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Show ones spci.t their subMat'ce there- ! for, and the aner of tin- l.nid was kindled against them and lie saul: j ''Wherei'or this reat waMe, where- j for do these little ones lark shoes i and hooks and food? Turn nmv thy tickls into corn and wheat and : I put this evil tiling far from you and I will bless yuu and cause My faee to shine upon you." lint with one accord they all raised I their voice and exclaimed : '"W e cannot cease chewing, sn uihnn; and smoking; we are slaves!" PARABLE ON IHE WEED. How men aud Boy Uacntu Slave to the Tolinooo Habit. The following article, clippod from some eastern journal, was handed in this week by an old subscriber. We take pleasure in reproducing it. If it were read in every young men's association or organization in this Territory it might be the means of doing considerable con-siderable good. Thk Bugler recommends it for reading in the various societies in Box Elder County. Then shall the kingdom of Satan be likened unto a grain of tobacco seed which, though exceeding small, being cast into the ground grew and became a great weed and the leaves. thereof spread rank and broad so that huge and vile worms formed habitations thereon. And it came to pass that the sons of man looked upon this weed, and the eyes of their understanding understand-ing being darkened, thought it beautiful to look upon and much to be desired to make youths of tender years look big and manly, and they did put forth their hands and chew thereof, and Borne it did make sick and others vomit most filthy. And, moreover, it came to pass that the chewers thereof became weak and sick and could not deliver themselves from the desire of having bits continually in their mouths, which aforetimcs had been clean and ruddy, but which now became foul and black, and they were seized with a constant and violent spitting of unclean humors and they did spit in all places, even in ladies' parl-jrs and the Court of the Lord of Hosts, and the good and true whose lives had been ' pure were greviously plagued thereby. And it came to pass that men became dissatisfied with merely chewing this strange weed and sought out other and cunning devices for using it, some indeed did make it into a fine potvdor and did fill their nostrils therewith and they were seized with fitB and they did sneeze w ith great and mighty sneezes, insomuch that their faces became wrinkled and their eyes did fill with tears and they did look foolish exceedingly. And yet others cunningly wrought the leaves into rolls and did sot fire to one end and did suck vehemently at the other and ' they did look very grave and calf-like and the smoke of their suekiugs and burning ascended up forever and ever. And there were men whose wisdom wis-dom being tliat of the fox, and seeing see-ing the multitude chewing and snulTing and smoking said amongst themselves, come, let us go to and plant and watrr and increase the production of this weed whose name is tobacco, for therein is mighty and increasing business, and they did so and tho merchantmen merchant-men waxed rich in the commerce thereof. And even the Saints of the Most High became bondservants thereto and even the poor in their midt who saiil they could not buy hes and books for their wives and little |