Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-01
A CIGARETTE ROMANCE.
How n Young Husband Was Brought Back
tn His Loving Bride.

"You would never think that
there could be sny sort of a romance
connected with a cigarette picture,
would your" asked a gentleman con
ncctcd with one of the Boston theatres
of the writer few days ago. and, re
ceiving II negative reply, he weM on
TO tell the following story, which is
true in every particular, and from
which, for obvious reasons. the names
of the parties concerned are withheld:
Several years ago a young man,
at that time one Of the lesser lights in
the theatrical profession, married n
young lady who was IN the same bust.
ness, and the pair settled in a coy up,
town flat in New York.
Everything went on finely for a
time, but ut last, when the theatre sea-
sol opened, they were Obliged To part,
for the husband was 10 go in advance
of one company, while the young wife
played a small part in another.
AT first letters were exchanged
every day. Then they dropped TO once
u week and finally to once a month.
RumoIs iloatcd 10 the ears of the
young wife about the actions Of her
husband and vice versa. SO that when
al last tbs season closed and the pair
returned to their little flat in New
York a cpu!ur>S which could not be
explained by either had sprung up lie.
tween lieaI The husband Joined a
club sind passed nearly all OF his even
iugs there, While the young wife, left
alone ia TIL, manner. sought tic com
Fany Of friends.
In thi>muLurr The breach widcned,
until al last tEc husband went 10 live
az n, club. while the wife remained
at the l,al. and IA separation was agreed
upon, although FOR what reason they
wished TO he e. aIateI neither could
tell.
Another theatre season had opened
by this time. and The husband came 10
Boston rs The manager of his com.
pany. lie is AN invctcrate cigarette
smoker, and almost always carries a
quantity of a certain brand about with
him. After staying here a week he
packed his valise and started back for
New York. On arriving at the depot
lie found 10 his CONSERVATION that he
had not n single cigarette to smoke
on his way ~ in tie train. There
was 40 time 10 hunt about for his par.
tlcular brand, and as the cigar dealer
in the depot happened 10 he out of
fhnnN In frtsall..I Ala. tN-t lttLl ,fat
came TO hand. Theyproved 10 be one
of the brands with which photographs
OF actresses are given, and Oh opening
the box the young manager, 10 his
great surprise, looked down upon a
likeness of his wife. He had not seen
her for a long time and thought lac
had ceased To are Tor her, but TO use
his own words: The more ! gazed at
the picture the more j wanted To look
at ii. 1t was a fairly good photo
graph. and going owe in the train
had plenty of time for reflection. ]
thought oyer everything since we first
met aud long before the train reached
New York | lad come 10 the conclu.
sions that | was all at fault regarding
her, and that ! loved her us much as
ever, and that the divorce would be all
wrong. ! didn't know why. but the
face looking up III me out of the photo
seemed to echo my sentiments exact
ly, and | resolved TO go at once to SEE
her.
when the train pulled into the
Grand Central" continued the nara.
tor, the young manager hurried out
and jumped into a carriage. telling the
driver to take him to the corner of the
street where his wife lived. | dom
know what TRANSFERRED when he ar
rived there, but the proceedings fol
divorce We're stopped the next day, ant
| don't believe lliat there is a happier
couple in New York today. So you
see that a romance might be built our
of SO simple Il thing as a cigarette pic