The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-24
Maguanimous Young Men,

Magnanimous Young Men
There are numbers of young men in
this town whose generosity, or more cor
rectly, whose magnanimity is perfectly
wonderful | am sure they themselves
will be astonished when they read this
article and learn for the first time Of
their truly marvellous dispensations and
contributions to those who happen to
COME into their company. Let me illus
trate. One clear warm day not many
months ago one of these young men was
riding down to the depot, ON the hack.
He occupied tine seat with the driver.
The front window was open. The young
man had segar in his mOuth-a two
whatever that may he, which he
was smoking with the utmost unconcern
and disintercstedness. Each mouthful of
smoke ~ it was pulled out took IL direct
course into the hack, bathing the face of
the delicate lady who had taken the
end of the seat in order to get the pure
morning air; and then it pursued its
backward course filling the hack and lend
ing its cheap perfume to the nOtrils and
the clothing of the occupants, and finally
portion passed out to regalc the olfac-
tories of any chance passcr-by. Did you
ever think how perfectly free and gener-
Gus such n young man is? 1t is true that
possibly some of the ladies may have
been accustomed to smoke that was not
quite so cheap and to odors that were not
what they pronounced 50 utterly cxecra-
bic. Yet il was the best segar that the
young man could afford, and as he dis
tributed its nicotine so freely we ought
to give him full credit Let us take an
other case. On last Sunday evening We
had the pleasure to attend church in this
town. The hymns were beautiful and
the music was very pleasing indeed, and
well calculated to subduc the passions, to
melt all hard thoughts, to Danish all
worldly feelings. The sermon, too, was
/ designed to show the beauties of holiness
and to warn men that God, having made
wonderful provision for the salvation ot
| the world expects all his creatures To ac
cept the proffered mercy. In short i
was a delightful service. Imagine how
much was added to my enjoyment of i
! by the presence Of II young man who's
| clothing was saturated with the scents o
ii dozen different kinds Of tobacco. IL
be sure they were miserably poor kinds
and the scents had become mingled ;mC
had been lodged in the meshes of tn,
overcoat (which was taken off and place.
where the perfume could freely escape
until they were stale, and to me, quit
nauseous, and must own, disgusting.
may as well admit that was nesrl,
forced from the room. Yet tried to re
member that it was not the fault of tn
overcoat, nor of the young man, but sim
ply my misfortune that ! had never ac
customed myself to the delightful intlu
encc of a fine mixture of stale tobacc
scents. II did so distract my attentlo
that when was about to drink in tn
sweet influence of the sacred music, til
thick udor of the stale-miXed tobacc
smoke filled me 80 full that could hol
no more. Indeed so full that | came nea
going out to relieve my nauseatc
stomach of its contents. | lost the SCI
mon. But gained enough nicotine an
other things SO dear to the hearts an
stomachs and nostrils and nerves of tn
smoker (alas, not to mineD to last me
week; should il he necessary for me (
: keep out of church and other publ
places for that time. Now, Mr., Edito
having shown that the tobacco user Ia
proved himself a most generous and MAJ
unanimous man my purpose is accom-
plished. let us never more hear any
thing about the seltishness or ungentl
manness of the smoker. He impair
l freely to all around him the results of h
9 habits. He burns his segar for the ben
i. fit of all and if all are not satisfied it
: because they are not educated up to Il
:, standard of the smoker. But, sir, Il
time il coming. Only few days ago,
Il saw mere boy, (about us large rs II PHI
: of soap,) sucking the stem of Inn
g black pipe. This is u most auspiciOl
!, sign. How that boys father must do
II on him and his mothers heart leap I,
S iov! Example will tell! All hail to Il
c Young man who smokes so freely for l
d of us. Believe me my dear sir iorev
YOURS. NENoPHoN,