The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-21
Jones and the Barber.

Jones and the Barber.
"Ah! I'm in luck, y said Jonas !. |.
entered the barber shop and found 4.
barber reading the paper; z wont ~
to wait for my next" and he tossed Il
hat in the corner, and seated himself 4,
shave. IL A'ts y
How is this" said the barber NJ
ing from a paper that marks its VII
column with a blue pencil; ssby Geors;
how's this; pretty good take il, ! N N
he read @e.s St O
"'Did you ever see pump hsuas
any thing? Did you ever see VIM
cism? Who ever saw a dog cali het,Ik
and the good barber laughed hesrt;ha
these scintillations OF wit, and said III
some of those fellows are most bland
clever, 4s.. IS
Then he turned to the yellow fem
department, and, after reading thres I
four dispatches, asked Jones IN
thought the scourge would reach ll
City. - IN &st4ih lss
Jones said there was q posdbility i
would get here by the middle Of the.is
ter, and he would like to be shaved 81
fixed up before it arrived. ID g.iii mi
The barber said it was a terrible thin.
yawned, laid down the paper, md I'LL
fled up to the chair He Arranged il
towels about Jones's neck, fell ii III
beard, run his fingers through his Lii,
scrutinized a wart on the side of Ii
nose, turned his lower lip down overhh
chin, and asked him il he had bis tool
fixed in the Oil Regions or in New Yotk
Jones answered as hest he could, co.,
sidering that the barber still kept hill4
hauled down taut.
After examining the dental WORK n
the tooth, which he unhesitatinely pso
nounced "a good job,' the barberk
60 of Jones's lip, and went out to thru
stone at a dog that was barking ~
cat in the back yard.
When he came back, Jones said n
would like to be shaved as quickly
possible, as he was in somewhat d /
hurry.
Certainly, certainly" said the b.
Der, and he spread the lather ove
Jones's face, and began to hunt iaE l
razor. After examining several b n
gan to slap the strap with one, With y
remarked that fall had probably " 4
in earnest, and that the baseball isyx
was about as bad as ever, etc. Gitla
the, razor one, pull down over the hdsa
Jones's. face, he wiped of the DE-
laid it down, took up another, szia
ined its edge, and whipped the sz4
with it as before, asking Jones 2 !
thought business was really picking z
any, and if he thought it would rsin.
Jones moved uneasily on the stoch
and said he was sure there would ~
storm, and he wanted to get shaved y
have his mustache waxed before Y
flood came.
The, barber grew pale around Y
mouth, and his lip quiyered. "Is
said that once BEFORE be remains
eurtly. :. Don't say it again, plesse ]! 3
there'll be trouble. I'm genilemn;
when dealing with q gentleman, ~
know when I'm insulted. sir. "
Well, confound it ALL" said Joua.
very much out of patience. 49, ~
here to get shaved, and not TO % NV
to death" i
go, you want to be shaved, 90 JoaI
exclaimed the barber, in rage; IN
don't want to be talked to death, e.
you? A barber can't open ms NUE..
can't hep O, no, barber is dogs.
machine, l suppose, and mus . ~ !.
about his work like wooden lnnl. 4
front of a cigar store. All right ~ e. 81
you shall be shaved and have your ~.
tache waxed so blamed fast It'll -
your head swimi" /.
And, buckling down to his VOL; q. 4
shaved Jones in two minutes ana
by the watch, and cut him u TN
actual count.
Moral-Let barber talk. ~ -
er than to be kept away from Du y.
for two or three days while ,you 81
bleeding.-OI Cstg Derrick.