The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-02
Was Ny first Cigar

The time had come in our hoyh009 which
we thought demanded Of us capacity t0
smoke. The old people ofthc household could
abide neither the sight nor the smell 0i TIE
Virginia weed. When ministers came
there. not by positive injunction but by q
sort OF instinct as to what would he safest.
they whitfield their pipe ON the back step. !,
the house could not stand sanctiicd smoke
YOU may know how little chance there was
Tor adole-cent cigar-puflug.
By some rare good fortune which Iut in
our hands three cents. We found acccs, On q
tobacco store. A. tine lid of the lou-. ulr-
row. fragrant b0N opened, and Tor ths htst
time We owned cigar, our feelings of e.a-
u0u. mduiine--. superiority, and anticipd-
ton can scarcely ic imagined. save hy
those vino have had tle same sensation.
oar first ride on horseback, though we fell
Oh before We got 90 the barn. and our first
pair of new boots (real squeakersj wc had
thought could never Doe surpassed 900 inter-
est; but when $500 put the cigar t0 our ps
and stuck the .t. fer match tO tue end Di
the weed, ami commenced 90 pun with am
energy nat brought every facial muscle %
its utmost tension. our satisfaction with
this world VA, sO great our temptation was
never tO want tO leave d..
The cigar did not burn We'll; DO required
an amount 90 suction that a,ked our deter
IMITATION % the utmost. You see that our
worldly means had limited IDS 90 q quality
that cost only three cents. But Sc had
been taught that nothing great was ac-
c0mplished without effort. and 500 $50 pulled
away. lnGeed. we had heard our older
brothers in their Latin lessons say. omnia
yincct labor, which, translated, means il
You want 10 make anything go, you must
scratch for 10.
With these sentiments we passed down
the village street and Out toward our clun.
try home. our head did nat feel exactly
right, and the street began 10 rock from
side to side, so that DO was uncertain io us
which side Of the street We were on. 80 we
crossed over. bat found 0Urself on the same
Idle that we were og before we crossed over
Indeed, We imagined that we We're on both
sldes az tAe same time, and several fast
teams driving between. We met another
boy Who asked Gs why we looked so pale
and We told him we did not look pale. but
that be was pale himself. Neeat down un-
der the bridge and began 20 reflect on line
prospect OF early decease, aud ON the un-
certainty OF all earthly oNuectatious. We
had determined to smoke the cigarau uD
and thus get The worth 0l our money. hut
were OBLIGED o. throw three-iourlhs Of DC
away, yet knew Just where we threw b. ia
case we felt better the next day.
Getting home, the old people We're fright-
cuod, and demanded thtt we state what
kept tbs so late. and what Was the matter
with Us. Not fecliH. ihat we were called
% -o into particulars, and NOT wishing to
increase oar parents apprehension that we
were going 90 turn out badly, we summed
up the case with the statement that we f-lt
miserable at tue pit OF the stomach. We.
had mustard pla,ters administered. aud
careful watching ior some hours, when wp
ieii asleep and forgot our appointment
and humiliation m being Obliged to throw
away throe-lourths OF our fret cigar.-T. DE
witt Iaimage in Ladies' Home journal.