The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

will be trouble, but it is local matter
that must not wait for the next issue. |
promise ii shall interest the citizens.n
The pride he felt in the forthcoming
paper induced him to acquiesce, that
being his first attempt at its editorial
management. artHa.
81 knew,n he said, "about how much
manuscript it would take to fill a GER
tain space, and as there was a lack Of
interest in the local column this week,
he would remove the type from thence,
and give my article conspicuous
place.
This suited me well, so went to the
sanctum and told the readers of the
Brownsville Weekly Nelcs what ridic-
ulous and disgusting picture it was to
glance in at a barber's shop and see a
great, corpulent man, (the Deacon
weighed over two hundred) leaning back
in an armchair, as helpless as nursing
infant, with great, rough hands meekiy
folded, and eyes serenely closed waiting
| to be shaved And then to see another
l of his kind shame his manhood and the
hardy muscle God had bestowed upon
him by engaging in a business that smut
out the pure air of Heaven by bringing
| him constantly in contact with the nau-
seous fumes of whisky and tobacco.
THE Deacon was q moderate drlnker"
and an immoderate chewer.l
/ begged the Brownsville ladies TO
steal q parting glance and see how
gently the beard was removed-how the
Iuxuriant locks were clipped, and how
| the perfumed and willing victim sat
benignly under these soothing manipu-
lations / said it was an intense, q
burning shame, astain upon the Church,
| for protesting Christian men to be guilty
of so weak a thingl That if barber
shops must be patronized at all, II
should only be by men whose hands are
paralyzed, or by women, whose long,
unmanageable hair costs so much time
and pains to arrange. For this there
was Bible authority, for the Good Book
speaks Of her hair as woman's "Crown
and Glory.r
Having finished, the compositor, who
was waiting, set it up. Itgrew dark be-
fore he got through, and Just then Mr.,
White returned 10 the office.
"If you have the time, suppose y9p
insert il now" said /. "Never mindR
proof-Fll risk this without. 1 know
how accurate John is"
GAS well now as in the morning; but
remember, you must be responsible, Tor
| L nave not seen II"
"Of course" l returned, laughing:
"Tll take the blame If il creates sur. ,
1t did create a sensation-a wonderful
stir for a quiet place like BrownsViIle.
Mr.. White was utterly confounded when
the Deacon, manuscript in hand, thun-
dered into the Office demanding salts
! faction. He sent him over TO me. he
came filled with holy wrath and right
eous indignation. He always grew in
articulate when excited, and the only
Ineligible words | could gather now
and then, were:
asst. Paul-Woman's Rights-out of
your sphere ~
lived through it though; so did the
Brownsville NeUs-so did Mrs. Grey, for
the Deacon's threatened Exposition"
never appeared, nor did the Church in
terfere with the barbarous custom had
endeayOred to defend, and Mrs. Grey
did actually, after q few years of pros
perity, "cut the Deacon's pretty
daughter Mehitable OUT" not inten-
tionally, either.
1t happened in this wise: Josiah
Somerton was the name of the new
minister who succeeded when Father
Paley died, and as the Rev. Mr.. Somer-
ton was not married, he went TO Deacon
Straight's TO board. There he met Me
hitable, who was considered "great
catch, /" and would probably have caught
him, II the Deacon had not happened,
one Sunday, on their way from Church,
to relate to him the shameless conduct
of the little widow, in other years.
HE may have meant it as a warn
ing" said Mr.. Somerton afterwards,
"but it had a contrary effects. deter
mined to get sight of that plucky lit
tie woman, who took such good care OF
herself. So remember, Bessie, it was
not your sparkling eyes, nor your rosy
cheeks, but your bonny black hair, that
made me forget Hetty Straight
! W'ODldI's journal.