Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1910 — The Scratches. [ARTICLE]

The Scratches.

I went into a barber shop, A little corner place; The barber must have had a drop, He badly cut my face. And when he saw my face was cut, With all his might and main He soused me with witchhazel, but It didn't stop the pain. Next day, in a forgiving mood, I took another chance. The haughty barber by me stood With supercilious glance, “You shave yourself sometimes, I guess,” The barber did observe, And I was mute, I must confess; Before such lofty nerve.