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Show I i THE BAHBKIl'S MAISIA. : Join Jthett, tho handaomeat younjr i ! ttau In Iho county, lie ct tho rami !! andtillh the Iienutlfal Hack rntwtaclw ' that the women adored-J'lin Hkel- I vaJked Into Ilia lintber rlicp In York. ( t villa for a thare 1 llttaearo.ddaynndllKT-iwertill.ree J or four of Ma Men la, Utld Kitril .1 totworlal art.., aUtiJIrue aronnd tho ' j ttoroat .hotline, tnl the tnn who al. 'J wayedld hla work lielna; Idle, ha walked 'H illrctllr oter n.l threw lilmwlf Into Ilia 53 coinfortxl le chair In Tin barber waa a Ml, well Iralll yonnf l fellow by th ruuno of Henry Caeey, I vbom Illiett ha I known for a kit time. ; Tlio tuaal preparatory proia waa Kim ) through wilk ami then l.o rliarpeiinl hi ( rator ami went to work, but lio aUrted , . off la winner that toad Kh'tt nucoin. ft foriMe from the lint. Thl wa duo to f i the unninat ami reeralnsly rrrklc-i way In Tihlrhlm handled tin rator Thrrt i,i waa entirely too tnurh flonrlh nlmnl it flS to make una feel eay. II wouM whirl J I It round In one or two clrhw li"for It ' As touched Iho fanr.and th-n tVe It o.T ' ,s mala In Uta Mine arrtatlo aljle. Tlila J tony ba looked my yrelty Ion ec i J talor, tat to !! peraou who finned Urn J renter of Iheao ronrentrlollnlr, llliett ! 3 tnmadit it wu anything tat nlrtaaof ? i .UfirttlKiwaaliullned tu think tun feb . , low waa drinking. Ilntlieeonndlamlwed I thl Idea, forth work waa brine ''" I J well and aldllfnlly ami it no itrnnkcn ' (. waa amid doll. rinal!) ha told Cawy 1 that lie dldn t Ilka nny ench flourlihM . around Ida heail, and to atop It f I lint tba only reply bo milled waa tlw I j ) reea of Uto larlair'a tlnger a.-alnat bit I 0' thruttiandaabuitbUalnjr 4'keepatlll N I ' ' 'Ihla inada Ilbeli m vl, and be atarl ill to aaprcaa blmvlf very forrlbl), but t a when ho looked no at Iho un who i ij ntvod drawing tho ahup raior orer hla t! r faca bia ancrr gar way to n far moit , ijii fearful frcltnjr Thomirddl til bla fll ilpaaal a eudJen chill crept orer bia J " Iwty. f Hi llol.AjlookM Into tho wild, tidied rya rf maniac. I "Dau't youmoranrnyikwordtlfoti !' m T do 111 out onr throat, camaAirain in a, 1 aupprrfUMl wbiejNw, aa that eh.irp, cun H rdojr faca bunt hear b hla. Kjt "Do you know, raid the btrltr na bo JHf. kept on witb tho workf "do yon know Km1 that tbta will bo your lAit ahatc-tbat 1 SUtti Intend to kill you with Ibla auuio ruxor WjVj the uioinentl lull o ftnlihed? ilwl I bavo long wanted to make lha rt j X i Jierlmanl, ha rontlnneil ai bo went rap 5j, Idly on, "JOTttoaeohownul-Jiiyltrould flln' liodono, lVrhkpa you think 1 am crary, 'tftH batyouarowron'r. 1 ouly want to ilu m)B) thia work In the Intereat tf eclenro, I jjjM) Uliere it trill proto to In tlw ruoet pain- .llJW leu olrl qnlckeitt of alliKatlu. Iflaue HH rend tMay,aa I expnci to do, ny met hod Ml V tnay laHvmf the publlo moila cf rxren- ju fi tion la tbla country, luppUntin-; thecal V Iowa. You ace what an boaor it will lo tM m to hare etartsd auch a rrfonn In capitil Hj m lunUbment fyiiaura will lrouio frn ffl jK mortal. There will bn none of tba ana. ;jl W teue attendinrf exrratlona unwt nono rf III H tho tcrrlhhi ercro-a at thoitallowt. You W eitn4y tako tho cotidemnod iniiii In for is n eharo and befora bo know! it