The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-19
THE SHAVING,

1 AuE SuANINu.
The barber wrinkled her brow into
portentous frown, pursed up her re-
| lips, and seized the razor. The reporte
gently shivered. She grabbed the en-,
CT pendant strop, and drew the razo
| up and down it several times in an ener
getic way. She came toward him will
the keen-edged weapon uplifted IN on,
hand, and a scrap of colored tissue pape1
in the other. The paper she laid on hi
shoulder to wipe. the scraped-off lathel
on. The razor she poised daintily be.
tween the thumb and forefnger of thu
right hand, and looked for . place t.
commence. She glanced SUCCESSFULLY al
his throat, end the reporter through thai
look of desperate resolve came into
her blue eyes. She looked terribly in
earnest as she started Just below hil
left ear. Her left hand rested softly on
his brow, while with her right she made
deft, rapid strokes with her razor. She
went down his left cheek like a whirl-
wind, carrying all before her, including
three hairs of the corner of his mustsche.
She gently whooped his head over the
other way, and swOOped down over his
right cheek. She squared his head and
made clean sweep over his chin. She
scraped boldly over his throat, 40 thonzh
she knew nothing OF jugular veins. /,
was period of alternate hopes and
fears for the reporter, bat be came on,
without scratch. The barber relaxed
her frown, and smiled number i've.
Encouraged by this he remarked that II
was very cold weather outside.
'Vat you sayg' she answered. ~
hurt you, ehy'
81 said" hesitated the patron, .'how
is businessl"
"Pizness. Oh, yes; it is yer goot.
haf one girl help me, but she is-vot you
call it2-sick to-day"
"Have you regular customers."
ooh, yes. Put you see We are just
start. think We do yer NICE"
"Are you the proprietor"
''Eh? Oh, yes. l own re place, and
hire re Ozzer girl"
, "HOw did you learn the trade of shaw,
ing? .-sisg
"Vell, / vas ladies' hair dresser. and
l tout Eat might do peter as barber,
See, Eats how l pegin."
THE FINISHING ToUCHKs.
This talk was while the reporters
face was being lathersd the second time.
Again the razor was piled with almost
professional touch and rapidity. She
rubbed her white hand against the grain
of the beard, TO find the spots that were
not quite smooth; and when they were
found che went over them with that dia-
gonsl stroke of the razor which makes q
man grit his teeth, and which BARRIERS 70
mnch enjoy. When she had levelled
everything to the surface of the skin.
except a mustache, she smiled number
six, and asked if the job was 20 far salts.
Being assured that it was. che
washed her face with perfumed water,
and dsin,ily dabbled it with lsvendarer.
Then she pa;ted 1t gently until it was
nearly dry, wiped it with towel, DOW.
dered it with puff. and finally busted it
off with brush. Then he sat up in the
chair to have his hair cnmbed. The
barber brought out q squirt bottle and
shot away al his head with rather better
Than the usual aim. Having dampened
bis hair she showed in her hands to the
wrists, and began to scramble. He
looked in the glass and saw that, with
her teeth clenched and her whole soul
thrown into the work, che was paving
with all her might. He said that his
head ached, and then she kindly let him
go.
"Vat you call it-ze-ze part, ehg'
said the barber, coquettiehly tapping
her forehead with the comb in her per
oiexiiy; "zs,'s it. Ware will you hat re
)art,"
He said he Was not particular; but |
when he felt her cropping about for. the |
.xsct centre he indicated point about |
midway between that and his car. She |
vas also inclined to puff his hair over
he temples, Ia Pompadour, and smooth
lown spit lock in front Of his ear; but,
lpon being pursuaded out of those plans