The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-24
4 French Barber Shon.

French barber inclined to dull, r,,,.
Makes up for deficiency in sharn,a aS. ::
physical strength. In shaving. ;.,s'
long pull: strong pull and pull aI,o'
gether with him 4 French shave -
modified sort OF assault and batter VII
intent to halt Kill. Barher's ch.;a a
straight backed. Suggests garrots. y,
Cushions. Crotch for headrest, 81 m
over the Continent, as well as in En ~
land American must 90 abroad to se
preciate his tonsorial Injuries at homs
Foreign BARRIERS shop is to ours AZ IL
shambles to parlor. When French
BARRIERS shave seems half over, arid
remarks, "FIolu" American sits st;,1
Barber sings out again, "Violay' and and
points to the washbowl. Customers =.
gard American curiously. Light at ,,.t
breaks in upon American. Finds ont
he is expected to arise and wash lather
from his own face. Custom of the c,unl
try. Everybody does it. Gets up ana
tries to do it. Nothing but his own i I'm.
gers given to wash with. No NAPKIN
No sponge. Washes. Ortries to wash
Leaves lather in ears or thereahont.
Washing over, has cuts bandaced, Goes
out as if from prize fight. Barbe,'s an.
prentice expects fee. Urn on counter
for that purpose. Penny therein drop.
ped ELECTS general chorus Of "Mere;si ;,
and "Bien Mercisr' from all hand,
from boss barber down. Well worth
a penny to hear such an explosion Of
thanks.
BARRIERS wives also shave customer,
Shaved>by one this morning. Smail.
suburban shop. Never shaved by ,
woman before. Except at church fans
buying four-cent pincushion for ONE
dollar. To raise funds to paint steeule
and send q missionary to India. Head
French barber out on q drunk. Assist.
ant barber shaving French infantry Of.
fcer l03d regiment. Red pantaloons.
long sword, gilt tassels and los wherey.
er It could be put on him. Sat down
and waited for completion of operation
on French army. Woman came from
inner room. Barber's wife. Asked me
to be seated in shaving chair. Sat.
Wondered. Madam tucked napkin I'm.
der my chin. Felt queer. Madam 40.
preached me with shaving pot and
brush. Wondered il she meant busi.
ness. Found she did. No nonsense.
Lathered me. Wondered. Wanted to
laugh. Feared to laugh. Tried to look
as II It was no new thing. As dIhad
been shaved by women all my LIE.
Perhaps have. More or less. Quien
sabe? Nobody in the shoo seemed sur.
prised. Being then with Romans, knew
l must be as the Romans and not Be
surprised. Tried hard not to be. But
I was. Madam tlourished the razor.
Strapped It. And scientifically. Wher.
on she shaved me. Strange experience.
Who can tell what q dsy may bring
forth? She shaved well. Firm and
delicate touch. Not unpleasant. Shut
my eyes. Feared to hook her in Tie
face. She performed onlYNn hall ny
face; for the assistant had finished tie
red-legged officer, and Iewas turned
over to him, the awkward gawk ds
boy, Who grabbed me BY my freebon
nose and scraped and pulled at me Vii
bis cigarette cling fingers, md CT
here and cut there and Slit III
scari6ed and mopped off blood I'd
mopped It up, and finally led me blesd.
ing to the washbowl to clean up sat1
The daughter. -Prentioe Mnjond, II
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