Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-24
ONE GENTLEMAN AMONG EN-.
The Barber Expresses q Decided Opinios
to His Surly Sunday Customer

The Barber Expresses q Decided Opinios
to His Surly Sunday Customer
New York SUM-
A number Of solemn and Disseminated
looking men sat in restless row in an up
town barber-shop, waiting for their Gus
tomary Sunday mornings shave. They
wers fashionably dressed and surly. Tho
head barber bowed politely to each one as
! be entered. There seemed 70 be but one
idea among the customers, and that was &c
discourage any attempts at conversation On
| the part Of the BARRIERS. and so u silence
overhung tine shop broken only by the sound
OF the razors as they scrapei the chins Of
their victims with noise like escaping
| steam.
The door few open, and a young man en-
tered with rush. He was a sort Of barber
shop young man, and he was on intimate
terms with every artist in ths place. They
| smiled as one man VIXEN he came in.
How are You, Gus?' he asked as he poked
the tallest and narrowest barber in the ribs
piayfuliy with his cane. ION deck!'
~Betcher life," answered the barber, dis
playing grin AMI al the same time execut-
ing back-hanjed upward stroke with the
razor that nearly lifted his victim out OF the
chair. I'm way up in G sharp minor, |
am Ill be ready to daily with your hide in
about two minutes by the clock"
Let 'er CO. said the young man cheer
fully, as he threw away his toothpick and
began to pare his nails Then he gazed at
his boots with good deal Of approval, and
finally rose, shook himself, and remarked
confdentially to the thin barber, Get onto
them pants, Gus"
The larber swept the razor crosswise, and
turned from his victim TO look at a pair OF
new trousers of a very loud pattern which
the young man wore proudly on his thin
legs.
How much;, he asked cautiously, but
with the air Of connoisseur while the vic
tim sat up in the chair and began to rub
alum on his face tenderly.
Eight plunks, 5 per cent. off fur cash.
What's your iGear of themf'
We'll, said the barber slowly, Il can't say
I'm dead struck on um, but still 1 considers
UNI very gentlemanly pants-sort of tony,
You know"
This discriminating criticism seem to
please the young man. He bought what he
called a -see-gar7 from the proprietor, and
smoked i; with great satisfaction as he con-
tinued TO stare at his legs
Shortly after this the victim slid out of the
chair and resigned himself to the brush boy,
while the youn, man looked at the reflection
of a discouraged moustache IN the mirror
and then leaned back in the chair lux
uriously. No man was ever more tendeIly
latherei or humane!y shaved than the brisk
youth with the new trousers
I'D like to try an egg shampoo on your
SKULL said the barber, in the course of his |
remarks; Its new caper here, though it's |
been known a good while in other shops |
VIII you go it,
"Don't give me any large breeze, Gus. |
Whoever heard of an egg shampoo!r
"Oh, 10; on the level, you know. Il
wouldn't put up no jobs on you," said the
barber, affectionately. Its tho best thing |
in the world for the hair. l often use it on |
ak-tors when they have the prics fur TO give |
the hair silky feelin'. Their hair gets very |
dry from powder an wigs an stuff, an |
ne,g just makes it like silk. l had a per-
fes>ional in here yesterday whose hair was
stiff from powder, AMI he couldn't get his
head clean. A negg fxei him
Whats the tariff
Fifteen cents extra
Letter go"
The barber rubbed the dry hair Of his Gus
toner triskly few moments and then, tax
ing an egg from jar broke 1t and rubbed |
II, yoke and all, briskly the hair He |
rubbed quite vigorously until it was quite
absorbed The hair was shiny and soft after
it, and there WIS TO suggestion of oil. After
sprinkling with cologne, the hair was
dressed, and the young man babe them all G
cheerful goodbye as he staggered out Of the
shop.
"He's what l call gentleman. he is" re
marked Gus, Iefectiveiy. He's all wool
an yard wide, an I'm the man what's
sayin' it
With which he looked his fresh victim SD
hard in the eye that the victim submitted to
having his ears lathered with no other pro
test than a smothered sigh.