The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-14
"CIGkRS FOR TWO"
CHAPTER I.
OR, CURING a SMOKER.

BILE wretch!' exclaimed Mrs. Nolant
to her friend Mrs. Washburn, young
wife who had just gone to housekecp-
ing.
"He smokes, but he is not an abom.
Unable wretch-I am sure he is not"
replied Mrs Washburn, little start
led by the hard name applied to her
husband, whom she both loved and
esteemed.
"Not wretch?'
|. NO, I'm sure he is not"
"Yes, he is; any husband, especially
one who has been married only a
year and won't leave off smoking
when his wife desires it, must be a
wretch"
"No; you ovcrstate the case. He
is everything husband ought to be
$50 kind, so devoted, so indulgent.
But then l do wish he would not
smoke
You must break him of 1.-THE
cruel monstcr,"
"Nay, do not call him such hard
names. l love him with all my heart,
though he does smoke"
"Well, suppose you do; young
wives are apt to be foolish"
Foolish
AYES he sees, l dare say, that you
love him, and so he takes the advan-
tage of you"
why, Mrs. Volant, don't you love
your husband:?'
"Well, suppose do; there is no
need of telling him of it | make
him think ] don't care anything about
him. Why, | can manage him as
easily as l could kitten"
II don't like that; think there
ought to be love and confidence be-
tween man and wife"
POOH
You cannot be happy with him" ;"
Il should not be if l became his
slave"
Not his slaseFn
"Don't you believe it, When you
have been married as long as l have,
you will get rid of sonc of these scnti-
mental notions, which answer very
well for the first year or SO, but be-
come very inconvenient after that"
''For my part, always intend TO
love my husband as much as l do
now, even ii it is sentimental.
',See if you do Husbands must be
carefully managed, or they become ty
rants Now, my husband smoked tie
first year after marriage; but then he
was little careful about bringing his
cigar into the house, for l told him up
and down, / wouldn't have it."
Il should suppose he would have
rebelled"
He did, but not at first One
night, about year after we were
married, he brought home whole
bundle OF cigars. and put them on the
mantle-piece. Taking one, he coolIy
lighted it and proceeded to read the
evening paper
That's just the way my husband
does"
/ Il was downright mad at his impu-
dence, but did not say 4 word. The
next day bought monstrous great
snuf-box and filed it full of rapee.
In the evening be lighted his cigar, as
before, but no sooner had he done so,
than / seated myself opposite to him,
and drawing out my snuff box, / took
a generous pinch, snutfing the filthy
stuff into nay nostrils. at the risk OF
sneezing my head off.
'.How funny
my husband did not think so. He
looked at me with aslonisbment.
You take snuff said he. 4 do; at
least, | mean to learn,' replied. 1T
is filthy habit said he No worse
than smoking said l. We debated
the matter long time, and at last he
gave up the point, and promised to
throw away bis cigars if | would
throw away my snuff"
"And he never smoked any more %
asked Mrs. Washburn, laughing.
.Yes, he began once after; but I
took to the snuff again, and he, gave
i it up"
"Are you sure be don't smoke now?''
"If he does, be never lets me see
him."
at was a glorious trick"
4That it was, and advise you TO
try it on Mr.. Washburn."
Il couldn't take pinch of snuff any
more than | could swallow an ele-
phant."
NSmoke, then. There are some lit
tie cigars sold at the apothecary's
made on purpose for ladies. They
are SO mild that they wouldn't make
you sick; though, even if they did,
you wouldn't mind. SO they cure your
husband of smoking"
at seems too bad to play such a
trick upon him-he is always so kind,
and permits me to do just as | please" "
said the affectionate and tender-heart-
ed Mrs. Washburn.
"What else could he do ?"
at looks kind Of mean to me-"
"Not Bit"
II don't know as it would succeed"
Nonsense! | am sure it would.
He never would let you smoke, for
these husbands have an awful horror
Of any improperly in their wives"
| "Then he says he has always smok-
ed and can't leave it off"
"Pshaw! The old story"
Il am almost tempted to try it."
Il would
ut seems SO unkind, though, that l
have hardly the heart to try it."
"Yon are notional, my dear Mrs.
Washbnrn. When you have been
married."
The remark was broken off by the
4 abrupt entrance of the "abominable
wretch himself. Mrs. Washburn