American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-30

hn k how much more pleasant 1t will be It.
have the kisses without the smell OF tobacco.
and W ill Give you a. many as you wish m In
mronw hile,n she i02ntbl, added, Cow ring In
ch. tx, and lips and ow OF her friend with
those eloquent tesi"o' ials oi affection
CnAP1ERnI.
Mrs Reed w illiams had never looked NOR
he4 uriful than he did that ev'n,ng wh,n hr'
husband retnrmd Perhaps there had be
more than usual solc,ude about the shade "i !"
ribbon or The adjustment o, a carl, hut II the"
was, looking glasses "tell no tales" and nca
aud PLAIN attic would not proclaim b, fact t.
IN ordissry observer. She STAR ed netvonsly
he entrrt d, but she controlled herself and greet
cd him kindly and calmly as u,ual
swell, my dear" sad he, advancing gsily
Il have ~, been smoking today"
sob, thank you, th'nk ynn, dear hnsband,'
exrlolu, d kmeli., IN the tullness OF her heat
lyon wall never smoke any more, Will you"
a. her bait pleading eyes were rai1Fd 4" his
with an expression that amply repaid him to-
The s,crifrr.
Days passed, and the young wife felt happier
than she had ever Ielt beI0re, Tor her heart,
ihul had rel ,Dqu,shtd eytn his ia, oiite oars,
and Tor her sake.
Oae ening, as he sat nv her side, she
though, he seem unusually drp'ess'd, and hs'
Cheeii ul Smiles md her animated coBvptaa tion
failed 10 restore hrs vented earcty. She did
not a k The cause, bnt she almost let as il she
had been self h IN exsciirg such sacrfre as
she kn.w it TO be. Al length he arr Sc. EN-
lie, think mus, have cigar. No w"'d 81
fond eniIeaiy s'ay,d his course, and he con re
turned. ~ have got oiiy one bunch, thy
will soon be gone, and then will smoke no
more"
He looked up in her face, bat be could not
read the expression ther. 1t was not griei.
disappOin mcnt, anger or love, hut mmt mar
ve'lous ga mnpss. He was alb ut to retire TO his
s'udm, " h. IT he generally induls ed i'll The luxu
y 81 sm king, but a soft tone recalled him
"Wiil you moi stay with me"
81 thought, Ia id he, hesitaiinely, II thought
smoke wa- very disagreeahie TO you"
SIT Will he more d,sagr. Ga bio srIl', If il des
privrs me OF Jay hu,bsnd's company, "said Em-
elIe," as she gently drew HIM bark mo the
room and placing iuxnr,'us rocking chair for
his rece, ton seated herself by his side
She ,hen selected two cigars ir m thu lo',
lighted one, and pla ed it to her husbands lips,
and, PEI forming the same operation win the
o'her, con m nerd putting awav with the grav'-
ty of an -xptrienc, d smoker. Both maintained
the same imperturbabie co lness Tor sevefa'
minutes, he looking every inst'nt to see be'
give up the atcn,pt, and she still smoking as
II il had been a habit oil years.
~ lhto All
OF laughter, he hung the remnant d his rIgat
into The CRATE, excla ming, s'Enclc, Jon have
won 'he day; II you will leave of smoking, |
will "
''Cer ainly,I always initiate those love; but
had we not better smoke this bunch, it is a pity
to waste them?"
$40; NC viii keep them in remembrance Of
our mutual promi.e."
"Weii, then, ! have been thinking as ! raj
smok ng- how much did yoo give ior these CT
gArs"
81 hree cents apiece"
s'And you snl Ike iour in day; that is nod
crate allowance, is it mott"
s'It is.o
"ihen twelve cents day is forty-three dol
lars ard eighty rents yeaI; the sam. Tor n.y.
self would make it eighty seven dollars and
sixty cents Am no, go,d afi'hmeticIan! =
In 0ne Of my mbles he other day, met with
a very poor old woman, who with grand
daughter lived in one uf ,hnse little women
houses just over the Schuylkili soon rerog-
n I'd her as being the Mrs Ell ison OF whom
you have spoken as being so kind to yon when
child. She ID in extreme poverty, and Of
course fee Is it more severely after life OF al
fntnce. Now you r, member ihtt pretty little
white cottage near our country residences; !, is
to rent, very low, only Il tv dolafs,and is plen
tv large enough for Mrs. f l,son and her little
girl. Now our cigar money would hire 1t for
her, and the remaining 'hirt, IS. ven dollars and
sixty nts w Md be S me relief 10 her lh'r
she will be So neai that we can run in at an,
time and see tina, she is comfortable What do
you think, dearest, oil my lI'tIe plan?
81 think my wife is quie an tc"nomi't, bnt
have been 50 engaged listening TO that earn. st
tone, that have not unj.r TODD 1t all We
must 60 and see Mrs. Ellison tomorrow, and
she shall certainly never Want"