Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-20
LIKE URES LIKE.
BY B. N.

the matter with you. l know very
we'll you are vsxed at something; and
now what is it 7 it can't be Austin "
"Well, then, it is Austin" retorted
Efie Waldo, shortly.
"You haven't quarrslled, l hope ?"
"No," replied Effle, as gloomily as if
she had said yes.
as he neglectful ~ asked Beth.
HE is just as attentive as possible"
"He doesn't firt, does heq"
"Flirt no, indeed"
"Then, what is amiss with himf"
said Beth. "I'm completely at loss.
Isn't he a splendid fellow 7"
"Splendid enough" sighed Effls.
beth, I suppose you will say it's
trife, and I am very foolish; but l
don't care what you think. am per-
feetly miserable. Beth, he chews to-
bscco!'
"Most young men do" said Beth,
gravely.
"Most young men ought to be
ashamed Of it, then !" said Fife We
hemently. 81 say it is horrible!
Smoking is bad enough, but to chew,
ugh have begged him again and
again, to stop it, but he won't give it
up-and-- oh ! Beth, 1 can't give him
up 7" And Efie's sweet voice roke in
to q sob.
Beth looked serious she wished Mr..
Austin Forsyth had her to deal with
he would soon have to give up tobacco
or her. But she was a sensible girl
and knew better than to say so to
Efie. Poor little Fife she was very
badly in love.
"Efie," said Both, "I'll tell you how
to cure him."
80! Beth is there any way9'
ayes, laughed Beth, "take to chew
ing yourself! like cures like you
know"
Effie looked as if she thought her
friend demented. Beth smiled, and
taking Efie's hand proceeded to ex
plain, while Fife listened with much
laughter and clapping Of hands, and
many EXPLANATIONS of: "Splendid
capital first rate !"
"And if that doesn't cure him." con-
cluded Beth, nothing will"
That evening, as usual, Mr.. Forsyth
called. lie found Fife on the veranda
looking like sylph in her white mus
lin and blue ribbons that matched her
eyes.
"Good evening, Effie," said he, sit
ting down beside her.
"Good evening; isn't it charming
evening !" said Effie, chewing violent
ly at something in her mouth.
"Charming,' replied her lover, look
ing directly at her, Fife blushed, and
chewed perseveringly.
care you going to the picnic to-
morrow, pet 2" he said, possessing him
self of her hand.
81 suppose so,' said Effie, making
suspicious use of the spittoon near
her.
Austin opened his eyes wondering
ly.
"What are you eating, Effie9" he
asked. Anything good Why don't
you offer me some p
"To be sure" said Efie, splitting
again "you use it, know" and pro-
ducing a small box of the kind sup
posed to be confined to the pockets of
tobacco chewing masculines, she cool
ly extended it to him, saying with
great sang froid;
"Take chew ~
To say that Nj. Forsyth was struck
dumb with CONSERVATION would but
feebly describe the state Of his mind
at that moment. Indeed, he wasn't
quite certain that he was in his right
mind.
won't you have chew ?" repeated
Efie, maliciously enjoying his con-
sternation.
"Effle ! you don't mean to tell me
you chew tobacco ~ he gasped, with
Mortified look at the dirty. brownish
black substance i'll the box.
"Why not :" asked Efiie, innocently.
"You chew it :"
"Efiie, for heavens sake! tell me
you will never use it again !" he cried,
desperately.
'If you will promise the same," she
answered, quietly.
81 will will!'
"You solemnly promise that you
will never from this moment use a
particle of tobacco in any form ~
~ solemnly promise"
"Thank heaven cried Fife, fer
vently. "Now can be content"
Then slyly reproducing the boz, she
added, again extending it:
"Will you take piece of liquorice ?"
For moment he was silent, then he
exclaimed:
"Eaie, you did this to teach me n
lesson !"
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