The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-07-06
A CURE THAT DIDN'T CURE.
Herein IL a Lesson 90 All Careiezs
Young Wives Who object 10
Tobacco smoke.

NJ fHuFt1f NuHiuh nave my nus
band stop smoking for anything" sait
the bride OF three months, as she sci
her teacup down and brushed cake
crumb of her new lace jabot, relates
the Chicago Tribune. II tried TO cure
him OF II the first month we were mar
ried, but never since"
"Oh, why?" chorused the dainty fem.
mime group around the tea table. "Was
he so cross and obstinate2"
'N-no, not exactly" returned the
bride. hesitatingly. 1T was like this:
We took perfect jewel of a fiat in
the Wonderful, you know, to start the
honeymoon, and II was all dream, ex-
cept for the horrid smoking. Freddie
never was without cigar, and II was
dreadful. Whenever wanted 70 come
near him or curl his hair, there was al
ways one of the nasty things in his
mouth or hand, and used to get burnt
sometimes. | coaxed and pleaded and
cried and, did everything ] could think
Of to make him stop, and he wouldn't
for hove nor money. He used to smoke
anything from funny little dark cigars
SHAT cost something terrible down to
Z cent-apiece stogies. And he'd tell me /
didn't know anything about cigars;
that the happiest state in life was TO
sit in an easy chair with one of those
ugly little hayanas and smoke and
smoke and dream and let the smc'@
curl up like a forest fire, and w.1ch
the beautiful white ash get long. ana
longer, until it dropped off, a'u then
you wanted to eat the stub, 4 was SO
good. Think Of tbasaalE Nfrm . nus
band, of a month";
Perfectly Shameful came a sym
pathetic murnur frop. 'ne rest
"At last.i grew lespsra'e, and one
' ~ +ho MIX, M aoo1 twas Niy-I-Gar, or 4
Sad g. 'ls g. eaSn s., 9fforget which, but any
rva, 4 4 sasSon H7e/labef that it was
wy L palharmyess, and would cure
NalfapFof smoking, and all you had
any was te<put some in the coffee
" y morning and the person would
SSer know. Well, / put it away for
saie kssping and forgot all about it
for a(few days; then one morning
ypZn was in hurry came across
Ne package in the china closet, and
ixed the poor dear boys coffee with
a good big dose. He swallowed it like
! lamb, and | was so happy, when all
It once he gave dreadful yell and
his hair. ''Oh, Freddie, dar-
ing, what is it?' | cried, jumpingfrom
he table, because thought it might
,e fit or something He tipped over
he coffee and gave another yell and
brew the plate at me. ,
"'What is it, woman?' he shrieked. I
I'm poisoned, that S what it is. Muir i
ered! Oh, Lord! Oh holy Moses. i
top standing there, you Lucretia Bor- +
,ia. You shan't witness my death
gony. Dash for. doctor, can't you, t
efore 7 turn into ghastly corpse? v
h, Lord!' Z
II dashed all right. Twas frightened "
early to death, and after time, when a
le doctor had come and looked after Fl
i'm and used stomach pump on the Il
oor darling, went out to the kitchen il
nd hunted up that package that had w
cen warranted harmless. What on e,
arth do you suppose had given him?' R
Red pepper said one. O.
Rough on rats said the hostess. W
Worse, worse sighed the bride. fl
I'd mixed the tobacco cure with some ID
ther sample packages thatI had saved a
nd had given the dear precious dar- a
ng dose Of washing powder new Il
agic kind. No, he didn't die, ofcourse, fl
ut ! just saved myself from divorce If
7 a hairs breadth. He swore tried b
poison him for a week i never say W
word about his old cigars now, bless b
s heart" and she smiled contentedly "
I'd reached for another cup OF tea vi
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