West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-20
Mr.. BOWSER'S VANITY.
He Takes Ten Years or His Age by
Using Hair Dye.

I
sly glanees a, himself in the mantel mirror
and evidently somewhat per,urbed about
his hair She let it pass as one Of his
''streaks" but after time he looked at her
in half ashamed way aud asked "Do
YOU notice how fast my hair is turning
gray p
"Not particularly" she answered "You
have been old enough these FIVE years to
have gray hair. You haven't go, great
deal, but what there is of it looks we'll
''What do you mean by old enough p he
demanded with the threa, Of family row
in his tones
"Why, most men have gray hair after
passing 30, don't they You were AZ your
last birthday, and"
"Who said l was ~ ?"
"Why-why-"
There's no why about it. My true age
is a. II look FIVE years older, us because
I've had SO much trouble with you If you
had your way about it. you'd make out that
was doddering IDIOT. How old do you
think folks take me to be with my hat on p
Mrs. B5wser wanted to pass peaceful
evening, and she therefore put the figures
at 80
"From 80 to IS, - said Mr. Bowser as his
vanity could he read in his face. oand /
don't know why I should perm, these hairs
to make me look TO years older. Ooly
yesterday Brown was saying that had
the step of a man Of go"
"But what can you do with them ?"
al could dye them, suppose ?" he half
questioned as something like blush came
TO his face and he turned to the glass again.
Mrs. Bowser laughed at the back Of his
head. She didn't mean to, but she puldn't
restrain herself. Il was one of Mr Bowser's g
funniest well as lates, fads
"There you so with your gicsle, gigsle go
he shouted as he turned on her. Is there
anything SO excruciaungly funny in my
putting little dye on my har9 Dariag
the las, four weeks you seem to have Lose
what little sense you ever had
ut just struck me as funny that you
should turn to hair dye" she explained
"Oh, i, struck you, did h2 You are
always being struck if ! make any particular
move. might have known that you would
hehaw-he over it, but was fool enough To
ask your opinion. Nevertheless / shall GO
ahead and do as please about it,"
"rhat Is, you will dye your hair aud per-
baps you will look ali the better for ii. As
you say, there is no need of your looking
10 years older than you really are Did
you bring home bottle of dye ?"
"Well, yes. It's not The ordinary hair
dye you find in the drugs.ores, with The
smell Of dead horse about it, but some
thing prepared expressly for me by Prof.
Cation, the eminent tonsorial artist,
"The eminent barber--ycs." mused Mrs
Bow5er. ''Hc prepared something for you
that will deceive even his fellow artists ?
Well. should Try it aud see ho~ it works.
II you can look TO be only 80, / shall feel
proud Of you"
Mr. Bowser didn't know whether to glare
or smile, but finally decided to 60 up to his
room and apply according to directions.
| The family cat had been watching things as
she lay on the lounge, and as she lay on the
lounge, and as he left the room she jumped
down aud looked at MIS-. Bowser in an in
quiring way. She received a shake Of the
head in reply and walked over aud sat down
under the piaEo to await the coming of
events. Mr.. Bowser had won his point
without loss of too much dignity and he
smiled as he sopped the dye over bis scanty
locks. lie had paid S. for that special
had guaranteed that the results would be
almost immediate. Not more than ten
minutes had passed when a change could be
seen, and the bottle and Mr. Bow3er went
downstairs together. Mrs BJwser was
reading and had no remarks to make, and
1t was 10 minutes before she raised her eyes
and took a look at the dyed hair. As she
did 50 she gave a start Of surprise and
choked back an exclamation
whats the matter with you ?" asked
Mr.. Bowser.
'1-I-nothing q"
''You jumped as # something had bitten
you. DO you see any difference in my
hair 1'
81 think will 60 upstairs My head
aches D."
"Got another cold probably" BE giowled
as she left the room. "She's also a hit mad
about this hair dye I1l take look 10 ,bc
glass and"
Those white hairs had not turned black,
but queer bfindle, and Mrs BJwscr bad
realized that she must get out or explode
One look in that glass jumped Bowser a foo.
high, and as be came down ON bis heel ba
| yelled
at can't bel 20 can't be must have
dir, in my eyes 9"
But ihe color Of that hair was the color oi
g bdndls coR, aud when be had satisfied
himself of The fact his heart stood still for
minute. Then q great wave Of relief came.
'lts simply she first change Of course.
be whispered. one more application and u
viii be black. What a fool ! was 60 eei
scared o.
he WASN'T over lhrcc minutes m putting
on another coat, aud he held his bead to OBJ,
hot air register Co d,y ,hc quicker When
DE suaightcued up and took another look iu
ihe glass, his hair vas no longer brindle.
bot the color Of yellow dog.
/ "By thunder By thunder was su he
could say as hc stood staring AZ himself and
The car wasrolliog over thc door in Mysteries.
/ Hope come again howcvcr This was