John B. Gough And His Cigars

A good story is told by John Js. Uough, who used to cuution hit hearers against 'm temperance- including the hahit of chewng and smoking tobáceo, as wcll as the use of ttronc drinka. Although he liad faced tlionsatid.s of immense audiences without feu, lie acknowledges that on one occasion he eneountered .111 BmbtmusoMat he could not easily overeóme. It was bis own fault, he f-ays, and proved a useful lessoii which lio never fórgot. In his Own words: 1 was cngagcl to ftddraM u lar-e DUOlbei of ehildmi in tbe anemoon, the meeting to In1 liflij 011 the l.iwn back of BtptisJ church. In the furenoon ¦ IViead met me and after :i few words said : "I haw sume' lir.il ntfl ciK.ir-, will you have a few?" "Xo, I thank you." "Do take hall' a doMB." "I liave nowhere to put tlniu. " 'Toa wo put half a dtizen in your pock et." I wore a cap 11 tho.e days, and to picase him I put the cigurs into it, and at the appoinled time I weotto meeting. 1 ascended the platform and faced ao audienee of mort ilian 2,UUil children. As it was out of' doors I kept my cap un for fear of taking cokl, and in the excit'ment of my remarks against forming bud habiiH, I forgot all about the" cigars. Toward tbe elo.-e of my bpeeeh I bec.ime more in MTMat, and alter waruing the boys ¦tftiost bad emupany, tobáceo, drink, bad habits and the barroom salooos, I " Now, boysi, let us give three rousing cheers for teiuperaueo in all ihings. Now, then, (hree cheerH, Hurrah I" And taking off my cap I waved it tnost vigorously, wheu away went tbe cigars right into the midst of the audienee. Tbe retuaiuing chterswöre very laint, aud were nearly drowned in the laughtcr of the orovd. I was iin.rtiGi'd and ashamed. atid sboald lmv been relieved could I have Mink throogh tho platform out of sihr. 1 iingH were still more agravated by a boy oouung up Lo tho ttap af the platfortu wit h one of Uiom dreadful cigars, sayiog : "Here'i om "f j"ur eigMi Mi Gough."