Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-06
From Once q Week.
NY FIRST CIGAR.
Confessions Of a Youthful vEesihl.

Confessions Of . Youthful VIesinas
I am almost afraid to say how long it is
ago. but it must be far on toward forty
wears, since l set aside money that, in an
ordinary way, would have been devoted to
the succulent coffee, the crisp hardbake,
the acidulated lemon rock, or the ginger
bread parliament, to the purchase Of my
| first cigar.
I'm afraid that nay moral feelings must
have been at very low ebb just then, for
IWeTit 70 the shop quite prepared to say
! That It was for an uncle; but as ] was not
/ asked any-questfons BY the dealer, who con-
tented himself With wrapping the roll Of
leaf most carefully in paper, j was spsred
the q4HtratlI,r 7spent three-penee for the
! eoaFsely=nfade, 6aFk=hued 3Beagal eheroot,
and smu geled II, to- the school, feeling all
| the while as If + had dlconlmitted some .aWfnl
IscTiile for the sake OF attaining Some un-
known Joy, which was to be AL beautiful
seestaey, delight, and dreamy. delicious de-
lirium. R---s-----' s113
That half-holidaY I went abgutWith my
| Jacket tightly buttoned up, stealing one
| hand inside every now and then to feel the
end Of the roll Of paper, deep down in its
seclusion. and make sure that it was still
there. Not a school-feHow approached me
whom did not mentally accuse Of knowing
of its existence, and harboring designs to
/ obtain it.
'.Lend us your knife, Jones" said Tomp-
/ hns Primus, about three o'clock.
'sHaven't got one, ? said, shortly.
Eyes. you have, " said Tompkins, f'there,
in your jacket pocket" a.t
| he made a snatch at tia horrible snatch
Il Z \
arm, and running to the other end OF the
playground. But if was an awful escape,
| and he nearly broke my brittle treasure
right in half.
/ think It must hsEevbee1I about six o.
| clock, when it was growing dusk, that l
slipped away, got over the fence into Barn
by's field and down behind the big elms,
where, after listening for few minutes lest
| I should have been seen or heard, pulled
out the cheroot, and skinned it by taking
of the paper.
Then I had TO pause for few moments
| in doubt as to whsther j oaght to put the
thin or the thick end into my mouth, de-
Gliding at last In faSSr Of the thin, and pop
ping it between my lips.
4. aURhi But il Wllllnasty simply horrible
to my fresh young Palste. <
But 1t was manly to smoke, and If It had
been ten times as unsatisfactory Of flavor,
I should not have dinched; 50 took out
,bmy boz Of matches. and struck several
blowing them out in turn as tried TO pun
at the cigar, and feeling all the time IS It
we're the Atth Of November and ! were
/ ehoEteto star . SqnitSZ6 gy SsAs,
tie esa vel slitfs. rs sIsfs , shs drawing ing
through tteely, so, shat j phteiRsd good
I a,o4tSfsl1 and vS6eliii a,elf. ~ isa2.=A 80
1t Nasl rather hot and ztrDng, certainly,
but-draw>-Puf w-put-draVs-Pu
4 zShoB Old aud mshlS sEdi6 taetl How
drew myself up. and IsAhed my shoulders
j against the fence. eloryipg In the ppnGent
4 tneense Nhieh would dEnsE M ekoke=al lit
tie nov gpl them % int my nose in
/ efathsr awkward mannsE
II BGtsrtlas Was tnrl.rR and ttae. slatscn
! / 1sIs-IEaa dsIiFhtfal, 80 lrrr,-,
TRETs ssssSs c6S1aS ' g tie cohclusIsa that
fhh Rlatien Nhs dHa - rraY RatsRA excite
y mint CON teqhept upe14 tstE kihf1puB step
ehnt nt.bo1hds ,dmet q Z nd. - fssieal, aud
got from angsgrsat 0otsnoI q ths sehscOe
Il tea1sS,A4B ~ q 49, g - sssaaas
ElE5s dieaf kslt ESell Taiight ssd was
s6put aAs.thSa through it. i wAsrysEy
q aHg thefe We A 10y In
thssghole tFafs4 ipR9E 2 1elt Ike one of
kne htA 4feEHR9 w HtsklFlSAA g1snauSS--S8 eStI
Fhneis- ta ka--aa RPtRtp; lldr7e Paul
1 Jones 1Oity frssb and II 'ttnsg ina.
tiaui. elath led n ysSlf tR- -bub blsins and tights,
wore secrat aFmor, Rad Ras ready 70 do any
deed 0tdtAstha, q AAt 81 ~ SS-@--
.Iqt4ilea oroeT had t1y haE1s been called
| ip the sche0l-room. where the boysaWere
ieaflllif ltpSmorrot 5 Ieseoa z Z 3Aa 4been
missed erasked for byTaHy pftileJ school
i fellows? hoped not, souId see their
shtdeWy WysR the bliplsEeE thsyqM and
( no IN the room, and could see the light
in the doctors ,stady, where belieYed he
smoked; and here vas ! smoking too-as
good.6 nan ash he, aiidA1iAel Z - 's2> O..
| y URht N7fflIEl q y ElIA %
That vas q. curious shndda that passed
through me, accompanied by 3 stEaBgese
sition; as II sotnebo1y hal suddenly lifted
of the cop 81 my skull, and poured in cold
water All, yesI there it was, plain enough,
mixing with and thinning down my brsins,
50 that my head felt-felt-so light, 30
ethereal. Yes, it was water, certainly; but
the water had suddenly vapored, ksin the
/ experiments IN our chemical dectures-npt
from heat, put from cold, ard my head
WIS now, rs it were filed with gas, and
last becoming balloon, swelling out rap
id,y and distinguishing. teoD
Yes, there was no doubt about IL. and ]
was slightly alarmed; but perfectly help
less. Ny feet had certainly left the gFpdnd,
and was going up-up-up, till found
that it was only in imagination; for though
my heels hEd left the ground, Il was only