The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-24
CIGARS FOR TWO.

Wretcn eAculmeu Mrh, NOlAnt TO nef
friend, Mrs. Washburn, the young wife
who had Just gone to housekeeping.
"He smokes, but he is not IN abom.
Unable wretch-I am sure he is not,n
replied Mrs. Washburn, little startled
by the hard name applied to her hus.
band, whom she both loved and eR-
teemed.
"Not q wretch9"
mo- / am sure he is not"
eyes, he is any husband, especially
one whp has been married only year,
and won't lot Off smoking when his wife
desires it must be wretch"
mo; you overstate the case. He is
everything u husband ought to be-so
kind, so devoted, so indulgent. But,
then, do wish he would not smoke"
You must break him OF 1.-THE
cruel monster"
"Nuy, do not call him such hard
names, l love him with all my heart,
though lie does smoke"
"Well, / suppose you do; young
wives are apt to be foolish"
"Foolish |"
eyes; he secs, dare say, that you
owe him, and SO he takes advantage Of
"why, Mrs. yOlant, don't you love
your husband"
"Well, ! supposed do; there is no
need Of telling him Of it. I make him
think | don't care anything about him.
Why can manage him as easy as !
could n kitten.
az don't like that; I think there
ought to be loyeand confidence between
man and wife,"
"Poohp
You cannot be happy with him."
"I should not be il 1 became his
slave"
at am not his slave"
"Don't you believe itP When you
have been married rs long MS Ihavc you
will getrid OF some Of these sentimental
notions, which answer very well for the
first year or 80, but become very incon.
ycnient after that"
"For my part, I always mean to love
my husband as much as I 10 now, even
lift is sentimental"
"See il you do Hush nds must be
carefully managed or they will become
tyrants. Now, my husband smoked
the first year after marriage but then
lie was q littlecareful about bringing his
cigar into the House, for I told him, up
and down wouldn't have it."
~ should supposed he would have
rebclled.p
He did, but not at FIRST One night
about n year after We were married, ho
brought home whole bundle OF cigars
and put them on the mantelpiece.
Taking one, ho coolly lighted II and
proceeded to read the evening news.
paper"
"That's the way my husband docs"
al was downright mad at his impu.
dence, but did not say word. The
next day 1 bought n monstrous great
snuf.box, and filled. it full OF rappee.
In the evening he lighted his cigar,
as before; but no sooner had he done
so than seated myself opposite to him,
and drawing out my snlff.box took
generous pinch, ut the risk Of sneezing
my head of"
Glow funnyl"
My husband did not think so. He
looked at mo with astonishment.
"You take snuff" says lie.
"Ido; ut least Imean to learn" I re.
piled.
at is filthy habit, said he.
"No worse than smoking" said I.
We debated the matter n long time,
and at last lie gave up the point, and
promised to throw away his cigars II l
would throw away my snuff.
"And he never smoked any moro ?"
asked Mrs. Washburn.
Eyes he began once after; but /
took to the snuff again, and he gave II
up"
care you sure he don't smoke now?"
"If lie does he never lets me SEQ
him. My sitting room is not smoked
mp as yours is.
at was n glorious trick"
"Tliat it was, and advise you TO try
it upon Mr.. Washburn."
III couldn't take pinch OF snuff any
more than Icould swallow an elephant" "
'"Smoke, then. There are some little
cigars sold at the apothecary's made on
purpose for ladies. They are so mild
that they wouldn't make you sick,
though even IL they did you wouldn't
mind so they cured your husband Of
smoking"
ut seems too bad to play such q
trick upon him he is always 30 kind;
and permits me TO do lust ns / please"
said the tender-hearted Mrs. Wash.
burn.
"what else could he do?p
at looks kind OF mean to me-"
"Not bit"
al don't know as II would succeed"
"Nonsenscl / am sure IL would.
He never would let yousmoke, for these
husbands ,haye IN awful horror of any
impropriety in their wifes."
"'Then he says he has always smoked
and can't leave il of"
"Pshawl The old story"
nIam almost tempted to try It,"
"I would"
at seems so unkind, though, that 1
have hardly the heart to try it"
"You are notional, my dear Mrs.
Washburn. When youhaye been mar.
RED"
The remark was broken on by the
abrupt entrance Of tho "abominable
wretch himself. Mrs. washburn rose
Us he entered, and, In spite OF the
nbominablo odor that his breath must
have exhaled, printed kiss upon his
tobacco stained lips.
Tho lady "who had been married
several years" was disgnstcd, and after