Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02

and Singing Was aane hlsifie. We
went IA. / had never .rea the opera
tion of singing a mans 1i3- off, bHt
was sooa treated 90 both the sight
al q smell 7 hs shop vas ia she ihnet
er8tra4 pare Of the Il aad presa8-
abls was oRs oi the best tie town
alforded-
The Ola Familiar smell
Of seented soaps aud halr oils was
ml sle4 With that % btkrning hair
Ihsre were no laxariousiy uphoi-
sfs-fd reclining chairs and the fur
1.l,-re rras of the most primitive
sarr The proprietor ushered nle INTO
one II the most remarkabie chairs /
have evs- seen. It was about the
height ~ \ babg's ehasr, but II was de-
void Of a-ms or apho.stering aud the
hack came ap As far as my vest
buckle aRd terminated abruptly. |
was expected TO sit on a little sauee--
like disk. about tie size O. Bosfon
cracker. and DO a japanese baianc-
aet while in imminent dange- OF be
ing deeapitated The most remark
able ta.ng about it il. that | sac
esrded aud live TO tell the tale. The
words easy shaving" in the sign must
have alluded 20 the barber, for 10 did
seem 10 b easy fer him. His hands
Was cold and clammy as he sopped on
the iathe-. while his breath seemed
70 bubble gp from a vat OF highland
y. hisky. ana II did not return 70 ms
void. lie swang a mighty blade
above my head that looked like an an-
eestrai cisymore. and with one fell
swoop he hewed down one side of my
face The unbidden tears that fol-
lowed did not deter him in tae least
and he sesaped the other side in the
same dexte-ous manner. Zip.Zip. the
fuzzy exerescense on my upper lip was
torn out by the roots, and then with
"A long dawn seinscireular stroke
that raised me from the chair, he
backed my chin. All this time had
been sitting bolt upright and tho
thought that he would have to use
mild,ar methods when he sawed across
my ugUlur was comforting. rac ici
low was relentless, however. He fast
ened
Ills Frosty Thumb and Finger
upon my nose with grip that would
have shamcd a lobster, and with his
arms resting on my forehead ne gave
a dextrous twist that doubled up my
neck like folding bed anl pointed
my Adams apple ut the ceiling.
GoaiI fee! my cervieal vcrtebrae snap
and crack anl ms windpipe slid out
like the joints o: n pocket telescope.
When l re;,ained consciousness he had
Strengthened me up. He pointed TO
n bowl OF water In the corner and
went over TO IL and dill nv best to
conceal the evidences OF his crime A
huge Jack towel hung on a roller
near the bowl and after waiting until
n shaggy looking gentlcipau had
thoroughly dried his head with ii,
took the cleanest place that was
left anl dried my face. The shop
had evidently done large business
since the fowl was hung up. for there
we're short brissips ~ every concciv-
able color imbedded in It's fiber. In
one corner OF the room n large boy
was lunCine with terrible energy at
n crank and wheel that furnished driv-
inc power for some fierce looking
revolving brushes. | saw one of the
BARRIERS apply n brush that was whiz-
zing like n circular saw TO the head OF
the shaggy man and although il made
she far fly II dill not kill him. The
Scots are q rugged. hard headed race
OF men but II T. no credit TO them. they
have 70 ba or they never would sur
vive the onslGuChts OF their BARRIERS.
When we came out and looked over
st the statue the smile OF the Iron
Duke SEEMED to have grown sardonic