The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-09
EpIsTLEs TO ST PAUL.

Hairs getting pretty long. SIR OBJ
served Fourth street barber to Gus
toner who had heard the welcome call
OF Next and Slid into tho chair. There
was no reply and the barber with soft,
undulating movements proceeded to soft
en- up the mans beard with generous
application Off foamy latier.
Better let me cut your hair, SIR" con-
tlnued the tonsorial artist, persistently.
'Why?" laconieally inquired the sitter,
through the lather.
On, becauseeit's pretty long. sir -
How do you know It's too long?"
Looks that way"
rs that theilongest hair you ever saw
OH MANI" asked the sitter. dcfiantly
ON, no; I've seen jays in from the
country with hair considerably longer
''Oh. you have seen long-haired jays,
nave you? l somehow remind you Of
country jay, do +? Well. you just keep
on shaving me- and when you get through
| want to talk to YOU
The manipulation of the razor soon fin
ished his job. combed the mans locks and
he Slid out of the chair and paid his bill
Then he said:
My friend, as this is probably the last
time l shall ever get shaved in this shop.
l might as we'll give you lesson. Now.
II every barber in this country-and I've
asked me to let him cut my hair it
would doubtless be as long as that of
the sutherland sisters. No man ever cut
my hair after calling attention to it's
length. It's as much as telling me I
don't know how to take care of myself
L invariably get my hair cut on my own
motion. / am the one to know when my
hair Is too long, and when it isn't It's
my hair. and l alone am responsible for
r. NO MArn hnr
go to barber shops twice where they nag
and hector me to have my hair cut Then,
again; your language about my looking
like jay is really quite insulting. No,
sir, when l have my hair cut when I
want tonic, when Iwant shampoo,
am always the one to suggest 1t. You
may be catering to a trade that don't
know when to have their hair cut unless
you tell them. But I'm not trotting in
that class Of fin de steele decadents. No,
sir. not by jug full. Good day"
Oh, mama, but he was hot.
A c. Gunter Is New York merchant
He comes to St. Paul occasionally on bus
mess and always registers "a. C. Gunter,
New York" A Globe reporter saun-
tered up to the register of the Merchants
last night and espied the signature Of
Mr.. Gunter He Immediately connected
the name with Mr. Barnes OF New
York" and a number of books written
by the well-known author. In response
to card Mr.. Gunter appeared. That
gentleman was 1well-built man of forty;
of rather scholastic bearing
Il am not the, author" he said, but
live on the same street in New York with
Mr.. Gunter. have the same name. and
we are the only two men in New York
by the name. It IS singular also that
bear striking resemblance to the writer,
and We wear the same sized shoe. have
been approached zbyl reporters all over the
country who havef taken me for Archl-
bald Clevering sGlupter."
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They were two carefully brought up
little boys living on Selby hill, but one
was inclined, from associating with small
bad boys, to be Just trifle tough They
were overheard yesterday discussing the
subject of praying and the following col
loGuy took place:
Say. Jim, do you say your prayers?"
Nav"
why not, amt you scared?"
81 didn't say EN- last night, and I amt
going to say EN- tonight. Then if nothin'
happens L amt never going to say EN-"