The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-05

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f" Yes, smoking, he says. J don't
wonder you're astonishcd. wea NJ
self tried to get her on the not /.
but she won't give 1t up. She SAL
she thought II would be so sociable to
sit by the fire evenings and smoke IT,
gether. and she wanted to like all
the things | did | told her It would
make her as sick as horse, but fhe
said she'd got real mild tobacco, and
anyway she guessed everybody that
learned to smoke was sick som
She said must teach her how to d
1t. and If you'd believe me she
brought out her tobacco and some
pipes she'd bought Well. | saw she
was set on doing 1t, and thought the
| quickest way to cure her was to let
her have her way, but ! tell you
was on nettlcs all the time for fear
| some OF the ncighbors would drop ia
during the lesson, as she called H.
She took few whiffs, and then she
turned as white as chalk, and had to
| carry her to the sofa and open al thu
| windows to air out. Well | thought
| that would be the last of It, but the
next night when | went to take my
usual smoke, she had to ~ through
] the same performance. She says she
thinks she'll get the hang OF 1t pretty
| soon, and | declare believe she VIII.
for she held out longer this second
| time
| He stopped and set there looking
down at the floor as moody and trou-
| bed as could be. | had hard work
| to keep from laughing
Well, | says, your great-aunt Jane
used to smoke, and don't knows it's
worse now than twas In them days.
And there was old Mrs. Plummer--'
Great Scott Aunt 'Senath,' he
broke out Do you think | want my
wife TO be like those old smoke-driei
specimens?'
Perhaps we can think up sc.rl
way out of the trouble. says, saotS
ing like.
I've tried everything | can think
of to make her change her mind. Per.
haps You could do something With
her, he says.
4 don't believe much in mixpg
up In married folks troubles, says.
and besides, why shouldn't she smok,
Ii she wants to? Of course | don't
see why she should want to, but thea.
| don't see why you should. either
Pretty soon he stopped tramping
and went and stood by the window
suppose if should give it w. she
would he said.
"A night or two after that rec hiil
again for a minute or two, Ma
garet's stopped smoking he says with
a grin.
How'd you do it?' | says Have
you give 1t up. too?
Margaret thinks have, he says,
and be looked sly. | was dlsgustedar
than ever with him, and discouraged,
TOO. There our pfan was gong an CJ
pieces, and Margaret and ! were both
beat
But the next day I found out we
want quite so beat Every Thursday
they come over to supper, and early
Thursday afternoon Margaret como,
bringing her work In a bag. She
looked kinder white and miserable.
and | see she knew as we'll as | did
hat Paul was smoking on the sly {
We didn't say a word about 1t, but
IN hour or so before supper.time she
folded up her work and put her hand
INTO her bag and took out a clay pipe
and some tobacco.
For the land sakes!' says what
rp voi dpifY12'
Paul thinks I've stopped size says.
md she tried to look sly. never ei
Margaret credit for seeing into things
80 far till that minute. She flied her
.ipe and went and got match and
1T it,
81 thought hated tobacco before,
he says as she begun to smoke. hat
never did till began TO use H. How
long before III Ike II. wonder and
she laughed in a way that made me
want to cry. I dent realize even then
what she was trying to do and that
she was Playing her trump card
she got whittier and whittier. till
was pretty wen scared, and then she
put down the pipe with shaking hands
1Ht utlItn Htl W tlif Dlu lDuDEFs
There she lay with her eyes shut.
/ didn't see how twas ever coming
ont right. and il worked on my feel
ings so NEST dropped tears into the
supper
when Paul come in. he looked SO
healthy and handsome that declare
l almost hated him for minute. III
saw Margaret, and scared look Cant
INTO his face. What's the natter he
cries.
She's sick, says, as short as
could.
He went and looked at her. What
is IT. dearT he says
"'It'll be over in a little while SAYS
Margaret, and see the tears creeping
out under her long eyelashes.
Paul glanced around and sec the
clay pipe. For minute he stood
here, looking kinhs' guilty and mcan.
Then he just dropped on his knees
side Of the old lounge, 81 | went out