I did n't know him myself first time I saw him . He was up in Carter Flagg 's store at the Glen the night after election day , along with a crowd of others , waiting for the news . About twelve the ` phone came through -- the Liberals were in . Marshall just got up and walked out -- he did n't cheer or shout -- he left the others to do that , and they nearly lifted the roof off Carter 's store , I reckon . Of course , all the Tories were over in Raymond Russell 's store . Not much cheering THERE . Marshall went straight down the street to the side door of Augustus Palmer 's barber shop . Augustus was in bed asleep , but Marhall hammered on the door until he got up and come down , wanting to know what all the racket was about . `` Come into your shop and do the best job you ever did in your life , Gus , ' said Marshall . ` The Liberals are in and you 're going to barber a good Grit before the sun rises . ' `` Gus was mad as hops -- partly because he 'd been dragged out of bed , but more because he 's a Tory . He vowed he would n't shave any man after twelve at night . '' ` You 'll do what I want you to do , sonny , ' said Marshall , ` or I 'll jest turn you over my knee and give you one of those spankings your mother forgot . ' `` He 'd have done it , too , and Gus knew it , for Marshall is as strong as an ox and Gus is only a midget of a man . So he gave in and towed Marshall in to the shop and went to work . ` Now , ' says he , ` I 'll barber you up , but if you say one word to me about the Grits getting in while I 'm doing it I 'll cut your throat with this razor , ' says he . You would n't have thought mild little Gus could be so bloodthirsty , would you ? Shows what party politics will do for a man . Marshall kept quiet and got his hair and beard disposed of and went home . When his old housekeeper heard him come upstairs she peeked out of her bedroom door to see whether 't was him or the hired boy .
And when she saw a strange man striding down the hall with a candle XXXXX his hand she screamed blue murder and fainted dead away .
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