The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-02
TOO MUCH STYLE.
The Experience of the Old Man in Swell
Barber Shop.

The Experience of the Old Man in a Swell
Barber Shop
ANY one could see by the old mans manner
as he entered the elegantly appointed city
barber shop that he was little taken back
by the splendor of the place. He hesitated
Just inside the door and glanced around in a
bewildered way at the dazzling decorations,
the marble floors, the rows Of chairs and
mirrors and white jacketed BARRIERS; and
when porter took his valise and hat and
hustled them away to the other side of the
room his eyes followed them with an anx-
ious and startled gaze, until he saw that they
were properly cared for. Then he looked
around and saw that half dozen BARRIERS
had taken positions by as many vacant chairs
and stood ready to tackle him.
Where shall setg" be asked.
Take any chair, sir" said an attendant,
and the old man got into the one nearest him
and settled back with solemn expression of
countenance, as though he had begun to Won
der what this thing was going to cost.
SHAVE or hair cutr asked the barber
well, did want BOTH" answered the old
man in voice which might indicate that he
was uncertain whether he still wanted both
or not.
Al
adjusting his chair the barber tucked cloths
around the old mans neck and commenced
operations
How'll you have it cut, sir" he asked.
"HeyF
How'll you have it cut this timer"
"Howr"
Yes; want it shorti"
"Wul, yes" answered the old man, as
though he thought it would have been
healthy idea to have it cut long.
Neck shaved,' asked the barber after he
had been clipping for while
"Heyr'
"Will you have your neck shaved?"
We'll, you're goin' ter shave my face,
mint yerl | amt particular either way about
my neck shave it if yer wantcr, though"
straight down, 4 supposew
20, straight's yer can; amt particular"
"Shampoof' asked the barber moment
later
"Heyq'
"Will you have head washs"
"Wul, guess so; yes, wash it out"
"Standr' called the barber, and an assist
ant went over and placed seat and towels
beside the marble basin and then put couple
of eggs on u shelf in front of the BARRIERS
chair
Hard billed eggs for lunch?" asked the old
man. who had begun to feel a little more at
home
NO" answered the barber; "those are raw
eggs for the shampoo"
Does be eat EN- raw"
"Whor'
''The shampoo"
the gentlenanly barber explained that the
eggs were for the head wash: that they were
very much better than the prepared;stu for
that purpose; made the hair nice and soft,
and had no bad effect on the scalp. Then lie
took one of the eggs, tapped it gently OH the
corner of the shelf, picked little hole i'll tie
end of it and began to pour out the contents
slowly on the old mans head
Hold on therel Hold ont" exclaimed the
old gentleman excitedly, sitting up straight.
a guess this things gone bout fur enough
now. It's all right ter be askin' me fool ques-
tons about whether | want m hair cut short
er long, n whether want M neck shaved
n m head washed. It's all right ter try an
make fool of an old man in that way eff yer
wanter, but by goshl eff yer think you're
goin' ter send me out O. here 'th m hair all
stuck up with aig- How much do owe
yer!" he asked, standing up and trying to pull
the cloths from around his neck.
The proprietor of the shop labored a long
time to convince the old man that they had
not been making game of him, but it was not
until good natured customer in one Of the
chairs ordered an egg shampoo and allowed
the eggs 10 be poured into his hair that the
old gentleman became satisfied. Then he
meekly climbed back into the chair and told
the barber to 90 ahead.
The barber rubbed and rubbed and worked
up lather, led the old man ike lamb over
to the basin, squirted hot and cold water
over his head and into his ears, led him back
to the chair, shaved him, spatted him with
wet towels, nodded and kneaded his face,
dug out his ears, oiled his hair and combed
it barber style; and through it all the old
man never opened his mouth or uttered
sound; but when the boy had slapped him all
over with a whisk broom, and he had paid
his bill of ninety cents and walked solennly
out it was apparent that he was doing heap
of thinking.-Detroit Free Press.