East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-25

Billy Gibbons he'd never let one of thee
stores for BARRIERS shop they are u
mighty sight too good, besides What /
haven't got twenty dollars in the world to
fit it up with" I.v IL. rf-
avon don't know old Billy Gibbons AZ
we'll as do" said the other. snow lis
ten to me. If you can have that shop all
fitted MP rent free, what will You work IN
IL for by the month?--what is the least
you can live ons"
This proposition somewhat startled the
unfortunate hair dresser, ~liobSaIIy found
words to stsmmer ont that perhaps, twelve
or fifteen dollars a month would be about
enough. ~ TFTfT
"Pshawl' said the old man, "that won't
do,--now listen to me,-lN give you that
store, rent free, one year, aud engage
your services six months, oil on these con
ditions. You are TO shave and cut hair
for everybody that lapplies 70 you, and
take no pay just charge IL oil to ms, snd
| TO, your service III pay you twenty dol
lars mosth, payable In sdvsnce--Pay to
commence now,' Continued he, placing
two ten dollars on the table before tho
astonished barber,-who il is almost ua :
necessary to state, accepted the PROPOSE
tion, and who was still more surprised to
learn that it was Bill Gibbons himself who
had hired him.
In few days the inhapitsnts Of that
village were astonished by the appearance
of a splendid new barbers's shop far sur
passing the other in elegance Of appoint
ments, and in which, with new mugs,
soaps, razors and perfumes, stood q bar
Der and assistant ready to do duty on the
heads and boards of the people. Over the
door was inscribed, WIN. Harrington,
Sharing and Hair Dressing Saloon.
The people were not long in ascertain
ing or slow in availing themselves Of the
privileges of this establishment, and it is
not to be wondered that it was crowded
and the other deserted. The other held
out some weeks, suspecting this free shaw
ing-for Bill KEEP: his secret well-was but
dodge to entice customers away, who
would soon BIO charged as usual but,
when at the end of six weeks he found
Billy working swsy as usually, charging
not cent for his labor, and having
money to spend into the bargain, he came
to the conclusion that he must have
drawn a prize in the lottery, or stumbled
upon gold mine, and was keeping bar
ber's shop for fun, so he closed his in des-
pair, and left the place.
Meantime "Bill Harrington" kept on
busy as bee, and one fine morning his
employer stepped in and, without word,
sat down and was shaved; on rising from
his chair he asked to see the score for the
six months past. The barber exhibited
it, and after careful calculation, the old
man said
"Plenty Of customers eh!"
"T.ots of en- said the barber "neyer
did such business in my lifel"
"Well," replied Money Bags, "you
have kept the account well. see I've
paid you one hundred and twenty dollars
for scrviccs,--all right,--an there are
three hundred and thirty charged for all
shaving that applied; now, this furniture
cost one hundred aud eight dollars; bal
ance due you, one hundred and two dol
lars. Here it is Now you own this furni-
tue, and are to have this shop rent free
six months longer, and after to-day yon
are to charge the price for your pay from
me stops to-day"
This of course the barber gladly as.
sented to.
"But," said the old man, on leaving.
stake care you never cheat man by
charging ten times the usual price for a
shave for it may be another old Billy
Gibbons"