Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-09-20

as she said, Then persevere my friend and
few days will show the result. If you sue
coed, think how much more pleasant il will
be to have the kisses without the smell of
tobacco, and | will give you as many as you
wish in the meanwhile she roguishly added,
covering the cheek, and lips and brow OF
her friend with those eloquent testimonials
Of affection.
CHAPTER ILL.,
Mrs. Reed Williams had never looked
more beautiful than she did that evening
when her husband returned Perhaps there
had been more than usual solicitude about
the shade Of ribbon or the adjustment of
a curl, but if there was, looking glasses tell
no tales and neat and plain attire would
not proclaim the fact to an ordinary observer.
She started nervously as he entered, but she
controlled herself aud greeted him kindly
and calmly as usual.
We'll, my dear said he, advancing gaily,
i have not been smoking to day.
oh, thank you, thank you, dear husband,
exclaimed Emelie in the fullness of her
heart, you will never smoke any more, will
you 2 and her soft pleading eyes were
raised to his with an expression that amply
repaid HIM tor the sacrlhce.
Days passed and the young wife felt hap
pier than she had ever felt before, for her
hearts idol had relinquished even his favor
tie cigars, and for her sake.
One evening, as he sat by her side, she
thought he seemed unusually depressed, and
her cheerful smiles and her animated con-
versation failed to restore his wonted gaiety.
She did not ask the cause, but she almost
felt as if she had been selfish in exacting
such sacrifice as she knew it to be. At
length he arose. 'Emelie, | think | must
have cigar No word of fond entreaty
stayed his course, and he soon returned. |
have got only one bunch, they will soon be
gone, and then | will smoke no more
He looked up in her face, but he could
not read the expression there. 1t was not
grief, disappointment, anger or love, but a
most marvellous calmness. He was about
, to retire to his studio, where he generally
INDUCED in the luxury of smoking, but a
soft tone recalled him. will you not stay
with mel
Il thought, said he hesitatingly, Il thought
smoke was very disagreeabIe to you.
1t will be more disagreeable still, if it de
: prve me Of my husbands company saic
| Emelie, as she gently drew him back into
: the room, and placing a luxurious rocking
5 chair for his reception seated herself by hi:
side
She then selected two cigars from the lot
: lighted one and placed to her husbands lips
} and performing the same operation with tht
other, commenced putting away with thu
! gravity of an experienced smoker. Boil
, maintained the same imperturable coolnes
S for several minutes, he looked every instan
to see her give up the attempt, and she still
I smoking as if it had been habit of years.
AT length, bursting into an uncontrollabl,
0 fit of laughter, he flung the remnant of hi
h cigar into the CRATE, exclalming, Emelie
Y you have won the day-if you will leave Of
;, smoking, / will
o Certainly, always initiate those love
e but had we not better smoke this bunch,
is pity to waste themp
e No; we will keep them in remembrance
Of our mutual PROMISE
We'll, then have been thinking as | sa
:, smoking, how much did you give for thes
cigars
: Three cents apiece
: And you smoke four in day, that is
n moderate allowance, is it not?'
: 1T is
G Then twelve cents day is forty-thre
n dollars and eighty cents year; the sam
a for myself would make it eighty-seven dol
i lars and sixty cents. Am | not goo
o arithmetican In one of my rambles tn
i other day met with very poor old woman
h who with her little grand daughter lived i
c one of those little wooden houses just owe
e the Schuylkill. ! soon recognized her a
d being the Mrs Ellison Of whom you hav
o spoken as being so kind to you when
d child. She is in extreme poverty, and Q
d course feels it more severely after a life {
IF afiiuence. Now you remember that preti
o little white cottage near our country res
e dence, it is to rent, very low, only fifty do
k lars, aud is plenty large enough for Mrs
|, Ellison and her little girl. Now our ciga
l. money wopld hire it for her, and the re
(. naming thirty-seven dollars and sixty cent
IS would be some relief to her. Then she wi
a be so near that we can run in at any time
ID and see that she is comfortable. What d
h you think, dearest, Of my little plan 2
n Il think my wife is quite an economis
10 but have been so engaged listening to tn;
s, earnest tone that l have not understood
N ALL We must go and see Mrs. Ellison t.
ID morrow, and she shall certainly never want
N IL Il