Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-02
] Evansville Exbit@d!

The Perifs Of Baxberism--A C1ti-
zen's Adventures After q shave
tFrOm the Eysnsyilie Journal. April 81
A worthy citizen undertook "a
trim his Leard a short time since.
and by aslip Of the scissors, spoih d
the cut. lie trimmed a little
more, and still more, bat it would
looS iop-sided; 30 he went 10 the
BARRIERS and got shaved Tor the
:. .!first time in twelve years. He
Twas very busy, and business de-
itained him in his Office until a
late hour Of the night, and when
he vent home he found that his
family had retired. This was not
. an unusual occurrence: SO be 81
lehtly entered BY means Of a pass
key, sought his own room, and
lundressed without lighting the
gas. He got partly into bed
when his wife astonished him by
ut,ering a loud and prolongeu
scream. He was very much al
armed for her, and feared she had
lost her reason. He implored her
to tell him what was the matter.
At the sound of his voice, she
screamed-"Oh! Edward, come
quick and save me"
81 am here, DEAR said he, but
she only screamed the louder at
the words.
He sprahg out Of bed, ard had
just struck a light, when his
brother-in-law. a muscular Fix.
footer, rushed into the room and
fred a revolver at bis head
Luckily, it missed, but his fist dii
not, for in a minute a pale faced
man. with long white robe, stag
gered uAder a blow that doubled
the size of his organ of eompari-
son.
"My God = exclaimed the bus
band 'are you all crazy ?" i
"Bless my heart = exclaimed
the muscular brother-in-law, ''if it
amt Ned himself! Why what Oa
earth tempted you to get your
sell up in that style ?" -
"What style?" asked the much
abused husband, as be rubbed the
growing Jumps on his forehead.
"Why, when did you shaveS'
1t was all clear to him then.
His wife had put up her hand IL,
the dark, and meeting the shaved
lace of a man, took her husband
for an intruder. She recognized
bis voice at first, but the second
time he spoke her terror was too
great, and she tainted. When the
brcther-in- law rushed in he saws
thin faced man with a slightly
bald head, in a long white night
robe, and in bis rage at the sup
posed outrage fred at him, missed.
and then knocked him down with
bis fist. Fortunately hip voice
saved the husband from a second
shot. His wife recovered from
her faint only to faint again at
the recognition of her husbands
shaven face, and the pistol-shot-
He finally got to bed and slept
very we'll until morning, when
''the baby" a child OF about two
years of age, approached the bed.
as he had been used to do, and
frightened at the sight of a stran-
ger, ran screaming from the room.
Tripping on. the carpet the roor
child received a severe bump Ola
its little head.
Matters were finally s;raigh.-
ened up at home, but on the street
his friends passed without Speak
ing, and at the bank be was not
only refused payment Of a draft
but threatened with arrest for
signing his own name in indorsinS
it. Ofcourse a little explanation
brought the various affairs all
right. bat it took so much time atu
explain, and for the confusion Oh
bis forehead TO get well that Ihs
aforesaid citizen vows he will new
er shave again, as he considers il
a habit dangerous to peace, and
even to life.