New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-03

adjudged requisite before the keen blade
/ was applied and performed its part to oul
satisfaction. We were firmly convinced tha'
the work was then complete, but not 80 he.
A dry shave followed, and a. we eyed MIN
in the mirror, and saw the diabOlical grin
| which he in vain eDdeavored to suppress, At
| our slur on his elixer, we dreaded every
| flourish OF his razor would end in u death
stroke. Then came the powdering and
| we we're released. No prisoner, under the
charge of Captain Swain ever counted the
| days of his captivity with more anxiety
| than did we the minutes till we should
be liberated. Subsequently he asked
us did we desire our hair arraD ged ?
As this had, in all other saloons
we visited, been included in the ten cent
fee we replied "yes.n Now, thought he, is
the time for vengeance. He drew near him
a small table and deposited on it q row of
| phials and bottles, and with an air of pro.
| fessional dignity called On an assistant to
| remove the shroud which enveloped the
upper portion of our body and replace it by
q waterproof garment. Those who have
| suffered an aristocratic shampooing require
| no description of the scene, and for those Of
our readers who have yet escaped one, Il
| description would be useless, and perhaps
| highly difficult, for our nerves have not yet
| recovered from the shock. After a verbal
| combat as to how be should part our hair,
| he finally took our advice, making the sea p
somewhat resemble one OF those wigs SO
| often to be met with on a wax statue OF some
| person who died in The last century. he
then pencilled our eyebrows and moustache
| and declared "the appearance was delight
full; that he knew it would be SO, for he had
been eleven years professor of the art, ETC."
While extending to US a cordial Invitation to
-..,:sA A. -, 1hN.. n~I a1~
misery, We extracted our wallet and depos-
tied on the till two picayune pieces prepara-
tory to our wishing him goodbye. Ha! ha !!
good sir, quoth he. "what is this
for Probably" we replied, "you
require another five cents, and
if so, here it is" why. sir-beg pardon,
sir; but. sir, you must know, sir, that"
"Hold on, my good fellow we answered
(knowipg that we could pay even a very
eXtor,ionate bill, and learn wisdom from
experience), ''let me have your account in
writing. and l will, if extortionate, even pay
it, and transmit it to the old country with
my next letter, for publication there, and
for the delectation of all British BARRIERS"
We did receive the document, and have so
forwarded it across the seas, but We have a
fac simile of it engraved in our memory,
and here it is for the admiration OF all
whisker proprietors:
Dootes..
UTuSDyIS cOLe. $500. D
Shave. 20
samspukeing hair. so
-
totil. .95
We had just in our possession a solitary
one dollar bill, and promised ourselves q
quiet tod gin cocktail and cigar before we
went home for the evening; but after this
we were forced to do without supper, happy
in the thought that five cents still remained
to us for Car fare on our homeward Journey.
Since this event we lave invested in a
razor and adiuDcts, and have entered a
pious protest against all aristocratic barber
saloons. AN FRESHMAN.