Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-06
HOW JELLIFER
STOPPED SMOKING.
Bx KENNETH HARRIS.

wsant that sort OF a girl. She would
have let him smoke himself black In
the face and her love would not have
whimpered--not Just then. at any rate
though the odor OF the weed was
deadly ofense TO her delicate nostrils.
No. there was never word said about
conditions, but she was a truthful
young woman withal and when she
was asked about II she admitted that
II was disagreeable to her. But II you
sit a little way on and on the other
side of me where II won't blow INTO
my face shan't mind II In the least"
she added.
But Jellifer was not the man TO ac-
cept any sacrifice like that at the
hands OF the woman he loved. lie was
disappointed. certainly. for he was
slave TO the habit. and in his imagin-
ings OF the domestic life 10 be his
pipes had figured TO a certain extent.
The home atmosphere OF his dreams
was always a little bit hazy. II was
a beautiful collection OF pipes. that of
Jelllfer's, too. but he hardly hesitated
He called In his particular friends and
within a week every stumpy clay. we'll
Drowned meerschaum. amber-tipped
brier. long-stemmed Saxony porcelain
and blackened cornoob was distribut-
ed. The tobacco Jar he kept as a
relic.
Shut right UP. A man knows what
that means. A woman doesn't and it's
quite likely that Jellifers girl didn't.
That made II all the harder. too. stu.
she seemed appreciative and the young
man felt repaid. In course Of time
they were married and II Jellifer
missed anything he most assuredly
didn't show H. II Mrs. Jellifer had
any fault 20 find with her husband she
certainly took nobody into her conf
dence. Talk about your turtle dovesl
II was predicted that within a yeai
Jellifer would be furnishing a den
where he could sit by himself and
smoke TO his hearts content Such
things have happened. of course. and
the smoking has gradually extended
40 that eventually the lady would
have to TX up little room Of her own
where she could sit and not have &c
breathe a lot OF stale tobacco smoke
But nothing OF the sort happened in
this instance. A nursery started. but
no den.
OF course Jellifer became bore anc
a braggart. lie would tell all the olo
crowd what idiots they were. running
their constitutions and muddling their
lntellects by their persistence In fhe
unclean vice OF smoking. He would
glory in his own improved health TO
an extent that was absolutely sicken.
ing and boast OF the ease with which
be burst the letters OF habit.
There was no compulsion about H.
Nobody ever asked me 10 stop. ! sup
pose was as bad a case as you ever
heard Of. simply smoked all the
time. stopped for meals and that
was about all. But decided I'd quit.
didn't fool with limit OF one cigar
or pipe after each meal. or once o
day. or anything Of that sort told
my wife-she wasn't my wife them
told her was going to quit. ! said
I'm not going 10 smoke again. She
didn't believe | could stop. but from
that day 10 this I've kept my word
All Il takes II little will power
There's only one way to quilt and
that's to quit" And so on
And then you ought to have seen
Mr.. Jellifer's look OF pride and ad-
miratlon. Well. II came one summer
when both young Jellifer and the lady
seemed 20 be a little run down and,
after some discussion. ii was decided
they should go across the lake where
some friends Of theirs were staying,
and remain there through the ho'
weather. OF course Jellifer couldni
go. The best he could do would be 10
run down Saturday afternoon and stay
till Monday. lie slept In the hat and
went out for his meals. II was lone
some.
The third night OF his bereavement
he dragged Matson home with MIN
and they sat and chatted over old
times. Matson M a cigar.
THAT smells kind Of good" said Jel'
lifer. unthinkingly.
Matson passed over his cigar case.
mo. sir" said Jellifer. stoutly. II
should say not OF course you car
waste your substance and get tobacco
heart II you like. but as for me-
lie was alone the next night. and after
yawning over a book for some time h.
Totupand began TO walk about the room
He noticed his old tobacco Jar on the
top OF the bookcase and he took on tho
I'D and smelled Il. There wasn't much
smell 10 Il.
The next night he was in Michigan
and the next
On Monday night he suddenly got uP
from his chair. put on his hat and wen:
out. When he returned he took from
his pocket a package Of cut plug Of a
remembered brand and a pipe-a nice
new cob. yellow and shining with var
nlsh. lie put these on the table and
then sat down and looked al them.
1T would be kind OF good" he muir
INJURED. But told Eudora ! wouldn''.
won't. either"
II was nearly bedtime when he opened
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