The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-23
lBARBER's STORY.



saItsry weekly paper, which doles out
Meh items OF news as are not of inter-
ct enough to give offense to ANYBODY.
Such atsarE ratesis the common talk
dthe place, though. the editor might
Be ahe to sgiveEnof better excuse than
hex Of enterprise for emitting any men,
ton Of an affair (which, as 1 learned
ium q barber, made a local sensation
mah 1ptgetfnto print. This barber
VS. himself but little given to gossip
Sag On the contrary, he was SO back
vsd in expressing his opinion. even
WIN ssked for it, that stranger might
doubt whether he kept himself posted
a The most famiaiargtopic of the day.
HsFng been his customer for several
nakkA 1Ei6afnad that he earefully
isededswhateyer toek place under his
naisez 4 ebecarne natural for me to
n4g66e therefore, that his memory
y910Fed with interesting anecdotes
adi2zes Of local history. ss...'.
4 chance remark dropped one day
I'd him to {eQpentssome incidents in a
vsy which showed that my notion of his
opacity was not III founded. 1t was at
sAestine raining a drizsly sleet that
sas @ sgll1st = the windows to "a dismal
suSln There was no customer beside
ngself present, and being made to feel
ahih omfortable by the cheerless-
ssss q the scene. wanted to say some-
ahlg and l made q remark like this:
III Qu craft has one advantage over
aaers fou have the genteel part of
usaasn under your thumb.''a = s7
"A large part of it, that's fact, :" he
, n N'feeat showing that he feltin the
sast battered. s. And you may say,
: Rsee W stYsny of a different kind Of
fepe He Nh tastomerS.n sFAs
" knsn keen eyes moved quickly
!. aola en cbiect TO another, seeming not
Y rest except in the intervals when he
'ss ~ lnsent on the most particular part
%!''s !, aa work z He seemed to be trying
= ! lcA1 81 something which had escaped
=. = memory. Having bit upon the idea
\ saea sn ne had apparently been puzzled
1asaatls he saids rssaa s S5gs
ii, !. VIII VII glgs YOU q case to. show that
ltsas already growing dark. one.
~. s aiternoon,' he said, .swhen |
" S1lsnt OF closing the shop, not having
- much custom all day. A customer
s'ae -. e, though, before | got ready to
Eaanss Is.'a He was asleek y-appeafinc
s'sle ~ fellow as ever got into a BARRIERS
~. sa. ana asked to be shaved-chubby.
ssSysa<iaced, with chin streak edy in a
NJ, NJ . put notion of charcoal in nv
n Saa. did not notice any unmistaka-
~ y s'sn OF down upon the lip, but sup
~. saug 'ne youth was ambitious to en-
psa. ssse = the use of such thing by fire.
]sn,s |,sns snaying, | was willing to do what
sssla = 70 help the matter. When INV
!, y = sas done and paid for, nv custom.
". sOsessed s'' to.smoke d cigar, sat fhSs
,,as ~ ume offering me one, which l
snagcr. oA 'n"' u 'he pohte
assi I's ! g shutting up the place for the
MA NJ wanted to look at my watch.
ses ,, ~ was surprised to learn, had
/ Nh ~ aSen from my pocket while / was
s.;ss.s 81 act OF lighting the cigar. l felt
s-s s.sllea the weed was given to me on
81 ttsnp0se VS. g take up my attension, %
mt -. pSxet Picking might s1be. easy.
d " sOa1 OF experience has taught me
sa.eaI Isfol about taking gifts from
b..as One act of this person at
s. 49, = my particular notice and that
l1ssI I pse OF a handbill as a cigar
VI = y was an advertisement of re-
H. ~ - sne arrest of an escaped bur
ser,oasa M NY could not help noticing the
dr. ,s.s y way in which nv customer tore
lsaiss Sls !. n1tle poster from the wall and
';kr inv, INTO n shape for lighting his
- ssom the fre.- -
slea Efforts to have the thief over
n + 1cle net successful Iadid NOT,
sc,ioa :. mascn back, but l had the satis-
iasulss sfsmg out the cause ofsthe
u a shs oeard, or rather lack of beard
'suged sogues face. The pickpocket
"a ~ sa,. g beaa woman in pantaloons
i. ss'tmg shaved Mas ! mere rnse to |
aha ~ - as veil as others who were |
aisk = .So1ont : s. Tor her. You may think |
IN 81 81 Ma not discover her sex, as ]
Gsa e thought to myself. Twas
x when she came in. and + /
NJ a. esalng OF a hurry to get nv
iaes Il "a without lighting LAMBS: be- I
Id ss.s Mas storming and the wind blew |
Il aatnrsi eh may have helped to cloak |
~sutai tones Of her voice; though |