Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-13
and mustaches which needed dyeing

and nustaches which needed dyeing
were the pet victims.
In the first place they didn't want 1t
known that they had their hair dyed
and so when they received a bill worthy
of a millionaire they simply muttered,
IT hast been didst," and forthwith dug
up.
Last night the two early arrivals
looked like the original cherry pickers'
brigade and preparations were begun.
One hustled into chair number one,
while the other draped his long and
sinewy frame over the second chair.
First they received a hot towel on
the face and then the scraping process
began. One got his locks trimmed, as
well as the face scraping.
Then the little Italian proprietorS
rubbed their hands over their victims
faces and proceeded to rub sweet smell
ing stuff on the sunburned hide.
Then the Awakening
1t felt good and the victims didn't
object.
They were turned out of the chairs
at the same time, one having received
shave and the other haircut and
shave.
One reached his hand down in his
trousers pockets and produced $40
gold piece. The barber apparently
made a hurried calculation and handed
back $9.75. Before the victim could
utter a yell of astonishment he noticed
his friend jumping in the air because
he had received only $3.50 change from
a five dollar gold piece.
Remonstrances failed, argument did
no good. The two excited BARRIERS told
they that they had only charged regu-
lar prices and that if they had visited
place too rich for their blood 1t was
their own fault.
The two countrymen walked to the
street. They wandered toward the
corner and the BARRIERS chuckled.
At the corner were a number of men
lounging about, for that neighborhood
is very prosperous at night and some
belligerent spirits are always present.
Mice night" said one of the country
men.
Fine night for suckers" came the
reply from the other victim.
"Wat's the matter?" came the query
from an interested lounger.
"Oh, bucked a new game and got
stuck" said one rancher. 1--WE went
into the spaghetti hole down the street
and got trimmed for $S.75 for two
shaves and haircut"
The Crowd Gets Busy
The loungers Immediately became in
terested.
DE bloke charged me ten cents for
a towel onct" said lounger, land
when 1 objected he only laughed Next
time l got a dirty towel and he reduced
the price to nickel"
Let's clean the dagoes out" sug-
gested a member of the crowd, and the
gang started toward the barber shop.
Things happened fast about that time
when the BARRIERS saw the two huge
forms OF their recent victims in the
doorway and the angered faces of a
hundred men behind them.
Explanations didn't go then.
The mob yelled derision at the bar
bers and hissed and yelled and broke
down the barber sign before the place.
Men and women came running from
every direction and the yelling could
be heard for blocks.
1t attracted the attention of PATROL
man Glenn, a negro officer, who dashed
to the barber shop and attempted TO
protect the owners from harm. He
was squeezed into the doorway and the
mob attempted to enter.
Thousand Rioters Charge
BY that time there were more than
a thousand men in the street and all
were yelling and hooting.
Fearing that they would be lyncpeu
because of the threats, the BARRIERS
turned in riot call over the telephone.
The calls for a lynching grew more
persistent and the BARRIERS shivered,
and Onicer Glenn beat back the crowd
for the last time. They had charged