Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-08-21
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WHO WAS THE BAD BOY7

WHO WAS THE BAD B0YG
Little Annie was prettily dressed and stand
ing in front of the house waiting for her
mother to 60 out and ride.
A tidy boy, dressed in coarse clothes, was
passing, when the little girl said:
"Come here, boy, and sake hands with me.
l dot boy dus like you named Bobby"
The boy laughed, shook hands with her,
and said "Ive little girl just like you,
only she hasn't got any cloak with pussy fur
on it." ...
Here a lady came out of the door and
said "Annie, you must not talk with bad
BOYS on the street. I hope you haven't taken
anything from her? Go away, and never
stop here again, boy"
That evening the lady was called down to
speak to boy in the hall. He was very
neatly dressed, and stood with his cap in his
hand. 1t was the enemy of the morning.
81 came to tell you that l am not a bad
boy" he said. ~ 60 to Sunday school, and
help my mother all I can. / never tell lies,
nor quarrel, nor say. bad words, ard / don't
like lady to call me names, and ask me if
I've stolen her little girls clothes from her!"
"Im very glad you are so good" said the
lady, laughing at the boys .earnestness.
Here is a quarter of dollar for you"
81 don't want that" said Bob, holding his
hand very high. "My father works in a
foundry, and has lots of money. You've got
bigger boy than me, haven't you"
eyes. Why?"
"Does he know the Commandments 7"
~ am afraid, not very we'll"
"Can he say the Sermon on the Mount and
twenty-third psalm and the Golden Rule ?" :.
"I am very much afraid he cannot" said
the young lady, laughing at the boys bravery.
"Does he not ride his pony on Sunday in.
stead of going to church,
"I'm afraid he does, but he ought not"
said the lady, blushing a little.
"Mother don't know came here" said the
bright little rogue; but I thought I would
lust come round to see what kind Of folks you
were, and I guess mother would rather your
boy would not come round our doors, because
she don't want little Mamie to talk to bad
boys in the street. Good EVENING"" and the
boy was gone.
AN IDOL OF CHRISTIAN LANDs.-Tobac-
co, to the amount of s250,0OO,OO0, is used in
the United States annually. This is about
seven dollars for each person, or thirty for
each man. And what does it mean
One drop of nicotine-extract of tobacco
placed on the tongue of dog will kill him
in minute; the hundredth part Of grain
pricked under the skin of mans arm, will
produce nausea and fainting. That which
blackens old pipes is empyreumatic oil,
grain of which would kill man in few
seconds
The half-dozen cigars which most smokers
use a day, contains six or seven grains
enough, if concentrated and absorbed, to kill
three men; and pound of tobacco, accord.
ing to its quality, contains from onequarter
to one and quarter ounces.
= Is it strange, then, that smokers and chew
ers have thousand ailments? that German
physicians attribute one-half of the deaths
among the young men of that country to to-
bacco? that the French Polytechnic Insti-
tute had to prohibit its use on account of its
effect on the mind? that men grow, dyspep-
tic, hypochondriac, insane, delrious from its
user One of the direct effects of tobacco is
to weaken the heart. Note the multitude of
."sudden Deaths" and see how many are
smokers and chewers. In a small country
town, seven of these mysterious providences"
occurred within the circuit of mile, all di.
rectly traceable to tobacco; and any ply
sician, on few moments reflection, can
match this fact by his own observation. And
then, such powerful acids produce irritation
and thirst-thirst which water does not
quench. Hence resort to cider and beer.
The more this thirst is fed, the more insatiate
it becomes, and more fiery drink is needed.
Out of seven hundred convicts examined
at the New York State Prison, six hundred
were confined for crimes committed under the
influence of liquor, and FIVE hundred said
they had been led to drink by the use of to-
bacco.
LITTLE JOHNNY ON NARROW ESCAPES
An ole cat she had two kittins, one was nice
feler, but the other it was no count, sore
evos and ono dav vile the ole cat WAS pOn