Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-07
what He Chewed.
Boston Globe.

She was large and flashy and coarse,
and more than all these, she was fat.
When she entered Highland car
yesterday, all the passengers looked at
her, and tell to reckoning up the prof.
its of a travelling show with her as q
leading attraction, In less than FIVE
minutes every inmate but one had
made himself a retired millionaire,
and was sitting on the piazza of his
country residence smoking fifty cent
cigars by the mile. This one excep
ton sat opposite the leading attraction
and chewed tobacco, with look of
heavenly resignation on his face, such
as school boys who are having their
milk teeth extracted are supposed to
wear as an exclusive. Among that
car load of awe struck mOrtals he sat
and chewed the cud of narcotic con-
tent and spat upon the rug, a living
embodiment OF the great and only un.
dazzled. -
The leading attraction gathered her
skirts around her and cast a look at
him that would have gone through
cowhide boot and two pairs of stock
ings and withered cork leg.
Everybody expected to see him
shrivel to mummy, bnt he didn't
even wilt-he only Ohewed and
smiled. LrH
Fellow said she, you chew to-
baccop"
He nodded.
why do you spit in my presenceP"
Because my mouth is full"
III not endure it; III call the
conductor"
Pray don't disturb yourself; if
madam wishes to get off | shall be
pleased to stop the carr
She looked gatllng guns and dyna-
mite at him, but said nothing. He
spoke again, and she did not signal
the conductor; she sat still and heard
him:
IF madam will listen | shall be
pleased to tell her why | am obliged
10 indulge in this habit that is SO
hateful TO her. | do it to escape
worse indeed, a much worse fate
madam, as you are now, SO oace
was J.. ;"
She stared and said; what do you
mean?"
IL was obese"
She looked scornf1l.
:" was polysarceus,
She looged interested.
II was, | say, sinquesoent."
She was fascinated,
I'm other words: / was fat"
And mad was no name for how she
looked. She tried to catch the con.
ductor's eye, but he was busy staring
at some girls in a window on Wash
ington street and did not see her; she
made a frantic effort to get UP, but the
gar ives in motion and she was obliged
to listeA,
"Yes, madam, l was almost as bad
of as you are now. Like you, [ ate
chalk and drank vinegar; took arsenic
aud belladonna in large doses, but
they did me no good, and il g few
years ! should have been as aeshy az
yoh are, if 1 had not Got relief from
tobacco, Every time | entered A
street car they called for ano,Lar
horsei my picture was stuck IN in All
the local fairs, and labeled THE Prize
POrker; the soap boy. used to yell
grease an extra malt nOur under my
window every morning, and one time,
whom | was sick, the boss Of an oleo-
margarine factory called upon my
wife and tried to get mortgage on my
remains. He said he had a promise Of
yours, and if be could only get a claim
on mine, all the associated creameries
might 60 to--hello! must YOU 20 SO
soonP Well, good by. Take my ad-
vice and 60 to chewing. 1t will help
you when everything else fails"
The great undazzled put in another
quid and looked dreamily out on the
common, and four old maids with paper
parcels and bandboxes, came in and
occupied the seat left vacant by the
leading attraction,