Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-12-09
and thou shalt see the good Of jerusalem
all the days Of Thy lie.
"Yea, thou shal, sec thy cbildren's
children and peace upon Israel"

all the days oi thy lie.
"Yea, thou shal, see thy cbildren's
children and peace upon Israel"
II may be Ms well TO mention, that
when at length Mr.. Wilks Hadaway
arrived at sixty, and had become bald,
that one morning he left the house, say
ing to the now maironly Fanny, who
proved To him most excellent and loving
wife, and never repented her sacrificial
union with him, that he was going TO blown,
aud me ant to call on his friend Berna-
doite, as he did regularly once year, to
thank him for his wife
"Ah, Moisture Bernadoiiec, / have
come again to thank you for Fanny -
All, Moshere, you knew what was best
for me, ell ! have always thought my
luIe Fanny he'd something to do with my
losing my queue ?bribed you, or some
thing, sh but | could never make her
confess :"
"But, Mosieur, she no make Seignor
Cavanna go out of town, ch ~ said the
barber, shaking his head laughingy.
"No knowing, no knowing :" said old
Mr.. IIadaway "but you see should
have LOST II by this time if you hadn't cut
it off, and had no Fanny either! Mis-
understanding is wisdom sometimes, eh'
| Moisture 2"
"You quite bald, Monsieur, | see -
| have one ver' nice wig you mus buy
1t will keep you from taking cold ~
! And the barber showed 10 him a beauti-
/ ful glossy brown wig. 1t was plain from
the way he surveyed it, iha, the old gem
tleman was tempting himself. AT length
he put it on before a glass, and the iriz.
zieur pulled aud fixed it fittinely to his
head.
"Ah, excellcntc, Monsieur! Bon,
bon 1t make you look fifteen year
younger ~
"Does it so much - asked the delight
ed Mr.. Hadaway.
H "Oh, il ish beau,ifool
"Lookee here, Moisture Bernadotee,"
said Mr.. Ilada"ay, aitera long rchcc-
ting pause over the wig, which ho now
held surveying it in his hand. ON take
a wig Of you, if"
ooh, yes any ting !" interrupted the
ready barber.
"Stop, Moisture, and listca' will
take wig, if" and here he lowered
his voice, and pulled the barber's ear
foot nearer his llps-"if you can make
me one wiM queue ~
"a queue oh, certainmen,e Oh,
beautiool queue, | can make you :"
cried the gratiiied tonsor.
"Ihen | will have one. Make it by
Saturday, when shall come in town"
Gle sail be finished mos dclishtlool
to be look at, Monsieur! You sail 90
crazy ven you see him jiss like you did
ven you loose him 20
And having thus concoc,ed this arch
conspiracy against Fanny, the traitor left
the shop.
"What are you 80 anxious to 60 to the
city for, dear, in all this rain - asked
Fanny, the following Saturday.
\ 81 have business, wife, important bust
ness" he said, with smile, az he got
INTO his close carriage.
"W'll you return early, and DO care
iul and not get wet, dear 7"
"Oh, yes, I've got my India rubbers
on my feet. don't mind them so much
as | do my bald head. Oh, Fanny
iladaway, if you had let me kept my
queue, my hair might have staid in !"
"lf had done so, husband" she ans
wered, laughing, | certainly should have
kept my name Of Fanny Grey"
The carriage drove off, and Fanny
returned to look after her interesting
family, which consisted Of three boys,
and one lovely girl; the image Of herself
She wore her hair braided in two queues
behind, and therefore Mr.. Hadaway
loved her far more than his cropt-he AIDED
toys.
Evening came, and MIR. Hadaway
returned home. AS he entered the nur-
sery where Fanny sat, he looked unusual
ly pleased, as well as unusually signif-
cant. lie stood up very stiff, like a vet
eran grenadier, and altogether noted, il
struck his wife, as he did the Sunday he
had come to the cottage to tell her he
had sacrificed his queue, Of which to this
day she had never known the whole
truth.
"Why, what is the matter Mr.. Hada.
way Z! she inquired, laughing nj his
manner, yet wondering at his singular
conduct and mysterious silence.
"Oh, OH" cried the lii,le Sarah, Jump
ing up and clopping her hands; "see,
ma, see papa has got his hair braided
just like me-and its ne,p hair, too Oh,
how pretty :"
MIR. lIadaway now, with his features
wroa,hed in triumphant smiles, removed
his broad-brmmed hat, and made very
low bow TO his sstonished wife, who now
beheld the tail ofhis new queue sticking
s,ifily out behind like pump.handle.
"Oh, Mr.. Hadaway, what have you
done to make. yourself look so ridicu-
ous :"
81 have bough, wig, dear" he said, d,
smiling
"a wig /! You bought the queue,
and purchased the wig asa necessary
appendage 10 it, You shall not wear it ~,
she said, smiling, yet speaking firmly.
81 will, for have got you now"
81 will divorce from You"
"Fannv, dear - he said, p,eadinely. /
"fou shall not wear it," she repeated,
laughing at the seriousness Of his ar.