The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-11-30
Marx ruain,s Experience with the BARRIERS.


oAH1 things change except, BARRIERS, the ways
nasharbers, and the surroundings. OF Dalpe!s'
They never change. What one experiences ~ J.
a barber shop the first time ne enters one; Is is
SSst he always experiences in barber snop
n, t;i the end of his days. got shaved
sSSa morning. IS usual. A man approached the
s3asa ;freril Jones street as I approacaed IRON
MHnesa thing that always happens, Il L hurried
Inn hut it was of no use-he entered the uoor
nne little step ahead of me, and followed on
k;S Eiaels51and saw. him take the only vacant
r sa,r.sthe5 one presided over by the best bar
kar.d.tTt always happens so. W SAT doWa, hoping
That MIGHT fall heir to the better OF the ! re-
raining fWo BARRIERS, for he had already begun
,,oTS;ng the mans hair, while his comfade was
Sof.get quite done oiling his customers locks.
fSssfched the probabilities with strong lnterese.
When, Isaw that No. was gaming on mo. =
srha interest grew to soilcltude, mnen No. =;
F,t1uugaea moment to make. change 1or: oatn az
taSsf fora new conner and lost groul9 M, IN SHe
raoes nav. solicitude rose to an1lety. nen NO
/ caught up again, and both ne ana 4is ~
sa]e we're pulling the towel away and IL Drusnlng
the nowdar from their customers cheeks, and
e. Wss an even thing which would say, Next
f-st INV yery breath was still with suspense.
I'M: Wien. at Che final eliminating moment,
No Steamed 30 passf comb 9 couple OF times
thro,,g6 his customers eye brows, say that
SgEad fost tKe Grace by single instant anq
Bss ;naienanIt and quilted the shop, to Keep
frofnno 4allin1 into the hands. OF No. 2; tor
hove none of that enviable frmness that en-
nbles,a man 20, look calmly into the eyes OF
svo;t;;;Sc fbayber and tell him he will walt Tor
t,,e SsIow-barber's chair. stayed out hfteen
minutes, and then went back, hoping Ior oeGte1
MA course all the chairs were occuPieu
now. and four men sat waiting, SILENT unsocla-
Bile. distrsught, and looking bored, as men al
vays do who are awaiting their turn II, In .r par
Sefar,shop. sIs4sat down income OF the IRON
SqS1SA lco1npartments of an old sofa, and put an
fbg fsn,e for while reading the framed adver-
tisements of. all sorts of quack nostrums ior
Sveing and coloring the hair, Then read the
ayeasv names on the private bay rum bottles !;
Ts,s,F tha names and noted the numbers on the
GFfyate shaving cups in the pigeon holes stud
feasfbe stained and cheap prints on the Walls
SSf hatfles. early Presidents, yulupt recum-
hent lsnItanas, and the tiresome and everlasting
rSs,rso, eirb putting her grandfathers spectacles
IN. execrated in my heart the cheerful canary
and the sdistracting parrot that few barber shops
a4s without. Finally, searched out the least
,l;iapdated of last years illustrated papers that
Uttered the foul centre-table, and conned tnelr
un;usti6able misrepresehtatioEs of old forgotten
events YAtlast my turn came EA-voacersalo'
ttNeStrs and Il surrenderedt dto-No: z afcourse;
1talVays happens 50; 1 l. sala meeSiS saas :
was in hurry, and 1t anected nun as s.ionsy
ssss And pnt a napkin under it. He plowed his
j;SJsysl into INV collar and fixed towel there
:dHsssxnlored nv hair with his claws and sug,
ssssested tthat it needed trimming. said DID
.Snt want, it. trimmed. He explored again anu
qCidit.was pretty long for the present style
.5settsr,haye a little taken off; ut needed 1t pc
sh;Stss especially. / said had it cut week be-
fnre. He yearned over it refectively moment,
and then asked, with a disparaging manner,
sgbmdid it. / came back at him promptly with
.a,NYou did" Ihad him there. Then ne teii
;Sist;rfifhp up the lather and regarding himself
,5h -tA plass. stopping now and then to get close
TahIN Examine his chin critically or torture q
.ssS s5ssss be lathered one side of my face thor
,a,,dkly. and was to. lather the other, when a.
kaoSpfght attracted his attention, and ne ran TO-
.the,f window and stayed and saw 1t out losing
twi, siiiipgs on the result in bets with the ON
er 'bafbers, thing which gave me gteae sa.,s- as
faotions he finished latherlng, meantlme gets,
tinc ,she brush into my mouth only twice, ana
.riWSsbegan toirub in the. suds with his mana
ana. .as he now had his head turned, discussing
tl,ti doo.6Sbt With the other BARRIERS, ne natur7I
.fIS sSSve1ed considerable latherinto my mouth
,Sfibont knowing. but 7 did. He nov began TO
sSSrS iiiiy akkSr On an Old suspended, dawas
Selayed ereatdeal on aeeount Of controyer1
AZ sbont a CHEAP masquerade ball in which ne
S SSSSred atthe hight before, ID Fed cambdc,
~ soTne kind of a King. He was SO grained
viia0bainaoShafsdhh hh1ut sotae darsel Tyho ne
hadsmitten with his charms, that ne used eve
~ fneAns to cdntinie the controversy s6y Pee71
.tinling toIbe annoyed ct the ehafhng OF hiS tel
lows This matter .begot more suEyeyings OF
himself in the glass, and. put down ms razor
slid brushed his hair with elaborate care, pas
teliHg ca an ayerted arch Of it down onnis AZ lore
rhesa, accomplishing an accurate part penlne,
-sna: :bmshng the two wings forward over ~ ais ;
testsnv;th nice exactness. eIu the meantime Inc
ssatI,er ssas dryihg on my face, and apparently
) SaEihSs into nv vitals Now he began to shave,
adiiirging his fingers into my c9untenance 70
yssffxsssfcb the skin. making a handle OF my nose
'.a,v.snd theu. bundling, and tpmbling my Head
tS;s vay and that, as convenience, IN shaY3l1qg 3q
JsStSSdsd and. Eshawking" and -expectorat1ng
;,,ieasasitlv all the while Aslopg as he was on
,lfGs t5Iah sidesof my face did not suffer 81 but
When be began to rake, and rip, ana tgg AZ az my
ohm the tears came. I did not mind his get
Eng & 80 close down on me; l did not mind his
vnflia suppose; but there was adqea H;t s9Hte-
thing that made me lear tnaI ne was 10y ynS
inwardly while stih aliyes and this gave m me
much concesMs He now put his hnger lnto !ne
70 iiss p and a t was VS. by
h;t of fcscf,mstantiaf evidence that discovered
that tbs t. psrt Of his duties in the shop was to
cIean I the kerosene lamps. had often wondered
in an indolent way whether the BARRIERS did
that It. or whether it was the boss. About this
t;ms t,n 7 was amusing myself trying to guess
,Shsre vu he would be most likely to cut me this
t;ms me.G hut he got ahead of me and sliced me on
C%Sssnd tS of nv chin before 4 had got my mind
made mp. He Immediately sharpe9ed ms razol z;
.IEg night have done it before 1 :ao not as IKE
a close shave, and would not let him go ovel
r. sss saag tbss ssSs ss s R1 si s@ make
s;de ,i l of INV chin, my pet teDder spot, place
q qSSsre Ss razor caan9t touch twice .withou!
i sltSS..0 t.o,,hIa Rnt he said he only wanted