The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-06
Ssra. Buao.... Nerves.

| aIWays Hlf0Wl',s Your lleTNes ~ my
face; say tic wife Of a poor nta..
has no business With nerves = here:,
! Aud Mr.. BntiOn splteiuilF tit OIL
the end of his cigar, pulled lIls nat on
his head, and strobe away to his place
of business, =
| But Mfor Mr., Bnilon had reached
the wholesale store down town, where
br was employed as ! salesman, his
ten,,er was sonc-a,a then he was
ashamed of himself, as he alway; was;
! f,a George Bnifon was good-iealtrL
fellow, despite his fery temper.
| Poor ci,i ~ he mllttered poor
Emily! Ia@ too hard Oh her. She's
the mother Of my children, and
GOOD wife, ii man ever had one. It's
lot her fult il she has had nerves. y
/ And the more he thought about
that 6lisincis Of Tie CyrHiug cigIr, the
more l,e saw iillt it was lis duty to
heed the little VIA, wish, tilnitlIy as
she had expn sed it. And still think
! ms, ii Occurred To hi,a tlat it would
/ not be II tn / idea il he were to quit
smoking altogether. He whipped
I lead lt,iieil OIL OF his pocket aud made
calculation.
Four cigars a lay-tlat's about
my averee-s,t ten ,.,its each. that's
forty cenfs Il tEly. Three hun,;retl ahd
sixty i've DAYS in a year--mu.tiplied
by for.y-whaw why its one bun
| Cred and turty-six dollars Il year!
hno Non,d have Thought IL. Hum
lnnl-ntst think 1t over Serlou'iy.'
Aud thinking it over seIioutiy, he !
resolved tia;, yrt. he would give up |
smol,ls aaosSetnef. =
"a Alu n',, MfS L'.iu,l :. ,, No, ~" so9,ier .h .,u i
Htr ih's'N',i'i Nit .'ie 'n'lsc t.,'ii " siie
rel't,n'i'eu 'tr'.ii !or iet ae','s'i''eSS; =,
o,rl,t not - III Il of h;,a Ia had |
Int G.w eniarme,,ts auJ i snnnose #
i", nav ,rd rat,: ~ ~ n,,i,,r, Iii hi. r;s,r nh
wb"i = thin@ II i far \ won,a,, tn have i
narves
~ Th,t G u,g,t ~ ,bc e,,ni,v s,t arop,d /
tln ljre a,scr s,,nnnr Nj Rntt,,n tnnL>
10 nIaying wi,h ths children. md did /
uot tair Snt his ,.;ror rsse
:. Whv dnn.t I'm, smoke daor >"
s.il Mrs Eu,Fnn
..oh NV Wits rprvps WORT allow
II r said Nr pnlinn Win 4 oonl
natu,pd lonrb
= w.s ~ hl,mo coorrn :, sail tho
u.;a ..sn,ofsn II IN, wa,t IN doar
I have mg,le nm nv mind tlmt atIer
al > cioar il not sri,.h h3,l thing /
n,,,ht 81 Ia thontf;,i fnr nir gno,i h,.-
b,;sJ who always snen,ls Lis evenings
at home with lis fimily as van do -
~, n..o.... ~, ~. -
Dls 'l' b".io.' l,' S'i'. @ l'ue s','oNe' a'N'
StN S4 SNel,uls Pr>,eu an"J plc",tAty'
~ 's,It l,.t'ller ai'usloiiS vas 'i'ade 70 the
suuje'''
The next morning Mr.. Euiion took i
ont his cigar case y usual and put a
cigar between ms llpS, and hidding HI;
wife q pleasant good-hy, wa!kcdaNHy, ;
and when he 5ot to the eonier where
he usually lit his cigar, he did not
light It, but took it carefully from his :,
lips and put 1t back in his cigar case.
The next evening came, and the
next and still 10 cigar was lighted.
Mrs. Button was thankful, grateful:
amt as month after moatil passed by.
and she saw that the evening cigar
was g;Gen up for good, she declared
there never was 20 good q husband in
the world, aati that she would do
something to give hln all agreeable
when a woman makes resolve of =,
his sort, you may be sure s9Mething Il
will certainly come Of It.
One night year later, as tlle family
sat around the fireside, Mrs. Button =
sai'l: .
George, it is a year tonight since
yon gave up your evening cigar
Just what was about to observe, r
title wife, sslid Mr.. Button. I
You were SO good about that, "
lear, that thought it was my duty TO rG
make al effort to please you. SO -
,ome into the bedroom, dear, and see cs
what | have got to show you" 70
They Went and Mrs. Button uncoy- n
red an object which had stood hidden a
II the corner. reveaiiiig-;l curious
little iron and steel concern, in beau
iful shape.
"A sewing machine exclaimed Mr.. A
Bu!fon. u
:. Yes, hear-just what have been in
wanting for so long Il time. you know. "
i will save a great deal Of expense. O.
or now can make all the clIi!ireir's n
,lothes myself. to say nothing of your W
,wn shirts. George o.
"Wlnre did you get the money, 2. y,
Emily 2" m
..Sayed It from the grocer, the In
lutcler and the baker. George. Al, =,
7ou don't know how few cents q inl
lay will count up
:'Don'tI." whispered Mr.. Button.
II got the machine yesterday conf .
Ilete. for fifty dollars, and have six
lollars lett"
:. Rnt your nerves Emilvf :