The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-09
BILL SHAVED GEN. MILES.
First Attempt with the Razor, bu,
General Took Medicine BraveIy.
New York Sun.

General Took Medicine BraveIy.
New York Sun.
During the autumn of 1896 Maj Gen.
| Miles and party CT Washington friends
arranged for a bear hunt in the moun-
tains of New Mexico. They arrived at
| Magdalena in a special car and wece met
at the station by Capt S.ocum, with
/ Troop E Of the Seventh United States
cavalry, detailed to act as escort 10 the
! party. Proceeding at once to the iIuff-
man ranch, about fifty miles westward,
they pitched camp, and next day started
in to hunt bears.
Shorty after they left Magdalena a
ranchman rode into town with tie start
! ling intelligence that he had met Bill
! Parks, an old resident out on the noun
| tains. Bill told him that he had shot and
! killed a prominent citizen of MagdaIena
and was trying to elude a posse sent in
pursuit of him. also that the town had
been visited by a lot Of little men Wi.o
overturned al the buildings. AS the man
reported killed was alive and the build
ings We're still or sold foundations, the
conclusion reached was that BIZ had gone
'1ocoed." A party OF friends was socn
organized and OH Bills trail. On the
second days hunt his hiding place was
discovered. He protested against return
ing to Magdalena, fearing a Iynchiny, as
the man he imagined he had killed was
very popular. However, after a long par
ley and with the assurance that he would
be protected, he consented to return.
The posse and Bill reached Magdaena
four days prior to the return OF the be
hunters. Bill was confined in a room for
two days, and having greatly improved,
was then liberated. The day following
his release Bill walked into the Eciip Q
saloon, and in q corner saw an old, uI,
used barber chair. Remarking that he
I IL,
he begged the proprietor to give him tie
chair and allow him to begin bu-i. .es5 rs
a barber. The saioonkeeper, wishing 10
humor him and feeling satisfied that no
ore would risk his neck in Bills care,
gave his consent Bill fixed up the cd
chair, sharpened q few rusty rAzors, Sc
cured a towel CT two and was ready foI
the rush to bsgin. The rush came nor,
but Bill kept on waiting ard was present.
~ rewarded.
Gen. Miles and his party retu r ed from
what had been successful bear hunt,
and took up their quarters in the spe, ial
car The general, being very much in
need of shave, inquired of a loiterer IL
there was a barber shop In town. The
loiterer, who was wag, pointed out
Bills place. whereupon the general re-
marked that he would go thsre In a few
minu .es. The news spread quickly over
town that Bill WAS going to shave the
famous SIS1l. Miles. Lj1lI selected MS
razor, got cut q clean towel and awaited
the arr wal. 1t was evident to on'o7kers
that he was growing nervous. When the
general arrived at the saloon sanding
room was at a rrsmium. With some If
f1cu,ty he MANAGED to reach the chat :.
where Bill received m with a courtly
bow. When the operation began there
was full house. Those not close ent ugh
to see the performance We're rewarded by
hearing the scrape, scrape CT the duh
razor as it was drawn across the victim 8
face. Gen. Mics took his medici e vi; H.
cut a murmur. ard bravely closed his
eyes. This encouraged Bill, Who thought
the razor was king so smoothly that
his customer had gene 10 sleep He re-
gained his nerve, ard at the end of ten
minutes the ordeal was at an END. The
general, looking much relieved handed
Bill a quarter and departed. Bills face
beamed with pride while congratulations
poured in from all sides.
The next morning Bill put up this sign
over his mirror: General shaving, e
cents" Bits fame soon spread through.
out the surrour ding country, and hia
chair is now besieged by customers wio
want to be shaved by the man who
shaved Gen Miles.