Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-19
live 2" asked the old man.

conversation with the unfortunate ton
sor who corroborated tie landlords
story.
"Wby don't you take u new Shop %
said the old man "there's new one
in The block right opposite the other
BARRIERS shop"
"What !" said the other, you must
be crlzy. Why chat blocl; belongs to
old Billy Gibbons who would never
let one of these stores foI BARRIERS
shop; they are a mighty sight too
good besides that / haven gottwenty
dollars in the world to lit mp with.
"You don't know old Billy Gibbons
as well as I do, said tao ether "Now
listen to me. If yoa eau have thqt
shop all fitted up, rent free, what will
son work it for ly The month what
is the least you can live on q
This proposition somewhat startled
the unfortunate hair dresser. who finally
found words to stammef out that per-
haps twelve or fifteen dollars a month
would be ab ogt enough
''Pshaw that won't 3o-now listen
to me-Ill give you that store rent
free, one year and engage your services
six months, an all these conditions
You are to shave and cut hair for every
body that applies to you, and take no
pay ; just charge it all to me, and for
your services Ell pay you twenty dol
lars month, payable in advance, pay
commence now, continued he, placing
two ten dollar notes on the table before
the astonished barber, who it is almost
unnecessary to state, accepted the pro-
position, and still more surprised to
learn that it was Billy Gibbons himself
who had hired him.
In few days the Inhabitants of that
town were astonished by the appearance
of Il splendid new barber shop surpass-
ing the other one in elegance of APP
pointments, and which with new mugs,
soaps, razors. and perfumes, stood a
barber and assistant ready to do duty
on the heads and boards of the people.
Over the door was inscribed, civilian
Harrington, Shaving and Hair Dressing
Saloon. "
The people were not long in ascer-
timing 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, slspacting
this free shaying-for Bill kept lis Sc.
cret well-was but dodge TO eutice
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 nothing for his
labor, and having money to spend into
the bargain. he came to the conclusion
that he must have drawn prize in
lottery, or stumbled upon gold mine,
and was keeping a BARRIERS shop for
fun, so he close his shop in despair and
left the place.
Meantime Bill Harrington kept on as
busy as bee, and one fine morning
his employer stepped III and without
word sat down and shaved and on
rising from his seat lie asked to see the
score for the six months past. The
barber exhibited it, and after careial
calculation the old man said
Plenty of customers, Ell p
'Lots Of them" said the barber,
"neyer did such Il business in my life.
Well" replied Money Bags, you
have kept the account well. see I've
paid out one hundred twenty dollars
for services-all right and there are
three hundred charged for shaving all
that applied now this furniture cost
one hundred and eight dollars balance
due You one hundred and two dollars.
Here it is. Now You own this furniture
and are to have this rent free six months
longer, and after to-day you are to
charge the regular price for work, for
your pay from me stops to-day"
This of course the barber gladly as
sented to-
But" said the old man on leaving.
"take care never to cheat man by
charging ten times the usual price of a
shave, for it may be another old Billy
Gibbons. "