Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-25

and Handed it to Sim. In like name
the other pipe came to me, For a little
time we were hugely elated, The
smoke was not nearly so sharp and
biting as that of the sections Of grape
vine that we had several times sur
reptitiously smoked. After Herk had
shown Us how 70 keep the smoke from
getting into our throats and choking
Us we were delighted 70 find that we
could puff out clouds Of it in a most
manly fashion.
Al. That was something like il, to
pe sure, We felt very large and rapid
r growing. !. the time, It did not &C.
cur . ue % wonder why Herk grinned
when We made . few rather grandilo-
c1zz- remarks He sat braced COM
to-.a5ly lacE aga.ns. the trunk If the
r-ee al Sucked Lis nasty. old pipe and
smiled s.Tlr while we strobe up and
down before hin smoking like men.
Wy is nothing - al 70 do,''
e-g-hL air-r
"J1s: :, s2sy Is SHINING a cat" an
1oz-o=1 >.z-
-1z tzu-5s- -Unb.sd louder, but we
we've 100 MUCH ela,ed 70 pay more at
.s-.ioz y !. .z4a u think that we
o5-3 sez1 ho-as ont o. the way Of the
ss9-r1 l. there arose auv necessity for it.
se-etki1g began % affect me queer.
y ne p+rsp-atioa e01ed ont be
tsse- ~ shoulder blades, though a,
re sane tine began 70 feel chilly.
I p--a o. and these unusual symp.
tons increased NJ head felt strange
II lgst, and ! flushed hot and cold
alternately zndths p=rspiration started
OF: a. oTsr re Ilookad al Sim. He
wAsvsT grave and seemed distressed
about something 4 strange oizzines.
came orer II and began 10 -entertair
internal guzlmz. SIN looked at me
with feeble suspicion
"Yoa are getting sick" be tainted
without Animation
"So E1ch s:1f- Ire.o-ted weakly
"You are getting sick yourself
And 70 prove that ws were indeed
men and M. 10 " conquered by {
ht.ie tobacoo. re both smoked Hercel,
for q few moments
"MeoDy its the weather suggested
Herk- e~heertully.
Thu. encouraged, We persisted for a
little time, and the WORK was done
Five minute. later / had Topped ovel
On ths and SIN was also down 7
is beyond ny powers Of description Il
tell half Of what we felt 1t has beer
said that a tobacco illness, while i
lasts, is the most distressing Of all sick
ness, and we had a thorough attack
We could scarcely have stood erect il i
had been TO save our lives. | am salts
fed that there were never two NOR,
thoroughly sick boys than Simeon Sim
coe Sims and Thomas Perkins Morgan
''The oil of tobacco Is so poisonou,
that a drop on a dogs tongue will xii
a mani" | heard Sim moan, in agon,
of body and spirit
In his extremity, Simeon had recalled
and sadly mixed two old and doubles,
truthful adages repeated to him by hi,
father. did not correct him. Herl
grinned like a badger.
The cows filed homeward along tn,
path, a hundred yards away. Their,
came a burst Of rain-cooled wind, /,
large drop FLASHED on my oh eek ant
Others battered Gu the leaves of tn,
oak. Herk jumped up and pocketet
his pipe.
"Wal," he said, coolly, 81 guess III
be goin'."
And, without further farewell, h,
deserted his victims and sped home
ward at a rapid trot. We tried to strug
gle to our feet, but fell back limp ant
nsrveless.
The storm burst witha fash of light
ming, q crash of thunder and q flood Of
water, IL was q veritable summer
tempest, brief but full Of fury, Ant
we two miserable little wretches IA,
shelterless and suffering on the ground
and feeling as II we would " b
well again, while the lightning flashed
the thunder doomed and the torrent