The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-09
HOSTETTER McGINNIS.


philosopher, and is much given to moral
izing on any and all occasions. He re-
Gently sauntered into Harlem tobacco
store. There was a blonde young lady in
charge of the cigar counter.
'Do you wish to buy some cigars ?" she
asked.
''les, miss; if you please"
''Do you want an imported cigar ?"
1T is with cigars as it is with people.
Have you ever noticed how the imported
article, no matter how inferior it may be,
is preferred to the native article, no mat
ter how good it may be? Just so with
human nature. The wealthy American
young lady has no use for the sturdy native
She prefers to wed some wretched Count
De Vermictlli or some other foreign ad-
venturer. No imported cigars for me. |
am native born American, although l am
often taken for an English Lord in dis
guise."
do you prefer a light cigar ?" she
asked, paying no attention to his rigmarole
for she was thinking of business.
"Ah, how little do you dream of what
tender rccollections you call up within my
bosom! My first and only love was a
blonde-a Colorado Maduro sort of girl,
but more Colorado than Maduro. Some
people said she had red hair. We loved
with the pure unselish love-
"Did you say l looked like her 2" she
asked, somewhat interested.
'No, you look like Lillian Russell: but
you reminded me of heI when you spoke of
light cigars. She was one of the light.st
sort. She ran off with the clown of cir
Gus. How much is true love like cigar.
When once lit, it should be kept burning
to the litter end, hut that is rarely ever
the case except in Chicago. Neither true
love nor a good cigar should be allowed to
go out. Lighting a cigar a second time
reminds me of a second marriage or board
ing house hash warmed over. The genuine
flavor is conspicuous by it's absence"
''Hcre is a brand of cigars that is the
best i'll the market. I only show these t.
men WHO know and appreciate a 200 |
cigar she said, taking some more cigars
out Of the showcase.
"Thanks,' he said, taking the cigars
aud examining them critically.
''Yon are quite right in showing these
cigars to people who know how to apprec
late them. How frequently good cigars
get into the hands of those who do not
comprehend the value of the jewel in their
possession These ignorant animals throw
81 e the man or the cigar of whom they
are not worthy, and perhaps crush out
with their heels the last spark of genius.
| have had that happen to me half dozen
tires.n
Perhaps you had better take box of
these she said, rather impatiently
'!Ah once indeed there was a time-a
happy, halcyon period of my existence
WV Ni''tiAih a. IOI
second time, when bought my cigars b,
he box, but that day has fled, never to
return. The philosopher has to take a
back seat in these modern days. You
never hear OF IL philo opher getting a salary
Of $5,m IA year, but that's what base bali
pitchers get, and he sighed heavily.
an Il
said, swapping her eyes.
''If you please" he said calmly.
GLOW would a dozen of these for !,
quarter do?"
"One cigar will answer my needs at
present. said IIostetter.
cone 2" she asked
eyes, one cigar"
why didn't you say so before %
Because | did not wish to act rashly
Man is IA thinking animal. Wherein would
we differ from the beasts of the field if we
did not think before we spoke %
He bit off the end of the cigar, and hold
ing it between his teeth, began to search
his pockets As he did so his face became
exceedingly thoughtful. As he thrust his
hand into his pocket he observed:
''l'm afraid left my pocketbook on the
piano. The death of Louis Stephenson,
the novelist, and like mys If, great
smoker, has unsettled me- What loss
literature has sustained in his DEATH
Finally he discovered nickel, pockete,l
his change, lit his cigar and started for the
door. She called out:
"The street car two blocks below takes
you right up to Bloomingdale Insane
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