Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-23

ALL SMoRE-Every smoker knows to
what the fumes OF tobacco were COM
pared by his high and mighty majesty,
King James l.. but, Notwithstanding
blast and cOunter-blast, sermon and pro-
test, the use Of tobacco g.ea5ily increases
ana grows Ia popularity. Tobacco is,
perhaps, more universally made use of
than any other known substance, with
the exception of salt and the evils that
excessive Indulgence in it produces are
no argument sgsinHt It's moderate CON
sumption. In favor Of chewing not a
| word can be said, but against smoking it
l. difficult 10 and any reasonable plea.
Many + man viii remember the glorles Of
a pipe duri2g the war. Many q time has
il taken the place Of dinner, supper and
breakfast. 1t sssuaged the pain Of de-
fest, and was tne ut votiYe Offering In
victory. who viii forget the pleasure,
after q long march or hard fight, Of
gathering around q huge blazing are
maze, rnaps or whltaEOak fenOs-rails,
which would get In the way, and there
discussing, pipein mouth, the events and
| circumstances Of the time. Tobacco. to
| the smoker. is always 20 Niece md always
I welcome. 1t never G~iskpoOints or de-
/ ceives it eve tricks or ~cajoies but
whatever may pe the aEnoRanees
of outside life, apply the match to the
| fragrant Virginia weed, and there is con-
! -~i"''c- :. 80. - past and quiet conf
/ dence in what is yet to come. Lovers
| are proverbially smokers, and under the
soothing influence they indulge in Elys-
ian dreams, composing the while sweet
rhymes of " love u and dQve, " . true a
and ' blue,h which are to move the fair
ones heart, or celebrating those pretty
speeches which are neverdelivered when
the decisive moment M Anger,
fury and bate are impossible while the
mild wreathes are Clrcling around the
smokers brow. Smoking is adapted to
all ages and all conditions. The youth,
full OF the fire, OF hope and inexperience,
then believes in 2 future OF happi-
ness and tame has confidence in women
and in men. The mar of middle age,
more hardened in the knowledge of the
world, sees amid the smoke-wreathes
the fair, bright face Of she who vowed s
trust that wa soon betrRyed-a promise
but made to be broken. His heart is
softened and subdued as he thinks o.
what might have been and, without q
word Of reproach, he pardons all hel
faults, ana breathes an earnest prayer
for her happiness and her content. The
mhU VI ACNA-Aa6 gG1Aof NAO iA
of whose life has fed, hears again, il
fancy, the little footsteps tina
lightly print the ground" hears tbs
prattling voice aud the-merry, childish
laugh secs one more the clustering
curls and the laughing, crimson lips
All the companions OF a lifetime PISS:
before him aud, last of all, she, tbs
the COMPANION Of half a century, who's
every happiness was bound up in him
as was his IN her and who now beckoni
him on TO that silent land where tru'
aud loving hearts are parted eve more
For king and kaiser, peer and peasant
/, gentleman and clown, smoking is tn
most certain and unselish pleasure. /
Is useless 70 rail against it, for as Bulwe
saws "SmOking opens the heart am
E ripens the brain. He who smokes think
like a sage and acts like 3 Samaritan :"
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