Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-06

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@. O. Jones. Of 81. Paul, 10 . coed
story-teller, and one OF his masterpieces
concerns the tobacco habit. He doesn't
use the weed himself, aud has but little
patience with the man or boz who does.
He bslieves that tobacco 10 especially In.
furious to tbs young, and al ways make
. point OF tmpressing the fact In any
argument on the subject. But ON one
occasion 10 HE career he came across .
case 90 manifestiy In favor Of the other
side Of the question, and withAl 90 strange
that he has 70 tell II, even though It &C T.
% boomerang against hlmself and the
cause which be advocates
He was riding 10 the country near .
email town down in Chic ons day ycars
ago whom 10 overlook . young boy
trudging sturlily along the dusty thor
oushfare. Ho was q stubby, wiry,
gritty-Io0kinR youngster, barefooted, OF
course, and rugged out In cotton shirt,
rimless straw hat and tattered blus Jean
trousers. Mr.. Jones asked the boy to
Jump in and ride with him. The boy
hoped nimbly into the seat and settled
himself back familiArly to enjoy tue
ride. Aftor . few commonplace re-.
marks between them no dove his hand
into the pocket OF HE abbreviated blue
jeane, hauled out an enormous plug OF
tobacco, and, after biting Q big hunk,
passed Il over to hls coupanion with the
invitation to shave chaw." II amused
the latter exceedingly 70 eco such . mite
Of boy ON 20 familiar terms with to-
bscco. but the size OF the piccs which he
took Into his cheek and rolled aroun d
with such evident relish fairly ''psra-
lyEed" him, and really gave him some
conesrn for the boy's saisty.
ut sesms 70 me, sonny, that you are =
pretty small boy - b using tobacco" he
npslly said.
"Ns snailr" answered the younsster.
why. mister. have ehswed tobacco
From all appearances he could mot
have been over II years Of age at the
most.
That night, II , conversation with th )
landlord OF the little village hotel where
he was stoppins, ~ told Of his encounter,
aud asked him what he thought OF the
boys chances for becoming the champion
liar Of the Buckeye State. The landlord,
however, vouched for every word the boy
had said. He gave the peculiar history
OF the cass. As parents had besn life :
long users Of tobacco In all its variou Z
forms, and the Same was true Of biz
ancsst0rs on both sidss for two OF three
generations back.
At birth The boy was the punisst,
scrAwniest specimen Of the genius lafani
10 all the country srouod. Hs barely
filled cigar bog, and the physicians de-
clarsd he could never bs raised. He grew
ecrAwnier every day seemingly, but Ia
some way or other mana ed To keep hi
grip on the world. But hs was fretful,
Troublesome chIld, and ell the neighbour
within the radius Of bis cries wished IN
their hearts that he might BE- taken to I
better world. No one could prescribe I
remedy that reached his case. II v ii
found By accident one dsy when abou
eighteen months old, the child got hold
OF his fathers plug Of tobacco. He wal
happy ct once. He stuffed the end Of 1
into his mouth and sucked away will
the greatest eomplacency.
He had found his affinity OF last end
there was ne more crying In that house.
Seeing the effect II had on him, hi
mother gave him lrso acoess 70 the pater
nal plug, and he began TO mend ct once
In month be WA sound. healthy chut
Of boy, and wss still growing marvel
ously. From thas time to the day Mr.
Jones met him on the highway, he hat
never been without his daily allow ncs
Of the great Southern staple, and Their,
wasn't harder youth In The whole com
munity. The physicians explained the
phenomenon BY the theory that excessive
uso Of tho weed through successive gen
erAtions OF the family had left it, influ
enoe In the blood, and that the boys sya
tenn crAved the stimulus, and WAS all on
Of joint Without IL.