Il6 SOME SALESMEN AND OTHERS. 



and meanest cigar, there is, or ought to 

 be, a certain sentiment which is not as- 

 sociated with any other manufactured 

 article. From the green fields of tobacco 

 to the cigar in a box surrounded by 

 bright labels and ribbons, it is always a 

 picturesque creation. There is nothing 

 that will take its place on this earth. 

 And since that is so, let me offer you one 

 of my special brand." 



The " Colonel " lit his cigar and the 

 writer joined him. After a few puffs, he 

 said, " Nothing else in the world except a 

 cigar could put an end to my rambling 

 remarks." In a few minutes he was lost 

 in a cloud, and the interview ended. 



