St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-05-06
Barber-ShOp Gossip.

Mr.. Emile Bodemuller's barber-shor
is famous resort for many of oul
married men as we'll as for number OF
our fun-loving young gallants who HE
them to the Sabbath school. Thinking
that we might possibly pick up a spicy
joke for the local department, we wait
ed until we thought they had all gath
cred for primping purposes, then hur-
ried around. just as we we're pulling
the door-knob, our town physician
who was striking for the same place.
hailed US up the street, and with smile
on his face, told us to hold on, that he
had a good local for our next issue.
Having no suspicion of foul play, we
stepped to edge Of the banqeutte and
waited for him to come up. Getting
between US and tile shop door, he re-
marked as he stepped in: Il only
wanted to get the first shave" We
were certainly badly sold, but took it
like little man. The doctor, not
wishing to take any unfair advantage,
gave us our seat back, and we persuaded
a married gentleman present to give us
his place by telling him that we wanted
to go to see "the girls" This reused
up the story telling propensities of a
couple of gentleman present in regard to
certain Phillip of old. We don't know
whether it was "Phillip The Great" or
not, but they certainly made him the
superlative of green before they got
through. One said, that on once hav-
ing visited New Orleans in attendance
of medical lectures, he by some means,
got hold Of genuine candle-stick gold
watch, almost free gratis" and re-
turning home, at which place Phillip
resides, he thought that it wouldn't do
to spludge much Oh a time-piece that
run such short time for the amount
of winding it required, and beside this,
on account of its not having a sufficient
quantity of attractive metal about it,
He thought of "Phillip," who was open
to conviction and would snap at any
kind of trade. So, without delay he
stepped back into the drug store, pro-
curing some polishing powder, and
gave it "a rub Of a half hour, his watch
shining like looking glass. Placing it
in his pocket, he hurried around to
where Phillip holds forth for fear that
it might change its complexion before
he could make the trade. He stopped
Just outside the door to see whether or
not she was "holding her own" As he
stepped in the door, Phillip met him
and asked swat you vant?" The man
with the brass watch asked him the
time of day. The answer was: II no
got de time" The young doctor called
to another clerk for the time. He
was given the exact hour. Having
regulated his, which would run for
about three hours, with the town clock,
he pulled it from its polish reservoir
in dazzling brilliancy. His time cor
responded with the clerks. Phillip bit at
it and asked: "Vere you git dot watch ?"
'In New Orleans" "Vat you pay ?"
"Forty five or fifty dollars" "Vell,
said Phillip, Il gift you dwelve und a
half for dot watch" "No," replied the
doctor. maybe we can make some
kind Of trade for it, "Vell, / gift you
a goodt drade." A pair Of seventeen
dollar doe-skin pants were selected by
the watch owner, who told Phillip that
as lie was not just then in need of any
thing of the kind, he would let him
have his valued time-keeper provided
he would give him the pants and FIVE
dollars "boot." Phillip agreed to the
trade and started to hand the money
over. The doctor told him that it
didn't mind about the money just then;
any time would do. He walked off with
his broadcloth feeling that life was
worth just seventeen dollars more to
him than it had been. This story told,
another began about the same individ-
lal, in which it seems that customer
called at Phillips stand to buy side of
Gather. He took him up stairs where
he leather was kept. The buyer find
ng one that suited, asked what it was
worth. Seeing the mark of rs on it,
Phillip told him, that as it was SO much
yer pound and weighing seventy five
pounds, it was worth SO much. The
customer told him that it didn't weigh |
rear that. Phillip offered to bet him
10 that it did. His bet was taken up.
phillip gathered the roll under one arm
nd they went down stairs and weighed |
t.. Nine pounds was all it would
,ull down. Losing an K in such short