The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-07-31
WEDNEsD X: JIG LYs@ 81, 1872:
Adventures After a shave

~ A worthy citizen undertook tt, trim
his beard a short time since, an'd, by :
slip Of the scissors spoiled the cut
He trimmed a little more and .stil
more, butt would look lcpssiled;' s :,
he went to tic barbcr's ana got Shaved
for the first time in twelve years. IL
was very busy, and business detained
him i'll his Office until late hour Of til.
night, and when he went home Ii,
found that Ills family had retired
This was not an unusual occurrence
so he silently entered by means Of /;
pass key, sought his own room and un
dressed without lighting the gas. H
got partly into bed, when his. wife, as
tonished him by uttering a loud ant
prolonged scream. He was very mucl
alarmed for her, and feared she llai
lost her reason. He implorcd her +.
tell him what was the matter. .ao9
"a At the sound of his voice she scream
cd: ooh, Edward, come quick, qapt
save me-" s5aafi auis4 % svs9s asd
ai Il am, hero, DEAR said he; bnt ssht
only screamed, the louder at the words
pd lie sprang out Of bed and had jus
struck light When his brother-in-law
amuscular sixrfooter, rushed into til,
room and fred a revolver at his head
Luckily, it missed, but his fist did not
for in minute pale-faced man, witt
a long white robe, staggered under .:
blow that doubled the size of bis organ
Of comparison svad fai3e sas.a aa
"My2God," exclaimed tho: husband
care yon all crazyt?' agez 3e,ls tansa 7
'"'Bless my heart Z exclaimed tho
muscular brother-in law. ,f''iIf it aip'
Ned himself! Why, fowhat9 Oh Cart
tempted you to get yourself ,upin thai
style ~ .s4uoy 7}u44 a?9Y
What style q asked the much
abused husband, as he rubbed The
growing Jumps tons his forehead 4
vi fW ny, when did you slave 7i'sa9lb
mlt was all clear to llim2 then. His
wife Ind put up lhephand9 in the,darls
and meeting tho shaved. face of,a man
took her husband for an Intruder
She recognized his voice at first, but
the second time lie spoke her terror
was too great, and she fainted. When
the brother now rushed in he saw /:
thin faced man with a slightly bald
head, in q long white night rode, and
in his rage at the supposed outrage
fred at him, missed, and then knocked
rundown with lis fist. Fortunately
Ills voice saved the husband from q
second shot. His wife recovered from
her faint only to faint again at at tic
sight Of her husbands face; y and tre
sound of the pistol shot. He finally
got to bed again and Slept very Vel
until morning, when 'Ethe baby" I d
child Of about two years Of age, APP
preached the bed, as lie had been used
to do, and frightened at tie sight, IF a
stranger, ran screaming from the room.
Tripping on the carpet the poo poor
child received a severe bump on its
little h e a d. ; Matters were finally
Strengthened up at home, but on the
street his friends passed without
speaking, aad at the bank he was not
only refused payment Of a draft, but
threatened with arrest for signing his
OWN name in. endorsing it.z of course
a little explanation broughtthe various
affairs all night, but it took DO ainucll
lime to explain, and for the confusion,
Of his forehead toaget vel, rtliati tile
Aforesaid citizen VOWS lie. will never
shave again, sas Ire considers it II habit
dangerous to peace and even to life
Il Evansville Journal at ta1i 81
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A BIT OF ,H1sToRy.-We copy the
from the NJ o. Republican
, Editor Republican-H is said that
time is the ''healer", of all things, oven
in politics: Not more. than four years
ago, in the early days of reconstruct
lion when Hon. William Pitt Kellogg
was collector Of the port of New Or
cans, a talented and intelligent young
.oloIed man, to- test the sincerity of
tho professions Of their pretended
friends, madog application for q posi-
ion at, the granite building" in the
department. over which theHon. w. P!
Kellogg presided. It was granted to
lin, aud he was directed to call at the
leputy 9 COLLECTORS DESK Fancy 1.-THE
|stoniShment of the applicant when
was ordered to provide him
With a pailrofl ywhtewash and a brush,
md he, the applicant was told to
vhitewash the priyy. Such was the
a t'niggers' gould get there.
Times have changed. The, same
'oung colored man to-day is the surf
'cyor of the port, and presidcs over
he Radical convention at Baton Rouge,
nd tic same Hon. William Pitt Kel-
ogg, collector, United States .Sena-
Or, il now cringing before him to
'elp him to be made Governor Of
.4ooru!itsiana, 50 that he might return
in1ealf arain, nlncto1 TTn;f.,dt ptofae