But, be that as it may, the man, woman or child who
tries to deprive us of the solace and inspiration of tobacco, is like
the goat that tried to butt a train off the track. He is not only
trifling with one of the greatest factors in civilization, but he is
toying with a lost cause."
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[Illustration: "No other man gets half the flattering attention given
the condemned."]
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OUR FRIEND THE MURDERER.
"No, I don't believe in capital punishment," said the Observer, as he
rose from the barber's chair and adjusted his collar before the glass.
"It's less expensive for the government than to board a man for life,
and it satisfies the popular idea of justice, but I doubt very much
its efficiency in the suppression of crime.
"Take the average murderer, for instance. He seems to look forward
to his execution with happy anticipation. He may have been a hopeless
dyspeptic who killed his wife in an agony of indigestion, following
a repast of hot biscuits and flannel cakes, such as 'mother used to
make,' but as the hour of death approaches, he regains his appetite,
and, just before the solemn moment, partakes of a hearty breakfast.
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