The Bishop And The Barber

Bishop Warren A. Candler of Atlanta enjoyed telling about the time he went to have a haircut in an old-fashioned local barber shop."Mornin’, General,” said the barber as he seated the bishop in a chair. “I’m not a general,” the bishop explained. “Well, -’scuse me, Colonel,” the barber said. “But I’m not a colonel.” “I beg your pardon, Captain.” “ I’m not a captain, either,” the bishop expostulated. “Well, what is you?” the barber inquired. The barber took a few snips at his hair. Then he said, “Well, suh, the minute I laid eyes on you I didn’t know what you wuz, but whatever it wuz, I knowed you wuz the head of it.” (Encyclopedia of Illustrations #7260).