Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-09-10

Coed said the barber, IN charge him
Accordingly, after the old man had had
that operation performed, be was some-
what surprised upon asking the price to be
told-'Seventy- five cents
Seventy five cents said he quietly.
isn't that rather high pricel'
It's my price said be of the lather>
brush Independently and as this is the
only BARRIERS shop in the place, them that
comes into it must pay what ask
To the old man this was evidently a
Touchdown argument, for be drew three
quarters of dollar from his pocket, paid
them over to the barber, and left the shop.
A short time after he was in close con.
versation with the landlord of the tavern
bard by, and the topic of conversation
barber shops
why is it, said he, there's only one
BARRIERS shop in town? there seems to be
nearly enough work for two.'
We'll there used to be two' said the
landlord, till last winter, when this new
man came up from the city and openod
new shop, and as every thing in it was
fresh and Lew, folks sort of deserted Bill
Harrington's shop, which had been going
nigh fourteen years.
But didn't this Bill do good work? didn't
he shave well and-cheap?
We'll as for that said the landlord.
Bill did his work we'll enough and CHEAP
enough, but his shop wasn't on the Main
street like the new one, and didn't have SO
many pictures and handsome curtains, and
folks got in the way of thinking the new
chap was more scientific, but though said
the landlord, strcking a chin sown with a
beard resembling screen wire, Il never
want lighter touch or keeDer razor than
Bill HarringtOn's'
City fashions-ehl = growled the old
man. 80 the new mans city fashions
shut up the others barber shop.
We'll, not exactly said the landlord,
though things never did seem 80 well with
Bill after the new shop opened; first one
of his little children died of a fever, then
his wife was sick a long time, and Bill had
big bill to nay at the Doctors, then as a
last misfortune his shop burned down one
night, tools, brushes, furniture and all,
and no insurance.
'Well,.said the old man pettishly, why
don't he start again.
Start again y said the communicative
landlord, why, bless my soul, hc hasn't
got anything to start with,
asked the old man.
lie was directed and ere long was in
conversation with the unfortunate tonsor
who corrobOrated the landlords story.
why don't you take o new shop?' said
the old man, there's a new one in the
| block right opposite the other barbor's shOr. ,
WHAT said the other, you must he
crazy. Why that block belongs to Billy
Gibbons; he'd never let one of those stores
for BARRIERS shop; they are mighty
| sight to good, besides that | have not got
twenty dollars in the world to fit it up
with
You don't know old Billy Gibbons as
well as do, said the other Now listen
| to me.
IF you can have that shop all fitted up
rent free, what will you work in it for hy
the month what is the least you can live
| on p
| This proposition somewhat startled the
unfortunate hair>dresser, who finally found
| words to stammer out that, perhaps, twelve
| or fifteen dollars month would be about
| enough.
'Psbaw ? said the cid man. that won't
do-uow listen to me-I'll give you that
store, rent free, and engage your services
! six months, all on these conditions YOu
are to shave and cut hair for everybody
that applies to you, and take no pay Just
charge it all to me, and for your services
| I'll pay you twenty dollars month, paya-
Bile in advance-pay to commence now, he
| continued, placing two ten dollar bills be-
! fore the astonished barber.-who il is al
most unnecessary to state, accepted the
| proposition, and who was still more sur
| prised to learn that it was Billy Gibbons
himself who had hired him.
| In few days the inhabitants of that
village were astonished by the appearance
of splendid new mugs, soaps, razors and
perfumes. stood barber and assistant
ready to do duty on the heads and boards
of the people Over the door was inscrib-
ed, WIN. Harrington, Sharing ard HAIR
! Dressing Saloon.
The people were not long in ascertain
ing or slow in availing themselves of the
privileges oe the 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
shaying-for Bill kept his secret well-was
but dodge to entice customers away, who
would soon be charged as usual but,
when at the end of six weeks he found
Billy working away as usual, charging not
cent tor his labor, and having money to
spend INTO the bargain, be came to the
conclusion that he must have drawn a
prize in the lottery, or stumbled upon
gold mine, and was keeping a BARRIERS shop
for fun, 30 he closed his shop in despair
and left the place.
Meanwhile 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?'
Lots of EN- said the barber, never did
such business in my life.'
WE'LL replied Money Bags. you have
kept the account we'll | see Pve paid you
one buDdred and twenty dollars for SER
viees,-all right, and there are three huud
red and thirty charged for all shaving that
applied now, this furniture cost one humid
red and eight dollars balance due you, one
hundred and two dollars Here IL is =