The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-03-13
MENTAL ANGUISH.

You smoke very strong tobacco"
said to him as we passed through Tun-
bridge IN the tidal train for FolkestoRe.
They are strong" he replied, ''but
they are uncommaoaiy good. Won't you
try one?' and he opened his case, which
was Allied with the strongest of strong
Trichinopoh cigars.
But declined. The essential oil seemed
to be oczing out of them; they were black
and shiny.
"Fhey must be stronger than the
strongest pistail, remarked.
They are strong. and that's the
truth, " said the naan with the immense
beard who had offered aethe cigar; "but
they are the only weed can TASTE
| wish hadn't smoked so MUCH" he said
with groan, cts been my great mis-
fortune"
"Yoa must have smoked very expen-
sive cigars then" said with a laugh.
"It waSn't the valHs OF the cigar that
once ruined me-" seid she bearded man;
''ft was nay cursed habit Of smoking"
II doat qWAes SEQ how il coald have
ruined you, saad 1. iMereAalously.
Don't yea" said tho hearAeA man.
Then TN tell you how il eanao about.
It'll be rather a relief 10 mo 10 tell the
story. Tna a DOCTOR" he began. "I
didn't see that there was muoh good 10
be done By yesAng doctor In England
competatSoa among Va medicos Is very
keen hero. and a yoHng man in the pro-
feSsion who haea't money has little or no
chance, SO l went of to America 10 seek
my fortune. You can get a good cigar
in America; yea have 10 pay for it, but
you can get good Cigar. I did fairly
we'll IN New York. took an Office, as
they Gall 1t, In the business part of the
town. l saw patients from 8 till 4, and
l advertised the fact in the newspapers,
as is the custom in America.
81 smoked al day long; used even
to smoke at meals, and l smoked while
I saw my patients. They were all mon,
so it didn't matter. My income ex-
ceeded my expenditure; I had crowds
of friends, and was perfectly happy
till met Aurea Van Spool, young
lady froIn Indiana. She was the love-
lest girl l ever saw in my life; bru-
nette with great masses of blue black
hair with a wave in it, great glorious
black eyes that set your heart going
pit-a pat when they fell upon you, a
little aristocratic aquilino nose, lips that
were rudy and kissable, teeth like
pearls, a charming delicate color that
went and came with every changing
thought, q rounded chin with a dear
little dilnple in it: her figure was per-
lection, aaaa she got her dresses from
Paris. l fell madly in love with Aurea
Van Spool. The Van Spoofs came orig
inally from Holland; they were very
rich, they were proud of their old Dutch
ancestors, and they wore very much re-
Spected ia Now York.
But Aure& Van Spool came from In
diana; her grandfather was one of the
first settlers in that state, and her father,
when alive, had represented the state in
congress Aurea Van Spool, then, to
put it shortly, was wealthy orphan of
prepossessing appearance; she was willful
as well as wealthy, and, quite contrary
to the wishes of her relatives, Aurea
and l became engaged to be married.
The only stipulation she made was that
l should become an American citizen,
and the only thing l insisted upon was
that all her money should be settled
upon herself, for it was Aurea was in
love with and not her fortune. We
went to Wayne, her native place in Indi-
ana, and there we were married, and I
don't suppose there was happier couple
in the United States of America. Still,
Aurea had what is known as a temper
She hated tobacco. and / was a slave
to it.
''Now, in order to please Aurea, when
l was paying my addresses to her, had
given it up altogether; but after the
honeymoon was over allowed myself
cigar day in the open air; and that
single cigar day made my pretty wife
very angry indeed She declared that a
man who smoked degraded himself be-
low the level of the brutes. | differed
with her; and, to show my independ-
ence, started the practice of an after
dinner cigar.
Then Aurea demonstrated very seri-
ously.
''Jack. said she, your dreadful
habit is causing me intense mental an
guish.
Mental anguish, | replied. with a
laugh; how can my smoking cause you
mental anguish?
"'You'll find out. she said mysteri-