The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-11-07
IDAHO WORLD.
SHAVING A MILLIONAIRE.

are told OF his freaks. here Is OHc.
It seems that Billy, while in coun
try village, where he owned some prop
erty. stepped into BARRIERS shop t.
get shaved. The shop was full of Gus
toners, and the old gentleman quiet,
waited for his turn.
A customer who was under the bar
ber's hands when the old gentleman
came in asked the knight of the razor,
in an undertone, if he knew who thai
was. and, on receiving a negative an
swer, he informed him in a whisper II
was "Old Billy Gibbons, the richest
man in the State"
"Gad," said the barber, " I'll charge
him for his shave"
Accordingly, after the old man had
the operation performed. he was some
what surprised upon asking the price,
to be told "seventy-fve cents"
"Seyenty-fve cents" said he quietly,
"isn't that rather high price,"
ats my price," said he of the lather
brush, independently, land as this is
the only barber shop in the place, them
as comes into it must pay what ask"
To the old man this was evidently a
Touchdown 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 this he was in
close conversation with the landlord Of
a tavern hard by, and the topic Of the
conversation was barber shops"
"Why is it." said he, there's only
one barber shop in town? there seems
to be nearly enough work for two
"Well there used to be two" said
the landlord, "tilI 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 on for nighfour
teen years.
"But didn't this Bill do good work s.:
Didn't he shave we'll, and-cheap?"
"Well, as for that" said the land
lord, "Bill did his work well enough,
but his shop wasn't on the main street
like the new one, and didn't have 50
many pictures and handsome curtains,
and folks got in the way of thinking the |
chap was more scientific and brought I
more city fashions with him, though 10 I
tell the TRUTH" said the landlord, strok-
ing chin sown with a beard rcsem-
bling screen wire, Il never want a
lighter touch or a keener razor than
Bill Harrington's."
Getty fashions-eh?" grow1ed the old
nan. so the new mans city fashions
shut up the other barber shop?'
We'll, not exactly, said the landlord,
though things never did seem to go .
we'll with Bill after the new shop opened;
irst, one of his little children died Of
ever; then his wife was sick long
lime, and Bill had big bill to pay at &
ne doctors; then, as last misfortune. {
lis shop was burned down one night. '
ools, brushes, furniture and all, and no d
c
"Well," said the old man, pettishly,
why don't he start again." b
"Start again?" said the communica- :"
i've landlord; "why, bless your soul. t
e hasn't got anything to start with" '
Hmm! Where does this man live ?" S
sked the old man. a
he was directed, and ere long was p
conversation with the unfortunate d
'nsor, who corroborated the landlords c.
,ory. 81
"Why don't you take a new shop ?" v
I'D the old man; there's a new one ii
the block right opposite the other
arber shop"
"What!" said the other, "you must II
crazy. Why, that block belongs to as
d Billy Gibbons; he'd never let one ty
those stores for barber shop; they w
e mighty sight too good; besides dv
at, | haven't got twenty dollars in a
world to fit it up with" az
You don't know old Billy Gibbons SO 90
well as / d." said the other. "Now "
ten. Ii you can have that shop all
yea up, rent free, what will you work ms
1t tor by the month? What is the . J
st you can live on?"
The proposition somewhat startled asl
unfortunate hair-dresser, who finally ter
nd words to >stammcr out that per-
os Twelve or fifteen dollars month Dir
uld be about enough. ISL
I d.
'pshaw" said the old man, "that
mt 90. Now, lipten to me; I'll give ma
mat store, rent free for one wear piz
engage your services six months lao