Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-03

&c WHO BSteA5 "SefJ . ed
ot d"our future condition is determin- sa.
y am Nv the blind and unconscious con-
""as' Otion Of cause and effect. At yo
lta, Nd. Incarnation man may become
god or the vilest imaginable IN
s, bruises roi;ss' That canary in the cage may b,
an sEia sce been a sybarite, a triher."
9eris.i s. K opened his blue eyes in amused A
r''T oOaeo mplation. j.
81. 70" l'sa leal's ,s;th % = smile on his
Ctm'sb
II lTccrtainly," replied the barber,
kavelv. II have already travelled Q
ktnfi'brt Of the way to Nirvana. l have
E flee achieved Dhyana, during which
ly qJqlsaw my past stages of existence. 1
Ibv II III. ! Carthagenian general once, and
rsdes los ago was tiger. have ban
Il Tod I'd desire. love, hate, all the human
ihit ord saions. I am negation, with no
iii ErI Iinchment for existence.
aslds, fsYet vou exist?' ventured Jack,
1SS - lDling that he must say something.
igi iSrhaxo disposed of my business,
In IA the barber, quietly. 81 have sold
syvtbinr except the bird; shall
eFF, 3, him his liberty before so. You
lgi tbe last man shall shave.
k4Ah. indeed?" said Jack, making
effort to rise.
aY mnty pardon mel have use for you,
lf barber said; lyon are necessary
j TN a,,4ronoa To Niryana had q
lhF ,cv." pursued the barber, running
e Eay q thumb along the edge Of the razor
lPosey, / smiling, 'sto shave a certain num-
az shrmed and leave to it tho dissemination
be Sfo- IL sacrifice to Buddha By in
Sme ison hit upon q perfectly Just
- he z esAtF birthday, AMI frofn that
te ar - began to keep count of the num-
10 bed n Of shaves 1 set apart the mum.
beny' Of one thousand and marked the
Ike th,4k. isandth for sacrifice. You have
,r- th.1 iuck to be the thousandth shave,
lat b But, " said Jack, and his tongue
er- SCI kmed to thicken in his mouth.
nd R'0b, there can be no mistake" said
q til barber, ,cheerfully. sThat would
no, Xt have done at all. See now, it is
les thl. i fourth of September-nine weeks
,lv- to;nnalay. The count by weeks runs as
he fol atlows: One hundred and two, ninety
twsnaSS TO- seventy-two "a bad week, sir),
lird or ie hundred and nine, one hundred
the araads a forty, one hundred and twenty
lere OF in le, one hundred and forty-two, one
cad, husead dndred and one, one hundred and
han fo,n ulrteen. had a very good run OF
med cuteed yesterday, or | should not
yry ha1 I've been able to make up the num-
hree be ir. just nine weeks-I regard that
:. as- significant"
yrim maWas it Jack Ashton who only few
have he burs before had been contemplating
ould ID Gath with stoical resignationp Here
And it was nova quick, almost painless
in ds ath What made his head buzz so
lder- al Id the canary's pipe seem like clar-
ios IN trumpet.
ch a "a chill like ies passed down his
his ST, line and then a hot flush like fever.
had H is voice was steady as a parsons as
days. b said:
like "There is only one drawback to
Il to u our plan. You have made a mistake
o the your calculations. This is not the
scious o ne thousandth shave"
job. For the first time the barber's eyes
rough 81 lowed CLEAN of anger.
er red 'Impossible !" he said sharply. 81
4 from hN ave gone over the sum too ofton to
to the bake a mistake, although 1 am not an
expert at figures.
e bar 81 am, said Jack, calmly. 81 am
2 with Al bank clerk and never make mis-
thke tell you your count is wrong
drear- lit is nine hundred and ninety mine.
deftly. What do you still doubt me? Give
i'd the a piece of paper and L will convince
Of the you in a minute
without ''It is very strange" muttered the
barber, ho laid down the razor and
original, opened drawer in search of blank
time in piece of paper.
The cloth that the barber had tuck
he bar ed under his chin was Of cotton, but
me life il answered Jacks purpose. With a
, has 6asAsss.sa - ne was out of the chair and
ored can had flung the cloth over the BARRIERS
hehd. Then, with all the strength of
himself, fear, horror and rage, he struck with
{ bank lis fist the muflled figure and it fell
lgainst the cup rack with great
o barber. crash.
it is for II knees gave way as he dashed
one Of n lcross the street, but his voice had
day is but itrength to cry, "Helpl Murder ~
life; or, 1efore he fell upon the pavement.
sqr Quickly crowd collected.
list" ex- "Saye me-a madman he gasped
policeman elbowed his way
mpid eyes trough Jack pointed feebly and
hudderngly across the way, where
ayely. 81 lie barber stood calmly by his chair.
The policeman shook his head