The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-23

The Dashss CeuIA Tell All About HIS
Custemesss Habits.

rhe parAsr Ceula Tell ALI About HIS
Custenesss Habits.
evsHE man sank hack In the BARRIERS
chair with sigh Of relief. and clos
ed his eyes contentedfy while the
lafher was put On his face For severat
minutes the barber shaved on In silence
and then. after the manner of his kind.
he vensnred a remark:
Zine day he said.
The man in the chair made no answer.
There was silence for . moment. and then
the barber tried again.
Fine day." he said.
The man In the chair merely grunted
The barber was nonplussed for moment
and piled his raxor timidly, every now
ana then CHANGING furtively at his Gus
toner. The strained relations did not
Please him. He was a barber. and he
wanted to talk. Once more he made an
attempt.
Fine weather" he said.
The man in the chair opened his eyes
lastly.
Think sop he asked. and then closed
The barber felt encouraged.
"oh, yes." ne said. springs coming on
fast. Summer'i soon be here.
II can't help that" said the man in the
chair. I'm not In the weather business
whate Yes. yes. very good soap. Has
taste OF pcppe1Inut.
The barber stopped shaving.
beg pardon sir" he said. did I get
0Dme In your mouth!
There was another painful silence. and
then he began again.
Usually shave yourself. don't your
Yes said the man. How Old you
know
II can tell by the cut Of the hair over
your ears" answered the barber. out
pretty late last night, weren't your
The man smiled and nodded
Thought So" continued the barber.
"Your lips are dry and you're sleepy.
Drank good deal. too. didn't your?
The man opened his eyes.
Yes" he said. How md you know
your face Ia flushed and you're ner-
vous. Your mouth is dry. / can tell that
because you moisten your lips so OFTEN
and swallow every minute or SO.
Sherlock Holmes" muttcred the man.
..Oh. no." said the barber. and then he
added: "You smoke a good many cigar
cites. too. don't your
The man nodded again.
II thought So" said the wielder OF ra-
xors; your breath comes In regular gasps
like q smokers. That might be from ci-
CARS or pipe. but your fingers are stain
ed from nicotine. Only cigarettes do I
In that way
There was silence again. and the man
wild violets In the window.
you are fond Of the country. aren't
your asked the barber suddenly. II was
more a statement than question, and the
man looked up in surprise
Eyes, I am" he said. What made you
think so?''
II could tell by the way you looked at
those yiolets," the barber explained. "Peo-
pie that Ike the city best pay more at
tention TO those dollhouse flowers there in
the corner. They're pretty-but they Amt
natural The violets were picked right
out OF the fields
The man sat up to have his hair combed.
and the barber continued:
"You haven't been eating your meals
regularly lately, have your
Say" said the man, ''first thing know
you'll be telling me about my private life
and my family affairs. No. / haven't been
regular with my meals lately How did
you know it?''
"color's bad" said the barber; "color's
bad and plmples beginning to show under
| the skin. Bad stomach. Irregular meals
and too much drink"
And then. as his customer pu. on his col
lar. he added:
You ought to send your linen to reg
u!ar laundry, sir. See that blue spot? Chi
namen always do that"
Say" said the man, turning on him sud-
denly. you seem 10 know most every
thing. Maybe you can tell me how much
money I can make next year. Oh. say
I'm going up to the bank now with
check. Maybe you can tell me whether
they'll cash 1t for me-"
mo, sir" answered the barber: 'they
won't. It's after o'clock. "-Philadeiphia
Press.