Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-07-19
Al n.alEunnx STORY.

Ola Tim TinkIns. the barber ofwabash Ave
me. Chicago. Is q great student Of provcrbisl
philosophy, and he sometimes entertains MS
customers, in the interval of "scrape' or
" haircut, by his apt applications OF the well
known proverbs of the past to the conditions
or requirements of the present. His regular
customers know his strong point, and many
man who apparently goes In for shave, 10
really in search Of rest in cosy chair, and
has desire to hear Tim" hold forth pro-
verbally One day last week a stranger came
in for shave, and as he stretched himself
wcarily In the chair, Tim prepared to lather
him. The man incidently remarked that he
had intended coming in earlier in the day but
had been prevented. "Well, it's better late
than never" said Tim, smilingly. "Not al
ways" replied the stranger, slowly. How
about losing your pocketbook L never lost
ono until yesterday-never did, but would
sooner have kept It,. Now, why was 1t better
for me to lose 1t late than not at all 7" Tim
acknowledged that he was wrong and the man
continued: Don't know what would have
done in my predicament, only an old acquain-
tance Of mine on the Lake front let me have
twenty to go on with" "Ah," Clipped In
Tim, THAT was good A friend in need is a
friend indeed" mo, he isn't" snapped tho
man who was being shaved. ''There you're
dead wrong again. How can friend in need
be friend indeed? 1 have good many friends
who are always in need and they are nuisance
to me. Always on the borrow" Tim thought the
problem over in his mind and reluctantly adj
mitted that the man was right. He had al
most made up his mind not to speak again
when the stranger continued, eyes sir, they
are nuisances. Why, one of them fellows has
been calling on me for the past year and
threatens to get even with me some way if l
do not loan him fifty dollars. lie threatens
, mo at every visit" "Oh, / wouldn't mind
that" replied Tim unconsciously, "you know
the old adage "A barking dog mover bites. Z"
There you are again." said the g shayee " as
| he wiped q little lather from the corner of
his mouth. "Say what do you know about
dogs, anyway. that you talk in such q silly
strain Have you over yentured to 80 too
close to barking dog ,-and II you did, what
did he do 20 you Did you ever know bark
ing dog that didn't bite If he got the chance?'
Tim said he couldn't exactly call to mind any
canine acquaintance. that strictly fulfilled the
claim In the proverb, and there was a silence
for a few minutes while his razor was gliding
over the mans face Then the barber smiled
TO himself as he bethought him of good joke.
81 suppose, - he said, as he applied the bay
rum, ii suppose you don't believe In the bar
bers' proverb at all?" whats that ?' asked
the stranger, rising. 1.-TWO heads are better
than one'' answered Tim. "Of course you
can understand why they are, In my business,
but know You would like to say they would
~
Nothing of the kind put in the othor, smil-
ing. Zone of your proverbs at least, is right.
happen to know that two heads arc better
than one.' ''Then you don't object to that
old adage ?" mot at all. 1t is dead right.
And would thank you very much If you have
any stray Lion heads at hand-thoso taken
from the Liun- Coffee wrappers. My wife is
collecting them and she is about six shy Of
tho number required to get Lady's Gold
Watch. You see in this case 1.-TWO heads ore
better than one, and twenty are better thar
ten.' Gust so" added Tim, cheerfully, 'but
You sec, my wife is doing the same thing, ant
expects premium in a few weeks. So to hel
also, two heads are better than one. "Well
in that case" said the stranger as he pait
Tim for the shave and prepared to depart
''you had better tell your wife to do the came
us mine is doing. Save up tho Lion heads
until after September LIST next, when the new
Premium List is issued. Then if she send
thcm to the Woolson Spice Co. It oledo, Ohio
she can have her pick Of some very choice
presents"