The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-08-06

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y PIE io mechanics '~ CHEAP" answered
= &C. B1n'lemen presen,
" 3 boss sret cap :" inquired.
a ro fify dollars, jerks
RUS cloud of smoke
., o...' @', o. l .1 repeating the wink.
They apP"ef 'o benefit Hsp, and you'll sell
'g"s ,nf lefs Tor fifty dollras
81 will"
Both of them
Eoth of them.
"|Hfahe them When can have them"
Any time you choose to cali for them. "
"Nery well, they are mine. ! think
shall double my money on them, a, least,
took a bill rs follows;
Received Of Sol. Smith, rim Doilars
in full for my crop Of whiskers, to be wcrn
and taken care Of by me, and delivered to
him when called for. J. JrNhs.
Tue sum OF fifty dollars was paid, and
jerks lei, the brokers in high glce, flour.
ishng FIVE Central Bank Ks. and telling all
his acqnaln'ances of the grea, bargain he
had made ia the sale OF vhi.kers,
The broker and his friends laughed ut
mc for being taken in So nicely. Never
mind. said |, " let those laugh tina, win
III make profit out of those whiskers
depend upon IT,
For month after this, whenever met
jerks he asked me when ! intended to call
Tor nay whiskers
"l'll Jet YOU know when | want them. y
Was always my answer. Take good care
Of them-oil them occasionally; shall
call for them one Of these days"
splendid ball WINS To be given to the
members OF the Legislature ascertained
that jerks was to be one of the managers
he beng n great ladies man, ton nc
copnt OF his whlshcrs, suppose aud it oc
CURED to the that before the ball took place
| might IA well call for NV wh,kers
One morning | met jerks in barber 5
shop. lie was adjoining before a large
mirror, and comblug up my whskers at a
devil of rate.
All there YOU arc, old fellow, said he.
speaking to nay reflection IN the glass
" Come for your ehiskers ! suppose
"oh, no hurry, replied, AS | sat down
for shave.
always ready. Won know" he answer.
ed, giving u final tie u his cravat
g, ONE to thank OF It, ! said, musingly,
as the barber began To put the laiher on
my face, perhaps now would Ice ms good
time as another. YOU may sit down and
let the barber Try his hand at the Wits
kers
Ica could'n, wait until to morrow,
could you T. he asked. hesitatIngiy. There
is bali 10 night, YOU know.
ITO Ice sure there s, and ! think YOU
ought to 90 with clean face Mt all events
don't see any reason why YOU should eS>
pect to wear my whlskers to that bali , so
SIT down.
He rather suklly obeyed, and in few
moments hi. checks were in perfect foam
OF latLer. The barber ilourished his razor,
and was about TO commence operations.
when suddenly changed my mind
"Stop. Mr., Barber, said. lyon need
no, shave on those whsAers yet. 80 he
quietly pu; up bis razor while jerks start
ed up from the chair IN something very
much resembling n passion.
This is ,iiling he exclaimed "Nou
have claimed your whskers-take them. y
IL believe man has RICH. to do as he
pleases with his own property, remark
ed, and lett HIN washing his face.
A, dinner tina, day the conversation turn
ed upon the whisxer affair. u seems the
whole town had got wind of it jerks could
not walk the streets without the remark
being continually maze by the boys
There goes the man with Old Soils wins
kers " And they had grown to An i'm
mense sise, for he dared not trim them, 10
short. | became convinced that jerks was
waiting very impa.iently for me to assert
my rights on the property. II happened
that several of the party were sitting oppo'
site to me at dinner, who were present
when the bargain WAS made aud they MI
urged mo to take the whskcrs tina, very
day. and thus compel jerks to go to the
bali whisk erless, or stay ut home. ! agreed
with them it was about time to reap my
crop, and promised that il Ill would meet
me at the brokers shop. where the pur>
chase had been made, | would make n call
on jerks that evening, after he had dressed
for the ball. All promised 10 be present at
the proposed shaving operation IN the pro
ker's office. and sent Tor jerks and The
barber. Ga the appearance OF jerks II
"a, evident he WAS much vexed at the sud
den call upon him. and his veSas'o" ws'
certainly no, lessened when be saw the
brokers' office was filled TO overfiow'"g ny
.nect.,or, an ,ious 70 behold the barba'rn'
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