Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-09-13
A Good Practical Joke.
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DEAR SpIRIr.-lt may appear rather
strange to you at first, but nevertheless il
is True, that even in Vermont there is oc-
casionally one Of the boys, and practical
jokers are brought up in every house.
believe il is necessary for mant 10 have
considerable of the Yankee spirit abou.
him, in order, TO sell green I'M COM
pletely. The slight incident | wish TO re-
late was nothing premeditaied: it was
forced upon the perpetrator, and if you
dc not consider it cool enough for the
warm spring days, shall be inclined to
think you are more accustomed to seda-
tives than I supposed.
A few days since, Dan, one ofthe great
est specimens of the 'hean pole family
now extant, was loafing about the Ex-
change Hotel, with nothing particular to
burthen his mind, and seeing the morning
paper upon the table in the barber's room,
he stepped in and sat down to read. He
had been engaged but few moments,
when portly Englishman, just from the
province, came putting in at the door
He looked around moment in some doubt
as to the probability of his being in the
right shop and finally gowled out rather
than said -. arid .4.. sz.sf ea
rs the barber in p ra as.s
i am the person, that Shares said Dan,
slowly erecting his long, lank figure
Can do anything for you in my line p
John Bull eyed his anything but Apol-
10 like proportions a moment; and taking
off his hat sat down with the air of one
perfectly resigned TO the ignominious fate
Of being shaved by Yankee.
After very carefully tucking the clean
white napkin in about his customer 5
double chin, Dan proceeded to make some
lather. With little trouble he found a
small shaving cup containing bit of
Windsor somewhat larger than big pea,
into which he turned gill Of warm, not
hot water, and proceeded to beat up the
soap in the most approved manner, until
the lather, if SO it may be called, was
about the color and consistency of milk.
Then motioning his already somewhat i'm
patient customer to lay back, he COM
menced covering his face with the liquid,
beginning at the tip top Of his nose, and
working backwards towards his ears.
'What what whats that for p
blubbered out Bull. s..
Keep your mouth shut said Dan, as
the brush slipped from the end of the nose
into the cavity below. i cannot work
when you are talking.
Dan continued the operation of lather-
ing until there was scarce anything I'M
covered except the forehead and eyes, and
it was pretty certain that the soap and
water was undermining the very founda-
tions Of the Englishnan's enormous stand
ing collar, when suddenly he required a
clean towel and stepped out to procure
one. Frs. s.... - --.- s..s "a f=s.e sx.s az zl..=
The Englishman waited awhile, but no
clean towel appeared. His neck was be-
ginning to feel uncomfortable. and the IL
quid, devoid of anything in the shape of
froth, was slowly trickling down his back
and shoulders, when all at once the idea
flashed across his mind that he was sold.
The - Yankee ! was his first in
stinctive exclamation, then catching his
hat he rushed for the door, but was too late,
he just caught glimpse Of Dams skirts
as he turned into Main street, and was
out Of sight. a~..a. e"at@l .as@
The discounted Englishman turned
back, and began to pace the floor, swear
ing about the cursed Yankees. After
taking two or three turns, he stopped,
thought moment. and then burst into a
loud roar. If Haaz@ wi s5a@ *8
'Here, landlord, does that fellow board
here p @@ #
sHe does,' answered the grinning host.
sWell, give him that tobacco box, and
tell him if ever lie comes to Montreal |
want him to call and see me, and will
entertain him like prince
Here the bell rang for the boat.
Yours truly, Ha! Ha!