The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-03
SHE SMOKED A CIGARETTE.
The New Boarder Nearly Caused Panic
in the House.

/ IA VIC Ahuuses
| The new boarder in the fourth foo
front concluded that she would smoke
| a cigarette. Not that she cared at al
for cigarettes. On the contrary, she dis
| liked them. The smoke got in her eyes
| and made the tears come, it got dow1
| her throat and strangled her. besides
which the odor permeated her clothing
and stayed there. She was merely
smoking this. cigarette to see what
would happen. This was what hap
| pened:
Bridget, the chambermaid. coming
into the room to make the bed, prompt
ly discerned the pernicious odor of that
little cigarette. Then. spying stealthily
around she found the end of the cigar
cite reposing upon a corner of the man.
telpiece. That was enough. She went
about Strengthening the room in an ON
nous silence. When her work was done
she went into the fourth floor back.
There do be curious things agoin'
on in the next room to this, ma am" she
said to the woman who sat by the Win
dow embroidering. Curious things,
Faith, an that's phwat I'm afther tell
in of ye.'
What in the world do you mean,
Bridget?' asked the woman. sticking
her needle straight into her thumb in
stead of into her embroidery. What is
1t that's goin' on?"
Bridget mournfully shook her head.
''They don't be afther hehavin' so in the
ould country, ma'am," she said.
The woman dropped her embroidery.
"Bedad, it's the new boarder, ma am"
Bridget went on in a hoarse whisper.
It's she that's afther smoking cigar
DOT in her room, an that's phwats the
matter. Faith, an amt it enough,
ma'am? A laadie a-shmokin' of a cigar
DOT in her room!"
The woman pushed Bridget aside and
sped out of the room. She made her
way to the third floor front.
well, what is the matter?" asked the
third floor front, who was busily en-
gagged in washing out her handkerchief
and FASTING them up against the Win
dow pane to dry.
IF you only knew!"
'"Tell me, then, quick. Has there been
row in the house and l not in it? If
there has it's the first"
Right you are, but it isn't a row
this time What do you suppose is hap
pening in this very house this very
minute? The new boarder is smoking
cigars a foot long in her room upstairs
"a foot long. those stogies. That is
what you call them, isn't it? Yes,
Stogies.''
What" screamed the third floor
front.
Its the gospel truth. Bridget told
me-"
The handkerchiefs all fell off the Win
dow pane to the floor. The third floor
front, leaving them there, ran to The
woman and grasped her by the arm.
Come she exclaimed lets go and
tell the third floor back. If she finds
out there is anything going on in this
house that she don't know about she
will drop dead We don't want a flu.
neral"
Together they FASTENED to the third
floor back The occupant of the room
was combing her back hair preparatory
to doing it up in a Psyche knot.
What do you think is happenin5?'
they cried with one voice.
The third floor back took her hairplns
out of her mouth and looked around.
Il can't imagine" said she. .'What?'
Something awful" they declared,
both talking together. 1.-THE new board
err in the fourth floor front is smoking
a pipe. Think of young girl like that
smoking a pipe in a house like this,
Isn't it sin and a shame? Isn't it dis
GRACEFUL"
Are you sure?' demanded the third
floor back.
"Of course" they asserted. Bridget
told it to the fourth floor back. It's the
solemn truth. We give you our word
of honor"
The third floor back scattered her
hairpins recklessly over her dressing
table We'll go and tell it to the sec
ond floor 'front.' said she I'd Just like
ITO know what she thinks of it. A shame
and a disgrace Well, l should think
so. The girl ought to be fired out of the
house this very minute. That's what
she should be-"
She led the procession, her hair
streaming down her back to the second
floor front.
THE new boarder upstairs is smok-
ing a pipe they said. mot only that,
but she's got cigarettes and cheroots all
over the room everywhere, on the ia
bles and book cases and whatnots. The
mantelpiece is full of them. Even the
walls are festooned with tobacco leaves
brought from wherever she comes from
and hung up instead of pictures"
When they had paused for breath the
second floor front got in word edge
ways.
THAT girls always did have queer
look to me-" she said pressing her lips
together. II spotted her the minute l
laid eyes on her the very minute she
put her foot in this house. I said then:
we IL near from nef yet, 1ncS were
my very words, Wen hear from her
yet And now it has come, sooner than
even l expected. l know what l am 60
ing to do.
"What?" gasped the others.
Il am going to the landlady and have
her put out. That's what I am going to
do. Smoking pipes in a decent house
in a decent neighborhood! l never heard
of such a thing in my life. Never.
What are We all coming to? That's
what l would like to know. Come along.
Well put stop to this at once"
They FASTENED downstairs. On their
way they encountered the occupant of
the back parlor. who appeared to be
surprised to see them all together and
in such evident excitement SO early in
the morning.
would you believe it," said the Sec
ond floor back, the new hoarder up
stairs is sitting in her room right this
minute smoking a pipe with cigars and
tobacco and everything smokable I'M
der the sun around her. The room is
so thick with tobacco smoke that you
could cut it with knife. Think of
young girl like that smoking. 1t