132 TOBACCO. 



Now, there are common civilities which it is not 

 expected any true man will violate. To refrain 

 from smoking or chewing in the presence of others 

 is no special virtue, any more than to refrain from 

 rude elbowing and crowding, and stepping on your 

 neighbor's toes. To insist, however, on doing 

 this, and in the very face of others — is it not an 

 infraction of the commonest laws of courtesy? 



"Is it offensive to you for a gentleman to smoke 

 in your presence? " inquired a smoker of a lady. 

 " No gentleman ever smokes in my presence," she 

 made answer. 



Another lady, in reply to the same question, 

 honestly admitted that it icas offensive. " It is so 

 to some," responded the offender, and coolly con- 

 tinued smoking. 



Suppose now, my gentlemanly friend, we ladies 

 take our turn at this game, not indeed with cigars, 

 but with tallow candles, successively lighting and 

 extimruishino: them till you have had a £ood taste 

 of the smoke. Although compared with that 

 which you bestow so abundantly upon us, it is 

 quite innocent, yet I think you would speedily cry 

 Peccavi, and sue for mercy. 



A writer in the Congregational list , referring to 

 a s\gn in a steam-boat, — " Out of consideration 

 for the ladies, gentlemen will xot smoke on this 

 deck" goes on to remark, — "The sign, r No 

 smoking,' is hung up in a gentleman's own mind 

 whenever he is in the company of those who do 

 not smoke. He will not sacrifice the comfort of 



