The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-03
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4 Tansorinl Artist Chnt~ iAbnut III,
Hnslncss md the People with Whosn
lie Dcnis-AiinyIn. Abroad.
Chicago Tribune. -'N-a'.
"Brush! There you arc, sir, pay tht
cashier, please. Next p Thus spoke Q
"tonsorial artist" in downtown ba,bc,
shop, and rs he removed the huge apron
from the person Of the irascible-lookinp
gentleman whose face had Just been shaved
and with bow handed him check for II
cents, Tribune reporter, who Glanced te
be next, seated himself and dropped his
head back upon the rest at the top Of the
chair. ,,... ,t .l..a e,..
tits queer how different people art
about being shaved" remarked the artis,
as he encirclcd the reporters neck with n
towel, tuckins it in suusly NIL around.
Nov that lnan who Just got up is about ..t
cranky a chap as I've had in the chair fol
Il long time. knew he WIS from Detroi,
as soon as set 10 work OIL him" En-.
ID GLOW did you know?" N..a-
"tasy enough replied the barber, lay.
ing they cream father on with the soics,
ofbrushes. "Easy enough. knew by Iiia
clothes and the way he acted while | was
shaving him. Detroit men are, as a rule,
cranky in The chair. So arc men from
Cincinnati, St. l.dus and Milwaukee. New
Workers, Boston ians and business men
here are good stbjects-nice, easy, good
naturcd, and all ,hat. But some OF the
men from the places | have mentioned are
awful hard on lis. We hate to have 'em
ST. down, and always try to avoid 'cm il
possible TO- ia. ,...'',..f. sJgg0. :
a"What do they kick abou,?' rrf6s
"Oh, everything The brush is too stiff
the blades arc dull, we bear on too hard or
too light, the oilisnt good, the rum is off,
the cosmetic don't suit, and all such stuff,
that's I'LL in their nInds. Now, Ind iel..
low in my chair once who was about the
worst crank | ever saw. You'll remember
him, guess. He was the fellow that got
,hnmped by one Of the guests Of the hotel
for sending e'nnie 10 his wife. Well, he
wns ONT Of Chris regulars, AMI no one bit
| Chris ever shaved him. Que day lie canie
lin when there was two n head OF him wait.
ing ior Chris, and he sent him over 10 me.
When lie sat down hp eyed me and asked
| nc how long it would take lpn to cut his
hair. About twenty minutes, SAYS !.
i!1sWill liz says ne, it'll take you lust forty,
and dou't you forget it,: Then lie said ho
guessed he wouldn't have it cut, and want.
ed II shave. As soon as / began to lather
him he yelled, Say! what ure you
@'e ?sa we woulnt ls RaG|9s % ss
o pint, brush, and he kept still Tor
q little while, When | put the razor OH
him he jumped away ma sgid | was skin.
ming hin,. I,happeael to know. that the
razor WIS in good shape Tor Ind liked It
up myself ind lie WAS the first to come TO
me. l put it down though and took up
smother. That, no, declared, was worse
than the tirst, 40 ] toos Up another. Twas
getting q little lot theh, and When he
sworc that it was worse than either OF The
othcrS picked up the first one and got
around in front 81 him. Look here says
T., do you want q a.la;c?' lI'Yes, | do says
he. tWell, them says I, III you do, and
you want ME to doit, YOU shut up right
straight, or Ill. cut your throat Alter
lthat hs didn't open his mouth, and when
gave him his 'theeg'l ssys ta him; Now,
| il you ever want 10 shave asain don't YOU
| come to inc; rIii be ii!ible to hurt You.
Chris. shaved Pin after that; he never