Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-02
New York Star.7

6cC0tIect6o9ns
New York Star
"NeXt gentleman!" were the familiar
words which fell On the ears OF a 4Star re-
porter the other evening, as he sat wait
ing his turn in a small and old fashioned
but clean and well ordered, barber shop
on DeKalb, just above Nostrand avenue,
Brooklyn. The summons came from the
proprietor Of the place, an aged colored
man, named Samuel ScOttrOn The. bar
Der is a man OF short stature, inclined to
corpulency, and OF light yellow color.
His hair is long, and grows in fringe
around bald spot in the center. He
speaks with great precision, and uses
language which marks him at once as q
student and man OF intelligence.
Among the people OF his race he must oc-
cupy a prominent position.
''Been in the barber business long?o
Queried the reporter as the barber soaped
his face with Il hand as soft as satin and
q touch as light as womans.
about fifty years." was the reply.
"That seems TO me a long time''
"You must III your time have shaved
some distinguished persons?'
Yes, sir; haze shaved almost every
distinguished politician, divine, and pro
fessional man of the time | knew Hen
ry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Y. Mason
and host of Others
"What sort of man was Webster to
shaver"
"Well, he was taciturn and uncom-
municative. The first time shaved him
he spoke in mOnosyllables only. Next
time he came he asked Capt Peck for
me. He asked where the boy was that
shaved HIM the last time [ was sent to
INN, and he asked me where l had
learned my trade l told him in Phila-
delphia, and said l knew Mr.. Clay He
expressed some surprise at that, opened
his mouth, and we had long talk. Mr..
| Webster was most interesting CONVEX
Sationalist, and L learned good deal
| from him. After that he came several
times, and we always had talk together.
He gotto calling me by my Christian
name-Samuel.
"Yousay you knew Henry Clay?"
eyes, | knew him very well in Phila-
delphia. He was /! great friend of my
father. When he was chairman of the
African COLONIZATION society he tried
hard TO persuade my father To send NE
to Africa. | objected strenuously; but
the more [ objected the more he wanted
to have me sent there. The last time
saw Henry Clay was in New \ orlS city
at the end Of the city hall park, where
the postOfiice now stands He was
} candidate for the presidency then HI
had arrived by the boat, and had beer
brought up from the river in q calYacade
Clay's carriage stopped just opposite tC
where was standing, and he saw me il
the crowd. Samuel he said, beckonins
, to me. Twas allowed 10 go up to Thu
{ carriage, and he shook hands with rae an(
7 asked me how | was getting along
= When / left the csssiage he began to de
=, liver his address. CLAW was a splendid
I man, and every body that got close to hin
loved him. he couldn't help it,
t GLOW did you come to know John Y
/ Mason?"
1 Il shaved him in Philadelphia.
= shall never forget an incident about Ma
son. He was to make a speech to tn
. Sons OF Toll IN that city, and he did max
t it. When is was over the Sons of Toi
! came up TO him to shake hands with him
: lie was looking toward tie presidenc
j., then. After hand shaking FOR about a
hour, he Joined the committee who ha
D charge Of the meeting, and addressin
Y one of the number, said: ~
Q 81 am not Democrat if | havea1b Q
S through any more Of that hand-shak
ing"
I II overheard the remark, and l said t
: my uncle who was present that L believe
: the hard fists of the Sons of Toll had hui
: Mr.. Mason's delicate fingers.
"Of course you often shaved Uncl
/ Oan'l DreW?'
eyes; and for nothing, too. III
It thought he had a right to be shaved free
5 because [ was allowed the privilege {
: barbering upon his boat. Once he CAV
y me ten cents for shaving him, but the
he was bantered into it by Old CommC
dore Peck. He said:
e "Drew, I've watched you; you nevt
pay that boy. Now let's see you pa
up"
"Mr. Drew once gave me fifty cents fl
watching all his family baggage all nigl