The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-03
TIE FRENCH BARRIER DISCOURSEs
or High Fortune Awaiting Him Within the
Lines or His Artistic Profession.

or High Fortune Awaiting Him Within the
Lines or His Artistic Profession.
The learned French barber was in brown
study when the reporter entered his shop the
other day.
"Ihave been thinking" he said. "of ways
In which fortunes can be made. You knowI
have always longed for fortune. SO that
might 60 back to my beloved Paris and live in
comfort during the rest OF my days. Living is
SO costly in New York that one cannot save
much out OF an ordinary income. and have
therefore abandoned the idea OF growing rich
from any savings that might accumulate
through economy. One cannot be stingy. YOU
know. at least not Frenchman who for many
years lived In the aristocratic atmosphere Of
the Paris Jockey Club. Frogs legs rabbits.
and snails In their season. and a little clarst
or burgundy are actual necessaries. you know.
yet they are expensive in this country. So I
have been trying to devise some schome by
which riches may BIO acqui red in short lime"
We'll. have you succeeded" asked the re-
Not quite. but think am ON the right
track. or course. my success. II it comes.
must pc due n one way or another to my
devoted myself. and which adore l would
scorn to acquire wealth by any ordinary
means. An artist. you must IN UNDERSTAND.
even for q moment. Therefore will be rich
through some great rrofessi"nsl sttIrose or
bers 90 as they please but my art is OF IL die
plan p asked the reporter.
90 not for am convinced oay, lot ttqt no 2.
shs Of NJ
who has studied and experimented for years.
to appretints my pI[p9se' 1T occurred to me ne
man who will discover a means for taking tho
kinks out Of u nesro's hair. Monsieur. you
are u man OF tho world and therefore know
| that all human beings are vain. but assure
you that negroes are the vaiIest OF all mnrtals.
gar e dis play are too well Known to need an;
argument. ! have recently devoted sonp
| time to studying their character and ,hc lent
Of their minds. and ] am convinced that thSy
| all suffer great humiliation because Of the
eoar!s.en.is anL kipkiness Of their imIr, ! am
color. believe that i preparation could hs
invented which would make. thor !'lir sirnRhtt
sell all he could turn out ut - ooN N"w IA, as
| there ara some millions OF 'i"! t's ~ LINZ VIZ
country aIon' and ne III" i.c'"I@,yrr Won %u can
readily compute the ro.orsa! io!' enc 'hsS
awaits tho lucky man. ms, cor,n,n that
he wouI! hp h" n srea,i'T 'T'r% "a ~ Ih Snl
mush tow t"wn '' soI,mr the negro problem. IN:
| removal Of tn '.r grri ~ aus ,oi ennS W,ona
and they " ,u!d nolongrr i,e so easily managed
Iv INTERRUPTIONS politicians They, would
iSI,,s''i ii ana OF negro domination would
mss forever from the land. because the NO.
| gross wonld no longer lie opposed to the best
| Whit. rlu'lI"nt, hut would seek its favor and
! f,i"ndship, Perhaps you think this idea some
what strained, but assure YOU it is not;
Jcllp,lry ARE nj the root OF all evils, - they
arc in til" way OF the rational solution Of n,
OF ,taccs will vanish. The msro question OF
color Is not 20 10 considered. That is nothing.
II Is his hair which makes tho negro envig4s
Of the Will" man and unwilling to heed his
bost counsel.
"As / have said. Monsieur. I have not fully
completed nv work. but see IN" gorl IN 'he
distance. This will be tho asst reward of ny
years OF ri Idv. during whlrh ! have harmed
tho secrets u All the great cosmct'll ",, row-
ders. and p'riumcs That have 70 n,tn' H%n-
Lind. ID nu. refer to tho IN 'inrn affairs, llt
t. those winch wer" inv"rtri 'y'N" llHI'"rs
OF thoir ar ~ former cCE'Hglo wNcn h%fN"Fs
wrro mon u education and ah,utE an! were
often the can'ldantI of King.