The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-11-29

men we shave II the devil was 10
come over us land The devil comes
/ over people wonderful only jos, for,a
second, We might cat gentleman:
+ head Off IN moment.
'Oh, come. that's al slul, said Day
I feeling ueryous and somewhat alarm.
ed. Don't talk such internal non.
sense. Shave me, viii you
.Ceriainly, sir remarked the little
barber, and began 10 reply the lather
/ IN 50 singular a manner that Day be-
came quite scared. He had heard o.
Dobb's peculiariiies, but be was not
quite prepared for what he saw, heard
and felt. Dobbs plutged the shaving
brush into the laiies aud then aavsn-
ing towards his patient with cry,
Rule Bri-tania. (Day was moi
aware that the barber liked 10 sing so
uproariously during his work., 'Bri-
lania- rules the = waves, lathered
his upper lip and sides OF his m ouih.
He then took another dip Of the laih-
er, rushed at Day with the Brush
held out like weapon, and with a
loud shout Of 'Britons never, never,
never, never,-shall-be slaves J he
dabbed the soap suds over his face
and chin, rubbing the brush at every
never, never, never, round and round
ia unison with his song, and then look
ed about him for The razor which
would best suit Days skin. Day in
the mean while felt very uneasy ,sand
watched The barber's motions with
great anxiety. Dobbs, after trying a
ha lf a dozen razoIs upon hair, ap.
pc ared TO be dissatisfied with them all,
and turning to Day, observed; You
have very peculiar skin, sir, and !
don't think any Of these lazors will
suit it. If you'll excuse me moment
think have one up stairs which
will exactly do your business.
Day assented chceifully; but
whether it was the exn aordinary leer
with which the little barber regarded
him, or whether it was the OMNIBUS
expression made use of-'do your bu-
siness'--Day himslf is not quite sure (;
he only knows that for some reason
so soon as the little barber had disap-
peared up the stairs, q panic seized
him, cold perspiration broke out all
over him; he rose. ..fr ON the chair,
wiped the soap-suds hurridley from
his face, struck a Vesuyian TO light a
cigar, bolted ANONYMOUSLY into Shack
lie Lane, jumped into The first Han
som he coald End, and drove unshav-
en- to The city. He had. a faint glimpse
Of the little barber pc ering icr m.
ment round door post Of his shop
with a razor in his hand, then tear
ing along in the direction taken by
Hanson, aud evidently screaming at
the top Of Ais voice which Day was
too far off to hear. The next morn
ing, Days conscience smotc him; he
thought he ought at least to call upon
Dobbs invent some excuse for his
sudden exit, and pay The price of "a
shave" He thought, however, he
would wait uniIl the evening, and APP
proach the shop with caution, for his
heart was full of misgivings and fears
of-he hardly knew what. Stealthi-
ly, therefore, he approached the bar
ber's and saw that, though il was quite
dark, there was not single yestige
OF light in the window. lie drew
nearer, and observed that The house
was entirely closed; the shutters were
up at the windows, the blinds were
down at the other windows, and the
whole was that Of dwelling whence
the inmates have retired TO the PRISON
the work. house, or the grave. Won
dering, he turned into the next shop,
and enquired Of moiherly looking
woman If she knew the reason why
Mr.. Dobb's shop was closed. The
woman, with face upon which amuse-
ment and concern struggled for the
predominance, replied: Mr.. Dobbs
has gone away.
oh, indeed Can you tell me
where he has gomez
why do you ask sirf said she de-
murely.
We'll, replied Day, something 50
odd occurred 10 me yesterday at his
shop, that / felt quite anxious about
him. Has anything happened to
himg
Yes, sir, the fact is, he has been
been very queer for long while, yes
terday he went on so, lie was oblidg-
ed to be put away.
Put away9 What do 700 mean Z
We'll, sir, lie kept on telling ev-
erybody that yesterday the devil came
10 him in the shape Of gentleman,
(here she smiled, and glanced a. Days
hair) with carroty hair awaiting 10 be
shaved; and be went up stairs 10 get
a particular razor, which had par
ticuIar charm about it, meaning las
be said, sir), 10 do for the Evil One
altogether: and when he came down
again. the visitor had vanished, leas-
ing smell Of sulphur behind him
And he took on 80, running after eve
erybody who bad red hair with his
biggest razor, that they we're oblideed
to take him TO the lunaiic asylum
Thank you, said Day, I'm very
sorry for poor Dobbs. But he de-
pared. muitering What a narrow es.