The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-01
The Friendly
Critic

When jerks returned 10 the office
after visit to the tonsorial parlor ne
was In happy frame OF mind. For
two weeks he had been urged to get his
hair cut The entreaties finally TOOK
the form OF a command and II really
l looked as though there might be per
sonal damage IL jerks didn't acquiesce
and let the barber trim the mat down
to reasonable proportions.
They will go into ecstacies oil de-
light now. dare say" muttered jerks
"The've won. The hair Is cut and they
can see for themselves"
jerks. your intentions were fine.
the head bookkeeper remarked. but
in the name OF Mike. who Is your
barber?"
One of the best in town." jerks
replied. He charges So cents for MS
haircuts. and he has had world OF
experience"
why didn't he finish the job" the
credit man asked.
He gave me haircut. didn't he'
jerks replied. doggedly.
There Is no doubt that he started
something" the head bookkeeper
broke in. Was he In n hurry!
No h. wasn't In hurry.
The haircut appears all right 70
me-" the credit mans stenographer
interrupted. except that the SIDES
don't balance"
- why don't they balance" jerks
asked
The right side Is longer than the
left side"
,Th, ,ides are all right" the head
&c.. bookkeeper broke in
Indeed" jerks retorted. i was
under the impression that one OF then
was left,
II mesn that the sides are even
the head bookkeeper returned, "Ihe!
might appear to be uneven. but tha'
an optical illusion, You kind o hah'
down on one side, anyway.
~ note that the barber SHAVED
X the back OF your neck" The credit maj
said.
Z is that what yol call it," the ste
. nographer asked. Il thought that h
had shaved the back of his head.
You know | appreciate these crl'
cisns." Jenks said, but YOU have III
(, permission TO saw off at any TIME
The haircut suits me.
That's because you feel It, an
don't see H.
81 can look at II IL | want to-" G
Z claimed jerks.
But don't do It, old man; for tn
peace OF your mind. don't do 1t. Thin
of us--we have to look at 1t.
In New York. you know" II
credit man resumed. "a first cla
barber never shaves a mans nee
unless he has Hick In the cha
and wants to entertain the 9th
BARRIERS. Why. any man who won
walk down Broadway with his me-
shaved would be arrested for incitil
riot
When the noon hour arrived, Jen
sneaked over to the barber shop al
began a cross-examination.
what do you think Of this ha
+, cut?"
"A fine haircut" the barber said
us it cut event."
81 belong to the union; you do
think I'd cut 1t uneven. do you%
(. DO you think you should ha
shaved that neck?"
shaved your neck? What did
want me to do-cut your hair
leave a bunch of corn silks on
back of your neck for the cows
play with?
IL never thought of that, but
gang over there says they dc
shave 'em in New York
Don't worry about the way they
things in New York Let me tell
something 1.-THE barber grew confid
rial and spoke in whispered tones)
yinks around here that tell you al
the way they do things In New Y
never saw New York except on
railroad map. They get their 81
charts from De Soto. Mo-,
get it"
THAT. an example Of the powel
suggestion" the barber remarked.
or Jenks had departed. Them 81
guys, YOU know, make wellmear
citizens throw away new fve-do
hats. Ever have a crowd OF EN-
agnose boil on the back OF
neck? They'll have you thinking
the boil's goin' to break on the
u side and cause death by blood
soning before you can telephone
police. On the level. they do.