Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-28
IT WAS A CLOSE SHAVE.
But the Disbcardcd Captain at Last Made
Terms with Ills wife.

But the DIsbcardcd Captain at Last Made
Terms with His wife.
Capt. Chauncey, retired Of Brook.
lyu, had his beard shaved of last
week In New York, and many men
have lost boards in the same way be.
fore, says the New York Sun. Capt
Chauncey, however, will never do IL
again. As the barber was using his
shears he said:
'.flaf you q femblv?"
YES" said the Captain, "a wife
and two children"
'Sipce ven vas your vlskers shaved
alretty.
mot for twenty years"
$50, murmured the barber. "Vell,
all I god to say iss dot you're fembly
Won't know you yet Dots ALL"
Capt. Chauncey's beard had parted
artistically and was by no means or.
binary. After paying the barber for
his work and his commentS Capt
Chauncey stopped In to see . friend
on business
"Good morning, Blank" he said,
shave you sent that check to -"
| uov CtCCAs ous
Chauncey! The devil!"
This was Encouraging. but Mr..
Blank made 1t all right by saying:
"Chauncey, old man, pardon my sur
prise, but never have seen you
without a beard. Really 1t makes
you look ten years younger 1t does
for q fact"
Capt Chauucey left New York TO
face his wife and children with lack
Of con tdence. He fingered his latch
key nervously, ana wondered II the
hall lights were burning low. Before
he had she'd his overcoat Mira Chaun.
cey was there to greet him with q
kiss She turned up her face for the
usual greeting. Her eyes met the
Captains and then dropped to his
! smoothly shaven chin.
'Oh, Chauncey, how could you do
Il? How could you? Oh" said Mrs.
Chauncey drawing back.
ut was barber, my dear" sad
the Captain, remem bering now what
the barber had said about his beard
and his 'fembly."
But Chauncey, how dreadful ]
will have to get used 10 you by de-
. greea Don't stand in that strong
I lght, my dear Oh, It's too dread
! ful, and what will the girls say?
Chauncev, they mustn't see you un.
: til ] have prepared them. It will be
Q shock"
Capt Chauncey enjoyed his din
I ner and his courage came back. Mrs
0 Chauncey talked about the mission
Q ary box she was making up ana occa
u tionally stole o glance at Der hus
= band. Capt. Chauncey went to ,
:. business meeting ut the church. an(
' when the writer called at tn,
: Chauncey house later that evening b,
n found all the lights burning low
Q Capt Chauncey was on couch II
the darkest corner OF the room, ant
Mrs. Chaunccy still thought 1t wa
J. dreadful II shall get accustomed :
!. It," she said, land perhaps I shall
J, approve The girls haven't seen th
q Captain yet"
}. "WhX my DEAR" said Capt
!. Chauncey. II feel "a did when
!, Was at West Point My beard was
q nuisance Very few people wes
lc boards now, and I'm glad It's gone.
~ There was more apology than CLEO l
this remark.
"Well, Chaunccy," said his wifi
"A II might have expected somethin
like this. 1t 10 the logical sequent
y, Of Q man with two children who b
9 gins TO smoke cigarettes Thu
= weaken the intellect and, auyws
y they don't smell a. nice % cigar
g ChaunceY, Ill forgive you on cond
% ton that YOU will stop smoking ciga
ettex"
II will, my dear, III never smol
90 another one," said the CaptaiI
10 eagerly, as he settled into the shade
y and str0ked his smooth chin proud
be aud suggested that II his feelin,
lie were any indication the Gerry s
=. ciety would probably interfere wi,
m his smoking the psper.covered DO
deStrOyers anyway.