The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-26
STUDY.
Judging a Mans Temperament
and Traits by the Way He
Smnkoo a Cl0aP. -

Judging a Mans Temperament
and Traits by the Way He
Smokes q Cigar.
"Gimme a fl cent cigar" eaid
man hnrriediy, a he rushed into
down town cigar store and 6unl
down a nickel. Grasping a weet
without waiting q examine it, be III
aud left the store like q hurricane.
''That man Is q thorough husines,
man. Never II beaten in q trade
either, you can bet," said t,e clerk
He is always on the lookout fol
skins and can read q man like
book"
"How do you know" asked the
reporter. care you acquainted with
hin?"
'.Not at ALL" la~uehingly replied
the clerk, Il do not believe [ ever met
hin 10 my life before"
"Taen how do you know 80 much
| about hin,?"
"Ry making note of. each mans
probable characteristics as they come
IN here and by long experience
among sm"kers," was the answer.
"Why. almost any clerk IN a cigar
stone II mean one who has had anv
number of years experience) Can tell
you Il mans temperament MS soon a.
he sees him smoke a cigar"
"rhen this art. as it might b.
Called" remarked the scribe, "Is only
qaired through long years of ex-
per.-nde. L. that it,"
Now you've got it to a T." was
the reply. why, strange as it may
seem to you, my felIow-cl+rk can tell
just the style of handwriting a per-
son u>es by the manner in which he
handles his cigar. Hey, Jim?'
well. pretty nearly" ans wered
Jim mode tly.
Come over here" said the first
speaker. land show nim.'
jim, who had been fixing up the
window, came over 10 where the re-
porter and clerk stood.
"Well?' he said.
: "Tell this geEtlemanw what his style
of writing is"
After regarding the reporter, who
was Lufing a cigar, Jim said: SWELL,
| guess you do a gOod deal of writing.
Your letters are plain and round, aud
if you tried you could be- better pen
man. How is it, am I right?"
">how HIM. remarked the clerk
to the reporter, land I'll bet you q
cigar he came near it,"
"There, I told you So" he cried
exultantly. when the reporter had
written his name.
"Tell me how you do it?" asked the
reporter of Jim. -
swell, that will be pretty hard to
do, for I hardly know myself" he
replied, 'but as near as I can. 7 Will.
In the first pl 'ce, [ imagined you did |
Il great deal Of writing from the fact |
you nearly always keep Your
cigar in your mouth, and, as your left
hand is the one you raise mo- 1t when
you handle the weed, l concluded
you did considerable whiting"
80 tar so good, b2t how did you
know l made plain, round letter."
because you hold the cigar grace
in your mouth. If you held it
;lumsily l should know YOU were
naturally clumsy, and of course wrote
poor, cramped hand"
II don't understand it," said the
Exporter.
"Neither do a great many" said
he clerk. "yet [ suppos anyone
Gould do it, for all that is need-d IL
constant attention and close obsorv-
Ition. Wait here a few moments and
nv your maud on the next man that
ONES H."
A tall, portly gentleman made. his
In an acknowledgements
Dr-No. Il tone of voice he exclaimed
Dftily; II want a ten-cent cigar,
cry strong I want a good one,
He carefully selected a cigar from
evrral extended toward him, and
cutting off a small piece,
GIFTED the weed. When be put the
igar in his mouth he chewed it viz.
r0usly. and as he left the store he
1T thick clouds of smoke behind
i'm. |
"What's his nature?' uueried the
smiling.
"Pleasan,?" ventured the scribe.
Not QUITE" was the answer. I
"JolIy?"
"N'xey," was the laughing res ,
onse. .
"Nervous?" t
''That's nearer.n I
: Gouty, nervous, and lll-tempered, {
INSPIRED the reporter. !
Now you've got it exactly broke +,
Jim. ut wouldn't be long before l
III could read 'em at the first crack. q
GIVE me your opinion Of him. !:
I'm suits ance it is the same as q
ours. ihat man is t. rritly nervous: Z
Is quick-tempered, and very strict :
! otlsIn+ss he is successful because u
his strictness." a
"PieaSe expiain.n o
HE is quick-tempered because- y
q you notice the manner in which q
bit the end off? The way he closed G
) teeth over that cigar tells me that Z
Is strict. It's very easy wnen you =
At this point a small man with a tt
ny expression on his face entered 8:
store. e.
Mild %ten-center, small,n he said. lie
the same time casting an easy DC
ence around the room.
Taking the first weed he touched Z
care'essly, yet gracefully put it in 81
: corner of his mouth, and lit it o'
IN a devli-may-care air. When he Ia
parted, his character was summed
hy Jim as follows: "Mild disposl.
q, easy-going habits and jolly and
ID natured. Be cause he handles
weed with the air Of ona who f.