East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-07-25
SHAVING A MILLIONAIRE,
From the Bsoton Commercial Bulletin.

From the Bsoton Commercial Bulletin.
Let any man become immensely whcal-
thy by his own exertions, aud straight
way you shall hear numerous anecdotes
illustrating the means by which he at
tanned his riches, the effect they have up
on him. his disposition. of them or his say
inos, peculiarities and eccentricities.
Astor, Girard and Billy Gray have fur
nished illustrations for many a clever
sketcher. We heard few clever anec
dotes tho other day of Billy Gibbons, a
New Jersy millionaire, one Of which we
will give our readers.
1t seems that Billy, while in a country
village in which he owned some property,
stepped into BARRIERS shop to get shaw
ed. The shop was full Of customers and
the old gentleman quietly waited for his
turn.
A customer who was under the BARRIERS
hands when the old man came in, asked
the "knight of the razor" in an under
tone, If he knew who that was, and on re-
ceiving negative reply he informed him,
in whisper, it was cold Billy Gibbons,
the richest man in the State"
GOOD said the barber, oil charge him
for his shave"
Accordingly, after the old man had
that operation performed. he was some.
what surprised upon asking the price, to
be told-"Seventy-five cents"
"Seventy-fvo oentsl" said he quietly,
"isn't that rather high price?"
ats my price," said he of the lather.
brush independently, Sand as this is the
only BARRIERS shop in the place, them as
comes into it must pay what ask"
To the old man this was evidently a
knock down argument, for he 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 a tavern
hard by, and the topic Of conversation
"barbcrs shops"
"Why is it," said he, "there's only one
BARRIERS shop in town? there seems to be
nearly enough work for two"
"Well, there used to be two," said the
landlord, "til last winter, when this new
man came up from the city and opened a
new shop, and as every thing in it was
fresh and new, folks sort of deserted Bill
Harrington's shop, which had been going
for nigh fourteen years.
"But didn't this Bill do good word ?
didn't he shave well, and-cheap?"
Well, as for that" said the landlord,
"Bill did his work well 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 and brough," said the land
lord, stroking chin sown with beard
resembling screen wire, al never want a
lighter touch, or keencr razor, than Bill
Hsrrngton's."
"City fashions-ehl" growled the old
man.-"So the new mans city fashions
shut up the other BARRIERS shop" cf
"Well, not exactly" said the landlord,
"though things never did seem to 90 well
with Bill after the new shop opened -
one of his little children died o. a fever,
then his wife was sick long time, and
Bill had a big bill to pay at the Doctors,
then as 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. said the communicative
landlord "why, bless your soul, he hasn't
got anything to start with"
"--m-m Where does this man live?
asked the old man.
He was directed and ere long was in
conversation with the unfortunate tonsor,
who corroborated the landlords story.
"Why don't you takeN a new shop"
said the old man, "there's q new one in
the block right opposite the other BARRIERS
shop"
"What" said the other you must be
crszy-Why that block belongs to old