The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-18
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When Narcisse Isidore Dupont, first
pupil Of distinguished coiffeur of the
Boulevard Montmartre, went to Mexico,
it Twas to make his fartune. 1t is nei-
ther BY luck nor the caprices of fortune
that | am to get along in the world"
he said to himself. ssIf ever want to
be master of pretty little property at
Batignolles, it will be due entirely to
my possessing, with love of my art,
. skillful a pair of hands as can be
found in all France, and my curling
irons. Come, Narcisse, psoche." And
pioche, or pitch into things with a will,
did Narcisse. Accident led him to the
good City Guanajuato, in Mexico, be-
cause he had heard that once in q time
. French barber had made fortune
there. Possessed of q slight smattering
OF Spanish, acquired during years
apprenticeship in a departmental town
near the Pyrennes, Narcisse had very
little difficulty in mastering the lam
guage. The coiffeur soon found a place
IN the shop of a German barber, and as
Narcisse was polite, assiduous. and pro-
fcient, he made his way rapidly.
OF all the cities of Mexico, Guanajua-
ie,h0lds the first rank. It has nothing
povincial about it. All day long in
he streets of Guanajuato there is found
On ever-shifting crowd. Miners, clad
n their peculiar costume, jostle Indians
laden with country produce, while ar
reros with troops Of pack-mules, char
coal merchants, water carriers, and
Mlce sellers, are constantly mingling
n their traffic.
For four long years Narcisse toiled,
and saved his wages. One day his en-
ployer died. and the shop and goodwill
q the establishment were for sale. The
whole Of Narcisse's fortune amounted to
N0pesos. The price asked by the Mexi-
can wife of his late master was 1000
pesos. at was good chance, and not
much out Of the way, " thought Narcisse.
Would his Reverence the Padre Dom
iaique," who, as the widows man of
business, had the shop for sale, "would
he take half cash and the rest at six and
Twelve months, holding the place in the
meantime as security?'' "No, decided
y, he would not. They all had the ut
most confidence, nay esteem, for Signor
Narcisse; but such things as time-bar-
gains were not to be thought of in Mexi-
co. They would. however, give Signor
Nsrcisse fortnight to think over it. II
ne bargain was not concluded then,
why, rather than abate their terms a
male, they would shut the shop up, and
olgnor Narcisse was at liberty to 60 and
open shop elsewhere"
!" Diantre!" said Narcisse Isidore.
That old crow, Padre Dominique, is
= the bottom Of 1t. He never did like
ne. He fancies / have certain ideas
pteludicial to his calling. He has told
me | was VOltarian, q sans-culotte,
more than once. Now, like q dog in
ae mar ger, rather than take my offer,
g wants to keep me and every body
ase out of the shop. Well, as the
Nidow won't accept any terms, that is
e end of it. With what little money l
nave ! will hire q room somewhere.
ceVer fear, Narcisse, you will get along.
oome OF the Sonoritas will want YOU
saa perhaps some Of the old clientele
rln iaii to your lot. All! what say you,
~, ny ooy, to making love to the widow
9lores? Abah! Decency would re-
Ta Sa,.e my waiting a year for that. Then,
iasame isaame Dolores, though still good
W0klng, is SO fat and an, afro;d hos .