Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1893 — How He Swore Off Smoking. [ARTICLE]

How He Swore Off Smoking.

Until 1883 General Butler smoked a great deal, says the Boston Globe. In the fall of 1882 he confided to his private secretary that he thought the habit of smoking had crown on him tob strongly, and he was beginning to think his will might be weakening. On the day after the first of January, 1883, he sent for. his private secretary to come into the Executive Chamber of the State House. The private secretary came and seated himself at the desk that be usually occupied. “Hand me that paper-weight,” said the Governor, pointing to a heavy glass weight on the desk. It was done, nnd then Governor Butler quizzically inspected the private secretary's desk at long range, and said in the low grumble which was characteristic of him: “I hope you haven’t any missiles there?" “Why, Governor?” said the private secretary. “Well, I don’t want you to thrpw anything at me,” he growled, “when I tqll you that I’ve been d d fool enough to take a New Year’s resolution. When the old year went out the other night, I said to myself, as I flntshed my oigar, that I would smoke no more while I lived. ” This resolution, as everybody knows, was sacredly kept.