, 1877-08-13

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At O certain unspettilc.l town in this State
there resides IN Indefinite ,nan, who Is bald and
conscientious. Although q dcllcato rceurd for
his feelings forbls the mention Of his natnc, it
will pcrilaps be we'll TO render HIN somewhat
less Indefinite by giving him tho timely 1at;,c Of
DolgorouskL Nothing has been left untrlcd by
Mr. Dogorouskt to bring back Ills missing l,a!r.
The conversation Of barbrrs sore long time ho
burc, and tonfrs were In rAtn. 8cnrcs OF alleged
bears hare died In order TINT his head might ho
creased, hut the most Through top-lrc~sing
produced 10 moro elect upon Ills scalp than
docs the most powerful fertilizer when wasted
on the granite meadows Of New Hampshire. At
enc tine he seriously proposed to Transplant
s,nall patchcsof cnts fur FROM tho backs of own
cslcsa cuts to tho blso surfaco Of his head, but
thu cn.reatcs of Ills lorr!ilcd fici,la who feared
TINT the experiment might affect l.ts morul ma
turc and Inspire hin with wicked fonglugs for
tho bnck funec, induced hin, to abandon tho
scheme. lie finally gave up I'LL hopes Of future
hair and accepted Ills badness ~ q misfortune
| without n rcinpuy.
fow, Mr. Dulgorollakl was extremely ton,i of
obcying tho Anostullc injunction 10 assemble
l'l,nsclt together ior pnlsc worship. In other
unbo,ndei delight ~ goIng 70 mrcltne. In
fortunately, the csl Methodist meeting. g.ilu.lsc
WAS subject 10 violent dralights VI wind. which
constantly guyc atr!l,ol:orouski succession Of
l1uir tu meeting cuillsl sft thruuxl, long ecr1,un
| without takIrE cu!d, but the bare head 0f tlu
bald man could nut resist the draugl,la that blow
| from Que Window to anothCr. III th!s etnerge,-
~ two courses wcr0 suggested to him by his uc-
| Iuaintaners. lie was advised either to wear
| sltuil<ap or to wcnr u wig. To III ordinary tnan
either Vt these 1iternatIycs might seelis nno'-
o1c 9i a. ta s asn s
to wear U hkull.cap on tin ground tllat It was
virtually Int, at,d TINT nothing could Induce
him To attend rclIgious meeting With hat IN
his hcal., As'for II wig, i'e denounced tnat In
Ecn[ous device Us . pulpa1lc tatschoou. Ito in-
sisted t!at bnil llail who should wear wig
would he guilty OF u deliberate liz, stncu fIc
would bo a!m!uE to Induce peoplo to believe
tliat he was poaacssed Ut hair grown OH hls OWL
prom,ses. an aetc4 lie, said SIR. Dolgurouski,
"a wursu than spoken lie. and, no luattcs how
incredible wig may DC, 1t is nono the less
| preHnctlitatesl fulstltDod.
Mr.. Dolgorouski was thus, by hls rejection Of
wigs and sxu1t-eaps, apparuntly confined to the
alternative VI going 10 meeting mud sueext1lg, or
u STAYING at hume and avoiding tho lauger Of
gculnus 1nan. and he vet his wills ut work 10 de-
yMe an cseapo from this dtlcslnsa. llo per-
cuiyed tlat what he needed was something
which would keep his scalp from contart with
the alr und would al tho same tiuo bo i.ioiicn.
sivo to ills delicate cunscieuee. Il 20 llapneucl
TINT lust ht thts tstnu the interior Of the Metllo
dist nectfns-luusc "us receiving frcsh coat Of
which Mr. Duigurouskf speedily put ln practice.
! Ono Sunday MurliNE tho minister Uecatue
aware that hs congregation was tn slate of
unusual excitement. At first be was Inclined to
expistn t!ts excitement upon tbs theory that
is prosefce III tac pulpit Was peculiarly welcome
u tho Alirncc, hut, s tic excitement constant.
ly Increased. he decided that there must to
stray .iog IN tho house. Rising up 10 look for
the hypothetical Autmal. in order u rumark In
| al impressive yolre, .''rsku that dog nut! u hu
| was cul,lountlcd by Vision Of red alll whttu
stripes in ullu Ut tile lnvst prominent pcws. To
hls startled Imagination there appeared tu bo u
display OF fashionable hosiery Ii. circums tatces
eccelltrjcty On tho part of sonc hystct,eai sister
but o. he continued to keep lii horTlhcl gaze
liked upon thu Stripes, Ae became aWarc
snat tno ;,n r.; ns oi M s ha
t,ajntel ills sculp With red and white paint win
thv ,lt,nu,l eare aud nratncxs, anu, q. IL alter
,m,nt1s. Saturully, M uxtruorIinary auuear.
ana. n,frartcI tue attcuttuu OF every one pres.
cnt. a,ui. hatl yclluw dug seated himself mud