Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19


shave, and without . fear or trenOr,
without a single thought Of death. he
will be hurled into another world. Talk
about executing by electricity. but NV
method viii not only be quicker. but
more painless.
jest a stroke like this. and it's al
over, and Rhett's heart gave a wild
leap. for he thought his end had come.
Casey. however, had only drawn the
back Of his razor across his throat but
with such force and rapidity that II
burned like fre-
The situation was growing desperate.
In a minute the barber worid BE-
through with his work With one hand
he had Rhett by the hair and with the
other was finishing mp the job. while
his lips KEEP; mutt-ring and his body
swayed with excitement Rheit knew
with the next sweep Of that infatuated
arm he would meet his doom What
ever he did must be done instantly.
We'll. Henry Ne said. as lightly as
he could. sharpen mp your razor well
before you start. for ! don't want any
bungling job For he thought when
the barber turned 10 do this he could
leap from the chair and get away
Its sharp enough for yOu, Mr..
Rhett.- and the mailman grew madsier
aS he spoke. its sharp enough for you.
cir /.
lie had already finished shaving
Rhett's heart almost stood still
Now well see IL il needs 20 be
sharper said Casey. with demoniac
laugh. and Rhet, felt sharp sting rs
the keen blade cut the skin on his
throat.
But. Henry" he rapidly CALCULATED.
II want you to make a success Of this
for Il viii b. blessing To the world
but IL you 90 on now ! tell yuu IL will
he failure
The razor stopped
Why asked Casey.
The maniac was interested. Rhe.t
saw that he bad gained point and he
knew his life depended upon how he
us-d il. lie had touched upon the
mans pet mania IL seemed strange
~ him now that he had not thought of
i before.
You will make failure he con-
finued. because you have told me all
about IT, and I have already suffered as
much suspense rs the criminal on the
gaIlows- Besides. when feel the razor
giving me the fatal wound will shrek
out in agony, and the people will say
that ] suffered terrible death They
viii not believe you then that il would
b. the most painless mode Of execution
80 you see. Henry. you win defeat the
very object you are trying to aecomp-
lish.~
The barber withdrew the razor and
held II motiouless in his hand Rhett
hrrathed easier and became eloquent
on the subject Of the experiment
Now. the next man you shave,
Henry. don't say a word tn him on the
subject, but all At once. in the twinkling
of an eye. put him out And believe
you will become a greater man than the
inventor of the guillotine.
We'll. Mr. Rhett. I believe you are
right about il, and he began to close
the razor.
The mania was wearing Oft. and in
it< stead there came n playful and
mischievous humor
Pstting his customer under the chin.
"Ahi Mr. Ehett. he said. you would
look 80 much better without your mus
taehe. Now, don't you want me to
take it off for your
Afraid to cross him in his humor,
Rhett replied, though i, almost broke
his heart to say il:
why, certainly. Henry, IL you think
it will look better
On went the Iather and in another min
ute the beautiful silken strands were no
more than the withered leave. Of the
forest.
Vow. Mr.. Rhett. if you had your
hair clipped YOU would Look splendid
Don't you want me to take Il OFF,
''of course. Henry. clip it." came
from those anguished lips. He was
willing to say or do any thing to get
that razor back into its case
So the clippers were brought out. and
in less than two minutes he was slicker
than a newborn rat.
But il his head was light his heart
was too. when he arose from the chair.
and never in all his life did he feel so
willing and happy to pay for shave
and hair cut.
OF course everybody laughed at him
when he went out on the street. and
the wind blew cold about his head.
To his friends. when they gathered
around him. he told his narrowing ex-
Perienee, and he was still ~ pale as q
ghost
\ committee forthwith waited on the
barber. but they did not find any thing
in his words or actions to denote insan-
ity. 30 some believed the story and
some didn't-and the barber kept on
sharing.
but never again did he put his razor
upon the face Of John Rhett-w. NJ
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