Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-03-01

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some of it,"
We went back with him, and at an
early hour retired to flarry's chamber.
He had brought up cup with some
water. We tore off corner of the pack.
age and turned out about quarter of the
compound into the cup II was merely
gray powderi but what puissant look
IL mad to usl II dissolved readily in the
water And standing there before Harry's
niue looking-glass, we put it on to our
upper lips with our forefngers, dipping
them alternately. The operation took
some fifteen minutesI we rubbed it well.
II was bitter cold night. There was no
tlre In the chamber. | remember that we
nearly froze our legsi though, of course,
little thing like that was not to be put
IN the balance with a mustache, After
what we deemed faithful application,
Harry bleY out the candle and vuo got
INTO ped, shivering considerably, but with
high hopes.
'1tll probably begin to start 'em out
by morning." said Harry. "Well put on
some more before we go to school. Drive
EN- as fast as we can, now"
1t was light when | woke, Tom was
up in bed (he had the middle) staring al
ternately from my face to Harrys, who
was not yet awake. His upper lip was
Vfttib No oOOt' IL ndSntu lDlO my NINA
about the mustache Compound"
" Tom ~ l exclaimed. you've got a
prOdigjous one r'
" Have / ?" cried he, jumping out and
running to the glass II hope it isn't
like yours
sprang out and looked over his shoul-
der. My lip was black as his
What is it?" said Harry, rousing
up.
Then seeing us staring into the glass,
he leaped out and came looking over mi
shoulder. There were now reflected three
OF just the blacklist lips you ever saw.
/ We eagerly fek of them. 1t wasn't hair
1t was black stain. Our forefngers were
equally black.
By hokey!" exclaimed Harry, al
| didn't think that's the way twas going to
dol Did you ~ We didn't.
But it's all right and regular enough,
guess" he continued, after moment of
doubtful amazement. "We'll wash it off,
though, before we go into breakfast
! We went down to the sink, and, getting
out the soap, began to lather and scrub,
running along to the glass now and then
to see how it looked We could no more
start the stain than we could dissolve
granite! 1t seemed to grow all the black
er for soaping! For a moment we were
thoroughly frightened; then, our faith in
the Compound returning, we resolved
to accept the situation resignedly for the
, sake of mustache.
It's probably getting the roots laid" "
whispered Harry as we went in to break |
fast rather shamefacedly.
Why Why My stars, boys p' ex-
claimed Aunt Dolly (NTrs. Smith,, as we
took our places opposite her at the table.
What hare you been doing to your
faces !? Ink It's ink. o you silly
boys :"
We said not a word. Far better to
have her think it 5raS ink than to know |
what we had really been doing.
How little Rhoda and Lizzie laughed |
But we were thinking of the tougher or
deal in store for us at school.
=" ., II we hadn't to go to schooln ex- |
claimed Tom, after we had left the table. |
1t wouldn't do to think of giving I'M |
our going to school, however. The folks !
wouldn't hear word to that. If we even |
asked 70 stay at home one day, we should |
haye to explain it all. Besides, there |
was no prospect of the stains coming out |
very soon
We gaveour luckless lips another scrub
bing, fruitless one; and then, as il drew
near nine o'clock, went off toward the
school-house. The master was lust going
In as we got there. Holding our handsup
to our noses, we went to our seat with
out attracting much notice. But while
reading in the Testament, several of the
boys spied ii ont in spite of the books we
held up. We began to hear suspicious
titterlng; and while the Fifth Reader
Glass" which came next, was out on the
recitation seats, it kept breaking out.
much to the masters annoyance and sur
prise. He looked sharply around. But
we held our heads down and studied pro-
digiously.
Glass in the Fourth Reader I" cried
the master. That was our class
Our hearts gave great jump.
The crisis had come. We stole out to
our places, Tom holding his open book
under his nose, while Harry and l put
our handkerchiefs over our mouths. All
eyes began to fasten upon us; and some
body snickered out.
What's this ?" demanded the master,
coming down to our end of the room. No
one answered; but a general grin and
staring pointed us out as the root of the
Put down your book, Thomas" said
the master. Tom wriggled and hesitated.
g Do you hear ?"
Down came the book, and, 10! the
black lip A roar followed this unveil-
ing.
"What is that ?" cried the master look
ing at it attentively.
Mustache I" suggested voice be-
hind. {
The master glanced at it again then
trowned. He had a small, sandy mus
tache himself, and, with young gentle !
mans usual senstivencss on this subject,
think he took ii as a saucy imitation, a
niece nF imnnHanpn L |
almost glared at poor Tom, when another
voice blurted out, "A couple more under I
5he handkerchiefs p {
Take them down p thundered he, q
turning upon us.
We did so, and were greeted with an
)ther roar. I
But Mr., Redway recovered his humor
n moment, and, turning to one of the !
title boys, said pleasantly, though still l
With slight geam in his eye, Johnny,
'un overt to Mr.. Needham's, next door,
ma borrow his razor and piece of soap. G
These young gentleman will have to shave. 4
| he class may be seated till we can get a
heir mustaches off" !
Now the best thing for us to have done /
hen would have been to tell him frankly 6
ust how it was. But we were so clustered, a
cared, and withal so ashamed that we v
TODD mute as monkeys, our lips helping d
he simile
Come out here r said he. We fol j..
owed him into the floor. "Take off your !
ackets |" We peeled. 1
Now pin your hankerchiefs about
ach others necks towel fashion" e
We performed this office for each other, o
a dreadfully clumsy way, eliciting e
resh outbursts from the whole school, =
Which now sat agape with merriment BY .
his time johnny had got back with Mr. o
'eedham's razor and lather-box. K
The master went dong to the pail and =
oured some water into the box, which ~