The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29
Swearing on Smoking.
Brooklyn Eagle

SWS&thuk 0u SAkIoAtu& Brooklyn Eagle
 My dear" said Mir Spcopendyke. rumpling his hair around over his head and gazing at himself in the glass: my dear. do you know think smoke too much: It doesn't agree with me at all"
 lust wha, l have always thought ehimed Mrs. Spoopendyke. and besides. |, makes the room smell se You know this reoIn-
 lin not talking abos; the room" re ,ored Mir. Spoopcnd> ke. with snort, .'l'm not aware ,ha, II affects the health ot the rocm. I'm talking about my health this trip. and think I'll break of short. You don't catch me smoking anymore and Nr. Spoopendyke vawned and stretched himself and bumped down m his easy char and glarcd ou, al the ram.
 How arc you gosng to break eff" in- quired Mrs. Speopendyke. drawing up her Se~ins-ehair and gasing up into her husbands face admunnsly T suppose the bes, ~ay $ not Ia ;hink of Il al all.
 The bes, way s for you ,e st there and easklc ahou, !, - sre~led NJ. Speop- end>ke "lt anything wiil distract n,> at- tenton from II that will tan; yc ,htnk of >ouasthIng else Jo ,.,lk About: nen'i Yc know Seme >ab}e,t that don't smell like tobacco plantation
 "t eitanls. caocd Ms, NpoepeudN Ike. rather nenplasSed. We mlshi talk ahou, the ,ain suppose ;h.> x really the cqasne>. He~ loae siA | ly>,. loai.'
 bod gast the c4UinoN "spu,tesed Mr- Speopcndyke "peat sou know when man quis smoking t depfes>e, h4m. What | 'se want :o ..tlN ,bou, dcpfc> sul. ihng, teI NoW 's ,he t.me te make me thccrt,i isnu don't kneR trY cheerful things. keep 9me,
 ..ot course. a,>ented Nts speufea- d>ke "4ou ,san, ,ahe ,5 ta.u vii dtae yoar m.nd aV.,s hsm ,hs haht o, srsok- ms Ike Neu ased ,o. Won't T he H1ee nhca the leus W ntef ~ enln,s> come, ,nd the gas i> Ish,ed and Naa have Haat slippers and p.peI
 That's as, ihc ;.me ! Watt l..n teaied Nt Spaopcudyke. bounding, around in his hAa and seoR ane U his w.ie sn-tse set sense creuk to sh'n ,le ynul tongue tofA minute The ~aN yea'r IT Keeping | ap. y;7u' tlttee F'9e t'ss' k jo m1 hadn't les,' sn a"ur. he eoH- =i,ntsea ...Ie,a1sls ,'.srs.t then fay hlana he an youi head
 oh dear, sghed Ms epoopcn- dN ke = dtdn'i mean ,o Bid Nou noilec abaai ,hc eame, Inc ..ty ttis gong fe daop into ,he >an ard ba1n up
 There ye Fo aFain yelled NJ ~foapeHdk ke. Aoa eanI open Youi meAsly mouth without sassesuns some ,h.ag ,ha, bfeak, me 5.8un What dye want to tAik abou. t.te ial Who W-,nfs iltc when he ,ieepcd @maknE ieo mina,e9 mofe aHd IT t.Nc .,ptpc lG rns mouth au, M pc pcts5ttkc sfasnea .if,laAi.s aatsHti t5a'.9..l ..l lle Paa pc
 n is, tlizs te s'.#., ='as A.s,ae ;a=a48 mt = T poepetdA kt. >ee,hn aoz'd C ~ase io It1 heoid Yea Wtgf eFII=s tfg5; V .1t4fi f5S fT1y, .i p5F.n. hot ,iiBue1
 Ina. ! s4ee.sca Nlf Alteeee,ael, le be..ud.us oa, 5f ifs ,f and piae iaf around the room hrad got "a e.A >anc,hlne .,bou' j rtpe knc4 hs'W '" would he foa W.tnt tse ta szuoke Ifi4 elf info aa e.a'Y = tAc 3oaii 'c' h | ' Don't sisc >aaf-elt dis 1pctstne,s= ldu,rc m the tta md NJ Npnopen- dyke bu1ed ms i,c,-'a- I.lada-,lsd shook eoal u ci5
 HeaF' f inf thc esi. deaf. nut mu9d Nf, ~paePcatA ke thought l MaS dfawlns
 Ina, | 'tfsed Nh speependy ke iJtav sn. ot. tet.t4ztu 'nr tn ' n icad of teeftee u.s i.eal \. ,au need nts,. - a lYhinn. rod and l dish ei m,!k toast to be .tn 1nchtiatcs home Where's tha, lgai ! eff here on the man. Tel Glnlnc my death warrant s,h"s. me my imported e!oem l1f,E forth my miniature coffin and Ni epoepen- dyke swcp, tho content, oi the shelf upon the floor and ho~lcd dlsmai1
 Isn't ,ha, II asked Mrs. opoopcn- dyke pointing ,o small pile oi snuf on the han in winch NIT. Sp"opendyke, had h..n siittng "Tha, looks like IT.
 "Wah' yelled Mr Spoopendyke. i. grasping his hal and making for the door. Another ttmc swear of, you go into the country. you hear and ar. Spoopendyke dashed ou, oi the house and s,ecred for the nesrcs, ,obace q shop.
 ''i don't care murered Mrs. Spoopcn- dyke when he s~eAs of again I'm willing to leave, and m the meantime l suppose he'll be hcllthlef without his pipe, so I'll hang II up on the wall where he'll never think of iootTug frrr Ii, and having cons,gned the ,oba6to 10 the fzsnes. Mrs. Sponpcndyke gathered her sewing ma,erzls around her and double Ghnched an old resolution never to lose her temper no matter wha, happened