Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-07-31

M1 49, n lonely farm
&I/I house, where
- Howard, stop.
ping for n day to await the arrival OF
some friends, was so unfortunate as
to sprain his ankle. 1t was nothing
serious, but it compelled him to re-
main quiet for a few days. His
friends, arriving, proceeded on their
way, leaving him in my care.
Frank was a cherry, happy young
fellow of 20, and took his mishap
with uncommonlyg good grace. Tread
to him from my small store Of books
and papers, and we had long and in
teresting talks. Frank was full OF
the enthusiasm ofyouth, and ], eight
or ten years his senior, was, my
steady going colleagues would have
said a visionary. romantic boy.
Thosef few days made us better ac-
.quainted than we would have become
in months of intercourse in the city.
When Frank was able to re;oin his
friends my time was up and l return
ed to town, resretting the necessity
that compelled me to part with the
pleasant young fellow.
He did not forget his prom Use to
look me up when he returned to the
city, md from that time on we were
the best of friends. l had. am sure,
more of his confidence than. did any
one else, and | talked to linn in a
way that my medical brethren would
have pronounced wild and unpro-
fessional, but he took it in sober
earnest, no matter how wild, believ-
ing in my theories because l arid
them.
My friend was O good looking
young fellow, tall, we'll made as to
figure, easy and graceful. He had
blue gray eyes, n we'll shaped brow
and rounded chin. dark hair which,
however, was quite thin, giving
promise to early badness, a nose
perhaps trif.e too long and an up.
per lip n trifle too short. His front
teeth, Though white, We're not well
shaped. Greatly to his sorrow he
could not raise a mustache, try as
hard as he might, and he has tried
very hard, indeed, investing many a
dollar in nostrums warranted to pro
duce the desired result.
Frank we'll knew whatan improve
"A oho u,0,v1l hn-ho iii Il
not banker after whiskers, a mus
tache was all he wanted-for he had
worn false ones upon several Occa-
sions when taking part in private
theatricals. He was quite clever
and played very we'll for an amateur
but often accepted a part, l verify
believe. more. for the opportunity it
gave him to wear n mustache than
for any othersrrason.
He was well situated financially
His parents were dead. His father
had left him n good business, which
however, had SO far demanded littl,
of his attention, as his father ha(
also left him a partner, n shrewd
steady bachelor, without near kin
who was devoted to the young man
Considerable property outside of tn
business added a good deal to hi
income. Like myself he had te,
relatives, but then he had hosts @
friends. and was n great favorite il
society. There were plenty Of mic
girass whos would have become Mrs
H0NRrd-ope at n time, Of course
hid he asked them. mustache or n
mustache. No one thought of hi
lack of one as he did, and none but
knew how he felt about it.
We had been discussing variOu
experiments one evening when h
mad dropped in. rs he often did, O
ms way to ~ reception. After
sliessee OF some moments, evidentl
spent In deep thought, for he ha
not seemed to hear one or two
my remarks, Frank broke out:
see mere, doctor, can you tran
plant a bit of some ones scalp t
my Up and make n mustache tha
will grow: You read or told II
something one evening about sue
an experiment or elise | dreamed !
have been wanting to speak to va
about it. I'd GLADLY spare some
my own scaip if the hair on it wnsn
SO awhny thin. III give Won
Thousand dollars ii YOU can mana,
it and pay all expenses. Think
over and see ii there isn't some W.,
to do it. and now l must be o
Good night, old boyl''
laughed Mt the idea. but after |
had gone could not help thinkir
about it. A thousand dollars W,
certainly tempting. My practice j