The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-14
ing the soap from his lips upon the BARRIERS

InX the soap from MS hPo upoh Nus
face; with look of apparent satisfaction.
Half an hour had now passed away s'hoe
the latter commenced laying OH the SOAP
and he was still employed at this prelimin-
sry opcration.-Thc fat man rclished
nightly; and, far from complaining of its
tediousness, kept wlistling away, and nun,
ming snatches of old songs, to the no small
ANNOYANCE Of the operator, who founo Tue
utmost difficulty in making the brush move
smoothly over his features so d'versihea III
motion and expression. Notwithstanding
this gaiety, however, the shaver did NOT IKE
his new acquaintance. There was some-
thing odd about hun; and, even thougn
there had been nothing remarkable, ne
could not, at once, forgot the esreg'ous IN
suit offered to his own person only sho't
time before. Instead thereof, OF laughing
at his strange salies of broad humor, he telt
his heart burning with wrath whlch no.
thing but genuine fear prevented from burst
inc forth. The whistling and singing OF the
stranger only produced disgust; his With
cisms drew forth nothing but grin. Every
moment his outrageous mirth became more
intoerable. His whole aim seemed to be to
stuitify and ridicule the unfortunate barber.
who continued to apply the brush with 4
feeling of agony which died his pale checks
to dingy hue, and heightened his gaunt
physiognomy fullyIa couple Of inches.
1t will be asked, why did he not get thro'
with his operation, and rid himself OF SO
troublesome customer, This, as we have
said, proceeded from his dread OF applying
the razor to the chin Of SO irritable per"
xonage. But time quiets all things, and MS
dread, at last, wore off. His hand became
steader, and he thought he might now ven
e h..r, anna r rah
such extraordinary auspices. His attempt
was in vain. No sooner had he ceased ap-
plying the soap, and was in the act OF NOV
ing off for the razor, when the loud voice OF
his customer fell, like thunder, upon his ear.
brush away, my old boy nothing like it. =
And he continued humming these words for
quarter of an hour longer during which
time the Barber was compelled to soap his
chin without the least interval of repose. 1t
was now eleven, as was indicated by the
striking Of the College clock.
Three quarters of an hour had he scrub
bed away at the chin of this strange charsc-
ter, and, as yet, he saw no more chance ofhis
labor terminating than when he began. The
same toilsome, ncver-ending task was still
before him, and he was kept working at it
asif by some supernatural agency. twas in
vain for him to get into possion; the fat
man laughed in his face. It wa. in vain Ia
attempt a cessation of his labour;-the eter-
nal brush away" frem the mouth of his
tormentor, kept him at work. Still more
vain was it for him to refuse; he remember-
ed the punishment inflicted upon himself for
such an act. and had, moreover, an eve tc
the pistol hard by, with which doubtless
its owner would have enforced compliance
Never was any human being SO completed,
wretched. He felt as if he wasin the charmed
ring of some enchanter. from whose precinct
twas impossible to escape. He had nj
power of his own. His will was useless
every movement of his body was in dircc
opposition to its dictates. What could h
do! If he stopped one moment, the curse
sound of brush away" was shundered int
his ears II he moved for his razor, he wa
brought back by the same invoking spell
If he refused to shave, he ran the risk of be
ing shaved himself. Nay, even though h
had the razor in his hand, what security hs
he that he might not scratch the chin Of
talkative and unsteady being, and thereb
get as a reward pistol bullet through hl
bran,-such was the deplorable condtio
Of the Barber of Gottingen University.
Conclusion in oKr nerf.