Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-07

Stanslaus, | think, like the best. There is
quite mystery about him. The other day, in
hanging up my coat, nice Leipsic edition of an
old classic fell out of the pocket Stanislaus
picked it up, reverentiy thought, busted it,
smoothed ont crumpled leaf and very deliber-
ately placed it on the marble slab before me,
putting pair of scissors on the open page TO
keep it in place, and, while shaving me, from
time to time glanced at its contents. As
he was sopping up some lather, he said: GLOW
You translate this? Will this do? "And the
green sea, with hot water like foam, dashed
against the sounding what you call that part
of the boat, when you 90 sailing, which stick in
the sand?' Now, had heard of Jasmin, the
barber-poet OF DC and Oui, of the learned black
smiths, dustmen and tailCIs, but had never been
face TO face with one OF them before. '"Your
Greek is excellent, only you mean boiling foam,
and keel, | suppose, is the word you want; but
you have caught the spirit of the author. Are
you familiar with Greek p ''Some. Your eGi-
ton is good, " he said, thumbing it little, "but
probably like all these later ones, has left out
through mistaken Zeal-eruditon they call it
the last hall of the fourth book Idiots, to
think that a great author could not afford at
times to be in quiet and repose. Yes, here
there ought to begin a line like this" and he
rolled out torrent Of unctious Greek. 1t
had a strong foreign accent, but ! could still
discern the noble language. Suddenly he
paused and the corners of his mouth were
amazement depicted on my face. Cannot II
poor devil Of a barber" he said abruptly, "know
something about Greek? One cannot exactly
forget these things in eight or nine years. |
lived in a little town in Poland that has the
attectation of still talking in Greek and Latin
My father was professor of languages. | was
sent to a German school on the Russian borders,
and it was my fathers ambition that should
be, one day, shining light among the acade-
micans. Republican ideas drove Inc from home
seven years ago. Men who know Greek are not
much wanted in in this country, but BARRIERS
are. tried to teach. One must speak English
well to teach. could not do that. | had to do
something or perish of hunger. | see an adver-
tisement, "Wanted, barber | never shaved
or cut hair in my life before | came here, but |
took to it quite natural. | think it is my voca-
ton. | am cOntented. Why not? save a
little; can buy nice book now and then when
! want to. In fact have made some very great
finds at the book stores. You should see a
treasure picked up the other day, probably be-
longing once TO some poor devil who knew
Greek, but did not know how to shave"
But man, ! said, ''you speak English now
well enough. Drop the pomatum and take TO a
Lexicon"
"Your pardon, sir. Why should |? | can
make here most hundred dollars month ;
could do better as a tutor? No, sir. / suffer
no humlliation-none in the least" Here there
was pause, when be broke out in an excited
way bOouHcSS! STE you nave small Dare
spot here on the top"
ION the top of my head of course Every
barber here has told me that" | said quite If
Titably.
Gan have TO remark" continued SfanisIaus
is, "that there ought to be on the quarter of the
inch of the llnman head, precisely 29s hairs, and
ALL"
"Well, what then?"
whether you like bald spot, Just there, is
according TO how you interpret antiquity. The
Hebrews delighted in flowing locks, the Egyp-
tians deSpised them You might consult Seneca
about it. But frankly as you have shown some
interest in my former studies, beg of you do
not use that Himalayan wash think, though,
that have something. In bordering over an
old book, came across Greek author, certain
ly contemporary of Philip of Macedon, and
have carefully Transcribed certain recipes there
in given. The Greeks, from late suppers and
oyerease, toward their decline, were all bald. |
have the most implicit faith in the compound.
The cost would not be very great, and it you
would only permit me-"-Ne0 York Times.