Fergus County argus., 1889-10-10
TOO MUCH STYLE.
The Experience of the Old Man in Swell
Barber Shop.

ANY one could see by the old man's $
manner as he entered the elegantlyap-
pointed city barber shop that he was
little taken back by the splendor OF
the place. lIehe~itated just inside the
door and glanced around in a bewild-
cred way at the dazzling decorations,
the marble iloors. the rows of chairs
and mirrors and white lacketed bar
hers: and when porter took his va
lise and hat and hustled them away to
the other side of the room his eyes fOl-
lowed them with an anxious and star
tied gaze, unt il he saw that they were
properly cared for. Then he looked
around and saw that hall n dozen
BARRIERS had taken positions by rs
many vacant chars, and stood ready
70 tackle him.
Where shall set?" he asked.
Take any chair, SIR" said an at
tendant, and the old man got into the
one nearest him and settled back with
a solemn expression OF countenance,
as though he had begun to wonder
what this thing was going to cost him.
shave or hair cut?' asked the bar
ber'
"Well, did want both" answered
the old man in "a voice which might in
| licate that he was uncert ain whet her
he still wanted both or not.
All right, sir, I'll cut your hair first, v
and adjusting his chair the barber
tucked cloths around the old mans
neck and commenced operations.
/ How'll YOU have il cut, sir?'' he
asked.
"Hey?"
How'll you have it cut this time?'
How
"Nes; want il short"
"Wul, yes" answered the old man.
as though he thought it would have
been "a healthy idea to have il cut
long.
"Nerk shaved" asked the barber,
after he had been clipping for while.
Hey"
"Will you have your neck shaved.'
"Well. you're eoin' ter shave my
face. amt yer. lain't particular either
way about my neck shave it il yer
wanter. though
D 'i'Nifs
80, stralght's yer can: amt par
| tIcular."
Shampoo asked the barber II
moment later.
! Hey"
"Will YOU have II head wash"
"Wul, ] guess so; Yes, wash u out.
stand" called the barber. and an
assist ant went over and placed a seat
and towels beside the marble basin
and then put "a couple OF eggs on a
shelf in front of the barber chair.
Hard billed eggs for lunch?' asked
I the old man, VINO had begun to feel "A
little more ut home.
NO" answered the barber; those
are raw eggs for the shampoo.
Does lac eat 'em raw
Who
| The shampoo.
/ The eentlelnanly barber explained
that the eggs We're for the head wash;
/ that they were very much better than
/ the prepared stuff for that purpose;
made the hair nice and soft, and had
no bad effect on the scalp. Then he
Z took one of the eggs, tapped it gently
ON the corner OF the shelf, picked a lit
tie hole in the end of it aud began to
pour out the contents slowly ON the
old man. head.
Hold ON there. hold on" exclaimed
the old gentleman excitedly. sitting ur
straight. II guess this things gone
/ bout fur enonrh now. It's all right
/ ter be askjn me fool questions about
/ whether | want m hair cut short er
I long. m whether want m neck shaved
| n m head washed. Its all right tel
try an make a fool of an old man in
that WAY ef yer wan er. but by gosh
,.f yer think you're pon ter send IN.
out o here tn m hair all stuck n,
with ais- How much do owo yer?'
he asked standing nm and irving tC