Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-11-14
Miscellany.
BEAUTY AND TIE BARBER.

''',' Miscellany.
BEAUTY AND THE BARBER.
IiHApjust finished putting up my shut
ters; it was getting rather late-nearly
ten O'Clock, for I'd had hard days work
of it; and no wonder, for it was the
night of The Lord Lieutenant's ball. We
think good deal of the Lord Lieutenant
i. down in Yorkshire, and when we get up
bit in the world, and get asked to His
) Lordship' ball, we think a deal of our
selves; and my word, some folks are a bit
pr0ud!' Yes, that very day had dressed
the Miss Millikin's hair for the ball, pref
ty early, mind you, for I wouldn't put
my old customers out of the way for any
of your upstart people, seeing as I've
dressed the hair Of all the first families in
sLydferd, and my father before me, where
of no man knoweth to the contrary, as
the lawyers say. Now. Millikin has
drawn me many gill of ale in the days
when he kept the tap up at Newsman's
Var. and has borrowed many sixpence
sOH fme toe-not but what he was well
come tpthem, 4 as told His Lordship,
when he came to ask me for my vote for
the town epuncil- But that's neither here
nor thefe. Il isn't Millikfn and such-like
as I'd take the trouble to tell story
Rbopt. ,aItzweFe past nine. as I've told
you, and were putting up the shutters
pretty smart, not being thing often do
myself; but it so happened that night;
andan ansther minute should have been
off to the White Horse, to meet one or
two good fellows who were in the habit
of having COED glass or two together of
night; but as / was screwing up the bar
of the shutters, what should see drawing
up to my door but splendid carriage
and two beautiful horses, all of lather
with sweat! Well, that put me about
bit, to think what carriage should be do
ing at my door at this time of night; but
I hadn't long to wonder, for grave, tall,
solemn-looking chap comes up to my
deor,s and calls out: "Is Creecher
here f" = sN@F
"That's me-" says I.
al. sob, ,then," says he, ''jump in )"
pointing with his finger to me to get up
the steps of the carriage, where there was
tall funky holding the door open for
rHes j Well, that capped me still more.
pve heard of things like that in story
sboeks, and there's something very like it
in the "'Rabian Nights" where they
seem to think good deal more of us
barber chaps than they do in this coun-
try But then this is land of freedom.
Well as 7. were saying, this t'other chap
Aept motioning of me TO get into the car
riage, bnt says ], "Master, where are you
bound %
s''s' oh, never you mind" says he !;
- - you'll be well paid. Look sharp"
But I'd like to beautify myself bit,
says /, "and nun tell the missis."
:. With that he took up my hat that was
lying on the counter, and bangs it on my
head, and pushes me into the carriage,
and away we went before you could say
"Jack Robinson n-and away we went.
Ehl but we did go rarely It were dark
night, and frosty and we soon got out of
The lights of the town, and still the horses
ga1loped on and could see the stars
twinkling overhead and then it grew
colder all of a sudden, and the windows
of the carriage were covered with ice in q
minute, and / could see naught but the
inside where I were sitting with the
strange man. And he said never word.
But still we galloped on and after good
bit heard the murmur and dash of q
FWer hard by above the elatter of the
hoofs, and we crossed bridge, think,
for we went up and down for minute,
as If we had been in swing. And then
the sound of hoofs died away altogether,
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gravel or soft turf and presently the
carriage stopped allof sudden. A foot
man stood at the door the silent man
jumped out. "Stay there p he cried as
he went, with a gesture of authority
" stay there 70 And there I staid, for I
were cowed like, with being carried off
like that, and didn't know if my soul
were my own. What11 the old woman
say, though p I thought to myself. The
ca9iage. moved on. q bit, and stopped
again.
Now, then, my lad" says the foot
mapfpPe ming the door.
.8u Iweren t going to be ordered about
by such cattle as he. Says I: '1'm on
thy masters business, and if you doesn' t
speak respectful I'll smite thee in the ear
hole" It's well to stand on your dignity
With those chaps. you see.
s.Oh, beg your pardon" says the man,
more respectful; 'but will you step into
the housekeeper's room?"
And with that I fell off the high-horse
I'd been riding, for, to tell the truth, !
were thinking for while were perhaps
.rightful son of lord, as had been stolen
in his youth, and that they were taking
me home to the halls of my fathers, and
happen were going to marry me to the
daughter. of the usurper, to make all
square. But says I: ssI'n stick to the
old woman" Not but what the flesh is
heacherous, and happen I'd changed my
mind when I'd seen the young one. But,
however, all this was knocked on the
head when 1 heard the funky tell me to
sgo up to the housekeeper's room. 1t were
only q dressing job, after all
Well, before I'd got well inside the
door;Ian old chap, dressed in black,
catches hold of me by the elbow. "Creech
err" says he, "Creecher?"
Yes, I'm Creecher," says I. .'What's
your pleasure?"
ooh, you've to come this way direct
And. away we went, along passages
and up stairs, and down stairs; and pres
ently we came to broad corridor, beau
tffu11y carpeted, and the old man tapped
aatthe door, and a young woman opene'
t,sand says she: ssIs he here?" and tn
man says, eyes," "Come in" she said
'my lady will speak to you directly.
And Iwent into little room as wa
beautifully furnished with easy chair
and sofeys, and all the luxuries of tn
oseason.7av srt, 4s@
"Well, my DEAR" says to the maid
tand SO your misses is going to the bal
But it'll be well-nigh time to 60 home bt
fore she gets there.
.Hush e she says, putting her f1Dge
to her lips; and then / began to think
was death job as had got on hapt
FNHh had such jobs afore now when tn
corpse has been young, and with beaut
full hair sAh, and many time my fiji
gers has itchedi, for, says to myself, it
pity such sight of beautiful hair shoul
60 down to the worms, when it might /
OoifJp rn-epiOyinp itself atom of eoyr
could tell you tale or two about tina
Butitwasn't q job of that kind foun
sas I heard somebody moving in the ne
room, and such soft little moan, as
went to my heart to hear it-ay, lad. Al
sthep somebody came out-a tall, splend
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