Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-30

Whkkers % Will furnish hiding place
for such great quantities Of smoke ~
he is known to produce, it must neces.
sarily secrsts itself somewhere in his
brain. aud render his great intellect
somewhat cloudy At times.
AS to the happy time which the gen.
.lemen who did not smoke enjoyed upon
the occasion before mentioned, whether
it was "paradise or not, one thing
is sure, aud that is, that tho glimpse
which the six had Of it upon their re-
turn led one young man to aay "he
pished he didn't smoke" Our
Friend" may chance to know who
that young man was. We really hope,
however, that be did not Aatter himself
for moment with the belief that VIC
considered him one Of the young men
who were permitted to draw lady to
their side! Not at all The facts Of
this case are also too notorious to allow
Of any such mistake on our part. 1t is
generally known that experience has
has taught this young man the full
meaning Of the old adags, variety is
the spice Of lifs."
As to the hints in regard to the
money, it is such gen'lenanly thing
to hint" shows such l'e:fsct, good
breeding in the writer to publish it
when he admits " Le knows not how it
was exhibits 50 much true refinement
and appreciation Of hospitality, that we
are confident no words Of ours are need
ed On the subject. Yet again, girls,
must we call charity to our aid, for this
poor fellow is seeking for a helpmect
and can fnd none! Chignons end
Grecian Bends arise az impenetrable
barriers between himself aud u wife,
His senses are not sufficiently acute to
penetrate layer Of powder and paint
or roll Of hair and find whether the
qualitit s he will adore lie underneath
He is obliged to judge persons by their
clothes. So I don't see but what some
Of US will have to lay aside these out
ward appendages out Of pity for this
poor, weak nature which is incapable
Of anything more than disgust at our
apparel.
But now to our subject, for We desire
some good by this discussion. You
choose, sir, in the heading Of your arti'
Gle to place the matter in legal form
a. 'Tobacco versus Fashion" We
beg leave to correct You 10 this and r..
call to your mind that the case a. first
stated was simply with regard to "To.
bacco." Besides, ws think if you will
look . little deeper into the subject you
will 6nd the two subjects too closely
allied in some respects to admit Of their
being placed in such FORM
We had not the slightest idea Of any
such manner Of heading the question,
but'since you prefer it in that shape
you will please remember that you are
upon the defe*se and, until you have
answered the charge brought against
you and this case been disposed Of, you
have no right to bring another tefore
the public. Our knowledge Of law is
very limited, having not the slightest
acquaintance with either Chitty 0,
Blackstone, but We think We are right
in the above statement and are anxlou.
to accomm odate you in tho matter, i
possible.
| If you have, in you article, advanced
one Argument in favor Of II obacco,
wo have failed to find it. Instead o
that you seek to hide your own defect
behind the weaknesses Of others, mt
make Fashion cloak to cover you
failures. If. after \ conclusion Of tn
first subject, you choose to attack u
, upon the second, we shall have no hes
, itation in attempting defence since "
are quite sure that many Of the charge
hurled against the ladies will roboun
with equal force upon yourselves.
Since We have heard no argume,
( in favor Of the cause against which v
, wrote, NC still, young men, await you
answer.
: A FRIEND OF YOU'VE MEN.
Jan. 9th, 1873.
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