The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-22
STORY OF SIX CIGARS.

This may not be a sufficient excuse
for cuitivating a fondness for tobacco in
general and expensive cigars in particular
If excuse be needed-but it's strangely
true that cigars, generally good cigars,
have many times saved valuable human
lives.
M. Guizot, the great French historian.
for instance owes his life to cigar. One
day he was walking in one of the gar
dens of Paris when he noticed that he
| was being followed by shabbily dress
ed man. who evidently had some pur-
pose in view which included the histor-
ian.
NJ. Guizot finally sat down on a bench
and his unwelcome follower seated him
self there also, all the time watching
him with a threatening air which might
have proved disconcerting to a man trou-
bled with nerves" The historian was
not troubled. He pulled a cigar out Of
his pocket and lighted 1t.
AT that action the strange man arose
and muttered that he had been mistaken.
as the scoundrel he meant 10 kill did not
smoke The historian was considerably
puzzled by this occurrence until he learn
ed several days afterward that man
answering the description of the fellow
who had followed him had been arrested
for a murderous assault on a public off,
cial, against whom he had a grudge. He
had mistaken NJ Guizot for the official
and would no doubt have made the as
sault on him had he not pulled out the
cigar.
he az x of al IN, d
youth was a habitual smoker. One day
while driving through the streets of Ma
pies he happened 10 drop cigar which
he had just lighted. He noticed that a
singularly dejected-looking citizen darted
forward and grabbed the cigar from the
street. He thought nothing more of the
matter until some months later, when 1t
was called TO his memory upon receipt OF
an unsigned letter relating that the writer
had been on the verge of committing
suicide when he CHANGED to pick up the
cigar which the King had dropped.
The smoking Of this. he said had chang
ed the moodiness of his thoughts for the
time being and the impulse TO suicide
had been overcome. He added that he
was happy to say that the troubles which
had Threatened to overwhelm him then
had left him. In that case the King
cigar saved not himself but the other
man.
Then there is the story of how Sig.
Mario, the famous tenor, saved his life
with a cigar. The singer had just started
on long railroad journey when the man
with whom he was locked in the COM
partment drew truculent-looking knife
from his pocket and announced that he
intended TO cut his throat. The singer
realized that he had TO deal with a crazy
man, and he saw that GOODNESS alone
could save him, and Il was highly prob
able that struggle would end in the
maniac accomplishing his purpose.
before you begin. wouldn't you ike 20
smoke a good cigar he asked Of his
murderous companion
That would be a good idea" said
the man. laying aside his knife My
nerves viii be sresdier."
Mario gave him the biggest cigar be
had in his case and when the crazy
man had smoked u be offered him an
other big one. The man continued snok-
ing the singers cigars, and luckily for
the Italian he had good supply The
man was sdn smoking vhen tire train
stopped at the next station and Mario
managed 20 hand him over 70 the police
= plot against the life % 1azzini. the
Italian patriot once faffed because o, Ms
courtesy with box OF cigars II cane
TO his knowledge. that an attempt was
to be made on his life He procured
box OF the finest cigars and waited for
his vould-5e ss<sssins 20 call OF aim
When they carne IN ne handed out The
cigars Taken sback BY this na-oeuyre
they took them and began 10 smoke
They did not fnd II easy 20 start Kill
ing a man who had tr>. handed them
good cigars ard they sat about awkward
" until Mzzz1nI said:
Gentlemen. take another ciesr. D.
iisve you came 70 Kill me- Why 90 yog
Tot proceed 20 business.
The a.sassins nutseret some words Of
lame regret Ard isft-