El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
4 Series of Much Humor
The Manicure Lady
She Talks On Kindness and the
Value of an Education.
BY WILLIAM f. KIRK.
l lady

LIT HERE was a gent in here
this morning. George. that
- says this great war them
foreign powers is having now ia
making people all over the world less
kind and cOnsiderate OF their fellow
men, and I guess he's right. I amt
had a tip in week"
Tips is scarce these DAYS with
me, too admitted the Head Barber.
tut I guess it's more on account Of
hard times than hard dispositions.
People amt got the coin, that's all.
They amt got it."
Maybe half Of the reason is that"
said the Manicure Lady" but that
don't account for them acting groucbv
about other things than money. Most
Of the gents that used to have their
nails did here had a pleasant word
for me, at least. and now they all seem
10 be in an awful hurry 10 get out.
I'll be glad when it's all over I want
to see more smiles and sunshine I
want folks to be more happier and
filled with that there milk of human
kindness instead.
Head Barber Gives Complaint.
That's because you've got sweet
nature yourself, kid" said the Head
Barber IF you was cold blooded
toners, you wouldn't notice their ways
at all There amt many girls as nice
as you. kid. Ny wife is but her sis
tiers amt. and a lot of others amt"
We'll, I suppose I ought to he
thankful for my disposition" adj
mitted the Manicure Lady. Il seen in
a book once where a good disposition
was born in a lady or gent and could
not be took out with all the hard
knocks in the world, and ] think that's
perfectly grand, because hard knocks
is more common than boneheads in
this world. and they're common
enough.
heads is made thick and strong on
purpose to stand the hard knocks.
but anyhow there's a lot of bone used
up in skulls. a awful lot"
You ~ ought EIs5 To- e. BE be glad ..9,o that's So:
customers is kind OF thick. There
amt many great men that has time
to have their nails fixed"
Some Great Men shave Themselves.
And great men mostly shave them
selves" added the Manicure Lady.
They don't like to be bored by bar
bers. They have deep thoughts them
great guys, and don't want to hear
about what horse is going to win the
fourth race. Oh. don't tell me, George
take a pretty good slant at most of
your customers, and years Of exper-
fence has taught me to part the sheep
from the goats.
Il can tell by the way gent get
ting shaved wiggles his toes whether
he is interested in What you are say
ing or wishing you were in the front
trench at AK La Chapeau OF where
ever it is"
Il try to interest nv customers"
said the Head Barber lamely. IF
they look like sports, I talk sporty,
and IL they look like highbrows ] talk
about Mister Dickens"
Mister Dickens snorted the Mani
cure Lady. "A lot you know about
Mister Dickens. suppose you think
he wrote Sherlock Holmes"
No, / don't" said the Head Barber.
What did he write. kid if you're
so wise"
He wrote Tempest and Sunshine"
and he wrote "Evangeline," for two
said the Manicure Lady. land
a lot more that I amt got the time /
to tell you. You know about race
horses, George, but you can't hand me |
no talk about them old authors.
didn't go TO school for nothing. But
some times ] wish I could put my edu- .
cation to better use than showing you |
up. George. Tt amt fair to be all the |
time showing you up"
NO" said the Head Barber 1T /
amt fair"