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England note. The barber discovered in a monnent 



the meaning of the gift, thanked hin:i, and said, " Sir 



Thomas," meaning his opponent, " has been shaved 



twice this morning !" Mr. Lascelies, going to the glass, 



rubbed his chin and thoughtfully remarked, " I think 



you have not done thij quite clean, you had better take 



a little more off," and again sat down in the chair. Ark- 



wright gave him another lathering, and scraped him a 



little more. When Mr. Lascelies said it would do nicely 



and produced two more tenners, the barber, slapping 



his thigh, cried out, " Now, sir, my fortune is made ; I 



wanted fifty pounds, and I have got it." He went off 



and voted for Lascelies, who was returned by a small 



majority. Some years afterwards, when Mr. Lascelies 



had become Earl of Harewood, he was seated in his 



library at Harewood House, when he saw a brilliant 



equipage approach, and a gentleman step out of it, who 



was announced as Mr. Arkwright. His Lordship said 



he had not the pleasure of knowing him. " Do you 



remember," was the reply, " being shaved by a man in 



a very humble position when you were elected for 



Preston.'*" "That he remembered well," his lordship 



answered, " and had often told the singular story." 



"Well," said Arkwright, "I am that man, and the 



money you paid me for my services, added to what your 



adversary gave me, made up fifty pounds. That sum 



enabled me to bring out my spinning machinery, the 



foundation of my fortune, and anything in the world I 



can do for you I will, as I look upon you as the greatest 



of my benefactors." 



During the discussions and decisions of Parliament 



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