UNDER THE INFLUENCE-A BARBER'S STORY.
"A fanny thing oocur?ed the othar dny," said a barber, as he was patting the fiatshlng tooohea on a Saturday evening hair-cut;. "A fellow cam* to be shaved who was somewhat under tba i.flaaaca ol: Intoxiotnts- He took hfs 1 p'aae in the abalr, and all proceeded well uatil I had shaved one side of his fiioa, wbea be stopped me. ' Hold od, I want this tblug explained.' I ftiked him what was the matter, aad be repUedj 'There's a £7 on my oheeif, and you h»vo saaved tbe luther and whlskara off, bat the fly dlda't 010ve, Now what's tae matter with him?' ! [ told him there w»s no fly on hfs face, but be pointed to tbe m^rcor and said, • Tou think I oau't see him, bat I o»n,' I a»ued to tbe glass, and there stood the £1/ on tba mirror, end in soon a position, mat, from nay oastomar's range of vision, It seemed to be on hi-i cheek. He afterwards said that h j had felt that fl/ tiokllng aim all the time, and wondeted how I could sh»ve under It and not oat ill legs off.'
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2325, 10 January 1890, Page 2
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196UNDER THE INFLUENCE-A BARBER'S STORY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2325, 10 January 1890, Page 2
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