The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-15
A Lately Dissolved Parable.

Then shall the kingdom of Satan
be likened to a grain of tobacco
seed, which, though exceedingly
small, being cast into the ground
grew and became q great plant, and
spread it's leaves rank and broad,
so that huge and vile worms found
a habitation thereon. And it came
to pass in the course of time that
the sons of men looked upon the
weed and found it much to be de-
sired to make lads look big and
manly. So they put forth their
hands and did chew thereof. And
some it made sick and others to
vomit most filthily. And it further
came to pass that those who chew
ed it became weak and unmanly,
and said, eve are enslaved and can't
cease to chew it." And the mouths
of all that were enslaved became
foul, and they were seized with a
violent splitting, and they did spit,
even in ladies' parlors, and in the
house of the Lord of Hosts. And
the saints of the Most High were
greatly plagued thereby. And in
the course of time it came to pass
that others snuffed it, and they
were taken suddenly with fits, and
they did sneeze with a great and
mighty sneeze, insomuch that their
eyes filed with tears, and they did
look exceedingly silly. And yet
others wrought the leaves thereoi
into rolls, and did set fire TO the
one end thereof and did suck mos
vehemently at the other end there
of and did look very grave and calf
like and the smoke of their tormen
ascended up forever and forever
And the cultivation thereof becam
a great and mighty business in tn
earth, and the merchant men wake
-ich by the commerce thereof, An
it came to pass that the saints {
the Most High defiled themselve
Herewith; even the poor who eoul
not buy shoes, nor bread nor haal
for their little ones, spent the
money for it. And the Lord W;
greatly displeased Herewith, an
said, s'Wherefore this waste? an
why do these little ones lack brea
shoes, and books? Turn now yol
fields into corn and wheat, and pI
this evil thing far from you and
separate, and defile yourself L
more, and L will bless you an
cause my face tG shine upon you
But with one accord they all e,
claimed: ave cannot cease fro
chewing, snuffing and pufilng-w
are slavesl"
, SUPPLEMENT.
And it came to pass that I'll
, women of the land began to use i
and they broke sticks and mad
little mops thereof and with tob9'
CO powder they did besmear the
! mouths. Then was to be seen
sight deplorable. Some it mad
hypocrits, for they did use it in Sc
: cret. Some it made bold by its ell
ergy, to use it in defiance of decei
, cy, and the wishes of their friends
. and they all did slobber and spi
and their mouths did show th
unsightly dark stain around then
and they did run their tongue
round their lips to clear them, an
!. they did spit again, and their han'
kerchiefs were defiled, and Otter
times their clothes. Many gre
!, sallow and husky, and tremulou
, and said they were nervous an
: had more trials than anybody, an
' died before the time. and bequeatl
ed impaired constitutions to the
), children, and the world was curse
by this fashion exceedingly, and
: sigh was raised by the thoughtfi
of the land; for the hurt of Il
:. daughters of the people was grea
. And it was said, "What shall
! done2 Alas! what shall be done
. -TChristian Messenger.