West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-09-17
BOWSER'S BALD HEAD.
lie Discovers New Way to Make the
Hair Grow and Wishes lie Hadn't.

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he laid the paper down and remark
ed in what he thought was a care
less way:
I'm thinking some of trying lit
tie experiment tonight"
Don't do it," promptly replied
Mrs. Bowser. "The water pipes,
electric bells, gas meter and gas FIX
lures are all right, and l hope you
won't disturb things"
"No one thought of disturbing
things. When ] disturb things it's
to better them. My handy way of
fixing things saved us $500 last
year"
'But there's nothing to fix now"
DWELL, that's all right was
thinking of the Persian who was in
the Office this afternoon. He hap
pened to notice my bald head, and
suggested remedy"
'And of course you bought it
and have been done for again. He
probably heard what an easy mark
you are before he left home"
woman, stop right where you
are" said Mr.. Bowser, as he point
ed finger at her across the table.
elm the first place, | never have
been "done for" as you call it. In
the second the Persian had nothing
for sale. AS told you, he simply
made suggestion"
"Did he suggest sand paper to
scratch the roots into life1" asked
Mrs. Bowser.
"You either drop that sarcastic
tone or we don't talk any more.
BY thunder, but it seems to me you
grow meaner as you grow older. If
you had some husbands to deal
with, you'd find out what was what
pretty quick. What in blazes is
that blamed old cat looking at me
in that way for1 If / had a crow
bar I'd"
The cat uttered meow aud dis
appeared and Mrs. Bowser begged
pardon and expressed her sorrow.
Five minutes later Mr.. Bowser had
choked back his emotions and was
saying:
'1ts no crime to be bald headed,
but if can grow new hair | ought
to do it. This Persian remedy is
a very simple thing. In Persia
bald-headed man sits out at night
and lets the dew fall on his bald
pate. 1t acts as a fertilizer, and
after few nights the hair begins to
grow"
care you sure he wasn't jokingp"
asked Mrs. Bowser.
GLOW joking1 What was there to
joke about1 I'd like to see
stranger, and Persian at that, Joke
about my bald head. There was no
joking about it." He simply no.
ticed my bald head and suggested
a hair restorative"
"And you propose to sit out in
the back yard tonight and let the
dew fall upon your head1"
Eyes. thought I'd try it. 1
don't see any harm in trying it. Do
your"
"Not bit, except tIat you'll
blame me and talk about a divorce,
as you always do"
"What will there be to blame you
about3" asked Mr.. Bowser as he
felt that he had got over the worst
of it.
"You have nothing to do with
the dews of heaven or my badness.
It's nonsense to talk that way.
There1l be nothing to blame any
body about If | have talked about
a divorce now and then it has all
been in fun. When you get ready
to go to bed III slip out for an hour
or two and give the restorative a
chance to get in its work"
An hour later he took a seat in
the back yard with his back to the
fence. 1t was quiet, dewy night,
aud the neighbors seemed to have
gone to bed. The family cat sat be-
side Mr.Bowser in the moonlight,
and he had pencil and paper to
make a few notes. The memoranda,
as Mrs. Bowser found it on the
grass next day, read:
"roH5. / begin to feel the fall
ing dew. Everything as quiet as
if death had laid its hand on the
city.
"Io:5o. The dew seems to be
striking IN. Cat is somewhat agita-
ted, but am passive. I'd like to
see any one try to joke me about
my badness.
"Io;4s. The dew seems to pro-
duce an itching Of The scalp. take
that as good sign The dews of
Persia may be different from those