Nevada County picayune., 1892-01-14
MR. AND MRS. B0WSER.

What hay. you got there" que red Mrs. Bowser, as her lieSs lord made display ofa small package when he came home the other even ing.
 Mrs. Bowser," as he sat down and carefully handled the package, "did you read of that ease in Troy where barber cut customer slightly on the cheek and he died of blood poisoning"
 "No. Sayl you've gone ssd got another shaving outtit!"
 "Another? When did l ever have one?"
 You got one two er three years ago in Detroit, and how did you come out with it? MT. Bowsor, you do the most foolish things of any man ever heard of iA all my life ?'
 II do, eh? Is it foolish for mo to want to avoid blood poisoning by shaving myself, to say nothing of the enormous saving of money? Yes, l did get an outfit in Detroit, but 1 had boil on my arm and. .oouldn't t handle the razor. That was a cheap outfit, just as an experiment."
 And you cut yoursclf and pranced around and whoopsd until the neighbors thought we had a Ars. How much did this eusAt cost !"
 "Only s10."
 Ten dollars thrown right away!"
 "Is it? Let's sec about that Having my own outfit I can shave daily. That's 70 cents a week, or S2.S0 per month. Seems to me tha, S34 per year is worth saving. h the twenty year. l have been shaving ] could have saved the triae of s7S0. Where are you now, Mrs. Bowser,"
 Just where 1 WAS before. You'll shave once and that'll end it,"
 "Will It! If that's your epiaior l have great surprise in store for you. Eve been taking lessons of : barber on how to handle the ra7or and can shave clean ia exactly fsul minutes. Easiest thing a the world when you know how. Just think o1 the S7S0 l have thrown away!"
 "Well suppose you'll try it ir spite of anything l can say, but shall decline to be held responsible for any trouble. -
 Responsible Trouble! How could l hold you responsible? Ant what trouble can there bs'"
 "Why, that tune ia Detroit yor almost tore the houss dewA becaas. you cut your ear"
 "Pooh! l was probably joking Don't remember . thing about it Id look pretty blaming you for vha 1 did, wouldn't 1! After dialsr IT take a little shave, and if you don say it. better one than any barber has ever gwen me I'll pat tho rascl up for good"
 After dinner Mr. Bowssr took { bowl of hot water and started Hp stairs, saying to Mrs. Hswser as A, went;
 Better time ne by the clock. may be six or seven minutes thi, time, but I'll be right .oa tick to. morrow night"
 He went into the bedroom and locked the door. Then hs took of his coat, vest, nesktie and cellar. He looked down at his shoes for $ moment and then decided Co take them off also.
 Lets see '" he unused as he open. ed the box and stood before the glass. The hrst thing is to lather of course. That's easy as rolling of1 log, This is something like com. fort, this is. Hanged if doa't bc. lieve l shall want to shave twice a day!"
 Mir. Bowser decided to put on plenty of lather. He put it on hi. chin, cheeks, nose forehead, ears and throat, and more or less fell on the carpet. When he had lsthered until both arms ached, and nc more would stick on him, he picked up the razor and chuckled:
 II just hold it with three fingers, this way, and lay it on my cheek this way, and move 1t gently down. A child three years old could do that. Ill show Mrs. Bovser . trick or tive before I'm through. Good woman, but she thinks she knows it all. Razor just slides-!"
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