New Orleans Republican., 1868-11-07
The barber shop.

bradbury, Evans q Co., New York, art
publishing book called Happy
Thoughts" 1t has some good things, es
pecially scene at a barber shop, where
every reader has suffered temporary
martyrdom.
Everybody can appreciate the fidelity
O. the struggle with the barber who
blandly bullies one into buying small
cart load of his preposterous preparations,
or, failing, crushes one with his contemptu-
oUs pity. This latter scene is worth
quoting, and will give the reader good
idea of the queer, jerky style of the book.
HAPPY THOUGHT.-Go and have nv
hair cut
Man who cuts it wishes to know, insin-
uatingly, whether ! use their Bohemian
balsam. | don't like burting his feelings.
but am obliged to say that ! do not. He
can recommend il strongly, be says, and
wishes TO put up apot for me- l say No,
not to-day. feel that | am in his hands,
and II he presses it very much I'm done. He
supposes, as matter of course. that am
never without their Chloride of Carantnus.
! answer, in an ott-hand way, that haven
used any OF it lately, though l don't add
taat We never heard OF it before. Shall he
put me up couple of bottles? take time
ume TO consider, as if this was difficult
matter to decide. | answer, after few
minutes, 'Well-Do-not to-day where
upon ne proposes sending it TO me in any
part of the country"
HAPPY THoUGHT.-To tell him that
don't like the Chloride of Caranthus: that
will settle it. l tell him; it doesn't settle it.
He is astOnished to hear this from me, and
says, Indeed dear me }! quite pitvinplv,
| wonder if he's taken in. He tries 10 fat
ter me by pretending that he recollects
how l like my hair cut, Not very sbort, |
think, he says Humbug: I've never been
here before, He tells me that some gentle
men do prefer the Gelatiuium; perhaps. he
inquiries, that is my case; perhaps | prefer
the Gelaiinium? On my saying, obviously.
No, he proposes putting MP a bottle Of
each TO try"
"HAPrY THOUGHT Always be decided
n speaking TO hair-dresser. Say boldly |
that you don't use any of these things. or
that you don't want anything at present
81 casually praise a brush. wbirled
about my head by machinery, and he offers
70 put that up fer me, machinery and all, | |
suppose. Nothing easier, he explains. viii
have my head washed? answer. Yes;
adding inadvertently, i have not had that
done for some weeks. He seizes upon the |
admission and deduces from il that I have |
none of their SaVonian Bruilliantine. I |
have not. He says decidedly that be will |
put me up a couple of bottles. He is ac-
-lally going to give the order, when I call
out. No, l WON'T A little more
md l should loose nv temper
! together. He's afraid that | don't !
l their Gelissiton Sphixiad for
ny whiskers and moustache. He saws this
n tone implying that l may expect them
% drop off at once if | don't adopt his
'emely. ] despise myself for getting cross
with hair-dresser; but one Is entirely in
lis power. You can't Jump up and run
away with the apron sort of thing roupd
Tour neck. He is very oficious in assisting
ne with my coat and waistcoat. His hands
IRE greasy, but don't like to hurt his feel
ngs. Won't l have any soaps, brushes
combs? Can't he put up any little thing
or me Toilette bottles Eeau-de-Co.
ogne, scents Then he concludes with.
Nothing more to-day' Whereupon re-
ply, as blandly as l can, NO, thank Won,
lothing more to-day He bows me out.s
HAPPY THoUGHT-Won't go there
again.
Is not the description as true as it is
,omical. The book is made of similar
descriptions, united by a slender thread OF
tory, which keeps up the interest and
helps to make it what is not always neces-
'ary consequence, readable as well as
amusing. Messrs. Roberts Brothers are
'eprlnting it; and we know of no better
book to while away the tedium of travel,