The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-28
I" Alasr' she said, "Ihave a dear and

| only nephew whose condition gives me
the greatest uneasiness. He has over
worked himself, and is threatened with
brain fever; the doctors say that if we
could only get him to have his head
shaved, all might be we'll, but he has q
| splendid head of hair-indeed, a great
deal too much of it. No argument of
mine will induce him to part with it"
This touched Mr.. De Ia Bois' profess
sional feelings. "Dear me. madam,
how 1 pity the young gentleman! 1t is
terrible thing to part with ones hair,
but still-we could shave him better
than at any other establishment in the
Kingdom, and quicker"
20, l don't care about the quick
ness" answered Mrs. Montfort, hastily,
"the thing is to get it done thoroughly.
/ would give fifty pounds if Alfonso
would only submit to it. Don't you
think, if he came with me one morning,
you could get it done whether he would
or notp"
"Well, really, madam, that would
be strong measure; still, if it is for
the young mans good -"
"They tell me, Mr.. De la Bois, moth
ing else will save his wits; he is half
mad already; entertains the strangest
delusions-that everything 1 have-my
jewels for example-belongs to him.
They t0iu belong to him some day, poor
fellow-that is" she added with sigh,
eff he lives to enjoy them"
Poor dear young gentleman! And
you said fifty pounds, think. Well,
think it can be managed for you. If
you will name o amorning. will have
four of my strongest young men in
readiness, and if you will bring him
here will promise you he shall have
his head shaved"
livery good; 1 will take him out
shopping with me he is fond of shop
ping thinks he is shopkeeper some
times when his head is bad. He shall
come here in my brougham. You will
know him in a moment by his magnifi-
cent head of hair"
"Just so and in five minutes nobody
shall know him, madam"
Don't be in hurry about it. Let
it be done thoroughly" she answered.
And so it was arranged.
Accordingly, when Mr.. John Riddel
arrived in the widows carriage at Mr..
DE la Bois', and had just placed the
parcel of diamond lockets upon her sit
ting-room table, there was an incursion
of four strong young men, with combs
in their heads and aprons round their
waists. Since those
Four-and-twenty brisk young fellows,
All of them with umbrellas,
Fell upon poor Billy Taylor,
And persuaded him to be q sailor"
there has been no such outrage. They
carried him into back room, fastened
him into a chair, and in spite of his
babbling about how he was a jewelers.
foreman, and was being robbed (and
with violence, } they shaved his head.
They not only effected this with great
completeness, but took their time about
it, as his aunt had requested them to
do, so that in the meantime she got
clear outof the house, and nothing was
ever heard of her afterward, nor of her
niece, nor of the diamond lockets. 1t
was supposed to be the completest
.. shavo,n in tho slang sonso, that had
ever been effected. Never since Sam
sons time had any one suffered so Sc
verely from being cropped; for Mr..
John Riddel not only lost his hair, but
his situation. The Messrs. Moonstone
declined any longer to intrust their bust
ness to > foreman who had fallen into
such . shallow trap, and lost them
thereby thousand pounds worth of
jewelry. They declared that it was all
through his insufferable conceit, and
that if he had not taken such painswit
his hair, or worn so much of it, such a
plan would never have entered the head
of that modern Delilah, Mrs. Montfort.
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