Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-01-31

MENTAL ANGUISH.

"You smoke very strong tabocco,"
said to him as we passed through Tun,
bridge in the tidal train for Folkestone
"They are strong" he replied, but
they are uncommonly good. Wont you
try one p and he opened his case, which
was filled with the strongest of strong
Trichinopoli cigars.
But declined The essential OF
seemed to be oozing out of them; they
were black and shiny.
They must be stronger than the
strongest pigtail," | remarked.
"They are strong, and that's the
truth" Z" said the man with the immense
beard who had offered me the cigar
"but they are the only weed can taste
wished | hadn't smoked 50 much" he
said with groan. "It's been my great
misfortune
You must have smoked very expen-
sive cigars then" said with laugh
at wasn't the value Of the cigar that
once ruined me, said the benrded man
"it was my cursed habit of smoking "
81 don't quite see how it could have
ruined you," said incredulously.
Don't you" said tho bearded man
"Then I'll tell you how it came about.
It'll be rather relief to me to tell the
story lm DOCTOR" he began. II
didn't see that there was much good to
be done by young doctor in England
competition among us medcos is very
keen here, and young man in the pro.
fession who hasn't money has little or
no chance, so | went off to America ia
seek my fortune You can get good
cigar in America you have to pny for
it, but you can get good cigar. | did
fairly well in New York took an
Office, as they call it, in the business
part of the town. | saw patients from
8 till 4, and | advertised the fact in the
newspapers, as is the custom 10 Ameri-
ca
81 smoked all day long | used even
to smoke at meals, and smoked while
| saw my patients. Thoy were all men
so it didn't matter. My income exceed
ed my expenditure had crowds of
friends, and I was perfectly happy till
| met Aurea Van Spool, young lady
from Indiana. She was the lovlest girl
ever saw in my lie; brunette with
great masses of blue black hair with a
wave in il, great, glorious black eyes
that set your heart going pit-a-pat when
they fell upon you, u little aristocratic
aqniline nose, lips that were ruddy and
kissable. teeth like pearls, charming
dclicute color that went and came with
every changing thought, a rounded chin
with dear little dimple in it her fg-
ure was perfection, aud she got her
dresses from Paris fell madly in love
with Aurca Van Spool. The Van Spoofs
came originally from Holland; 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 OF
the first settlers in that State, aud her
father, when alive, had repr escnted the
State in Congress. Aurea Van Spool,
then, to put it shortly, was wealthy
orphan of prepossessing appearance !;
she was wllful as well as wealthy, and
quite contrary to the wishes of her re-
latives. Aurea and became engaged to
be married The only stipulation she
made was that should become m Ame-
rican citizen, and the only thing in-
sisted 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 mar,
rieG 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
slave to it.
Now in order to please Aurca, when
| was paying my addresses to her,
had given it up altogether, but after the
honeymoon was over allowed myself a
cigar day in the open air; and that
single cigar day made my pretty wife
very angry. indeed She declared that
u man who smoked degraded himself
below the level Of the brutes. | differ
ed with her; and, to show my indie.
pendence, started the practice of an
after dinner cigar.
"Then AuIea demonstrated very seri
ously.
Jack" said she, your dreadful
habit is causing me intense mental an
guish."
"Mental anguish" replied, with /.
laugh; how can rny smoking cause you
meptal anguish 2
you'll find out" she said mystcri,
ously, "if you insist upon smoking it
the house"
81 continued my smoking, and for
week my wife didn't speak to me- Thel
went for 4 three days fishing excur
sion to ueighboring lake When
returned home my wife had disappeared
and | was served with citation and
copy Of petition for divorce in tn
Indiana high court, on the ground G