Show COAXING OUT A correspondent of the agriculturalist relates the following A young man who had recently entered a large village store stoic as clerk was very desirous to appear well in the eyes of the ladies ladica being very vain lie naturally supposed he be could best gain their attentions by adding to his personal attractions and accordingly lie wag in cicat haste to raise a moustache and whiskers which he thought would make liim him altogether irresistible one of his hia fellow clerks a mischievous wag to whom lie he had told his wishes resolved to have some sport with him accordingly he be informed boym ed the beardless youth that a friend of his a physician could furnish a preparation which would bring out the hair iri in an incredibly short space of ti time me the young man had seen advel ti of such compounds and suspecting no trick eagerly asked for a bottle of the mixture mix tuie tule A few days after afterward waid his companion brought him a vial via with nith directions to apply the contents carefully wherever lie wanted hair to grow but by no means mean sto to touch any other place as it was ver very y powerful upon retiring at night the young man gave his upper lip and chin a 9 good dressing with the liquid and turned in to dream of a splendid beard of course in the morning heat once looked at the 0 glass to see the effect produced dut one look was enough his lip and chin was stained black as a neg negroes with a solution of nitrate of silver in vain he washed and scrubbed the color was fixed and could only wear off to add to his dismay a loud shout greeted his ears and he saw all liis his fellow clerks who had been let into the secret almost convulsed with laughter 0 hastily dressing himself ile he muffled liis his face rushed to his distant home and concealed himself until his face resumed its natural color this was a severe and unwarrantable joke but it partially cured the man of his silly ideas and on the whole was wasa a benefit to him whenever lie ho assumed any airs his father efad only to ask if his whiskers were yet grown to bring him to his senses |