The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-07-20
PEOPLE YOU MEET EVERY
DAY.
The Tobacco Chewer and Splitter
The KuOcker and Kicker -The
.sIate,' Man At Church..

..Late' Man AT Church.
7 have often wondered why men
chew tobacco. It's about the filthlest
habit the American citizen is guilty ol
in this day and time. Nearly every
town you go into you will find TWO or
three fellows who will stand on the
street corners and "chaw" tobacco and
spit great pools of tobacco juice on the
sidewalk for the lad es to drag their
skirts through, barefoot boys TO step
in and create an inward feeling of dis
gust in the breast Of every person that
passes by this congregation of tobacco
chewers." There's always one in the
crowd that can chew more and spit
farther than any of the rest. He can
tell more yarns and talk longer about
nothing than any man in the country.
If YOU will allow him he will stick his
head right in front of your face and
spit all over your shirt front, or spoil
YOUR white vest with tobacco juice, for
of course he slobbers when he chews
He never takes time to spit when he's
talking, letting the wonderful words
he uses force the tobacco juice from
his mouth. If q man must chew this
weed he should do go at home, or 10
private and not on the streets. But tne
tobacco chewer is not the only nuisance,
there are others.
There's the knocker for instance.
He never sees any good in anything or
ANYBODY. The town, county, State
and nation is going to the devil in an
automobile on the down grade. he
never hears the birds sing nor sees
the bowers bloom. He hasn t enough
goodness in his soul to spend smile
on the sweetest child or prettiest girl
in the neighborhcod. You can tell
him W. hen you see him coming. His
chin is elevated in the air. His brow
is furrowed with wrinkles. He frowns
ON everybody. If you say good morn
ing or good evening to him his reply
is a grunt. The sun never shines for
him. He never sees any humor in a
Joke. it makes no difference how funny
it is to other people. If it rains he's
mad: If the sun shines he's mad
der,n and if its cloudy he wishes it
would "either rain or clear nn." So
he goes through life aLE compost 81.
self and everybody ire constantly con
know you have Sc. dist
sorry for you if you have to u, v-h
him very much during your stay here
on or sa5I sa5h sod # y y00HdtIy bSt goodness mss
him in the world to come. He will
be sent to a place especially prepared
for kickers and knc ,kers, where he can
kick as mitch and as long as he pleases.
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Before close this article 1 have one
more person to deal with. In fact,
several persons can come under this
head. Every time you 60 to church
you see him. He's always late-never
was known to get there on time. He
always waits until the preacher begins
his sermon before he comes in. or
course it doesn't make any difference
to him whether it interrupts the
preacher or molests the congregation
on account of his late arrival. That
his business. He can do as he plea.es
He generally stands in the door several
minutes, surveying the audience with
critical eye before he enters, and feels
hurt if the entire congregation does
not turn completely around to look al
him. He is there every Sunday on
the threshold of the Lords edifice-
late-and if he doesn't look out when
the last trumpet sounds and old Saint
Peter has passed all those who are en-
titled to enter through the pearly gates
he will walk upjust as the doors are
being closed. H e will then find out
what it means to be "too late" hope
I will be on the other side and old
Saint Peter will let me peep through
the key hole at him as he saunters off
down the road to stop just this side OF
the place where Knockers and Kickers
are sojourning.
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Next week | will tell you more about
"The People You Meet Every Day."
and maybe some Of them will be just
he opposite of the ones you have read
about this week.
The Critic.