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"isn't It Worse For A Man?"

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
November
Year
1860
Copyright
Public Domain
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It is two yoars sinee 1 lult on t.ie uso of tobáceo. I obewcd only occasinnally. but I did enjoy iny cigar. I pridad myself on myliiie Havswasj snd miglit liave been seea ahnost any morning with a cigar in iny mouth, wülking down Broadway in a most eömfortabl marnier. The way if happened that I k-f't off the use of the weed is this: I liad a littls son about six years of ago. lio almost alwaya hurried to be ready to walk down with me as far as his üchool. llis bright face and extanded hand were always welcome, and ho bonnded along besido ma chattiag, as suoh little fe'.lows onlj eau. The city has in it many dtrty, uncared-for-boys, whoso chief dulight seouis to be to piek up disearded oigr stumps aud brokeu pipos, and with their hands ia their pockcts puii' away ui a very irjelagant marnier. Ono morning it seemed as if little Edgar and I met a great maiiy of these juvenile smokera. I Bèeailie very mneh disgusted, and pointel thoui to áuf liük Eidgar aa an awful wavning of youtbfül üolinquency, táíked quite lanHy, and sa'd the city authonties ouglit tj interiore and break it up. A little voico, toft and musical, cnino up to me as I gave an extra puff fivm my superb Havana. A bright littl.; tsee was upturned, and the words- "Isn't it worse fot a raan.fatlior V' - cainc to my ers. I looked down on the üttlo fcllow nt tot side, vhen his timid eje feil, and tlio color inoantod his chook, as if he fe.ired ke had said soinothing bold and unStting, ';Do you think it worsa fora man, Kdgar V I asked. "Fleae, lathor, boys wonliln't want to sinoke and íliew tobáceo il' men didn't do it." Iloru was the answer. I threw my eig:ir awav, and have ncver touched tobaoco sineu.

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Subjects
Old News
Michigan Argus