Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-03-20
"CIGARS FOR TWO"

friend, Mrs. Washburn, young wife
who had aj ust gone to housekeeping.
He smokes, but he is not an abOInl-
nable wretch-I am sure he is not, . re-
piled Mrs Washburn, a little startled
by the hard name applied to her hus-
band, whom she both loved and es-
teemed 1855
"Not wretch %
"No, I'm sure he is not. -
eyes, he is any husband, especially
one who has been married only year,
and won't leave off smoking, when his
wife desires it, must be wretch.
enc; YOU overstate The case. He is
everything husband ought to be-so
kind, so devoted, so indulgent-but,
then. I do wish he would not smoke.
"You must break him of it, the cruel
monster p EF
"NaF, do not call him such hard
names / love him with all my heart,
although he does smoke.
"Well, suppose you do; young wives
are apt to be foolish.
"Foolish %
eyes he sees, I dare say, that you
love him, and so he takes advantage of
you" 81
"Why, Mrs. Volant, don't you love
your husband 90
"Wen, suppose L do; there is no
need telling him. of it. / make him
think I don't think anything about him
Why, I can manage him as easily as
could kitten"
CT don't like that; think there
ought to be love and confidence between
man and wife 'an.iIss Boa ~
f'Pooh p's1gaa se nl
"You cannot be happy with him. 'i..l
81 should not if [ became his slave. !"
''Not his slave p - sn.. -=s. rg-. -
''Don't you believe it. When you
have been married as long as l have,
you will get rid of some of these senti-
mental notions, which answer very well
for year or so, but become very neon
venient after that.
For my part, / always mean to love
my husband as I do now, even If 1t Is
sentimental
stSee if you do Husbands must be
carefully managed, or they become
tyrants. Now, my husband smoked the
first year after marriage; but then he
was little careful about bringing his
cigar INTO the house, for I told him, up
and down, that would not have it.
81 should suppose he would have re-
belled"
He did, but not at first One night,
about year after we were married, be
brought home whole bundle of cigars,
and put them on the mantel-piece.
Taking one, he coolly lighted it, and
proceeded to read the evening paper,
"That is just the way my husband
does"
CT was downright mad at his impu.
dence, but did not say word. The mex
day [ bought monstrous great snuff
box, and filed 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, an(
drawing out my snuff-box took gen
erous pinch, shutting the filthy stuff int,
my nostrils at the risk of sneezing N,
head off. -
CHOW funny r
"My husband did not think So H
looked at me with establishment. Yo1
mean nle S to learn n1 I replied GIt's aflth,
habit, says he. 'Noswogse than smok
ing, says I. We debated the matter
long time, and at last he gave up tn
point, and promised to throw away hi
cigars if would throw away my snuff
And he never smoked any more ?
asked Mrs. Washburn, laughing.
eyes, he began once after; but
took to snuff again, and he gave it up.
Are you sure heN1ont smoke now
eff he does, he never lets me lse
him. My sitting-room is not all smoke
up, as yours is. .
&c Il was glorious trick
"That it was, and fadvise you to IL
it upon Mr.. Washburn.' a ~ 80.
&C couldn't take pinch of snuff an
more than I could swallow an elephant
"Smoke, then There -aretsome lit
cigars sold at the apothecary's made {
purpose for ladies. They are so mi
that they wouldn't make you sick
though, even if they did, you wouldn
mind, so they cure your husband
smoking"
cit seems too bad to play such a trit
upon him he is always so kind, al
permits me to do just as please" sa
the tender-hearted Mrs. Washburn.
"What else could he do ?"
cit looks kind of mean to me.
ssNot bit.
81 don't know as it would succeed
3Nousense 81 am sure it would
never would let you smoke, for the
husbands have an awful horror OF a
improperly III their wffvses..~ 7fss
iaThen, hesays be. has always smoke
and can't leave It. off, .aEInoas =
AsPshaw, Il theso old story" g. 80
liam almost tempted to try it. -
III weuld nns1. r sszsg Sc
81 seems So unkind, though, tina
have. hardly the heart t. do il. !, IS
sssiYous are snotional, my dear III
Washbnrn. When you haze been M
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