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Show FIRST USE OF THE "WEED." Men Recall Narrow Escapes of Tht'ir Boyhood Days. Tho boys who had drawn their chairs out In front of tho hotel, to get any llttlo breozo that might stir, woro talking about tobacco. Said 0110: "I was tho luckiest follow that over lived when I began tho habit. A great many times 1 tooled ray motlrur. who would bollovo mo on sight. Hut my fathor came in on 1110 in tho kitchen onco when I actually had it plpo in my mouth, drawing at It nnd omitting a cloud of smoke, "Ho did not need to say anything. I know. "Tapa," 1 said, 'I am not smoking. I have Just lit tho pipe for .Mary,' and I passed tho pipe to the cool; with as confident an air as I could assume. "Hlcss her soul, sho took it. aud went on smoking, and my fathor wont on ,hls way. Butistlod." , "I had a worse tlmo than that," sal.l tho noxt man. ".My fathor camo upon mo with n large chow of tobacco in my mouth. Said ho: 'Son, aren't you chewing tobacco?' 1 gttlpod tho whole thing down, held my face as stralgh'th as I could, aud said: 'N no, sir.'" |