Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-02-23
now HE COLOIED HES HAIR.
BY UNCLE TOBY

fellow, one OF your real boon companions.
such as one don meet more than once in
4 dogs age. He Is, or rather was. an at
tendant at the Park Street Church some
thought because he was religiousIv in
clned, and some because Louisa Freeman.
the pretty vocalist, in the singing seats.
. used to smile so sweelly upon him. Har-
ry unfortunately inherited a singular con-
siltuuonal prediction for gray hairs, and
at tWenty-onG his head was as white as
snow In vain were all his endeavors TO
BRING Louisa to such a degree of intimacy
as would warrant him in "poppino the
question:, until at last the thought struck
hum that it must be his gray hairs that
frightened away the little fellow with how
and arrows. So Harry read in the news
papers OF the wonderful power OF the far
famed Russian Hair Dye which would pro-
duce a beautiful glossy brown or coal
black, just as the purchaser might desire.
" hats 1t, that's II, the one thing need
iuI, that have been in search of. I'll rv
It'll buy some this very day, said he.
- let me see.'' reading:
4" Put 1t on freely at night, and on rising
IN the morning the hair viii be completely
and thoroughly dyed.''
Good, exclaimed Harry, no sort of
trouble, JUS. as easy rs the boy knew his
father
OFF he went to the agents who gave
hIm bottle of the redttced price as the
paper said, and told Harry he never saw 4
better subject for testing the virtue of the
dye
Well" said Harry to Us, .. | put it on
one Saturday night. and sure enouoh, the
next morning when looked into the glass
my hair seemed as black as your hat.
couldn't see very well in my chamber.
which IS none of the hghtest. so after
brushing up and fixing for meeting, met
Mary the chanber-maid, and asked her if
il was all right.
Very NEE, Mr.. Lceman." said she, u
never saw such beautiful colors in all nv
life
Coiorg ?" said l, lyon mean color
Mary drop the plural. if YOU please said
|, laughing at the girls want of correct
ness in her speech.
" hen the bells rung | started of. proud
as peacock, for church. reinforcing nv
sell with soft looks and smiles. on purpose
10 open real battery attack upon Louisa
Freeman. | got in early, for | was chock
full OF 1t, and waited uneasilv for her to
come, and the minister TO read the first
hymn, when We all rose and turned to face
the choir IN the singing seats shall new
er forget how proudly | rose and faced
about towards those singers that morning
saw several persons looking at me rather
queer, bat thinks to myself. he's inn
proved, II is Harry Leeman. there's no
rubbing that out At last caught Loui-
sa's eye, when she laughed right out in
meeting. Thinks |, the girl wants to IN
suit me, and / sat down rather sore.
At last the minister rose and read his
text. 1t was queer one, | thought
something about the leopard changing his
spots. Thinks [, that man is looking a.
Die, and every time he spoke about chang
lng his spots. he turned his cadavcrous
eyes at me, as much as to say YOU cui0rI
yo't-and hang it, began TO feet like one
By-and-by Deacon Lovett reached over
from his pew just behind me and touched
my shoulder. When | turned TO see what
the old fellow wanted he pointed signili-
candy over his shoulder with his thumb
and nodded to me.
What the deuce does he mean, thought
; aud IN minute after he repeated the
curious and remarkable motion with his
thumb over his shoulder towards the en-
trance of the church. To bother me still
more, the sun began to stream in at one Of
the side windows, and play across The
church just over my head and ewes,
A little girl in the deacon's pew now
laughed right ont, just as Louisa had done
What the deuce IS coming now, thought l..
half crazed between the deacons punches
on my shoulder, the sun in my eyes, and
the people giggling but | tried to look
straight at the minister. That rascalIy
little girl Just back of me had attracted his
attention, and as my eye met his he put his
handkerchief 10 his face as quietly as pos
sible, but, curse him, saw that he was
laughing too -
Though the sun was all this time half
binding me, yet | could discern several
persons eyeing me quecrly. Just at this
moment Deacon Lo,ett punched me again
and whispered;
Mr.. Leeman, if You mast stay in the
church, for mercy's sake, paa on your
hatr'
| saw it all in an instant; the people
were laughing at my hair stopped
down and clutched my hat COZ vulsively,
and glided out of the pew and down the
aisle SO that could scarcely stop to open
the door when | got to it, and YOU had
better believe kept it up until | got home
and found a looking glass.
Horror | almost tremble now 10