Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
Che family Gieelr.
NV First CHAR.

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Lament, to the purchase of my first cigar
I'm afraid that my moral feelings mus
have been ut Il very low ebb just then, f"1
went to the shop quite prepared to say
hat it was for an uncle; but rs was no
'>ked any questions by the dealer, wh'
conten,ed himself with wrapping the rol
of leaf most carefully in paper. | wa:
spared The untruth, spent three pence fol
lie coarec!ymade, dark hucd Bcnga
chcroor, and smugyled it into the school
~olle ,wful crime for the sake of attain
M an unknown joy, which was to be al
beautiful ecstasy, delight, and dreamy, de
licious dcliriun.
1t was.
That h;Lf-holiday went about with my
jacket tightly buttoned up. stealing one
he end Of the roll of paper, deep down il
It's seclu>ion. and make sure that it wl>
sill there. Not sciiool-fellow approached
me whom | did not mentally accuse O.
showing of its existence, and harborine
designs to obtain it.
LEND me your knife, Jones :" sal,
Tompkins Primus, about three o'clock.
Haven't got one" | said shortly.
| Les, you ll'tNc, SUI pkIuS
9 there in your jacket pocket"
He made Il snatch at it-a hOrribl,
snatch but | cluded it by ducking down
end of the play ground. But it was IN
awful escape. and he nearly broke my
brittle treasure right in half.
think it must have been about SIX
o'clock, when it was growing dusk. that
eli
by'> field, and down behind the big elns
where. after listening for Il few minutes
lest | should have been seen OF heard,
pullrd out the cheroot and skinned it by
taking oft tue paper.
Then had to pause for Il few moments
in doubt rs to whether ought to put the
thin or the thick end into my mouth, de
Gliding at last in favor of the thin, and pop
ping it between my lips.
Oh But it was nasty-simply horri-
bic TO my fresh, young nature.
But 1t was manly to smoke. and if i,
had been ten times is unsatisfactory o
lavor, | should not have tlnched; so
took out my box of matches, and struck
several, blowing them out in turn rs
tried to puff at The clYer, and feeling all
the time rs if it We're the fifth of Novem-
Der, and were about 10 start 4 squlb.
managed it, though at last, and had
the end we'll aliyh. the smoke drawing
through freely, 50 that | obtained good
moulhtul>. and worked away.
1t was rather hot and strong, certainly
but-'lraw putf-draw putf--how old
and manly did feel drew myself W
and leaned NV shoulder against the fence,
| ylorying in the punyent incense, which
woIld make me choke Il little now and
then, and get into my nose in Il rather
aW kward manner.
But then, was smoking, and the Ella
ton felt WAS delightful
| have since come TO the conclusion that
! The citation was due to my natural excite
ncnt. consequent upon this glorious s,el
out of bounds. moral and physical, and
not from any great potency in the tobacco
.cal.
The cigar kept we'll ali.h, and was
about thrd through it, 1t was very
dark. and there WAS u sort Of furious iol
in The whole Transaction. felt like ON,
of the old heroes of historical romance;
>ir Franco, Drakr-a Captain Kidd:
Paul Jones Jolly frcc-bouttr: and. il
lmagina ion. clothed myself in bucAsAir
and ti4hts, wore secret armor, and wa.
ready to dp any deed of ,aln..
g,ailed once; had my name beer
called in the >chool-room. where the boy.
we're learning tomorrow ; lessons? Il,,
been MISSED or asked for by amy of my
-chooI-tril1w>3 hoped not. | coul,
see their shadows on the blinds. as they
went to and fro in the room, and coul,
; the liz in il.c Doctor study, where
Dclcvcd he smoked; and here was >noh
~ : 10" rs 1oou i man - ne, ami
IN
ltt WIS Il c"f'"'> >iui"'i that lEt>s'o
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