Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-04-17
Mr.. SmOoth's Experiments on his Hair.

Reckon you may be aware that red hair
has got to be iashionable They say it is
3 fact that where people pretend to be any
thing, black hair hahn admitted into good
society.
There some talk up our way of gittin'
the President to veto the birth of all black
headed children after the tenth of next
month. If l could only manage to git a
bottle OF my bltters into him, | think ther d
be no doubt of his doin it.
Its L curious fashion now days. The
streets and fashion plates is full of 'em.
counted seventy-fve different styles Of hats
IN Boston yesterday, and | might have count
ed seventy more if it hadn't been SO hot
that had to go to Copeland 8 after a glass
OF soda, and that sot me bling over so that
wasn ut tor nothin' the rest of the day.
It's an old sayin' that every deg must
have his day, and the red headed ones is
havin their n.
Unfortunately my own hair is a kind of a
backlsh gray. Tain't materially hansome,
but when it's creased up well and scented
with bergamont, taint to be sneezed at.
Patty Jane Pendricks used to smooth it
down, and say it looked like a satin ribbon
that was before she ketched me a kissin'
Sary Smith behind haystack, at which she
grabbed pole, and in tiourshing it round,
got 1t IN contact with my crannyum, and
nigh about smashed all my brains out. Pat
Il had consarned high temper, and Sam
otoW that married her, has black eye or a
scratched nose or broken jaw the biggest
halt OF the time. Though that is nothing
to 90 with Patty's temper, OF course he's
iTou6Ied with the scroffulous nurollogy. and
that apt to break out sometimes.
/ Il
taat was somebody. [ don't calkerlate to
say nothln' agln women in ginril-they are
all angels-every one of 'em-from the
crown: of their waterfalls to the extremities
o. their ten toses-but it's a fact that there
main one out OF twenty of EN- that S worth
sparkling
But erushy Bean was one of the twenty
YES, by Jlngo she was two of the twenty
she was as genteel as Queen Victory, and
T,ced iaced her corsets SO that it kept her nose
IKE red rose all the time, and made her
"sA IKE person that's took dose of Ed
aoI salts. She had the stunningest hoops,
and the biggest deughnut on her head, tied
on with pink ribbon. and glass beads, and
sue Sported an eye-glass sot in gold, and fas- |
iiehed to her neck with chain that would
nave made pickpocket's mouth water.
N"S SttoOSptlOiC VI yOuT
hqnlole servant, Samuel Smooth, Esq. man
a'ac'Hrer OF the wonderful Bitters, which |
I warranted to cure all the ills that flesh is |
IelF to, by storm. When in her presence
ne Ielt as II his life was made up of creased |
Iahbows, and sprinkled with honey, pep
petII!lnt' pe.I!' June pinks, and jewsharps say
uothng of hand organs. and iced lemonade. |
cue smiled on me, too, and [ spent all the |
a-oney had buying her sugar stuff and |
spruce gum. | bought enough to have set
~ confectionery store, and a couple of old |
"LI1 GGIleh with battered bonnets, and sick |
cnIil H1, INTO the bargain.
nen ventured to tell her that | hoped |
~ ~ make her the pardner of my buzzum, she |
JIS'c'eq to my hair She had sot her heart, |
h.: Sdl9; onto marryin man with Golden |
10, one didn't like black hair, especially |
DIV II was straight as a candle, and plastered |
a.. o"u so tight that you could see feller' |
TI; SG,s alere you seed him. | have large ears
br, y IS d sign OF generous disposition
,rb,I f, II %aSn perllte in her to mention EN-
rrD IeH 'he conversation WASH runnin' no |
Ways onto ears. '-'' -'
A.; ;;ur' Smoother sez she. you'd be so
w,sb4 sIbusHlshed i,I if you'd only have your hair
v.,h h"33shedE :, sez |, little riled, cit was
I'd %iSlga .5 last night with soap suds, and rims
p,i, uiere halnt a cleaner head this side of
VA don t doubt that" sez she, ''but
s,nfF nF4n n washed yellow. They have sort of
,II soi4 Tor sale that will change raven locks to
TIneG TTTInleG as we'll as make straight hair curly.
Sae Saele IS notice of it - and she put the |
NV NV York Puffer and Blower under my
ssr IN and read the advertisement.
c,,,i IfoI. Bobb's Curlique is warranted to /
WI W.! The st'ftest hair in two minutes into wa
Or.s, Os, soft silky ringets, and his Wash D. |
tf,, tI VIII change the blackest hair to beau
Of INT 5nt' at the first application. Price
7a'h one dollar. Satisfaction guaranteed |