The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

A Way to Cure . Man Of Smokine
"A Trick . Wife Played Upon
Her Husbsnd-How It Worked.


Her Husbsnd-HoW 1t Worked.
There is no end to the eccentricities OF
woman's credulity. She will believe all
sorts OF things, il only she has mind to.
But when in connection with all this, the
idea Is suggested OF reforming somebody,
or curing bad habit, there il no limit to
be put to her achievements. Reform, in
almost any suise Is female mania. II Is
As soothing Us a cup OF tea. Some women
really like to have bad husbands Just for
the pleasure OF reforming them. 1t gives
ze-t to liie-relieves the monotony OF ex-
i>tence and Constitutes claim To having
done some cool in the world. II was pos-
siblv i'm obedience Ia
THIS FEMININE INSTINCT
tina, lady OF this city undertook the Diff
cult task oi curing her spouse Of the habit
of smoking. IL Was very Ofiensive 10 her
as it made his kis-es ,l,sagreeable; and all
laaiies like to he kissed She had employed
every ,levice::she had ever heard OF, in vain
Tier entreaties were alike md nnavailing,
and she was about to give the thing mp in
despair when one day she casually read in
n paper that the smell OF powder mingled
with tobacco smoke would give any one an
utter distaste Tor
THE FILTHY WEED;
so she determined to try il. To that end
she employed .obacconist who prepared
her cigar deeply charged with powder. It
is lair to infer that the lady had no idea Of
doing her husband any serious injury, and
perhaps the mischievous tobacconist Vas
equally suil,le>- Of pe-me,iisated harm
hut it is certain that betGeen them they
came near making blind man out OF him
The lady took the cigar home and put it in
a conspicuous place-where her husband
would be sure to find il, as soon a. his sup
per was done.
he FOUND 1T.
Seated in his rocking chair, with his
head thrown back with that de-
lieious sense OF abandon which only fra
grant Havana can occasion. with the smoke
wrenshes curling into all sorts Of fantastic
shapes, and a dreamy lansour stealing over
his senses, only equaled by the half waking,
half sleeping iancies which color the visions
OF late nap in the morning. These are
blissful moments which are in the expert
euce of every man. The caDacity for en-.
;ovr,s,, n, sn.h Time. an. h.,oud c.lcul,.
ton man feels that he could die in that
b,,s.i,, smoke
.srurso.xs mr
smo,hered in their own sweetness. Bu,
s,,.,aeulv the gentleman vas ,rousesl from
~. h.,i .,,mhs,o,. an, ,ho,,, s.,.uou.
s,;ovu.s,, he , b,;n.,;uv f,.sh and q pua Of
e,ec,;c f,rce which vr.nche,3 the c;,.r from
h;s tooth and sc.,,sr.., :, in fr.cmers. over
the room. He sprung TO his feet with a
yell Of terror and Crashed bl;ndlv through
the inc of the cl,,.e .partment and the stiff.
lin. su,e,, of s.l,. natter What the devil
did :, n, u,e,r9
.Irs,,, holm ~ he cried .I,m .ufEac.s;n~ 20
His wife rushed in her face radiant With
sm;les- She had M idea lint what her De.
vice had acted like !. charm. But IMAGINE
her horror vh., her husband uu.h;ns his
v,v into m adjoining room. sank upon q
chair exc,a;m;ur.
"Somebolv has given me a loaded seear.
and
IN BLINDED FOR LIFE"
The smile froze upon the wifsis lips and her
face Was ashy with . look Of horror.