The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-19

"And the only wsHfo be sure of i,
is to cut the hair ffbm the human
head yourself" asserted Mr.. Ponson.
by, peeling banana
"But | don't see how that can be
DONE" hesi,ated the Jersey peach
farmer.
Il don't either,D ssid Mr.. Ponson-
by, ''and that's the reason | advise
you to drop the wbob thing"
Squire PostlethWsite shock his
head mildly. 1t wass al very well
for Mr.. Ponsonby tosbe thus lavish
with bis counsel, but Mr.. Ponsonby
didn't know how II ~es himself. He
wasn't a married man. His wife
hadn't charged him With particular
commission, and wasn't expectantly
waiting for him at home.
"Let Mrs Postlethwaite be salts
fed with her own hairs" urged Mr..
Ponsonby, nibbling stan olive.
Women are never tatisfed," said
the Squire, gloomily.4
"Then let her lear1 the lesson of
contentment !"
Women never learn" said the
Squire.
But he recalled bis friends good ad-
vice the next day, whea he walked
into NJ; Dupignac's Centennial Hair
Emporium.
NJ. Dupignac rubbed his hands as
be hurried behind tie plate-glass
counter, and begged bhndly to know
"in what he could have the happi-
ness to serve monsieur.n
II want q SWITCH Z said Squire
PostIethwaite, little uneasy under
the bright-eyed regards of NJ. Dupig-
nac's ten "sales ladies'" who were
dressed rather more spIe mildly than
his Polly, even in hes church-going
attire, and wore glittering jewelry,
which our honest Squire believed to
be real and of great pice-"and it
must be of this c0lor,n holding up the
sample, land one yard long"
NJ. Dupignac critically surveyed
the lock, with bis head first on one
side and then on the other.
at is a color truly ravishing,"
said he. But nevertheless | Hatter
myself that / can match it."
And he briskly opened a drawer
full of long switches. neatly packed
in narrow paste board boxes, and
odorous of camphor, and whisked oct
a mass of pale ripplings gold, which
be held up to the sunlight with Pol
ly's lock laid against il.
Mature itself" cried NJ. Dupig-
nae, theatrically
"No you don't :" said she Squire,
setting bis teeth together Hke q steel.
trap.
Comment demaneed NJ. Du-
pignac. s8
"Put up that thing; said Squire
Posslethwaite, "and shut the drawer I"
Monsieur would wish it shade
lighter?n queried the Frenchman.
"Or. perhaps, darker? yraiment, it
mere matter of taste"
Monsieur don't want any of that
sheared-off trash" said the Squire,
laconically.
NJ. Dupignac drew himself up
with Napoleonic dignity Monsieur
will, perhaps, allow me to insure
him. said he, "thst there is no bet
ter stock than mine upon the con-ti-'
nent."
Pm not quite so green as to swal-
low everything hear, il do come
from the country" said the Squire
composedly, "Shut up the drawer, |
say. None of your second handed
scarlet fever and smallpox fer me-
None of your dead peoples clippings
out of the hospitals"
"But, Monsieur" gestic ulsted
the Frenchman.
81 tell you," roared Squire Pos
tlethwaite," waxing noisy as be be-
came more in earnest, 81 won't buy
single solitary spear of hair unless
know where it comes from. I'll see
it cut myself, or I'll let it severely
alone"
NJ Dupignac's MONT ntary express
ion of dismay and perplexity gave
away to an instantaneous illumina-
ton of all the facial muscles.
"By all means, by all means, if
Monsieur wishes it," cried he, fitting
the five fingers of one hand against
the five fingers of the other. Mon
seur shall be satisfied. | court pub
licity. I-Laure!"- one of the
extravagantly dressed shop girls
"Where, then, is the poor girl that
was here this morning wishing to
sell her hair-tbe girl with les chew
eux dor, the lead of real gold that
takes its burnish in the sunshine?
Does she still wait, Laure ?"
Mademoiselle Lsure was not quite
certain as to that, but she had the
young persons address. The young
person should be Immediately sent
for.
LET her be summoned at once"
said NJ Dupignac with wave of the
hand, as if be was a monarch issuing
a royal mandate. And, with q
secondary sweep of his arm toward
q velvet upholstered chair-"if Mon
sieur will honor US by waiting but
few seconds, his undeserved doubts
shall be set at rest"
Seeing is believing" said Squire
Postlethwaite, cavalierly. And be
sat down. softly wbistling Bonnie
Dundee" and staring steadfastly out
of the window.
In about fifteen minutes there was
a little hustle Of arrival in the next
room. NJ Dupignac lifted q Not.
tingbam lace curtain which shielded
the glazed upper half of the door of
communication. and placing his en-
ger on bis lip with 9 truly French
gesture, pointed to lovely blue
eyed girl. dressed in faded and shah
by garments. but with magnificent
pale yellow hair floating like a glory
down over her shoulders
"By Jove y CALCULATED the Squire,
chats splendid head Of hair !"
NJ. nupignac shrugged bis shoul-
ders. "She offered to sell it to us
this morning." said be "but We
had not then an opportunity to dis
pose of it. 1t is to succor her needy
mother, poor lamb! They are poor
but respectable.