Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-06
a nARnER,s REVENGE
ne Gets Rival In Hi. Chair srs
"oeiul Sight of Hin.

The most fashionable hsrber
on ruth street is located at yo 1
the San Francisco Era,ai,lsr y = "a
The most dashing artist oon
with the establishment il RI
Wineberg. The Mazeppa which e1
the forehead of the handsonoa Suor
Is an object lesson in high art
In addition to his dist;no,;.
beauty Barney is said to be ona 80 J's'
cleverest razor and scissor wieldas
the business, When not occpniad
customers inside the shop the NV :"
etor permits Barney to adyer,;esa
business by decorating the dooru
While thus located he has enioyed
smiles OF many admiring lady ned.
trians. Poue
de was constantly on the watch "A
young damsel whom he had M.
the synagogue but once, but tb,t
was sufficient to keep her IMAGE
stantly fresh in his mind
days since what was his amazeme,
and chagrin to see the verv r,,ido
Tor a sight OF whom his soul was Ion y
ing, pass him without even a nod 4
the company If a bearded gentlena
whose confidential conversation IA
was evidently heartily enioyino
Rage filled the heart of The ie,lo,I
Barney, nor did the lapse of seyer,|
days quench the angry fire that buraeJ
in the tonsorial chest.
Last evening as Barney was chow
ing the cud of sweet and bitter FAM
who should enter his shop door but "A,
hated rival, who removed his coat an
seated himself comfortably in the cbai,
usually occupied by Barney's patientl
The poor barber was so thundpl
struck for \ moment that he could
scarcely draw his breath, but AZ hi,
wits returned he took up his custom.
airy position behind the chair and h.
qured sarcastieally, as he gazed upo1
the handsome beard of his rival:
DO you wish to get shafet?"
mo, don't wish to get shatet.r wa,
the reply; but | wish my beard and
hair trimmed, and we'll trimmed. tool
do you understand"
81 fix you all right, mine trent
And as he reached for the shears tbs
hendish grin on his countenance hanl
pened to take in the bootblack. wild
was seated half-asleep on the floor
and turned him yellow with fright.
The operation was soon completedl
the cloth removed, the shears replaced
and the patient approached the mirror
10 see the result of the operation.
At the first glance he stood SPELL
bound, and it was some time before he
could find breath to exclaim: Great
Scott, what kind of a racket is thiss
Am l drunk or crazypn
And we'll might he be ast0nished,
for it is safe to say that never before
or since has human poll been de-
prived of its natural covering in such
Il ridiculous manner.
A typographical map of country
after violent earthquake would give
no idea of the state Of affairs. A tuii
left in one spot. and right next it tho
hair removed entirely, so that the scalp
glistened in bald patches The beard
was also treated in a similar way.
As soon as the disiigured man could
catch his breath he demanded of the
barber what he meant by his action,
and received the reply that if didn't
like it he could visit hades as soon as
practicable.
Then he went for Barney,
At the first smash he sent one Of
Barney's teeth on a tour of inspection
of Barney's stomach with his right,
and landed his left Immediately after
on Barney's conk, causing the tonso-
rial blood to besmear the immaculate
wilderness of his apron with rapidly
as though it had been sent through q
garden hose.
Barney couldn't fight and so he
clnched.
In his antagonists endeavor to break
away he somehow got his thumb into
Balmey's mouth, and Mr. Wiueberg
closed ON il.
At this juncture the other artists
present started to take a hand in the
melee, when suddenly four hundred
pounds of guardian of the peace ID
two sections, each six feet in height
were launched upon the scene.
Order was comparatively restored
and the conbatants taken to the South
ern station, where the patient gave ihe
name of Charles Foster and deposited
$40 for his release, a like sum beng
put up by the barber.
Foster then started for another shop
to hive his mangled poll reduced 20
symmetry by the application OF razor
all around
Barney started for doctor to have
a stomach pump applied, with the hope
of recovering his lost molar.