Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-01-31
MENTAL ANGUISH.


runbridge in the tidal train for
Folkestone.
"They are strong" he replied "but
they are uncommonly good. Won't
you try one?" and he opened his case,
which was filed with the strongest OF
strong Trichinopoli cigars.
But | declined. The essential oil
seemed to be oozing out of them;
they were black and shiny.
"They must be stronger than the
strongest pigtail," | remarked
"Chey are strong, and that's the
truth" said the man with the i'm
mense beard who had offered me the
cigar; "but they are the only weed |
can taste. wish l hadn't smoked
so much," he said, with groan,
tits been my great misfortune
"You must have smoked very ex-
pensive cigars, then,'' | said, with a
laugh.
at wasn't the value of the cigar
that once ruined me-" said the beard
ed man; sit was my cursed habit of
smoking"
81 don't quite see how it could have
ruined you," said |, incredulously.
Don't you?" said the bearded man.
"Then I'll tell you howl it came about.
It'll be rather relief to me to tell
the story. I'm DOCTOR" he began.
81 didn't see that, there was much
good to be done by u young doctor
in England-competition among us
medicos is very keen here, and young
man in the profession who hasn' t
money has little or no chance, so !
went off to America to seek my for
tune. You can get a good cigar in
America; you have to pay for it, but
you can get u good cigar. | did
fairly well in New York. | took
an office, as they call it, in the bust
ness part ofthe town Isaw patients
from 8 till 4, and | advertised the
fact in the newspapers, as is the GUS
tom in America.
II smoked all day long; l used even
to smoke at meals, and | smoked
while saw my patients. They were
all men, so it didn't matter. My in.
come exceeded my expenditure; | had
crowds of friends, and Twas perfectly
happy until | met Aurea Van Spool,
young lady from Indiana. She
was the loveliest girl ever
saw in my life; a brunette with
great masses of blue-black hair
with a wave in it, great glori
Gus black eyes that set your
heart going pit-a-pat when they fell
upon you, little aristocratic acqui
line nose, lips that were ruddy and
kissable, teeth like pearls, a charm
ing delicate color that went and came
with every changing thought, a
rounded chin with a dear little dim.
pie in it; her figure was perfection,
and she got her dresses from Paris.
fell madly in love with Aurea Van
Spool. The Van Spoofs came original.
~ from Holland; they were very rich
they were proud of their old Dutch
ancestors, and they were very much
respected in New York.
"But Aurea Van Spool came from
Indiana; her grandfather was one oil
the first settlers in that State, and
her father, when alive, had represent
ed the State in Congress. Aurea Van
Spool. then, to put it shortly, was a
wealthy orphan of preposessing ap.
pearance; she was willful as well ms
wealthy, and, quite contrary to the
wishes OF her relatives, Aurea and !
became engaged to be married. The
only stipulation she made was that
should become an American citizen,
and the only thing | 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 Indiana, and
there we were married, and | don't
suppose there was a happier couple
in the United States otAmerica. Still,
Aurea had what is known as ii tenn
per- She hated tobacco, and | was
n slave to it.
Now, in order to please Aurea,
when was paying my addresses to
her had given it up altogether; but
after the honeymoon was over / al
lowed myself cigar day in the
open air. and that single cigar made
my pretty wife very angry indeed
She declared that n man who smoked
degraded himself below the level oil
the brutes. | differed with her, and,
to show my independence, / started
the practice of an after-dinner cigar
"Then Aurea demonstrated very
seriously.
"'Jack, said she, your dreadful hab,
it is causing me intense menta. an.
guish.'
"Mental anguish l replied, with
a laugh; how can my smoking cause
you mental anguish?'
You'll find out she said, mys.
teriously, if you insist upon smoking
in the house
Il continued my smoking, and for
week my wife didn't speak to me
Then | went for three days fishing
excursion to neighboring lake
When | returned home my wife had
disappeared, and | was served with u
citation and copy of u petition for
a divorce in the Indiana High Court
on the ground Of my having caused
my wife intense mental anguish. AT
first | looked upon the matter as a
rather stupid kind OF practical joke
but it wasn't a joke at ALL | went to
a lawyer and he was candid enough.
"She'll gain her cause, sir She's n
pretty woman and Van Spool, and
she's bound to get her divorce. You