Lo it la f t eternity. M IH U U kept talkhx In thli rnplj, ex- lu !fv ulAI war, and Vnpt on ahavin. If lUiett lieard bia filnda conTeralur; on M tneoOiifrrldonrihorootn.iindhotamed h lib bead to aeo It be could Ml them of ' ru danger. Dot it wiu ipilrkly Jnkr-I H t back in joaltiou, nnd tho batUr told '1 him If ho did that Main or tried to jct J? out U tbo cbtlr It tumid bo tho elirnal M j for bla doath. And tlio wicked gloanir-f m ju Ma eye tauro than nuworuaahowoit that H 5? bo waa In terriblo nuuetb Under th-l IH ! circumstance tha Intended Tlctini t--1 thought it liwt not to tnovo fbrtln, uml ao ho laid there al atill u deatiu But M brain wm not Idle, It waa workln( with tho rabidity of lightning, eyi well II tnlght. J J Rbett livl alwaya been regarded u a Pcoolaalbraroovuiginu,heluidprniei It on mora than ouo tryliir; nniuln. il ( And ba determined in thia but extremity Q tobohluiarlf and tomett thoeharp.nn !nlng of the raaniao with on ciul irui-nine. irui-nine. Thei commenowl a tm and bidden rretno kvtwccJi thuae two a ganio in whli h ono knew the nriu fur blm waa life, ud, if ba l't, the profit death. f Henry," raid lha oung man, and bo I Iff BmUod, thouxh bla henrt waa lieatiug M v fat, "you ihouldn t try to frighten u 111 fcood custouier in that way. You know ftl you w oithln I kin an old friend lii.fi ia,N M "111 ahow yon, Wr. rJiett," half IB i abricVedtbe bntlur, and tho gbamluz ra i t7 Ttir 'Mrcr anf- -10 Tolt4) trembled fl H with paulon, U U tlbctt aaw that Ibla lud only adde.1 rH " fiMltothetuune.aiidhebegantodcrpair u t f conciliating the rualmaii jjtl : "Tea," mid Coney, and hla wild bund jiliL' KTew willerandtherarorpiiemflbAnler VBjt upon Ida vtctlni'a face, ye., you muit ' kMi die thiavrryhourfortbeiakaof acienie. j Inl. Vthy, It 1)1 ba n. nolle drain. You I ill 1 1 uurht to feel lionorv-d to pcriih in a jcIi it illjl lauat, yVf, llieyoongtnan wna now thoroogbly H) frightened, and ho wAlthcd fur nn of fnl teiitunlty toapringfrom tbo chair uu I dill rucapn. lint lml joked in tnUt Though 111 1 1 the barlieroeiaiioiially relaxed the aleru llti' grip upon hie throat, yet ho ttUlhtld 1 ' Iriui will hla glittering eye Imti "iouaee, tho cnnilnol will not know that hie hour la at hand. The I nrW will 1m t.kiMi into tho Ml Ui glvo blm n ,w. ahava, and tvitliout a fear or tremor, jgllJ tttthont a ainuki ihouxht of death, he 1M will ba bulled into nnotiier world Talk Vli lAmA eieenUnbyilectncHy, but my iwli aMlbod will not only lw iinlcker.bnt ' J, II aor palnlnx." Il "'' Hmke like I We, an 1 lu all . I oter, and Hlietta biart lino n wild I I v Uup, fur ha tuonght bu end bad cotiui 1 I1 , r',f.J"er,biid only driiwn tho I, lU.ot.lii-Jjriiijohbi Hmmj, Vt trlth anch forco and rapidity that It burned like fire. The eituaflon waa growing deepvrato. In a nUnntx tha barbnr wool 1 1 Uirongli with hla work. With one band bo bad ItlieUby tho hrdr aud with tho other waa fuiiahltii: ui tlin Job, while hla llpo krtt innlUrlng an.1 bla body awayed with excltemmL Kbett knew with tho nmt aweep of that Infnrlated unit b would raet hla iluolil, W hatercr lie) aid niaat Im driuo liitantly "Well, Henry." bo aalt, m lightly a bo conld, "aharprn tip your raior well I- roro you atari, for 1 don t want any bungling Job." For bo thonght when the barber tnrned lo do tbla ho could 1 an from Uw chtlr an I get away. 