The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
soME swEAn.orr sroR1Es.
The Moral of Which Is That While Many
Swear OFF but Few Stick.
From he Mobile Daily Register.

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From thc Mobile Daily Register.
Il once swore of smoking.' said, the club
man. THAT was when. I was young and did
not know myself. / swore of with q friend,
and the penalty was a suit of clothes to cost
$50. The condition was that we, were MOTTO
smoke in town. When travelling or hunting
or f~lshing-out Of town. in. fact-we would be
allowed to smoke. TIL scheme worked we'll
for some time thenI began to want to smoke.
1 battled with desire for several weeks. each
day day Of the period becoming q harder trial than
became too great; l went to see my, partnerin
the RRtse Contract ta ten or him as thft could gs had not 6e stsnd e9 a.
He was not at home. He had gone out OF own
aSs Msek f SSfGre / and Srdk go Sadgn be R RSseps an. Z;
BLU II, The face ls sfiSsf saifer s%do was a nl%b .
was Worth $50 / tSo g = aq But sm 4 Gid not IT die IL
e eir sn beio Ge ,Se came a@f home. a . Tass aG9a Reny % e,
him and told him to go order the suit, that I
s hsf ftt R5R GiSse ths nG9SeSs said H. ssR All sIS SSHlet IA
fellow but do not be disturbed about the suit.
kept kno.S The co : a.it Just It three three days
this town who swore of. the breaker Of theeon-
tract to pay the other, for a e n-doliar hat.
While he med itS the matter matt tqs So sm 3
hat Ia s"i He Vent 1af e s SSef hatte e sane AND Gb5% oasht on q TEN enc .
dollar hat and had 1t charged to the other tel
Pointi mee 70 e the sn hsti e sai the '!9ss es t6 5sllG SSt. and nd
boy Il is one ! have lust had charged to you
out I had had been a0 sm u S%s a'e never ana %i 1yGa s nad
the other "A little bird told me-"
and to make the matter memorable Ihanded
adozen fine Havana cigars to a friend. telling
iiiRae The man Who found nt Tie sG fiTst On; p ! Sas
BAD. the second horrible. and the third no
and then thought Of the line Havanas. I met
Iossn 'Pif You RI T asfed. are a taSss he tW ssiG: ss I knew !
for 1e s%sr tca aq snse. ! Is saiS snd The Iestm
heard Of. Itdidi L by logic. 1 foan ypI / s Wss
ting enough. % said to myself. that Il had to
deprive myself at some time / might as well
III ] saaSigeed myself NV i would oSiiSni hay ssRa n6
greater dinleulty than ia refusing the steenth
s,Sa the a siisS saSa l prSTisa tor to s teb tss Ss ai;sr had had
made W my mind that had qqit. kept, a
want WS1 q to sis smok on a md T I diS no t9f ia ! saiS II might light
myself as one In whom I had no confidence,
NOW mark wha, happe1ed. About a month
H Hsife eap fl sdfsestio s%0E fpiRleewtedp ' s2 e sS h%se
which came on at a certain hour OF the even,
aRiIithe Yers QUITE serious. W.T." i Tried fa ali E Einds
Of Diet. and even starved myself. but without
l was actually unable 70 90 out. although | had
great effort and succeeded in dressing
for the entertainment j layin bed and groaned
Tor several hours. The next day. was. New
At my house. Said I have dieted and starved
myself and it Is doing no GOOD, viii, eat
at the table and ate everything in siehtEmads
, regular feast Of Il. Then. us was booked
the grave; or thought ! was, I said | would
lid not feel the want OF a cigar. The taste had
rot plagued me In the slightest ali that time.
n decent style, like a good diner should. Then
smoked another cigar. Having done my duty
did not do so. nor have they al any time
hat day to this" ~