The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-04-11

do it?''
1t would nearly break as; but we could
do it, barely.
"Come over to our house tonight,
said Harry, land well write the let
| ter"
That evening, after repeated attempts,
we got off the following:
"N-, Maine Jan. %, 1856.
PROF. BoUFFET, ESQ.
DEAR SIR:-Please send US package
| of your Grecian Compound as soon as
you get this, which contains one dollar
to pay for it.. Be sure to send US the
right kind
| Your OBJ servants,
HARRY SMITH and two others.
We put it in the post Office next morn
ing as we went to school
''How long do you expect it II be before
it will be here ?'' asked Tom.
20, well. it may be week. said
| Harry. 81 don't mean to think strange,
| though, or worry, if it don't come for a
fortnight. May have good deal of bust
ness on hand, you know"
That seemed some time but as we
could do nothing further, we set oursel-
yes to wait patiently.
| Tom and [ were therefore very agreea-
| bly, surprised, when on the third night
after, Harry came running up to our
sits come -
Such promptness looked we'll in the
Professor.
Lets see it, cried Tom.
1t mas simply yellow envelope ad-
dressing to Harry Smith," containing
little square paper package, much Ike
| paper of garden seeds, with directions
on it which told US to dissolve in warm
water and apply wherever we wanted
hair.
Come down and stay with me to
night said Harry, land we'll put on
some of it
We went back with him, and at an
early hour retired to Harry chamber.
He had brought up a cup with some
water. We tore off corner Of the pack
age and turned out a quarter of the
Compound into the cup 1t was merely
a gray powder; but what pui,sant look
it had 10 us 1t dissolved readily in the
water. And standing there before Harry $
little looking glass, we put it on to our
upper lips with our forefnger, dipping
them alternately. The operation took
some fifteen minutes; we rubbed il well
1t was bitter cold night There was no
fire in the chamber. [ remember that
we nearly froze our legs; though, of
| course. little thing like that was not to
| be put In the balance with a moustnche.
After what we deemed faithful appi-
cation, Harry blew out the candle and
we got into bed, shivering considerably.
but with high hopes
ii probably begin to start en- ost
by morning, said Harry Well pnt OF.
some more before we go to school. Dive
EN- as fast as we can, now"
1t was light when [ woke Tom was
was up il bed (he had the middlel star
ing alternately from my face to Harry's.
who was not yet awake. His upper lip
was black as SCOT! 1t flashed into my
mind about the Mustache Compound.
Tom ~ | exclaimed you've got
prodigious one -
Have p cried he, jumping out and
running to the glass. Il hope it isn't
like yours"
sprang out and looked over his shout
der. My lip was as black as his.
''What is it? said Harry, rousing
up.
Then seeing US staring into the glass.
he !eaped out and came looking oyer nv
shoulder. There were now rejecting three
of just the blacklist lips you ever saw.
We eagerly felt of them.-It wasn't hair,
it was black stain.-Our forefngers
were equally black.
by hockey - exclaimed Harry, Il
dido t think that's the way twas going
to dol Did you?" W Q didn't.
but it's all right and regular enough,
| guess, he continued, after moment
of doubtful amazement. We'll wash
1t off, though, before we in to break
| fast"
We went down to the sink, and. get
ting 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 dis
solve granite 1t seemed to grow all the
blacker for soaping! For moment We
were Thoroughly frightened then, our
faith in the Compound returning, we re-
solved to accept the situation resignedly
for the sake OF a mustache.
Its probably getting the roots laid,
whispered Harry, as we went in to break
fast, rather shamefacedly.
Why Why My stars, boysr =
exclaimed Aunt Dolly Mrs. SMITH.
as we took our places opposite her at the
table. ''What have you been doing to
your faces? Ink! It's ink. o, you
silly boysi''
We said not word. Far better to
have her think it was ink than to know
what we really had been doing.
How little Rhoda and Lizzie laughed
But we were thinking of the tougher or
deal in store for US in school,
o. if We hadn't to go to school =
exclaimed Tom, after We had left the