A Vigorous Growth.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 16 September 1890, Page 2

A Vigorous Growth.

Twin brothers, exactly alike in appearance, determined to play a trick upon a fashionable hairdrfs°er Accordingly, twin No. 1 carelessly dropped into the shop, was "cut," shaved, and shampooed. 14 My hidr grows pretty fast," he remarked, duii"g th« course of the operation. " I had better make a yearly contract with you. What are your terms for annual subacrib'-rs ?" " ' vie guinea, sir," was the rep y. " You pay in Mdv^tnce, and come ns often na you | 'lease."

"That will suit me," said the customer; " you will see me pretty "ftHn." He paid the guinea and left. In the course of the afternoon the other brother dropped in, hii hair decidedly in want of trimming, and with a betrd of three day's growth He nodded familiarly to the barber, and took his seat in the opera 1 ing chair. " I to d you it wou'du't be long bef >re you saw nic again."

The poor hair-cutter lnoked aghast, but began to do hii offloe.

The likeness of the two brothers was so perfect that he never suspected a trick. '• I never knew any gentleman's hair and h ard grow so fast ag yours," he remarked. "So fast as lbs? Bless your heart, this is n lining. At this time of year I can rub a on « with tbr.-e shaves a day, but in summer it runs to brtif a-d'izen. I shal look in again before Ig) to the theatre in the evening. ' The unfortunate hairdresser took a desperate resolve i "Look here, &ir, you w< uldn'u vrish to ruin a struggling mau, I'm sure! Here's your guinea! I'll make you a present of the two crops you've had; but, for goodness sake. don't com* back again."