The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-02
To Bob or Not To Bob, To
Bob and Wash the Ears
Aye, There Is the Rub
Angelina Has SoIoquy All Her Own When She De-
cides to Abbreviate Her Locks-Its Tough Ange-
lima, Tough the Barber Tough on Everybody IF 1t
Doesn't Turn Out the Way She Thinks It Is Going To.

~Next!" shouted the barber, as the
occupant of his chair paid him. What
was it for you?" he asked, solicitously
approaching Angelina, who stood
why, why-er-er-" she stam-
mered, with an awful sfnky feeling
somewhere inside. az guess want my
hair b-b-bobbedr'
Some way,-she never knew just
how, she managed to get into the
ly around her shoulders.
why it's worse than going to the
dentist'si'' she exclaimed.
Just then to her utter chagrin and
amazement she overheard one of a
group of young men who were on the
verge of leaving the shop say to his
companions, Say, fellas, let's stay
and watch him whack it off. Bet it'll
be circus. Whatcha say?"
Laughingly they agreed and saun-
tered over to point of vantage.
did you ever bob many girls hair?
You did Enough that you're sure
you know just how to do ito, no.
don't doubt but what you do, but
just wanted to make sure"
did you ever bob anyones hair that
looked about like mine ?-Lots of 'em,
you say?-Well how did they look
afterwards ?-They did?
90, don'tI Don't cut yet!-O yes.
Of course I came in to have 1t cut,
but not yet-not till I explain just
how 1 want ito yes, of course you
know how but just wanted to tell
you, just to make sure. Why, L want
it one inch below my ears.-O no, not
the top of my ears.-I don't see any
thing so funny about-that.
Now do be careful!-O wait just a
nlinute!-I wasn't shivering either.
OF course I'm not scared-at least not
SO muchw-but when it's all the hair
you haveand it might look so terrible
and would take so long to grow out
why, it pays to go a little SLOW"
Eyes, I'm ready. Do be careful!
Maybe if you'd cut just little of it
at a time, maybe it wouldn't hurt SO
bad mean could sorta get used
to it by degrees, you know"
Poor Devil of a Barber!
80, o, it's done .now!i I s'pose I'll
have to have the rest of it cut now.
Why did you cut so much at one time,
till I saw whether I'd like it or not ?
(Snicker from direction of young
when those men are sitting back of
me and laughing: Why don't you
make 'em leave? I don't see what
they thinks so funny.-Be sure you
get both sides even. And don't cut one
side too short and then have to make
the other one match tt wish they'd
stop laughing-O, I believe the back
is shorter than the front.-You say
who's doing this? Why, you're trying
to, but I want to be sure you do it
right, it's my hair, you know
What are you going to do with that
thing Clip my neck well don't let
it eut-Ou-ou that feels like I imagine
lawn-mower feels to the grass. o.,
that looks real nice in the back, nicer
than in the front. OF course my face
is in front, that's what you wanted
to say, wasn't it?'' --.7.
tits done? All done?-Are you
sure it's even Pit doesn't look as bad
as iamgined it might. 1t sure feels
lots better. 1 kinda like it. I'm not
quite used to looking at it this way yet,
tho.-Fifty cents, you say?"
And now Angelina has to wash her
ears-she'd never thought of that.