Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-03
why Don't You Smokel


o. e.,
fataer' way uon you smoke . sa'u
Harry brown, one evening
d'a smoke az one time, my son
mhy diu you give u up
because | coulu NOT uloiu IL, II.
were you SO very poor, Ia'ner r
NO. l was ABOUT as wen on "ueu
'eit u OIL as am now, l suppose
am sure ! ugn I,, = see % ny1y WY yCI .,u- van
aIoru IT, lnc,C Is lauN i''Ou",u1 , ,a'noi
VINO smokes nan uo]eu q gars Jay 1uu
gives away as many more put nc "ou.un l
'hi9k ne cou'u keeP suen a nice OATri'gS'
ana 50 many norses as you nave. ave .l, uou :
see why you are oD'gel 70 ueny yVu'se.
anything ne can nave l uop 'niuh 'n'S
ROOM or anything III IT, 'ooNs u'u0n ''Ao
poverty, ,,.,,
" W e'I' my SON l 'n,lN can an9ru tnvso
'hings because l1ey 4uu very nuon 70 'ue
comfort Oh 'nose io'e' Icy US sleaI nrs' m
oi your tu'Ies' Ii1l'y' uOu ' 'uiuA yyq 30
would tsko na'i tue comfort you yo now u
l, s1ould sen your i, snl1,e-''yIs' t " " s.ar
lned me very inuCn ~ 'uc in'o'es, you
shoWeu 10 your stu1.es' anu Iue Iap.I plo,
gress you maze iest Term pu' you AnoW
mat close app i'oatl1u iu sc1ool was lnJuf,
ing your neai'n' uuu you u'u % uo' ''faiu L; !.
until proVlueu you WIN norse' 'u'uA
your riues nave peeu s'oaV Su' au'as' ~
you lou "ou,u ~ sOlly 70 ne'o u.v ~, SUI
your ptanS'pg Najg' cGl, wIu,uu you ..u
Indeed l s1ou,u' is'Ger | can ..i t.,'
you now pauiy / snoulu lecl 10 part Nun
nm. never give up my morning gahop'
unless 1t rams pitchiorks ;,
VIII consider II setueu' ,nen' tna' l.
can keep morse ior you ana because II
adds SO much TO the comfort oi your motner
and sister, J can keep horse and carriage
Tor them Mrs h'chards is almost as
much OIL an Invalid as your mamma, ana l
think II her husband "oulu consluer ana
give up some iooiish expenses ne mlsnt
keep carriage ior her she always seems
quite Delighted when your mamma ASKS ner
to ride with US. now nave wandered
itts from the smoSing question 40 you
still wish TO know Why gave II up
Yes father, am quite impatient 10
hear
"As l was gong down town. one Mon
day morning, several years ago saw a
niue BOY sltnng oy the curp-s'one' Trying
TO pick up the shattered fragments oi small
wares which he was IN the habit OF selling
up and down the street. lie was lame ana
any Que couiu see al d e'1nSe inu' ne was
unable to perform any laDor' and' as l
learned aiterWara' ne uld al ne eouIu LOT
the support OF widowed mother Nhen
| saw wha' a Gao Piisn' no was IN A-A'n
MN now 1t nau ,. an naPpeueu. .;1
49, was looAlus al my 'oys' nc saiu' ~ y
sooDlng tney were SCI up 30 Ple''y Tu 'ue
Doaru. nau more lloney 'nnn usuai las'
SATURDAY nlgu' anu 'nls was NY new . stOoN.
Motner Ie'Pe1 uie nA ,.l.l mem .uls nor1ius 1 ~
now my poaru Is an sP,'' ~ pleOTI' anu H. 'u,'
Litiie chicken Is the ouiy 'nlug nSFe iei,'
was Jqst gong fouDu 'ne eD'nei, ne ss'u :
When l Hearu a carf'aSe comIag' auG
starteu 10 hurry 1oloss 'uo stlee', AeeP'us y
my, eyes Cd my pte''y I,Oys, s''1 lnsseau s. u u
looking 10 see "uo'o Pu' ny lo''
slipped ana Ielli tne ooatu anu 'oys men'
away over there' anu tue carriage euuie
around tne corner auu ran Ilgn' u, Tfer sueln
but II didn toueA me oi'; iuo uri'e'
called out fleS up your cnicAens, S,r Dpo
when they are oig enough " lay' l i ouy
some eggs OF you ana uroFe on ausIins
as nara as ne couiu. cou'u 'ore,Ie u'n
Il he hadn lauSneu' pOu you 'n'uN II
was cruel SIR ,.,
no" mucu ulu your s'0'N Gust NY
young man l saiu'
" . us' TWO lOi'a's, sn'
50 ho" muea couiu you nave sO'u 'i'H
iorT
"fiye or SIX dollars perhaps the reg
ular price would be iour doiiars' ou' some
times ladies' ana children look DOWN NJ N!
lame loot ara say never mihd ABOUT 'n'
change that Is cheap enough Last "ee'
several iadles gave me money ana woul'
not take anything ior 1t ana that Is nov
happened 10 nave SO much money las
week. After paying mother rent ior wv
weeks, had enough TO puy these 'n'nss'
r 81 was Just about gong INTO a cotne
store TO make purehase' When nrs' nc
tleed the poys mishaP'. l hau Jus' wv
dollars IN my pocket Whlch shoulu nav
l. intended TO MAKE ana III less thah wv
e days they would nave been burned 10 asnes
;. or, IN other words, l shouid nave purne
e. that bill, and propapiy seyerai o'ners peior
the close oil the week. IL nau not cnance
c to see the unfortunate little street pedaiel
gave him the money Vou ougn, 70 nav
seen how pleased he iookeul, ana saiu
F myself Will burn no more greenpaoS
}. while poo. widows are dependent upon 10
earnings oi such poor crippled boys o,nS 10,
then l have never llgnted cigar ~
: habit was last getting 10 oS master ol ms I1
3. l was ualiy treating iflenus WIN NY n,
# yanas' thereoy encouraging the napi.
h them; ana some OF 'hem inauigeu IN II
excess ana peIleVe tney were ucnyll
their families some oil tne iuIurlSs' II ~
u the comforts oil NE on the plea Una, Tue
t, were burning money enough every uay
d buy those niue comforts 'wicS over :,
IA never Knew until 1 aoanuoneu u
practlce' wnat an appeute hau LOT u
weed Dut was hrnr III my PURPOSE a'
is was never guilty oil suea eHtravagan
I'd again. was 'ne means oi conVinviug "
le young men oi my acquaintance 0, Tue lo'
I. OF such hapit' ana oniy yesterday one
them thanked me ior ~ saying, q