Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-04
do cloves kill the desire to smoker

"Do cloves kill the desire to smoke r
suddenly asked Mrs. Bowser.
"Of course not, but l have no desire
to kill. don't believe l could smoke
q cigar If tried"
He then arose and walked down the
hall to the hatrack to see IL his hal
was there.
1t was. and he wandered back and
looked out of one of the rear windows
and swallowed the cloves and substitute
ed some orange peel. Mrs. Bowser was
immersed in her book and paid nc
heed, but he turned to find the cal
looking Mt him with grin on his
face.
"By thunder. I'll break your necl,
for that" he exclaimed.
"Why, what do you mean" asked
Mrs. Bowser as she whirled around.
Becomes Uneasy.
"Oh, l was just thinking Of some
thing and spoke my thoughts. be
+. lieve will walk down to the corner
and see If that house with the bay
windows Is for rent yet"
what do you care whether it Is OF
not? You don't want to rent house.
II might want to sell it to some one
who was looking for house. you
know"
Mr.. Bowser went
The house on the corner was still fol
rent.
On the way down he felt an aching
void.
On the way back he felt two Of 'em.
A pedestrian who was smoking q
good cigar passed him. and he leaned
up against shade tree and swore.
AS he stood at his gate he remember.
ed how good the taste Of cigar was
on the hind platform Of street cal
in the morning, ANA he kicked himself
three times before going into the house
He devoted five minutes more to tho
paper and then said lie guessed he'd &c
downstairs and see if the furnace was
all right.
He found the furnace in the same old
spot. and II looked as natural as an
old hat. The water pipes were also all
right; also the walls.
IF you are going to find it too hard
to stop smoking Id give up the idea,'
observed Mrs. Bowser ms she came up
stairs.
who's finding it hard to stop?" he
demanded. with considerable heat. 81
haven't the slightest desire to smoke
If the president offered me dollar
cigar l wouldn't touch It,"
"Well. that's certainly heroic in you
The people around here won't believe
you have so much stamina"
Had Mouth Full Of Cinnamon.
Mr.. Bowser had mouth full OF Gin
namon and didn't reply. He went up
stairs instead. He went up to see II
oil the bedrooms We're in their usua
places.
They were, and he came down agali
and forced himself to sit down for as
much as ten minutes. Then he got VI
to go down the hall and see If any one
had stolen the front door off its hinges
Mrs. Bowser heard him signing ant
grooming, and when he wandered bacl
she said:
I'm tired tonight and want to go t.
bed early. You can sit up as long a.
you want to-"
The cat grinned and chuckled at The
words. but Mrs. Bowser was hardly
upstairs when that feline was flying fol
his life. He got away by IL narrow
margin. and then Mr.. Eowser rushet
down to the dining room. where ht
knew he had left b.g black cigar
that morning. and. Ea..tiuG II wit
trembling hand. he made ii sneak fol
the back yard. Tic moon rode high
and there We're the usual nuriber Of
cats on the fence. but he Elm led then
not. He simply sucked and pulfed and
went Yum. yum" Gown in his stom
ach and said to himself.
GLOW on earth | was ever such q
fool as to tell Mrs Bowser that I was
going to stop smoking l can't under
stand. Stop! Why. III smoke three
times as many as l eve:' did before
and If she asks about that increase
pin money I'll tell her she's the mos
grasping and eXtravagsnt woman ir
America" VI. QUAD.
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