Show wi1 THEY SWORE OFFr When Ho Resumed His Little Vice She Took Up With Her Own A prominent yonng man of this city has been an inveterate cigarette smoker for several years past and he indulged in the habit to such an extent that it was injuring his health He has a girl of whom he thinks all the world and its a case of vice versa This young lady has a very good complexion but pus an inordinate love for the use of powder which habit the young man detests de-tests as heartily as she does his cigarette habit They finally agreed that each would swear off the one from using powder and the other from smoking cigarettes It was hard work for the young man but every time he hungered for a wad of nicotine his mind pictured the form j of his fair one parading down street with her face looking like a pan of dough and he desisted This went on for several weeks and each was remarking remark-ing how much better the other was looking but the old craving for the coffin cof-fin nail came upon the young man once more and one day last week he broke over He thought no one would ever find it out but he was seen the news was carried to the girl and she prepared pre-pared to get even They were to go to see a certain popular popu-lar comedian the last night he was hero and the young man called with a cab The young lady was at the door her face closely muffled and in her hand the bouquet that cost him 5 Arrived at the opera house they were entering the door when the young man turned I to speak to the fair one by his side Oh that face She had smeared it with powder until it had been necessary to cut eyeholes It was frightful He stopped Are you going in looking like thatJust Just as you say was the response Well I say no Im not traveling with freaks now Well go back home And they did It cost him 10 there were two vacant seats at the opera house but the young man has not smoked any cigarettes since Indianapolis Indian-apolis Sentinel |