The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-06-06
Tho Jealous Husband: :
a CHAPTER OF INVISIBLE LIFE IN CHICAGO.


CHAPTER OF INVISIBLE LIFE IN CHICAGO.
tFrom the Chicago Daily Times.)
Mr. Muggins was land Is, unless some re-
markablc event has occurred within the rast
few hOurs) merchant in Lake-strect. We
will not say whether Muygins was Young or
old. handsome or ugly. whig. democrat, re-
publican or know-nothing but We will say
that he was both rich and happy-at least
the world so regarded him. Muggins was
marred-thcrctore he must be happy. The
partner of his joys and SORROWS, his mutton
chops and money, was lovely and fascina.-
ing creature, with sparkling eyes and raven
locks. MuggSins was an admircr of raven
loci ks-indcc'i. he could endure no othcrs.-
IT IS even hinted that the particular locks
here referred to were what first attracted the
eye and captiv;.ted the heart of the celibatc
Mugsins. as he behcld them ore night at
bali. floating in profi,sc and graceful ringlets
about the a!abas,er neck and shoulders of
their fair owner. "iIow surprisingly bcauti-
full. was MugSins' ardent exclamation to a
friend. with those dark aerial things float
ing 50 gracefully from her top-knot- Mug
gins was poetical sometimes, but he was ap,
to spoil 1t in the endingi. But suppose
sad the other. they're not hers" Musgius
WAS shocked. lie could not endure the
thought that all that wealth of hair might
after all. have been cultivated upon some
other sell. and transpiantcd. perhaps to lis
present locality for no higher purposes than
obtaining admiration under false pretrnsrs-
lie did not believe il. vet he resolved 10
satisfy the doubt which his friend had raised
y word upon this subject of hair. Nature
in her muni!cencc has nct provided the ..hu-
man form divine with a more comelv feature
than this. Ii all ages and hy all races it has
ncri looked upon as the concomitan. of man.
l!,eS> and of womaHlv beauty indeed. by
all civilized nations has lu1uria:.t growth
OF hair been regarded as literally the rro,rs-
'"g sicrv of female lovciinc>s. Tastes have
changed and still vary rs regards the eoltr
ot hair mes. beautiful hut in regard to TIE
main feature. the hair itself. the opinion of
mankind today is the same tha. it WAS in
the days of old King David.
bui the hair is not only mark of external
hcautv II is an index. in higher degree
than Is commonly understood. to the c,,arac-
Ter. 1t is a well known physiological truth.
that the fine. soft. silk-like locks indicate
BRAN OF fine texture. and mind necessarily
corresponding. On the other hand. coarse.
WHY hair denotes Coarse brain in like
manner rs tuft of hair beneath the nosc is
usually supposed to denote small quantity
of brains. In the latter case if accomp.ni,I
hyv another tutt, somewhat smaller. on the
chm. the indication is looked. uoon as in
t,l:b,c
Not only are the quality and quantity of a
man : brain determinahlc. like the soul, bv
what grows upon i, : but his opinions, and,
for aught we know. his politics. NAV likewise
he ascertained in the same infalliblc wav.-
Man : locks contain a language which. if this
world could read it. would unva;l that deep
est OF mysteries. the human heart. and expose
ITS most secret workings to the observation,
OF all. Thus for instance, the modern spiri,--
uallSt, with all his wild lunacies and crazy
tollics, is rs plainly revealed in the long filthy
looking hair which covers his head, face, coat
and shirt bosom, as is the rank of the mandarin
by the number of his tails. The soul of the
iop may be seen In his ringlets and smelt in
the cAecrablc stuff with which he perfumes
them. The loafer will cultivate his .soap.
locks in spite of all the fashion in Christen-
dom, and the lawyer whose hair should he
guilty Of contact with comb would probably
be dismissed from the bar as the dry-coods.
clerk would he from the counter. who did not
spend all leisure moments. with a brush i,s
hand. before mirror
In old times We read about people who.
wore much hair on account of the great
strength of muscle. which il was supposed to
confer upon them. in like manner as some.
people nowadays wear it to augment their
personal courage by frightening Young child
rem by their ferocious looks. But if hair in
those days was powerful its power remains,
the same. albert the Dclilahs in shcaring their
lords have transferred it to their own locks.
No one will have the tcmerity to denv that
there Is power in wonlans hair which.
though 1t might not suffice to carry away the
gates OF Gaza or shake the foundations of a
temple, can excite hearts and nerve arms to
even greater achievements than these. It
was this power which wound its fascinating
spell around Muggins. 1t was this to which,
dainty land harry poet aludes when he
sings of his love, and declares that,
'her raven curis
Have broken hearts in cnvious girls:
: And then they sleep in contrast so,
Like raven feathers upon snow
And bathc her neck and shade the bright.
Dark eye from which they catch the light,
AS If their graceful loops were made
10 Keep their glorious eve in shade.
And holier makes its tranquil spell,
Like waters i'll a shaded WELL"
10 go on with our story Muggins rcsolv-
cd to satisfy his doubts. and did SO. The rs-
ven locks were genuine; there was no hum
bug about them; they grew where they hung
) -taht is. one end Of them actually grew into
Tor out of the latly's head; they were not
tied on with string.
Six blissfal months had passed over the
heads of the two Mugginses, for so louc had
: 1T been since they twain had run their two
> lives INTO one happy existence. During those
SIX months Musgins' almanac was gold edc.
ed His journal was but a mass Of sonnets
and blank verse, in which Mrs. Musyin. was
e glorlhed and even the day-beok in fis count
ing mouse contained several curi,us entries
nyfOllOU Al