Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-22

sessed of iudlcious spirit OF economy ana
nardonable share of vanity. The .Judlclous
economy was made manifest to the other occu-
napts Of the car. by the fact that the young
man wore plain clothing and single Cheviot
shirt all the way from Chicago, and for the
pardonable vanity-well. how that became ,ap,,
rrarent is where the joke comes in. HE had
only been to the East on visit, and the girl
he had left behind him, had been notified IN
advance of his approach, and, in company with
a few other friends, was to meet HIM at Niles
station.
Visions of rapture foatcd through his brain,
and seating himself in secluded corner OF the
car, he poured forth his spirits eladness IN a
gush of melody, somewhat as thus:
Home again, home again.
From foh-hoh-reig shore
And oh it fills my so o-oul with jey
To me. he-eat my friends once more.
Suddenly he hushed his notes ofjoy and reach
ed for his carpet bag
The appalling idea flashed across his mind
that the shirt which had done him 50 much
good service-which had chung to, him during
the toilsome journey across two thousand miles
of mountain, plain and desert-was not exactly
the thing to appear in if one wished to lntenSl'
fy an already good impression. 1t certainly
wouldn't be the clean thing he said to himself
it wouldn't be justice to the, shirt 81, 80
he resolved to change it But how? The
car contained several lady passengers, and
they watched everything that was gong
on around them with an assldulty that
did honor to the sex. "Ah, ha STRATEGY
nv boy ~ said this resolute young man unto
himself 'Thc tunnel-we are approaching
the tunnel. With good management can do
the deed in the long tunnel Just beyond SunoI;
and with heavenly smile on his manly features
be gracefully lifted his carpet-bag from the
floor, unlocked it and drew forth Il snowy shirt,
with nice frilled bosom. Then from another
recess drew he little packet containing pair
of handsome sleeve buttons and set OF studs.
which were quickly adjuted in their proper
places.
Casting careful glance from the window he
saw that the train was not far from the tunnel
where the metamurphosis was to take place,
and so he turned his back upon the other pas
sengers and began to loosen sundry buttons-In
short, prepared to shuck himself Presently
the cyentfu moment came. The iron horse
plunged into the dark receSses of the tunnel:
and the car was shrouded in impenetrable
darkness. Presently Il ray of light cleaned in
fantastic shapes along the rugged wall of the
tunnel, and by its faint gllmmer struggling
figure was observable in the direction OF the
Young mans seat. As the light became strong
pr It's gyration became more frantic. Its great
long arms, encased in white, thrashed wildly
about as though in agony Of despair, and finally,
when with shrek Of JOY, the engine dashed
into the dazzling sunlight, it sank into lis seat,
apparently crushed with modification aud
chagrln.
The ladies screamed with terror and hid
their bushes at the unusual apparltlon.-
Strong men crushed their haudkcrchletS into
their mouths aud Deary choked with enl"tIon.
The figure reclined motoncss on the soft cuslI
ion, until some one with more courage than
the rest advanced to ascertain who and what II
The white covering was lifted, and from be-
meath appeared the features Of our young
friend, clothed with carnations richest hue
The mystery was soon explained. lie had
gotten the Cheviot off, but alas in his hurry
and excitement he had forgotten to undo the
collar fastening Of the white frlled front Hor-
ror 1t would not 90 over his head
BUILDING AssocIATIoNs-Th Court Of APP
peas, in the case Of g. A. White VS.. the Me
chanics' Building Fund Association Of Licking
ton, is OF opinion that the Building Fund Asso-
citation, by the redemption of the appellants
shares Of stock, acquired the right of property
therein; and that the assignment of them to
the Association, by the appellant Tor the price
he received, was not an hypothecatlon tor
loan, but an absolute surrender of them to the
Association, whereby they were sunk and ex-
tinguished, and consequently could not entlte
the appellant to partci pate in the final dvls-
ion and distribution The court is further
of the opinion, that such assignment Of shares
of stock did not release appellant from his
covenant as party to the articles of association
to make his regular monthly payments on stock
and on account of fines, and that the transactions
between the parties we're not usurlous The
court also decided that for any default 10 the
payment of monthly dues or fines, the trus:
tees were authorized and required to sell
when requested by the board of directors,
but that such sale ought not to be made until
such Indebtedness was ascertalned, and that
consequently the decree dissolving the injunc-
ton and allowing the trustees to proceed with
the sale, before the amount of the debt charg-
ed upon the appellant land was so ascertain
ed, was premature and erroneous. 1t IS order
ed that said decree be reversed, and that the
appellees pay to the appellant his costs ex,
pended in the prosecution of his appeal, and
the cause is remanded to the Circuit Court of
Rock bridge for further proceedings. '-Rtch-
mond State Journal.