Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-08
Mr.. SAINTOU.

that be had long bean the object Of his neigh
horS merriment When 70 these facts il b
added that, although . keen and prosperous
buire1 man, be bad attained the age Of %
without making any effort to marry, enough
VII have bean aid 70 show why be Was dis
liked
Why was he not married. Were English
women not good enough for hint The pretty
milliner across the street bad been heard to
remark In his presence that she should never
refuxs q man simply because he was . for
eigner. Or be did not want an English
wife, why did be not import one from Paris
with his perfumesi No. there was no reason
for bis behavior, and Mr.. Saintou WIS the
object Of his neighbors' aversion
Neighbour are often wrong IN their esti-
mates In the heart Of this shrewd and stout
French hair dresser there lay the capacity fer
that one supreme and lasting affection which
y the halo crown Of every truly noble life,
and Of which how many hearts, which bear
this worlds reputation of nobility, fail
short Yes, Mr.. Saintou's love storywas IN
the past, and 1t bad come about In this way.
One day, when the hair dresser was still .
young man. not long after he had first settled
In Albert street, the door OF his shop opened
and young woman came In her hSure
was short and broad, and she was lame,
walking with crutch Her face and feat
ures were large and peculiarly frank In ex-
preston, and upon her head was very large
hat When she spoke 1t was with loud
faccato voice; her words fel after one an
otner ike haii stones In a storm, there was
no breathing space between them
\ want MT Saintou
hat may have the pleasure OF show
ing madameF
Good gracious, told you wanted TO be
shown Mr. Saintou Are you MI Salntoui
None OF your assistants for me want my
nair cut
Inc hair dresser laid his hand upon bis
heart, as though to point out his own identity.
very well, SAID the little lady, appar-
entiy satisiieu WIN the idehtihcauon, i
want my hair cut. IL Is ike sheaf OF corn
II Is IKE court Tram IL Is Ike seven
horses names tied together II they were red
IL Is IKE comet tail
IL Is probable that the hair dresser only
TOOK In That part Of his speech upon which he
was In the habit OF concentrating his atten-
ton, and that the force OF the SMILES which
followed one another ike electric shocks es-
capped him altogether. He was about to
snow the new customer INTO the ladies room
where his stald and elderly sister was accus-
toned to oihciate. but she drew back with
decision
No, not at all, have come to have my
hair cut by Mr.. Saintou, and want to have
1t done in the room with the long row Of
chairs where the long row Of men get shaved
every morning. told my sister | should sit
there. You have no men IN at this time Of
day, have you, Mr. Saintoui Now | shall
SIT here In the middle chair and you shall
wash my hair.
MY father is the baker around the corner.
He makes good bread; do you wash peoples
hair as weli Will you squirt water on it
with that funny tubei viii you put it in my
eyesf Now, am up on the chair. Don't put
the soap In my eyes, Mr.. Saintou."
Saintou was not man easily surprised
Permit me, mademoiselle, would it not be
better to remove the HAITI Mon Dieul Holy
Mary. what hairi" For as the eastern wo-
man carry their burdens on the crown of the
head to ease the weight, so, when the large
hat was off, it appeared that the bakers
daughter carried her hair
Like the hair of a woman on a hair re-
storer bottle, if it were red,n remarked the
girl in answer to the exclamation.
No, mademoiselle, no. it is not red. Mon
Dieu it is not red Holy Mary it is the
color of the sun. Non Dieu, what hairl' As
he untwined the masses 1t fell over tho long
bib, over the high chair, down till it swept
the floor, in ono unbroken flood of light.
Wash it, and cut it, and let me go home
to make my fathers dinner" said the quick
voice with decision. my father Is the baker
round the corner, and he takes his dinner
at2"
lis it that mademoiselle desires the ends
cutr asked the hairdresser, resllrning his pro-
fessional manner.
(which endsf'
which endsf' he exclaimed bafIled.
Mon Dieu these ends" and he lifted a
handful OF the hair on the floor and held it
before the eyes of the girl
Good heavens, no! Do you think l am
going to pay you for cutting those endsi It's
the ENDS AT tho top want cut Tighten 1t;
that's what want Do you think | am
woman in a hair dressers advertisement to
sit all day looking at my hairi have to
get my fathers dinner Tighten it, Mr.
saintou; cut 1t OF, that's what l want"
Mon Dieu, nor' Saintou again rclapsed
from the hair dresser into the man. He, too.
could have decision. He leaned against the
gether, BY all that is holy, nc" he said;
you may get some villain Englishman to
cut that hair, but me, never"
You speak English very well, Mr. Sain-
tou. Have you been long in the countryi
Well, wash tile hair, then, and be done
Don't put the soap III my eyes"
Saintou was in ecstasies, He touched the
hair reverently as one would touch the gar
nlpQtS a
brushes and sponSes, and going into the shop
he brought thence what was best and newest.
DO not laugh at him. Have We not all at
some time in our lives met with what seemed
the embodiment of our ideal. have weno,
set aside for tho time our petty economies
and reserves, and brought forth whatever W.
had that was best of thought or smiles or
vesturei
"Ah, mademoiselle, i" he said. $50 fake rare
Of such hair forever-that would he heaven
. AN frenchiian' nave a soul; | can
'eei:
onouiu you oe AFRAID 10 die a sudden
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CO. p'' ~ y. oi wafer.
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