The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-01-26
Swearing.

"Cussin Is what wo mean II you
please. In most Of his sins man Ia.
some so-cAlled object in view-if he
steals, it is with an idea of gain.
Many wicked deeds are for revenge;
traders cheat for the best end Of bar.
gains, &e.-but what a person is pro.
fame for is past finding out. What
object a a person have in taking in
vain the name Of his God, in cursing
and swearing by everything, good,
bad, aud indifferent? Some men
think, or seem to, that their promises
are never strong IS when peppered
with oaths. Some DO not believe in
anything for emphasis except profan-
ity, while there is another class who
swear simply because they think it is
becoming, and this class is by no
means confined TO the young. We
are often reminded of Il story We
once read Of a party travelling in a
coach in the old staging dtys from
one town in Ohio TO another. Each
one was called on for a tale, of course,
to while away the time. There was a
young mar aboard who was very
laxative aud also very profane, mix
ing 50 many oaths with his narratives
that it was hard to keep trace with
them. An old Quaker had sat with
his broad brim hat turned down, aud
had Lid but little more than "yea"
anI may" and at the end of one Of
his own stories, the young man turn.
ed to our "thee ard chou" friend
and demanded that he should enter
tain the company next. We cannot
give the Quaker's story in full,
though it was not long, and will only
say it related to a similar journey he
had taken in his younger days and du
ring which several accidents had Ia
ken place. We quote, emitting the
Quaker style:
Just then the-cbicken bones and
sad irons stage gave a violent Luck
and came to a-ehicl;en bones and
sad irons sudden standstill. All those
on back seats were thrown forward
chicken bones and sad irons upon
those in front. found myself with
my head IN the-chicken bones and
sad irons basket of-chicken bones
and sad irons puppies, owned by the
old lady with the three-chickcn
bones and sad irons children, and had
my-chicken bones and sad irons
eyes nearly scratched out before l
could get away-ehicken bones and
sad irons. All was-chicken bones
and sad irons confusion. Women
and children crying and struggling,
the-chicken bones and sad irons hor-
ses plunging and the-chicken bones
and sad irons driver was using his
lungs in all the-chicken bones and
sad irons stagc--driveu vcrnacular he
knew of--chicken bones and sad
irons"
% Before the old Quaker had finished
his story the young man had learned
his lesson. Wicked oaths add moth
ing to conversation. They cannot ell
cvate, dress out nor refine, but, on the
contrary, like the Quaker's chicken
bones and sad irons" are only that
many words for just nothing, not to
say anything of the sin and terrible
debasing influence of profanity. If
men will confne themselves to just
the plain facts in conversation, using
only the Kings good English without
all this pepper and salt, they will ex-
press themselves far the better and
will be adding their influence to the
~elevating Of the standard of public
morality ''swear not at all, for the
Lord willnot hold him guiltless who
taketh his name in vain"