The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-08
WIT AND HUMoR.
80, she Cured Hubby
NJ the Tobacco Habit.

Af the tobHtto haDhts
.r, wt,i only be necessary for you
-, about half a teaspoonful of
~. ,,t,snre into his cup OF coffee
In morning" the circular said.
s.ra The taste for tobacco will
.susiIy depart from him. He
not cease the use Of tobacco
n.s,ately, but within a week he
~, hegin 10 abhor tobacco If the
...ure is given 20 MIN faithfully
srsry morning.
"a "a the young wife sent her
s,l. 70 on, and got a fagon of the
' .pretty bum coffee this morn
80 he remarked dryly the first
49, she dropped the half tea
sroontll OF the mixture into the
cup.
,snr right along" she replied.
xor 10 and behold, he was a
,r,,ty smooth proposition himself.
"a r. had. unknown to her, seen
n. package holding the fiagon of
ss,n.tobacco mixture when it was
dsllvered
"a after dinner that evening he
,,osuoed a large, bulky package
4 sus cut tobacco from his pocket.
"A took therefrom plenteous
,a,v Of tobacco. 1t was the first
rnsx he had ever taken in her
s,espnce. and she marveled great
Il thsreat, but she determined TO
rxrs,s, With the treatment.
DEAD rank chicory again this
earning. Isn't III" he inquired at
broadcast the next morning.
I'm sure II tastes the same to
ne" she replied.
That evening after dinner he pro-
Aueed 4 short, black clay pipe and
! package OF new kind OF tobac-
20 that was as black as the ground
YORK Of jolly Roger.
.Thought I'd bring this old du-
den up from tho office" he ex-
claimed cheerfuIly. It's as sweet
go nut
whereupon he filled the house
Win the aroma of punk that was
rropg enough TO break n rock.
this grocery person who gets all
Il my wages il certainly doing us
% the coffee game" he remarked
vAen he tasted his cup next morn
no
Really" she said. gazing inno-
wntiy at the Decent bunch OF as
,sn IN the middle OF the table, II
can't detect any difference"
And yet there are low foreheads
sho don't believe that all women
us actresses" said he to himself
On the way TO his office that
morning.
That evening he brought home n
bo1 Of auction stogies, and after
Ne had smoked one of them after
dinner oil OF the people I'm the
asishboring fats stuffed cotton In
IN hall floor keyholes and closed
he ball transoms.
7 must persist, though" thought
ID hsfiled wife. gloomily.
Coffee tastes like stowed gunny-
na again this morning." he re-
marked at the next breakfast. She
MI bit sorry for him, but she
us determined to use up that
faSon Of ''agln tobacco" IL she
md 70 chloroform him and pour
! .Dvn his throat.
nat evening, however. her res
srton deserted her. After dinner.
M ihe hrst time to her knowledge.
= pulled out a package OF cigar
sis u one and began to smoke
me went upstairs, poured out
" remaining portion OF her ~
sorth Of agin-tobacco and careful
hid the bottle
vcaees all right this morning"
70 ne al breakfast the next day.
l~T she inquired. absentlv.
Naen he mad finished his dinner
"a evening he lighted one OF his
@sa' brand OF good cigars.
Asa are mysterious TO me" she
nsssnl, regarding him out OF the
ny " her eye.
women only think thev'rs
NY ne thought. blowing smoke
1c ia,o the Swiss curtains
ssasor Commercial.