standing on the very centre of
my little drcssing-table Yes, in that
sacred place, where nothing is ever
allowed to in;rudc but spriss Of gera.
mum, .pcrfnincd pocket hanik crcllicfs,
ard fairy volumes Of poems; bat there
stood the revolving thing With its nc.
compartments of tobacco scraps and
dust, and everlasting olor." [ took
X up with a pair of fO0Js aud threw it
out OF the window, aiid il,cu sat down
to mediate. Now, Professors, las
neither of you use this hcal,h.dcbili;a.
ting, ncrvc.,les,roying, faculty weaken :.
ing, Substance. what would YOU do if
yuu were one Of the 1m clitrs
OF Esc, and had an uncle, brother,
or cousin who would $moke o. chev ?
Suppose you had scollcd, and reason
ed, and coaxed, and coaxed, reasoned
and scolded. aud the abominablc weed
still remained IN tie ascendant, what
would DO the best course 10 pursue p
Would you "nakc the house too hot TO
hold the offender" or would fou ma.
tiently endure il, and have inscribed
Oil your tombstone, "Ilere lies n per.
son who died of securing tobacco Juice
and breathing its nauseating smoke p
or would you mildly say to them,
On. That some power ,he gift wal gie you
10 see yourselves os Others see you,
II w"n'd from man, a dirty mouth save you,
And slll'ngs by the dozeo.
Well, | have a word Of consolation
foF the Minis crs Of our day, for know