The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-02-28

we'll built, tolcrably GOOD looking, with
dark moustache, but without WlliahcTs or
beard his ores we're large and well open,
ed, but appeared - he iist looked towards
ne. % il he saw IotlinG Of me, or M
beard, o. anything else. )ne would haze
supposed that te had ncyor heard Of shay
Ing before.
/ thought all this very .uoor; but still
suppos;ng that ne must b. deaf, put ny
hands to my non Ia, 80 rs . form 4 natural
speaking trumpet, and baEled out as loud
ly as I could
~ want a-shage And please to
mate haste. have 4 prcseing--o1-
gaGoment -
Ia q moment his eyes flashed aith
strange light Advancing towards me With
2 bound, he seized z char, and set It down
with . most unnecessary violence opposite
mine, ;hreV himself into it, and, leaning
forward With his iands on his THIGHS
eyed me over, from the crown cf tho head
to Tie sole OF the foot, anl back again. and
said. - If I had made = moss extraordina>
W request; lou want to be shared ~
was beginning to be alarmed at this,
''-' V4i Vi.O'')ii0 " VI -N''tAi - NNeiOes'j
Sc taking out ny watch, [ SAID HWcll-a
i Gid thinA oft; but 1 sec have not
time now. Gool morni7-.' And rcso
to go away.
But the barber rose also; and, pressing
ne back into the chair by main force,
stccd over me with one hand en- each of
ny shoulders, whilst l l9cked up at him
in utter terror and astonishment.
"You came into this shop said he,
''you came into this sho, TO bc shaved ~
"Ee-yes, . vas =. 7 could staa lleg ont.
"And 81 nc ~
"Wcu, I--suppose SO,
''1'hen baste met cr.ol Re, d.. I'll
do it -
Stepping 10 the aoor he locked It in tho
most determined manner anG u. th5 key
into tho pocket cf h.s i;gh. linen .iae',et.
rather tale credit 10 myself.h did
no' faint away a once, bat that Oh the
contrary J began to consider ny chances
OF escape The harsafwos ccr.ainly ma,
but perhaps : might r ahlo TO pacily HIM
and induce him to les ]as SO c., perhaps
some other customer MIGHT come i
lookel through th2 Ei1doE, bG. tho street
was quie. aud still : 4og iay 5aahing IN
tho sun = hoss- sce4a 10 = .50s2g 70
sleep whore he 1az .aQ 1t ,hs Gcos ct
pugHc hoase NJ + > ul;a's I've In; bat
scarcely anybody "a Il nd no5ody care
TO fe shaved:
The barhor ". t 10 Tie ,ittie fire place,
too Up : po- q -oaEs..ds, aa1 stitteli t. n.
round with Il eagage earaestness Which ]
have never seen eeualod, AID ,hon s-roppcd
y razor with sgch fegoeily th,5 | thought
n7 last hour vas co,ac. 80 Intent 1iL he
appear on tais operation, that
I rose from Iay chair VIII Tie hall formed
resolution OF disre9ardinS tie danger of
broken glass, and making c srring slap
through the window ieto the street. Eat
the barber was on me ike a TIGER, and
dashed the shaving Js-ah, full Of iathor,
into ny face witt srcil violence Is 10
knock me back ia;o ,ny seat TO ssiae =
scream in which was about to Eft Up ny
voice, and to make me spluttor and cough
ior considerable period.
When I had somewhat recovered, I
saw shat The barber was again seated in
the chair opposite to nc ard when our
eyes met, he said "Ah, you tremblc =
Say, do you doubt nay skill. ?"
oh, no on! quite the contrary y [
replied.
.'Do you see this arm % lie rolled up
lis sleeve. "Docs it look muscular ?"
"0h, very muscular" Igaspcd, '.cx>
oeeding muscular" And SO it did.
'Do you see this razor? Is Il keen p
''Nery keen, indeed" 1 replied with q
shudder.
DO you doubt its ability to shave
yop 2"
ooh, no; dear, do replied.
"Thcn it is after all, ray skill ?' he cried
in voice of thunder. ''Is Tiny skill that
you doubt?"
"My dear sir" said I, in my most blan-
dishing manner, mot at all, not at all !
l ASSURE you [ have the utmost confidence /
in your skill but time my dear sir, time" j" !
There was not much time to spare If |
was to be married instead OF murdered that |
fine morning.
''Time ~ cried the barber, with dread,
full flourish of his razor, "time was made
for shaves."
There was something reassuring in this
last observation, which 7 remember to
have heard at a conyiyal meeting. Fan
cyng that the barber might not be wholly
devoid of human sympathy, | determined
to tell him on what esrand ! vas bound.
[ said in as wheedlinS and insinuating 4
manner as | could, and with an attemnt to
appear iocose, which, ! think was highly
creditabc to ne under the circumstances,
"bIy dear sir tie fact is, between you and
me and the post, that / am on my way to
be married, and that it is time for me at
the church. Ha, ha." | rubbed ny
hands in a manner intended 70 be express
sive Of perfect case and cheerfulncsg; and
again arose TO depart.
But my appeal did not produce the of>
feet ! had intended, for the barber started
up and waved the slitterinS razor IN my
lace in such very close proximity to my
nose that I dropped again into tho chair.
lie then wen. stampinS and striding abou!
the shop, shouting, Going to be married.
Going to swear peace. False blood to
false blood joined Rash mortal, why 10
YOU remind nc Of marriage. Oh, lost,
lost Jemima :" Taking cheap china
ornament from the mantle piece he hashcd
it to the floor, and deliberately crushed
each separate fragment into powder under
the heel of his boot And whilst he was
doin0 this with 4 most yindictiye EXPIRES