The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-02
TIE eEooAR's NOVEL SCHEME.
Rsw He caves SO n Week by Not
Shaving.

Charles Coghlan, the well known Eng.
iish actor, walked down Broadway late
one evening and was accosted by bright
looking young man, neatly but very plain
~ dressed, who had about a two days
growth OF beard on bis face. He ap-
proached the actor In a most deferential
manner and caused him to stop by the
novelty q the way In which he asked for
aiihs. Inc young man explained that he
felt considerable diffidenoe in asking a
gentleman to aid him in his financial dis
tress, but Mr.. Coghlan looked kind heart
cd, and therefore he would take the liberty
to relate his troubles. He had only been
In the city three days and by hard hustling
mad managed to secure place to go to
work the next morning. He hadn't any
money to pay for his nights lodging or his
breakfast. He did not care for that par
ticularly, but he did want to go to his new
place the next morning looking clean and
neat. Ho would therefore be much Obliged
to Mr.. Coghlan If he would kindly give
him 10 cents with which to get shaved in
the morning
The story was so plausible that the ac-
tor, who Is VIGOROUSLY Indifferent to the
value OF money, dipped into his trousers
pocket and presented the young man with
silver dollar and went on his way
About week afterward, while going from
the Lotos club to his hotel, Mr.. Coghlan
was accosted by the same young man on
Fifth avenue, without being recognized.
lie was told the same story. Desiring to
learn the real inside of this new scheme,
Mr.. Coghlan said nothing, but invited the
young man to come with him to the cafe
of the Hoffman House, where after sitting
or Dft Ln L..
"See here, young man, you told me this
same story on Broadway the other night,
and l gave you 81. Now want you to
tell me all about this scheme while we
have drink"
The young mans face lighted up, and
he gave vent to an uneasy laugh as he re-
piled:
well, mister. tho drinks are on me, as
/ see you are ON to me. / have been
working this scheme for nearly two years.
1 came to this city broke, and in two or
three days secured a position, and, desir-
ing to look clean and neat when l went to
my new employer the next day, the idea
came to me to ask passerby to give me
money enough to get shaved In the morn
ing The gentleman gave me so cents,
and the idea struck me that IL l could
make money as easily as that l would be
fool to go to work all day in store for So
or $40 week. So kept it up and man
age 10 pick up anywhere from $50 to $50
week. live in n boarding house where
pay IS week for my board and have
few dollars for clothes and spending
money.
Il have saved on the average for the last
10 months SIS week. If can keep this
up few months longer, l am going OF
into some small city and start myself in
some little business in which can make
living.
But do you never Get shaved?" asked
the actor. "Ilow do you always keep two
days growth of heard on your faceg"
"Oh, that's easy enough" replied the
young man, with grin. Il shave with
BARRIERS hair clipper"
MIR. Coghlan acknowledged the corn and
paid for the drinks.
1t would be too bad to allow this young
man TO part with any Of his ingeniously
acquired money. New York Telegram