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Rh would, but did not think it worth while to take so much trouble for a party in Cincinnati.

The next day on my going to comb her she was very much mortified, and told me if she had known the Cincinnati ladies dressed so well, she would have bought the head-dress; however, she said, if there were more handsomely dressed ladies at the party, there was no one there any prettier than herself. I told her she did not see our prettiest ladies, for some of them are in mourning, and the others are out of town.

While I was combing her, two ladies came to visit her, from the west end, that I was not in the habit of combing. One of these ladies who knew me only by reputation, had heard of my former name, but not my marriage name, so after watching me comb the lady, she said, "I like your combing very much; I do not like Iangy, though I have never seen her, they say she is so cross and proud: but I think you and I would get along, will you comb me?" and she gave me her name and number. I readily consented to go, more from curiosity than profit. The first day I went, she talked very hard of Iangy, and after I had combed her, she engaged me for a week. I did not care much to go, as I did not work in that part of the city more than twice a week, but as I said before, I went out of curiosity. During my combing her, she said, "I would like to have Iangy comb me once or twice. Some think she is a good hair-dresser, and others again don't like her, but I am sure she can not comb any better than you can, for I have had my hair combed, north and south, but have never had it put up better than by you; moreover, they say Iangy charges too high a price, I don't know why she