Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-13

nslt xye pesesfnes mss ssrnEkte viii
- gz1shy mab1s.
I have again renounced the PERM
ciCus and terrfbiqtobacco habit Most
every year I Quit smoking aud lead
. different life for several weeks, ana
Il Is pleasure would not forego:
The 10Y Of busting long established
habit and asserting manly indepen-
deBce Of IL, even for three weeks, u 3
good thing.
Tobacco Ii filthy wsed-that 10 1t
Il q poisonous and venomous plant
this week aud viii be until further
notice. | remember very well the
struggle had TO break II of last win.
ter. The doctor said / never would
have flesh enough on my bones TO
catch shrimp II l didn't stop the use
OF tobacco, 50 / stopped. For weeks
I was uncertain about whether 1
would renounce my pipe or not. Ii
was . solace 10 me when | was lonely.
II gave me much pleasure. and seem
ed 10 me, after stormy and tempes-
tuous career as postmaster. TO De .
very mild sort Of vice. But ! wanted
to get fat. 30 one day when was over
At Booijack camp threw my pipe
over into the woods Is far as the
strength Of q good resolution could
send 1t.
i can still remember how it went
hustIing through the air, and how l
went hustling through the air. the fol-
lowing week, on my hands and knees
hunting for IL.
Il was about those days that rash
ly resolved TO keep q diary. II hard
Iy shows the marks of Use, but l VIII
sell il at reasonable price TO any one
desiring an easy-running diary, with
q place In Ii TO stick q pencil when
not In use. / quote few entries
from the same:
Jan. /, 1884 Have resolved to
quit the use of tobacco and keep
diary showing what ] did each
succeeding day, so that future genera
tons may know the inner life OF Q
great man. / also desire TO keep
strict record here of my various pri.
yate expenses, SO that may know
from month to month where my
money has gone.
Jan. 2.-How gloomy everything
looks today. Made several New
Years calls yesterday, so / am told.
In an unguarded moment perhaps,
did; but it was unintentional. did
not smoke. however, yesterday.
feel much better without tobacco In
any form. Think am gaining flesh
/ do not notice 1t so much in my body
but my head and feet are certainly
much larger than they were yesterday
How much more happy and light
hearted we are when out from unde
the thraldom of an old vice that ha
chung to US for years-like a vice. q
ii were. Paid 80 cents for pound o
marshmallows TO gladden. the chi
dren's hearts and, while In seal
brown study on the way home, at
them all. When l quit the use of to
bacco | notice that | want to eat ey
erything | see. Came very near cal
ing the infant class at the Sabbatl
school yesterday.
Jan. 81 am getting little irritf
BILE notice, and several of my friend
have called my attention to il. A pc
liceman last evening first mentione'
II to me down town. Guess we ca
| fix il up for S. or So. l shall have t
get a new coat and perhaps ne,
nose. When the swelling goes down
so | can see over 1t better, shall b
better able to judge. At present
shuts out the landscape good dea
and gives me a sinister expression.
i Jan. 4.-Went out walking In th
woods today. The air was crisp an
frosty. strolied over about where
threw my pipe along In the latter pal
of 'S3. | did not want the pipe, an
yet, when found ii. after searchin
three or four hours. | felt q secrs
thrill of pleasure. did not kno'
why. / brought it home with m
thinking IL might be convenient fo
some one who had no pipe, and VIII
might still be slave TO the abomin,
BILE haoit. ] have in my mind pa
~ who might thus be benefited. II
is young man of great promise, an
none know but to love him, Lon
name him but TO praise. | will saw
the pipe for him. He will be please
and gratified. He is my wife's fir
husband.
When I started out / announced
this volume that l would quit the US
of tobacco and keep diary. / sha
continue TO do so. making, howeve
} slight change in the arrangement
by which / shall keep the tobacc
and quit the use of the diary. TIL
diary Is now for sale. Smoking I,
bacco taken in exchange. No add