The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-05-24
THE WAY TO CURE A CIGAR
SMOKING HUSBAND.

Mrs. Reed Williams had never look.
ed more beautiful than she did thai
evening when her husband returned,
Perhaps there had more than usual soil
ciIude about the shade Of a ribbon, OF
The adjustment Of curl, but il there
was, looking glasses tell no lales,' aud
neal aud plain attire wouIdno proclaim
The fact to an ordinary observer She
started nervously as he entered, bu
she controlled herself aud greeted him
kindly and calmly as usual.
'WelI, my DEAR said he, as he ad,
vanced gally, i have not been smok'
ling to-day
.Oh. thank you, dear husband ex'
claimed Emelne in the GuIlness OF her
heart, 'you will nevet~smoke any more,
Twill your and her soft pleading eyes,
were rased 10 his with an expectation
that amply repaid him for his sacr'-
flee.
/ Days asded, and the young wife fell
happier than she had ever felt before,
Ifor her hearts idol had relinqnished
even his favorite cigars, and for her
sake.
Oue evening as he sat by her side,
she thought he seemed unusually de
pressed, and her cheerful smiles and her
animated conversation failed to restore
slhis wonted galely. She did not ask
II him The cause, but she almost felt selfish
0 in exac,iag such sacrifice as she knew
ii 10 be. At length he arose. Eme'
# line, ! think | must have cigar M
+ word of kind entreaiy swayed his course
$ and he soon returned. Il have got one
Q bunch, they will soon be gone, and ther
| will smoke no more
5 He looked up in her face, bot ht
|, could not read the expression there
II 1t was not grief, disappointment, anger
i or love, but most marvellous calm
is studio, where he generally indulged it
\ he luxury of smoking, but aso'l voice re
called him. 'WIl you mol stay with me?
Il Il thought said he hesIlalingIy, .
y hought smoke was very disagreeablt
j o YOU
D Il will be more dsagreeable still, i
II il depryes me Of my husbands compa
o 10y, said Emeline, as she gently drew
! MIN back into The room, and placing
luxurious rocking chair for his reception
seated heiSelfby his side.
l. She then selected two cigars from tn,
ID OF, lighted one and placed it in he
/. husbands lips, and performing the sam,
s. Operation with The other, commence
.rIpufing away with the gravity Of an ex
&c Iperienced smoker Both maintained
e he same imperturabe GOODNESS for sev
e eral minutes: he looked every instant I,
d see her give up the attempt, and sh,
d still smoked as If il had been habit lo
!, years.
= At length, bursting into an uncon'rolI
n able fit Of laughter, he flung the remnan
of his cigar into The grale, exclaiming
d / EmeIne, you have won The day. !
k you will leave of smoking, | will
l. Certainly, always initiate those
$ owe; but had we not better smoke thi
6 bunch, it is a pity TO waste D?'
z 'Nojwe'lI keep them in remembrance
II Of mutual PROMISE
s well then, have been thinking az
i | sa, smoking, how much did you give
e for these cgars?'
+ Three cents piece
II 'And you smoke four IN a day, lha
S is moderate allowance is it nol?'
e 1T is.
= 'Then Twelve cents day is forty
a three dollars and eighty cents year!
] he same for mysei! would make it 81
! dollars 60 cents. Am | not a good
arthmeliCan' In one of my rsmbIcs
he other Gay, | met with a very poor
4, old woman, who with her little grand
!. laughter lived in one OF those wooden
. houses JUS, over The SchuyIkilI. soon
b recognized her as being the Mrs Ellison
of whom you have spoken az being SO
kind TO you when child. She is 10
Q Xlreme poverty, and Of course Geels
more severely after Iireo olluence.
d Now you remember that pretty. liuIc
white cottage near our country residence
1t is 10 rent, very low, only $50, and
IS plenty large enough for Mrs. Ellison
and her little girl. Now our cigar mon.
~ would hire ii for her, and The re-
naming lhirly'seyen dollars and sky
cents would be some relief 10 her. Then
he would be so near that we could run
n at any time, and see that she il com