Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-07-27
A Modern Seer.

was put on his face. For several min
utes the barber shaved on in silence,
and then, after the manner of his kind,
he ventured remark:
Fine day" he said.
The man in the chair made no an
swer. There was silence for moment
and then the barber tried again.
Zine day." he said.
The man in the chair merely grunt-
ed. The barber was nonplussed for a
moment, and piled his razor timidly,
every now and then glancing furtively
at his customer. The strained rela-
tons did not please him. He was a
barber and he wanted to talk. Once
more he made an attempt.
Cline weather." he said.
The man in the chair opened his
eyes lazily.
Think SOP" he asked, and then
closed his eyes again.
The barber felt encouraged,
ooh, yes" he said, springs COM
ing on fast. Summerll soon be here. "
a can't help that, said the man in
the chair. "I'm not in the weather
business What? Yes, very good soap.
Has taste of peppermint"
The barber stopped shaving.
BEG pardon, sir" he said "did l
get some in your mouth p
There was another painful silence,
and then he began again.
Usually shave yourself, don't you ?"
eyes," said the man. Glow did
you know"
81 can tell by the cut of the hair
over your ears, answered the barber.
"out petty late last night, weren't
you?"
The man smiled and nodded.
Thought SO, continued the barber.
Your lips are dry and you're sleepy.
Drank a good deal, too, didn't you?"
The man opened his eyes.
"Yes," he said. "How did you
know p
"Your face is flushed and you're
nervous. Your mouth is dry. I can
tell that because you moisten your lips
so often and swallow every minute or
so.
Sherlock Holmes, muttered the
man.
ooh, no, said the barber, and then
he added "You smoke good many
cigarettes, too, don't you?"
The man nodded again.
Il thought so, said the wielder of
razors, your breath comes in regular
gasps, like smokers. That might be
from cigars or a pipe, but your fingers
are stained from nicotine. Only cigar
cites do it in that way
There was silence again and the man
kept his eyes fixed on huge bunch
of wild violets in the window.
"You are fond of the country, aren't
you ?" asked the barber suddenly. 1t
was more statement than question,
and the man looked up in surprise.
eyes, I am" he said "What made
you think so p
81 could tell by the way you look
at those violets, the barber explained.
people that like the city best pay
more attention 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, have you?"
Say" said the man, first thing |
know you'll be telling me all about my
private life and my family affairs. No,
l haven't been regular with my meals
lately. How did you know it ?"
"Color's bad, said the barber "col-
or's bad and pimples beginning to
show under the skin. Bad stomach.
Irregular meals-and too much drink.
And then, as his customer put on his
collar, he added:
you ought to send your linen to
regular laundry, sir. See that blue
spot? Cinnamon always do that.
"say," said the man, turning on him
suddenly, ''you seem to know most ev
erything. Maybe you can tell me how
much money l can make next year.
Or, say-Im going up to the bank now
with check, Maybe you can tell
me whether they'll cash it for me.
"No, sir, answered the barber,
"they won't. It's after o'clock
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