Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-16

All W10. yua -. my hsend ~
uvpsh hsvs our things IN there-and-
you sse-we were wondering yuu know
IL H. lndy would object to our smok-
ing
..Speakinx cff-hand should imagine
shs would-moss decidedly
..Ah. then ron are not smoker your
selfy
1T il . vile habst-if you viii excuse
me for saying %"
YES, i suppose il is-stin if you win
allow me to make the remark. Iwould
like to say that when = man who doesn't
smoke condemns the habit he simply
does not know what he's talking about
Possibly that Is So
His friend, who seemed to think tha4
he was not taking n sufficiently diplo-
matte tone. at this point hauled him of
and they consulted together again for .
moment. The hand of the clock was
within . minute and u half of starting
time. They evidently felt that what
ever was to be done had TO be done
quickly The speaker approached again
Il suppose you wouldn't mind our
smoking if you were alone in the car
riageY'
"Oh. could stand it all right, ex-
pect."
DO you think the lady and children
would object to going into the ladies'
compartment
"You may ask her if You like. ]
haven't the courage to make such re
quest myself The ladies' compartment
is pretty crowded"
The man apparently thought it best
not to make the request, and withdrew
again for comfort and consultation with
his friend.
What does that man WANT asked
the lady in question as approached the
compartment door.
He wanted to know if you would OBJ
ject to going into the ladies' eompart-
ment with the children"
The idea. So that they could have
the compartment to themselves. Well.
for downright selfishness that
"Oh, not so selfish as that. They
want to smoke-that's all" ?
Then why didn't you tell them TO 60
into the smoking Compartment sup
pose there is one"
Il never thought Of that That's .
good idea"
l approached the two. who were still
debating the matter.
ut has been suggested to me that if .
move has to be made
"Oh, assure you," interrupted the
previous speaker, gratefully, that it il
very comfortable in the ladies' compart-
ment, and We will move the luggage
with pleasure.
81 was about to say that if move il
made, why don't you gentlemen move to
the smoking compartment
The blank look that came into the two
faces was sight to see.
There are only two places in tho
smoking compartment, and
"Well, there are only two of you"
land they are all smoking vile French
tobacco"
us it worse than English tobacco"
Worse? Well l should say So
Then Lord pity the French"
EN- voiture, messieurs, sivooplay,"
shouted the guards, as they began to slam
tho doors shut. turned and got into
our compartment. The two men looked
at the clock. then. rushing for the com
partment, picked up their belongings and
made break for the smoking carriage.
We had the compartment all to our
selves until We got to Lyons that even
ing. Only once were we in any danger
of intruders. but it was 20 late then that
suppose they thought it was not worth
while At one of the stops the man who
did most of the talking to me in the
morning happened to come past our open
door. He seemed paralyzed as he saw
me sitting there pulling away at corn
cob pipe When he caught his breath
he said:
English or French tobacco You're
mokingf'
American. Don't you like it,
Il like American tobacco good deal
better than like American cheek"
rather think he had me there-Luke
Sharp in Detroit Free Press.