132 THE BETROTHED. 



it through the mouthpiece until it is per* 

 fectly clear, then attack the stem the 

 same way, chasing the cleaner into the 

 bottom of the bowl of the pipe, but no 

 further. Repeat this operation a couple 

 of times, after which give your pipe a 

 holiday for a few days, and the next 

 time it is smoked it will, somehow, taste 

 better than ever before. 



Don't use either alcohol or "house- 

 hold ammonia " in the bowl of a pipe, 

 except what little washes the bottom of 

 the bowl by the cleaner. 



THE BETROTHED. 



" You must choose between me and your cigar" 



OPEN the old cigar-box, get me a Cuba stout, 

 For things are running crossways and Maggie 

 and I are out. 



We have quarreled about Havanas we fought 



o'er a good cheroot, 

 And I know she is exacting, and she says I am 



a brute. 



