The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-08-15

FAS-Y.
CHATTER III.
AL ..tle a. one side vet by no
1eaI- llt II TIE LIE II tie circle. look.
n Zen ~ alert Il every muscle. turn
u seeh. laughing cray eyes now on tAIs
-peaker non u that. vas a c1r!y-headed
- Il gray suIt-aer David How
handsome he .o0ked lie put in word
.4-t ,aen he cog.d SEC Ai- lips now.
All catch FAINT ring If the familiar
Y2iee. l. must have been bright sci
= ne for TWO of the gentlemen turned
t9"sf1 him a. he spoke One II them
l3a1ea a. "a spprofas, the other regarded
In. \ IN an amused air, and most Il
.aeA laughed. Size wondered eagerly
"a .1ey were discussing. She would
IKE - Know ~aat David had said. Still
sletla1 resolved ina, STE would not ask.
tor ~, 30 not Always ike % tell all the
Eeel Arguments ley heard, some Il
"4.ea cut nome and t59k deep root some.
mr. a. the deeper il might be BE-
eal-e nos uncovered - be looked az "
TOO anxious eyes. He n ght thl. mornlag
Dc getting thoughts on great themes.
@4.ea would tel for az lis future. she
would not disturb In. The PRAYER
meeting vas o.es-e1 place 70 her r.nd
i ae.d me orishte.t hour 10 all the long
5fglt Ia rut perhaps il vas unreasou.
A5.e 70 expect 10y - nave such feelings.
II d.l occur - 1-r % wonder why noue
q hose gentlemen 81 lie western PIAZZA
ssFe aEa"n - The pace Of prayer; but
.@et. Immediately, she reflected that theY
"ere busy worker, ahd perhaps their
593.e- needed this hour for rest lit was
l9t fof her % Judge such a. they.
- sic slipped quietly down the other
-tar- and went Ou: s. he eastern piazza.
ALL stole across the dewy lawn alone
All. bowling her head WIKI the worship
Fers. offered gra.efu! thanks for re
1.e-.ings which had fa,len to her lot,
foremost among them a. his moment BE-
LIZ re fac; that her David v a. where he
VA.
Now We. being more fortunate. or Tn.
fgrtunate' according a. you may choose
- -" Il, Than was DaTids mother, may
Tiger within hearing Of that conversa-
IN which 20 moved her gratitude.
|. began with Professor Ste!pway. the
ma1 with the newspaper. He did not
ssJ.e but burst forth with original ma
ERA.
Here Is Some more q tina. disgusting
:wadd.e Of which certain papers are ia.
uJwatays; and tbs sort Of thing does
Hare harm 10 the cause Of reform than Do
3. the excuses Of this generation I'm
sex If it,
Hear lear ~ said Professor Everest
Wa, Las - moved the brother
WRATH
head il out and let Us sympathlze. .
This from Dr. Bland
Z, don't want 70 read the stuff
aga.n: il i S r.gmarole about Tobacco.
uarcotzlug the barn, paralyziug the VI /
power icing the ffId.tff u cause 81 JttTaIl n
euue-s, and | don't know what not Al
3o>h, Tie whole Of i. Such things d
dlsgu,: ne
Ha la laughed Dr.. Bland. I'm
afra.1 you are touched on tender point =
No, II not at a.. /; : nonseuse 70
suppose that such Illogical stuff a. tn.
annoy- me, Just because In smoker. :
: tie harm that such things do of whi1 n
l n thinking. No cause Is ever benefited.
IL the eud, ny lying. All that about to-
oacco leading 10 drunkenness is perfect
nonsense. Tobacco has no more 10 CO
with drunkenness than coffee las, nor 50
much.
No: proven, my friend. -" said Profess.
Of Everest. You remember of course.
taat there are TWO opinions on the ques-
ton, and tia; eaeh side has right to il
own, unit! proved IN the wrong"
II f5s been proved over and OVER
again, to tae satisfaction of al people Ct
common sense. Look here, had a
father who smoked his cigars three times
day. year IN and year out. every day Of
ais lie. and lived 10 oe eighty-four. All
not only never drank drop Of lntoxics.-
ING i4uor, but wss staurch temperance
man. What does That prove"
=. -
j; proves anything, il proves too much
Let me match i. had s grandfather
Who drank his glass Of brandy sling, or
oddly, or whatever il was, twice a day
every day Of his life, sni he not only was
never intoxicated. but he believed him
self 70 be >tsunch temperance mar.
saa.. l argue from that, tina; brandy
sing has no intoxicating prOpertiesi The
fact :, We cannot take Isolated cases 10
prove anything. Now. l shouldn't Won
der II tobacco lid, in some cases. with
certain temperameuts. beget q taste for
alcoholic >tiuu.ants
1 don't believe any such thing, and
slow no one TO usnlt the memory Of NV
honored father in that way.
The professor was growing red in tie
face. and either tobacco or somethit :
Csc had stimulated his nervous system A.
10 make him incapable Of carrying on N
argument n AL even tone Of voice.
Mr.. Everest seemed moved only to
laughter. That Is al very well, 30 far
A. il goes, be ssid. blu, l insist that
yeu >ha. honor the memory of my grant
father IN that case, and stop saying that
alcoho, .utoXjcates."
W hat in the name Of common sense
are gau talking such everlasting nonsense
for: Don, you smoke, | should like 10
know"
''OA. yes said Professor Everest, TIL
M back his chair and speaking leisurel'
Il smoke, because | want to I've form. 4
The habit and Ike il. and don't want 10
give il up. l wish didn't smoke.
stopped for time. when was superin-
teudeut OF Sunday-Sch but unfor-
tgnately began again. The only differ
tnce between Us is, that don't pretend TO
argue in favor of it. especially In the
presence of young men :" and be glanced
significantly at David.
Professor Steinway moved impatient!y
in his chair.
That's all twaddle, he said. in an r.
ritated tone some people are dreadful
sfraid Of boys, and think they can keep
them right by giving them false motions.
| don't encourage boys to smoke I've
heFt uoIe VI tHelu from IL, presume,
than you ever thought of trying to infln-
ence. say to them Wait until YOU are
twenty-five. and then look into this aue4-
ton, and decide it Cor yourselves, just ~
YOU will the tea and COTE question, and A
dozen others. If after giving the matt. r
due attention, you conclude that. wit
your makeup and surrounding, it will he
proper for you 10 smoke. why smoke, (
YOU want to- "
But it Is ever so much easier for a fe,
low. before he is twenty-five, to 70 the
way you lottt, rather than the way YOU
say. This was the sentence David had
spoken when his mother saw his lips
move, and it had called forth nod of ap
prevail from one of the company, and
laughter from all but Professor Steinway.
Continued next week.