Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-09-19
A BARBER TRIES TO BE AGREEABLE.

How Ills Pirasantries Are Taken by n Gus
toner who j. Full of Good VIII to Men.
The customer took his seat in the
BARRIERS chair full Of good will to the
world in general. which included, of
course, the barber shop he had entered
and the barber who was about to maui
him.
Hair cutF asked that worthy, and
he Immediately began digging at the
customers collar bone Us only a barber
can dig, while apparently adjusting the
towel about his neck.
'Hair getting pretty thin on topic
continued US he shipped his scissors
through the locks.
The man in the chair still retained
his good will. though one of the most
trying things for the ordinary man to
hear is that he is showing one of the
first signs of old age-a bald head.
'And no wonder. either" continued
the wielder of the scissors, ''since !
never saw a head so chock full of
dandruff as your head is. It's awful"
The man talked to WINGED. But
perhaps the fact that the shears shipped
uncomfortably close to his ear had
much to do with his wincing as did the
BARRIERS words. That worthy at once
saw another opportunity to make him.
self agreeable. for he laughed pleas
antly and said. Almost clipped a
piece off then. didn't II But" he
added. realizing that he was getting of
a remarkable joke, lit is Of such "A size
that it can lose quitca large piece with
out any discomfort"
The customer was conscious that his
! good will could not last long. The
barber. however. lnd started his con
~vcrsation with M object, and reverted
to his original remark: Yes, all that
dandrnT Is bound 10 make you bald
headed IN less than no time. | have
Just the stuff that will cure you Of all
that end start The growth Of your hair
IN il, or, nal thickness"
Tie customer saw that the barber
WHO WAS but human, after all-had an
object in making his personal remarks.
so softcned down TO his former good
humor.
'Ah. what do ! seel" exclaimed the
clipper in mock horror; "a gray hair
Another one. and another one! Oh, i
won't be long before what's left ON
your head will be as white rs snow.
You had better let lie sell you a con
coction that will put a stop To that"
The man in the chair didn't make all
the answer he was prompted TO make.
With a great effort he merely said. Il
guess not today" The mildness of
that answer by ne means showed how
much of the great good will lac felt 10.
ward mankind on entering the shop
had been exhausted.
Now for a shave!" c~heerfully said
the man Of no tact, as lie readjusted
the towel after having thrust, under
pretence Of brushing them away, sev
eral clumps of cut hair down his vic
TINS back. And tell you you need
it, too. guess you haven't cared to
see your best girl lately, have your"
And he chuckled gleefully overhis sally
of wit.
But my" he went on to say, un.
mindful of the clouds that were gather
ing on the face before him. What a
condition your skin is in! There's no
excuse for those spots all over your
nose and your forehead. too! How il
has been neglected! I've got Just the
thing for all that. One bottle will do,
and if you will come in every day for
the next week I'll make applications,
and your skin will be as smooth and as
fair as a haby's. What No powder:
Nothing on Your hair: Not even brush
it2 Well, / declare" as the door slam.
med on the receding figure, what n
cross grained cuss il is. | shouldn't
have thought it."-New York Evening