Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-03-19

NItiliiili Is HOW easily U1ldElQoDle
: Miss Hauthorn had engaged hersel
10 Will, before she was aware of hi:
| failing. and one night, as he was a
bout saluting her in a most affection
> ate manner she shrunk back from his
embrace,--fainted; She came to
and assured Will that it was the odol
Of his breath, tainted with pestilen
tlal smoke, segar smoke. which had
caused her syncope. She besought
him to torsake the filthy practice.
and he promised her that he-would
not. She was vexed. and hastily de-
clared she would never marry him,
or suffer him to take any liberty with
her, until he had desisted from the
practice Of smokcing.
| Here then, they were at issue
Alas! says the poet
| ''AIas. how slight a cause may move
Dissehtlon between hearts that love-"
They exhausted their powers Of
eloluencc and argument, on the ques-
ton of smoking. Neither party finch
ed from their original position. Thus
they courted. and Guarrelled, for two
years. One night, Will, whose pa
ticnce was well nigh exhausted, went
20 see Miss Hauthorn rs usual. The
lady received him. as she always did.
With kindness. For an hour. they
talked over the affairs of the neigh
5oIhood. and then Will told her that
ne had made his mind up to one thing.
" ME the lady listened with great at
ten,ion, Will deliberately drew from
bis poe ket a match ard paper, placed a
segar IN his mouth.made fire and lit it.
Neutrality-suspicious.
you said he, with puff at every
word ,-''to give me final answer
VIII you accept me. as | am!'
Il will not SO long as you are SO
filthy as to smoke
.ls-that--tinal!- said Will, puff
ing"
"Ycs-and your impudence is most
.unexamplcd.'
"y'arewell.'' said VIII. and Off he
started. with a volume of smoke
'. a:linr about his head.
Several nights went and came. but
Wa! came not. Miss Hauthorn
scarcely knew whether to laugh or
ca, It what she termed his obstnacy.
Sac was not little alarmed, when IT,
dInrs reached her, that Will. instead
oi shooting a bullet through his heart.
was engaged IN the very silly business
of shooting darts at Miss Warland's
heart. Gradually the flower faded
from Miss Hauthorn's cheek, and the
luStre torsook her eye. and pain
gathered in her breast. She thought
she would have the consumption,a and
become the victim of broken heart.
Never was maiden in so sad plight.
Should she give way? No: the mere
thought of smoke was insutferab,e.-
She would discard Will. she thought
SO she would: and then she shed a
flood of tears to moisten and keep
alive her resolution.
One day. as she was lamenting her
dIsconsolate condition. Will came up
on her-serarless! He told her his
affections were all her s--with the ex-
ception of a moietv. which belonged
to segars-and if she was willing to
take him with his intirmities, he was
at her disposal; if not. he would take
her rival. Miss Warland. She tod
him her mind was fixed. irrevocablv.
ard then burst 3nto tears. Will could
brave the battery of her vocal elo-
qucnce. but there was pathos in her
tears. which unnamed him and he
left her. In an hour after, she re-
ceived pink billet.
/ sDear Susan--I will meet you half way l
will compromise our difficulty. l now smoke
six per day. will come down to three-one af-
ter each meal. l will die, or what is worse,
marry -, if you do not agree to this propo-
sition. Yours, ever, WILL
! This proposition wrought a mira
Gle. and the quarrel ended in smoke.
The cnasm between the lovers was
orid-ed. Miss IIauihorn's visage a
menied hourly. Miss Narland was
lett in the Iurch.and VIII pulled away.
and iancied the form Of his inamorata.
n the smoke which wreathcd above
MN. Fer fear OF further difficulties.
,heY- proceeded to the issue with com
neadaole expedition, and in fort
I I'll Will led the blushing damsei to
the altar. T. H. s.
The 5}dy is 4 piece OF very delicate