The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27
HE GOT = SHAVE.
rom the New York sun.

Capt. Chauncey. retired, of Brook
lyn, had his beard shaved off recently
in New York, and many men have lost
boards in the same way before. Capt.
Chauncey, however, will never do it
again. AS the barber was using his
shears he said
'Haf you fembly?"
YES said he captain, "a wife and
two children
''Since ven vas your viskers shafed
alretty?"
Not for twenty years"
80, murmured the barber 'Vell.
all / god to say iss dot your fembly
Won't know you yet. Dots all"
Capt. Chauncey's beard had parted
artlstlcally and was by no means ordi-
nary. After paying the barber for his
work and his compliments, Capt.
Chauncey stopped in to see a friend on
business
Good-morning, Blank" he said;
have you sent that check to-
What check, sir? Wh-a-a-t. Chaun-
cey.''
That was discouraging, but Mr.. Blank
made it all right by saying: ''Chaun-
cey. old man, pardon my surprise, but
L have never seen you without beard.
Really 1T makes you look ten years
younger. 1t does. for a facv.''
Capt. Chauncey left New York to face
his wife and children with a lack of
confidence. He fingered his latch kew
nervousiy, and wondered if the hall
lights were burning low Before he
had shed his overcoat Mrs Chauncev
was there to greet him with a kiss.
She turned up her face with the usual
greeting. Her eyes met the captains
and then dropped to his smoothly.
shaven chin
"Oh. Chauncey, how could you do it.?
How could you? OH" said Mrs. Chaun-
cey, drawing back
1T was barber, my dear" said the
captain, rememb beriDg now what the
barber had said about his beard and
his ''fembly"
But, Chaucey, how dreadful. 7
will have to get used to you by de-
grees. Don't stand in that strong
light, my dear, Oh, it's too dreadful.
and what will the girls say? Chaun-
cey, they mustn't see You until have
prepared them. 1t viii be shock"
Capt. Chauncey enjoyed his dinner
ana his courage caI,e back Mrs.
Chauncey talked about the missionary
box she was making mp and OCCASION
ally stole a glance at her husband.
Capt. Chauncey went to business
meeting at the church, and when the
writer called at the Chauncey house
later that evening he found all the
lights burning low Capt. Chauucev
was on a couch in the darkest corner
of the room and Mrs. Chauncey still
thought ii was dreadful ~ shall get
accustomed to it, she said, .and per
haps / shall approve. The girls haven't
seen the captain yet
why, my dear" said Capt Chauncev.
81 feel as | did when | was at West
Point. My beard was nuisance. Very
few people wear boards now. and I'm
glad it's gone" There was more apol-
ogy than glee in this remark.
Well. Chauncey," said his wife, II
might have expected something Ike
this 1t Is the logical sequence of
man with two children who begins n
smoke cigarettes They weaken the
intellect, and. 'auyway. they don't
smell 50 nice as cigars. Chauncey. III
forgive you on the condition that you
viii stop smoking cigarettes
Il viii, my dear. III never smoke
another one" said the captain, eager
~. as he settled into the shadow and
stroked his smooth chin proudly. and
suggested that IL his feelings were any
indication the Gerry society would
probably interfere with his smoking
the pape--covered boy y-de.troyers. any
way.