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Show CoLORED.-Nicholas N, is by nature a "real blonde." Ho is not to blame 1 for that, however, and should not be ! held responsible for such a stato of affairs. But Nick was dissatisfied with tho lack of color in the capillary substance sub-stance which adorned his domo of thought. Ho hold that black was moro ornamental. To remedy tho defeot of naturo, he applied to a gentleman gen-tleman of color, who, with artistic skill, soon transformed him from a 1 bright and laughing blondo into a temporary tem-porary brunette. Then Nick was happy; hap-py; and looked with evident pride at tho figuro presented in tho mirror. But, alasl how Sooting aro this world's pleasures. Ho asked tho price; "Five dollarf." Then it was that a storm was seen brewing; and bis countenance, which was before mild and pleasant, now assumed a dark and foreboding look, Shortly ho broke forth, in loud and terriblo execrations upon the head of tho "barbcrous" metamorphosis); and threatened extermination of him and his coloring; when the polioe wero called in, and took Nick to jail. Yesterday Yes-terday he enriched tho city treasury 815 for tho affair. Ho eays his hair, in futuro, may be any or no color at all, ho will dio sooner than havo his usually quiet naturo changed bydyiDg, |