St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09

cost me $3.50 and the sponge rs cents
The shaving soup
; "0h, now, Harry!'' Mrs. Williams in
terrupted iii triumph. Now / can tell
you where you wasted money for all
your good intentions. l bought a whole
case Of soap at the department store
the other day, and Ida says it's just
magnificent. You can scour with it,
too" zF
Mr.. Williams tried to explain that
there was some difference between
soaps, but she declared that hers made
Just as nice lather as one could wish,
and the only difference, she said. was
that he had paid about SO times as
much, proportionate to quantity, as
she had.
I had TO get the, beet of the per-
maIlent and unchang geable things" Mr..
Williams said, etadingSthe soap ques-
ton, though he knew he was right.
"The strop, sponge and mug, you see,
cannot suffer much change! by time
But saved considerably on the razor,
for | reasoned that you can sharpen
razor every time you shaye, and SO it is
useless to.buy costly one. I paid 43
cents for this one, and l am sure 1t will
answer every purpose. The bay rum
and other things"
''0h, are there still more things to use?
I didn't know the process of shaving
was such complex one. Thought all
that was needed was something sharp
enough to get the beard Off"
"Well," said Mr.. Williams, obviously,
II will confess that [ thought so, too,
but the fellow reminded me of all these
things, and, sure enough, remembered
that they, were necessary But just
few weeks and they will all be paid for,
and then every time shave after that ii
will be clear profit. Think Of saving
that much money for the benefit of the
baby" and Mr.. Williams gathered his
offspring up and rapturoslsly kissed
him.
The next morning Mr.. Williams start
ed in on the work of economy. He pro,
cured handglass and hung it to the
wall, only to find when he began opera
lions that the glass was invariably on
the wrong side of the light and his hand
always shaded his face. &. His lather
seemed to be reluctant and watery also,
but those were minor evils which could
be remedied if he only had time, which
he didn L, for his train was due to leave
in half an hour. He lathered 6n in
liquid way for several minutes, and
then opened hostilities with his beard.
There is no cause for description of
the horrible half-hour which followed.
AIen who have never learned to shave
and who try 1t know how the thing
works, and nobody else would credit
fraction of the true story. Mr.. Will
liaus discovered new angles in his,
countenance-angles never before re-
vealed to human eye. He found that
his razor, although sharp enough to
perform almost any miracle in moving,
positively baked at his two-days-old
sstubble, and when he did succeed in
chopping off dozen spikes ut a saving
sweep it was victory achieved through
floods OF blood. He pulled the razor
and pushed and worked it crosswise
and gave it every motion to which the
arm is possible contributor, and every
moment new -smarting sensation was
the. register of a new 'spinking" But
it was not until he had worked his way
down fromgthe cheek to the chin that
the full measure of his contract oc-
Cured to him There the blade, de-
fed by the stunpy beard, lunged and
plunged and the uprooting sensation
was continuous and fearful.
But he was game, and ten minutes
after his train had left he rushed from
the house, pretending to be in too big
a hurry to catch the next train to stop
to kiss his wife. +az
The next day Mr.. Williams tried it
again. -. =.
He made another effort the following
day.
On the fourth days Mr.. Williams
sneaked into his former shop in Chica-
go, and, approaching his fayorite bar
Der, said: ed, have been shaving
here SO long thought I'd bring my
mug in. And while was at it I con-
cluded to buy an entire outfit for you
to use on me. Here's the razor and the
strop."
!, He hoped that Ed would not know
the truth, but the barber, looking at his
narrowed face, understood. When Mr..
Williams had gone the other BARRIERS
gathered around in. an awed fashion, 70
look ct the razor.
Mrs. Williams is d wise woman. So
wise that she has never mentioned the
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