Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-04-17
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Gates OF those who have used it.
And l read EN-. They are astonishing
| One mans hair was made from black int
| yellow by just rubbing the bottle containin.
the wash over the scalp. And another hat
his straight hair all curled up as handsom,
as any darkey barber's by just peepine
through the key hole into room where
woman was putting some of the Curliqut
onto. her head.
Jumped up and struck my feet together
1t was just the thing! Igrabbed two dollars
and sent it right off in letter to the State OF
Ohio, where the wonderful Professor lived.
In due time the bottles arriv, and at night
L plastered my head up with some of both
L took good dose of Bitters to prevent the
medicine from strikin' in, and slept like a
top-In fact, like a couple of tops. I
dreamed of angels with yellow curls and Je-
rushy Bean with bottle of the Curlique in
one hand, and the Wash in tother
Right in the midst of it marin called me
to breakfast, and | jumped up, got into my
red night drawers and ran to the glass. L
ontled my nightcap, and gave a pull gra-
clous L couldn't start it any more than |
could have started the broadside of our barn.
1t was stuck fast [ pulled and twisted but
twas no go The plaugy thing held on. [
was afeerd | had grown into it.
L jumped down the stairs following for
marin, and when [ got into the sitting room
If there weren't old Miss Hannah Price, the
dreadfulest modestest old maid in the uni
verse, sittin' there maxim marm S new
gown.
'Marcifull" yelled she, ketchin' sight of
my red drawers, that ever [ should live
to be so outraged Let me die before the
ha f,l 4
and tainted, but it's true as gospel she kept
her eyes open all the time.
Marin she heard the outscreech, and came
a runnln' in with the broom. BY that time
L d made out to pull off part of the night
cap and the hair all came with it.
w hat the row." says marin, says she,
settln up her specks, for she's nigh sighted
with her specks on, and wears EN- for orny-
ment
''Oh; marm,' saysI, I'm scalped your
Samuel is scaiped ~
My son Samuel!'' says she, ''he's up
stairs, the lazy brat You IRE vile impos-
tive. He's got black hair, and your is as
red as a carrot Tn a respectable female |
my life Clear out Of this house or I'll |
wollop We !''
Il m your own son." says [, don't you |
know your Sammy" and [ run toward her |
and sot out to rest my aching head on her |
faithful bosom, but instid she put the broom
stick on said head, and fed for the door.
There | run against pa who had just come |
from the barn with basket of eggs, and in |
the rumpus the eggs was broke, my nose was
caved IN, my dear pas two front teeth Vas |
Knocked out, and marm's cap was all torn to
1irders.
But got by EN- at last, and streaked it
for Aunt jennings, and she let me in. and |
put some pain-killer into my nose, and soak
I'd off the rest of my night-cap in hot water,
and hid me under the bed when she saw my
pa and marm and old Miss Price comm.
L was sick for about week, but aunt Je-
nlmy nursed me like an own mother, and if
;he hadn't been my aunt [ should have of
cred her my hand and fortune. But gave
ner half a dozen bottles Of my Bitters instid
About one half of my head was bare, and
other half was covered with something that
ookC d like the wool on a singed cat, and
With aunt jennings advice | had the whole
lffair shaved
Then [ tied my head up in handker-
hiet and called on Jerushy Bean, but she
damned the door right in my face.
''Id appeared before Miss Price, she said,
n very shocking ondressed style, and she
loped never to have her eyes blasted by the
light of me again
So | left her only sayin'-"It might haye
,een
I've got fine crop of hair coming, and
We hired wig till it grows out SOS to be
ecent. but if | could only have the privi-
age of giving Professor Bobb enough of my
}itters to get him up decent pain in his
wouldn't grudge quarter.