'it'a aharp rnoiyli for you, Mr lthttl,"iuidtbaiuiduiaii grew madder at I o rpokci "It a aharp enough for ) ou, air lie bal already fiulilird tharlng. Illielt'a heart almott atood tlill. "Sow well aeo It it nerd" to bn aharp cr," atld Ciuiey wltli A deiuonlto langh and Ithett fill eharp Ming na tho keen blado cut Iho akin tn bin throat. "Hut, ll"nry,"bo rat.ldly rjaciilaleil, "I want you to make n. aucceM of thta, fur It will b- A bleatlni to tho worl I but If :on t,o on now I tell you It will bonfallnrc" Tlwraenrnnpprd. "Why"koilO-ey. The tiianlao wrM tnteretded. llh'lt anw that bo had gain"!! it Ixdnt and bo knew Ida llfo depended npon bow bo titnl It llo hail lomhed njwn tbo man a pel mania. It arcinM etranga to him now that be ba 1 not thought of II before. "kouwill tiutko a failure," he con tinned, ' bttauno jirtl luito Inld mo nil about it, and I bare alrvndy anTrnil aa innch aupefitoaa tbo cnmlnal on tha gtllowa. Ileal It, when I feel tlm raxor giving mo tha fital wound I '111 abriek nut In agony, an I Iho pwpto will my that 1 eulfered a lerrlWo ikeilh. They will not Imllevo yon then that It would lm the moat i-niiilnM mclo of ex-cntlim. fo you ere, Uenry, you wi nld defeat Iho tery nbjit you aio trying to rtcconi iJlali." Tim lutber wilhdruw tb raxor nnl held il inotlonleM III hit band Ithett breathed eier and liecamo eloquent on tbembjrctif Ihnetprriment, Kow, tho noxt man you abate, Henry, don't nay a word to him on the tnhject, but all At ono-, In tho twinkling nf an eye, put blm out. And I IWiete you will (Vomo a grrtttr nun than tho Inrrnlor of Iho guillotine " "Well, .Mr. Itbelt, I Mleto you an right about it," nnl bo brxau tu tlnw thnratur. Tbo imnht waa wrnring off, and in IK alead thera tame A playfuland michli.t ua Immnr. Patting I It cur tomer under tho chin, "Ah, Mr. Until." bo aild, ")-oit woill look to much better wlthontjour inuv Ucb. Now, don't you want mo to take ItortforjouT Afraid to crew ldni In 1 la butnor, ltlirettteillctl, though II olmoatliroko hi heart to any it "Wliy, rtainly, II nry, If you think It will look belter" On went tho lather, and In another mlnuto tbo Uantitnl ailken atrnmW weia lio nioto than the wltliercd learca of the forcat. "Xow, Mr.Uhrtt, if you lud your hair cllppt.l)ou wonld look ej lendid. Dont you want mo to lake 1 1 offt" "Of ctmr m, Henry, clip it,"carno from thotoaugUKhedlipa. Hi uu willing to vay or do Anything to gut that razor bade Info Ita cahc. othnilip-niwcro brought out and in leea tiun two ndnutca lie was (dicker than A nuw bora rat. Hut if hit bead waa light hit heart at ft, when lie alow from tint chair, and nerer lu nil hla llfo did ho feel ao v. Illlug and happy to pay f or a almvo und lulr en t. Of cnurao evi o Ualy laughed at blm when be wrut unt on tho atrret, an 1 tho wind blew cold about hla bea,!. To bU friend, when they gathered nronnd liiu, bo told hla harrowing rxpnricccc, and ho waa atill m itilo aa a ghoat, A commit. forthwith waited on Ilia barter, but they did not find nil thing In bla words or nctlona to denoto lnirm liy. Ho rcmo IWIettil llo etory and aoino dldut and tho lwrbrr kept on aliating Hut nerer Again did bo put Id razor upon tho faro of John lthttl. W. M. 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