New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
SPIRIT CIGARS FOR s..
Just Like Them to Come Through
the WaU to Vesta La Fiesta.

yesta La viesta (you'd never think from tbs
name that she'd be satisfied with wearing plain
"boughten' blue suit. and to all appearances have
participated in half hundred New Year celebra-
tions) Is practical lady. She said herself yes
terday afternoon when she told how she succeeded
IN getting rid of box of spirit cigars, which sh7
friend. Mrs Thayer. didn't want. for . this
box. Who fell for the bargain Miss La Fiesta did
not say, and, as there only bunch OF cub re-
porters the job. she still holds the secret as to
whether the Tobacco Trust is greater power than
that at Washington to buck up against
Mrs Thayer is evidently lady who wouldns
feel especially overfoyed at .he widely Advertised
nberaIty of Messieurs Martin and Rector in per-
mittng ladies smoke in their eating places Sha
doesn't dote the use Of the weed az ali. In pri-
vate in public. unless perhaps she's suspicious
of gift horses and prefers her own brand At any
rate, when Mrs. Thayer, who has habit OF pass
ing through walls when she feels too confined,
called the spirits once while she was visit
Ing Miss La viesta and-pop.-there came through
the wall-Miss La viesta there and saw tt
a bottle of Rhine wine and box OF cigars. Mrs.
Thayer got real mad and said: Those darn spritss
It's just like them to bring what don't wantr'
Miss La Viesta. being practical and therefore
cool-like then upped and said: Don't worry aeouc
it, I'll fix il" So she went with the box oe
cigars that came through the wall. and back
shortly afterward with s5 bill Miss La Viests
never said yesterday afternoon what was done with
the " Neither the disposition or the bottle cc
Rhine wine. which 'the darn spirits had alons
touched upon, and none of the audience of seven.
which had gathered to learn from Miss La yIesta
how find "one's souls affinity. had the heart To
ask her. after she had said explicitly that II vas
easy to fast for ten days at stretch. and that,
strange say, doesn't need water while do
ing it,
But then Miss La vfesta has had good mary
strange experiences in her time. In the first pIace,
she used live in Brooklyn. but the philosoph
fcal association Of that borough couldn't be per-
suaded into believing that she took all the unusual
jaunts that she was accustomed to take in her
sleep. IF at first you can't lead EN- try. try
again. is good adage. so when even Brooklyn
wouldn't fall for nightly Hastings of the astral
body through millions of miles of space and first
off views of the Inhabitants of Saturn. Neptune.
Venus and other planets It only remained for Miss
La Viesta to move across the river and take up y
studio in the arcade trimmed area uptown. which Is
convenient. because that's where the subway and
the elevated meet cross each other.
Miss La viesta Is generally there from a m
to II o. calculated according to President Elots
daily programme for a rational being. but after
midnight there's knocking Miss La viessx
might be there physically all right. but her spirit
has a way OF detaching itself and floating
through the walls plate glass windows and max
ing trip to far distant planet
1t OF these trips she discovered ths.
j. Pferpont Morgan. instead of staying IN the house
at 3sth street and Madison avenue of nights az
most New Workers would be glad to. II they owned
it, never at home after he hit the pillow but
took float TO Saturn and got a rest rrorn
Wall Street and its doings. II he did not go 10
Saturn every night. Miss La yiesta reasons j. p
wouldn't mean much in a financial crisis. Instead
of just folding his hands under his head as Peter
Ibbetson used 10 do. MIR. Morgan remembers to
keep conscious while he is awake. and remembers
all he says and does. and what one does and saw
to him. Then he gets the uplift and away from
Madison avenue to Saturn
ANYBODY. according Miss La viesta can taxa
similar trip every night by following the sams
plan. Women needn't look wrfnkIed and weather.
beaten. IL they take the trip which is free for Mss
La Viesta says money is no longer good FORM
and has no value As she has come into the JOYOUS
state where she regards everybody her brother
and her sister. everybody learn the good It'd
ings without admission and hat check Things that
people do or don't do don't ''jar'' her at all only
she was much distressed yesterday because the re-
porters did not have proper facilities for folIoxin&
her lecture