Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-08-20
SKETCHES OF HABIT.
One Day and a Half in the Life of Tobacco
ChsWef.
SATURDAY, July %, 1913.


Asked me TO call at cousin Ms and borrow
for her the Sorrows of Werter Haze TO
have wife read such Hmby PANTY stuff
but must numor her whins, and con-
cudet that | hau rather she would take
pleasure over Wcrter's Sorrows, than en-
pIoy her tongue in making sorrow for
your humble servant
Got to cousin Ms door, Now cousin
VI. is an old maid, and 4 dreadful tidy wo
man. Like tidy women well enough, but
can't bear your dreadful tidy ones, because
! am always iR dread while on their prem
ises lest should offend their super-super-
lative neatness by a bit of gravel on the
sole OF my boot or such matter.
Walked in, delivered my message. and
seated myself in one Of her cane bottom
chairs, while she rummaged The bookcase
Forgot TO take out my cayendish before [
entered, and while she hunted felt the tide
rising. No spit box in the room. Win
dOws clo=cd. Floor carpeted. Stove var
shed. Looked 10 the fire pIace-fulI of
flowers, and hearth newly daubgd with
Spanish Brown. Here was fix. Felt
the hJod Of essence of caycndIsh accumu-
latlng. Began TO- reason with myself as to
whether, as last alternative. il were bet
ter to drown the flowers, redaub the hearth,
or flood the carpet. Mouth in the mean
lime pretty well filed. 10 add to my mi
SoIy she began to ask questions. Did YOU
ever read this book, -? es ma am
said |, in a voice like frog from. the bot
tom oil u well, while wished book, aunt,
and all were with Pharaoh's host in the
Red Sea. How do YOU like it,! contiu-
uoI the indeIat gable querist. / threw my
head on the back Of The chair and mouth
upward 10 prevent an overflow. Pretty
We'll, SAID /. She at last found the Scr
rows of Wertcr and came toward me-
q dear. cousin Oliver, DON'T rut your
head on the back of the chair, now don't,
NOu III grease il, and take oil the guiding
J could not answer her, having now lost
the power Of speech entirely, und my
checks were disteuded like those Of a toad
under It mushroom. : Why Oliver said
my pers.ycgng tormeutor, UNCONSCIOUS ot
the reason oh my appearance, YOU a
SICK, | know yul are, your face is dread
fully sweleI, and Le.orc | could prevent
her, her h1rtshOrn was clapped ~ my DIS.
Iyudcd uO,trs. As my mouth was closed
impcIlugab Y, the Ori,iccs in my nasal or
IAN were at that time my only breathing
place. Judg". then, what commot.ou u
la,I >uulTui har,saUru created among my
.cIialO,ics
Doltc for the door, and hearty ache
hehce. relieved my p:oJosci,, and tobacco,
=, lc, &c, 'ail at once disEOrgcd' from
mS mouth, rcsloicI me The faculty OF speech.
Her yes followed TIE IN astoushmcut, and
returned and relieved my embarrassment
by putting load Oil my cuLscience told
hrr | had been trying 10 relieve the tooth
ache by the temporary use OF tobacco
while, truth 10 tell, never had an aching
lang IN M head. went home mortified
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