Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-08-08
The Avant Courier
A CLEAN SHIRT.
PERIL OF CHANGING LrssGs IL TIRE CARS.

A CLEAN SHIRT.
PERIL OF CHANGING lrSNEs IN TIRE CARS.
A good story came III with the overland
train on Monday night. Among the passen.
gers was young man possessed OF jndic
ious spirit Of economy and pardonable
share of vanity. The judicious economy was
made manifest to the other occupants of the
car by the fact that the young man wore
plain clothing and single Chevoit SHIRT all
the way from chicago; and for the pardona-
BILE vanity--well, how that became apparent
Ia where the joke comes In. He had only
been to the East on visit, and the girl he
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 Sta
tion. &@#
VISIONS OF RAPTURE
Floating through his brain, and seating lim-
self In secluded corner of the car, he poured
forth his spirits gladness in q gush Of melo-
dy, somewhat as thus;
''Ifome agnin, home again,
From q oh-hoh-reign shore;
And, Obi 1t Ellis my sO-o.u III with joy
To me- he-eat my fri. nds once more. !"
Suddenly he huslied his notes OF Joy and
reached for his carpet bag.
nappalling idea flashed across his mind
that the shirt which had bone him such good
service-which had chung to him during the
toilsome Journey across two thousand miles
ofmountain, plain and desert-was not ex-
actly the thing to appear in when one wished
to intensity an already good impression. 1t
certainly wouldn't be the clean thing, he
said TO hinsef-it wouldn't be justice to the
shirt. So he resolved 10 change it. But,
y how2 The car contained several lady pass
eengers. and they watched everything that
was going on around them with an assiduity
that did homer to the sex. "Ah, ha! str-r-r-
rategy my boy!" said this resolute young
man unto himself. 1.-The tunnel-we are APP
preaching the tunnel. With good manage
mcnt can do the decd in the long tunnel
just beyond Sunol;" and with
HEAVENLY SMILE
On Ills manly features he gracefully lifted
his carpet bag from the floor unlocked it,
and drew forth snowy shirt, with nice friled
bosom. Then from another recess drew he
a little packet, containing pair of handsome
sleevebuttons, and set Of stu Is, which We're
adjusted iii their proper places. Casting a
careful glance from the window, he saw that
the train was not far from the tunnel where
metamorplosis was to take place, and SO he
turned his back upon the other passengers,
and began to loosen sundry buttons-iD
short, prepared to chuck himself. Presently
the eventful moment came The iron horse
plunged into the dark recesses of the tunnel.
and the car was shroudcd in impenetrable
darkness. Presently. a ray Of light cleaned
in fantastic shapes along the rugged wall of
the tunnel. and by its faint glimmer.
STRUGGLING FIGURE
Was discernabie in the direction of the young
mans seat. AS the light became stronger.
its gyrations grew more frantic. Its great
long arms, increased in white, wildly about
as though in the agony oil despair, and finally
when with shrek of joy the engine dashed
into the dazzling sunlight, 1t sank into It's
seat apparently crushed. with modification |
and chagrin.
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The ladies' screamed with terror and hid
their bushes at tie unusual apparitien. |
Strong men crushed their hankerchiefs into
their mouths and nearly choked with emo
ton. The figure reclined notionless on the
soft cushion, until some one, with more
courage than tile rest. advanced to ascertain I
who and what it was. Finally, the terrible
truth was revealed. The white covering was
lifted and from beneath appeared the features
of our young friend, clothed with carnations
richest hue. The mystery was soon ex-
planned. He had COTTON the. Cheviot off, but,
alas! in his hurry and excitement he had
forgotten to undo the collar fastening OF the
elegant white-ffilled front. Horror! 1t would
not 70 over his head!