“Oh, dear me. I am careless ihi9 morning !” the barber remarked, as he cut his patron’s cheek. “I don’t know what can be the matter !” Neither did the customer, but he sat still, trusting that he would not be cut again. But the unexpected happened, and once more the knight of the razor drove his weapon right lustily into the tender epidermis of his victim.
Did he say anything ? Not so. Wiping the lather from his chin, he filled a glass with water, and taking a mouthful, proceeded to shake his head from side to side.
“You haven't got toothache, sir ?’ asked the barber.
“Not at all ?” replied this model of patience and self-control. “I'm merely trying whether my mouth will still hold water without leaking.”
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Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 50, 3 August 1908, Page 8
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