The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-07-18
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his pipe. He piticd Thompson. for
he had seen Thompson trv to stop
smoking several times, and fail irno-
miniouSly every time he undertook Il.
But Smikes wanAed to show his wife
how easy he could quit. SO one morn
ing he remarked carelessly to Saman-
tina that he guessed he would stop
using tobacco. Samantha said she
was glad of it, and added, impetuous-
ly, what she had never said before,
that it was vile habit Smikes ap-
pcared a little nervous and confused
when Samantha said this, and mum
blcd out something about being glad
he had never got into it himself In
his agitation he pulled out his tobacco
box and was about TO take 6 chew,
when he recollected himself, and plung
ed out Of the front door, forgetting his
umbrella. About half wav to the of
fee he met Jones, with whom he was
having some business transactions
While they were talking the thing
over, Smikes got a little enthHsisstie.
and he had almost reached the Office
before he noticed that he was rolling
an uncommonly plump quid arotthd
his mouth like sweet mOrsel How
it got there Smikes did not know. He
puzzled over that little thing all the
rest Of the forenoon, and at last he
took it out of his mouth and threw it
away, satisfied that he must have take.I
it while cOnversing with Jones Iwice
that afternoon Smikes took out his to-
h. L, y
took oft the cover and sneIied of the
tobacco. 1t smelt so good that Smil1es
felt impelled to remark to himself that
It was the easiest thing in the world to
stop chewing. He congratulated him
self again and again that day that k&
did not become entangled in the meshas
of the filthy habit, and he alluded to
the matter three or four times that
evening at the tea-table, till Samantha
marvelled greatly at the tirTEness Of
Smikes- She had already heard, she
said, that it was hard thing to leave
off. But Emikes had told her. and
kept telling her, that it was 'just rs
easy" and her reverence for the viriIA
strength and independence of charac-
ter of Smikes grew like gOurd. That
night Smikes had the n ghtmare EIe
thought that a legion Of foul fiends
had got him up in a corner Of the hack
yard, and had rolled upon him q mon
strOUs GUiG Of fine cut as large arouud
as 4 cart-wheel, and that they were tiy-
ing to force it into his mouth Smikes
struggled vigorously, and when Sa-
mantha shook him and asked him what
was the matter, his only reply Was that
anybody could stop chewing if they
only made up their mind to it, The
next day Smikes was a little nervous.
He told every body who came in what
a simple thing 1T was to stop riegfhg,
The third day he harped about it 81
day long. He told one man about it
three different times, and when that
much-informed individual ventuRed the
opinion that he would be chewing
again in less than a week, Smikes
Indignantly calculated, "AIr. Jenkins;
when | make up my mind TO q thffg
that is the last of it" The fourth day
Smikes heard that camomile blossoms
were sometimes used as a substitute
for tobacco, and just ont Of curiosity
he devOured couple OfOunces of them
lie said to the druggist when he bought
LhaIl1 that it was easy enough TO stop
the use of tobacco. On the fifth d5y
Smikes got sick. His nerves gave out
He snapped something at Samantha at
the breakfast table, upset his inkstand.
burnt his fingers poking some cinders'
ont of the CRATE, and had no appetite
for his dinner That dav the devil
whispered to Smikes that tobacco was.
really beneficial to some ten peTaments.
Smikes had a temperament of that
kind. The sixth day Smikes felt ike
q murderer. He seemed to himself 20
have become transformed into a Modoc.
His mouth was dry and parched. A
stout, healthylooking old gentleman
came into Smiles' office that day. He
was friend of Smikes, and as he dES%
forth his silver tobacco box and dain-
tily shook oHt q small portion Of the
pungent weed, Smikes felt his mouth
water. He remarked to Mr.. Johnson
that he had not chewed anT for six
days, and that he had RETAINED so long
just to satisfy himself that alyLEly
could chew or leave il alone ue vas
fully satisfied that it could be done, but
he rather thought that his was one of
those temperaments that are really act
ed upon in beneficial way by the tenn
perate use of tobacco, 5fr Johnson
said he thought so too, and IS he hand
ed Smikes his box, remarked tEat he
had ohewed regularly for thirty years,
and didn't know as it had damaged
him any. As Smikes rolled q large
ouid back into hiz left cheek, he said
he tbouoht there was 4 great difference
in n,es He was satisfied that he could
stop chewing at any time. but there
were some Compartments 20 WHICH
gentle narcotic or opiate was really q
blessing.
An Irish Clergyman, who was a hard
Iaborer ON his glehe, and when so occnpied