New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02
THE IMPORTED BEA UTY.
CIGARS AND THE NEW TARIFF.


Recently Tribune reporter stood at the cigar
stand I'm "A prominent uptown hotel chatting with
the man whose arms had been tired out answering
the demand all day. Two for quarter" There
was a third person who knows something about
American ways and American public men. He was
"A careful man. and as he lighted his smoker
with a piece OF paper which he carried about with
him for the purpose. you could not tell whether the
cigar good or bad. he pulled so gently ana APP
pcared much At ease
II grill my cigars he said all OF sudden.
"You what" said the reporter In establishment.
Il grill them" said Re calmly land then you see
when anybody asks me for "A cigar offer one from
this little pouch. and the offer is always refused.
He drew forth cigar case. and within it you
could see half dozen nice cigars, with about
three-quarters OF an inch of each one OF them
smoked
Don't you remember" he said how in the oil
DAYS at home"-he was not an American-"the in,
quiry was made every night Have you grllled the
candles Susan? and how Susan would say. Yes
ma'am' You don't understand. Well that meant
that the wick OF the fresh candle was allowed
TO burn for three minutes. and then put
out When dinner time came. these candles few
into flame on the application of n match as readily
almost gas would. You see? All right. Now
my cigars light up In the same way. And they
sweeter for IT, too. Oh grilied cigars up to
date. let tell you Have one? No? Then you
don't know a good thing when you It: indeed.
you don't" and he replaced the case with evident
satisfaction and looked around.
Your cigar" said the reporter may be good
but like Il horse with Il locked TAIL it would be
better IL 'twere all there. Americans don't smoke
cigars with locked tails. to speak"
well. they smoke corncob pipes. which Is worse"
said the man. bridng up. 'and they ride and drive
horses with grled tails. which is more than worse
Give me griled cigars any day. and | will leave
the grilling OF horses tails to the barbarans of the
Great Republic Of the West >" 1t was his turn
TO be sarcastic and he was. But, after ALL he
continued. with good humor. never mind
Many a good man has been obliged in these days
OF tribuaton to come down from two for a quar-
ter II not to n corncob. at least to modest brer
wood / do not love grllled horses tails. I must
confess but do you know love everything else that
IL American just as much II were to the man
ner born. | remember dropping Into cigar store
I'm Liverpool last year. Gimme couple of good
cigars | said He handed down box. How
much asked. Two for quarter. SIR said he
/ staggered back In surprise but recovering my
self suddenly | grasped his hand. Have
me- managed to say hoarsely with emotion. while
the big tears slowly trickled down my cheeks
The man looked surprised. Do you know. my
friend, said |. still pressing him warmly by the
hand, that 1t is as great relief to hear that
preston as to see Cd 0ory Itself floating In the
harbor? Two for quarter" he murmured. Alas
for the days before McKinleysm became rampant
In the land" And then he whispered. he patted
his waistcoat the spot where the cigar case
lay concealed. "These are five cents straight"
But the Wilson-G orman-C eveland- Hi-Catch-