Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-06-27
A CLEAN SHIRT.
"not lscfcl = Young Man In tho Sunol
-. "n .'...- he Peril OF Clannging I.lnon

What scfcl q Young Man In tho Sui
T"nncl.The Peril Of Cha nginx l.inon
from tho San Francisco Chronicle, June 7.
good story came in with the over
land tram Oh Monday night. Among
the passengers was a young man DOS
scssed OF judicious spirit of economy
anu pardonable share of vanity. The
!udiclous economy WAS made manifest
10 the other occupants of the car by the
TACT That the young man wore plain
clothing and single Cheviot shirt all
the way from Chicago; and for the par
donable vanity-well, how that became
apparent IL where the Joke comes in.
tie had only been to the East on a visit.
and tho girl he left behind him had
been notified in advance of his an
proucll, and, in company with q few
other friends, was to meet him at Niles
Station
Visions of rapture flonted through
ms BRAIN, and seating himself in Il Sc
cludc1 corner of tho Cur, he poured
forth his spirits gladness in II gush of
melody, somewhat as thus:
Home again, home again,
FROM foi!-hoh-reign shore;
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no mc-he-eat my friends once more"
Suddenly he hushed his notes of ioy
and reached for his carpet bag.
The appalli g idea flashed across his
mimi that the shirt which had done
nm 80 much good service-which had
chung to him during the toilsome
journey across the thousand miles of
mountain, plain, and desert not
exactly the thing to appear in when one
wished to intensity an already good
IMPRESSION. 1t certainly wouldn't he
the clean thing, he said to himself-it
wouldn't be justice to the shirt. So
he resolved to change it. But how 2
The car contained several lady passen
gers, and they watched everything
that was going ON around them
with IN assiduity that did
honor to the sex. .Ah, ha !
str:r-r-rategy, my boyl" said this reso.
Lutte young man unto himself. "The
tnnnel--we are approaching the tunnel.
Wi h good management 1 can do the
deed in the long tunnel just beyond
Sunol ;" and with heavenly smile on
his manly features he gracefully lifted
his carpet-bag from the floor, unlocked
it, and drew forth snowy shirt, with
nice frilled bosom. Then from another
recess drew he little packet, contain.
ing pair of handsome sleeve buttons
and a set of studs, which were quickly
adjusted in their proper places. Cast
ing careful glance from the window.
he saw that tho train was not
far from the tunnel, where
the metamorphosis was to take
place, so he turned his back upon the
other passengers, and began to loosen
sundry buttons-in short, prepared 10
shake himself. Presently the eventful
moment came. The iron horse plunge
ed into the deep recesses of the tunnel.
and the car was surrounded in impene
trable darkness. Presently raw of
light cleaned in fantastic shapes along
the ragged wall of the tunnel, and by
It's faint glimmer a struggling figure
was discernible in the direction of the
young mans seat. As the light became
stronger its gyrations grew more fran
tic. Its great long arms, encased in
white, thrashed wildly about, as though
in the agony of despair, and finally
when, with a shrek of Joy the engine
dashed into the dazzling sunlight, it
sank into its seat apparently crushed
with modification and chagrin.
The ladies screamed with terror and
hid their bushes at the unusual appari-
tion. Strong men crushed their hand
kerchiefs into their mouths, and nearly
choked with emotion. The figure re-
clined motionless ON the soft cushion,
until some one with more courage than
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what it was. Finally, the terrible
truth was revealed. The white cover.
ing was lifted, and from beneath ap.
peared the features of our young friend,
| clothed with carnation's richest hue.
The mystery was soon explained. He
had gotten the Cheviot off, but, alas
in his hurry and excitement he had for
COTTON to undo the collar fastening of
the elegant white-frilled front. Hor-
ror! It would not 60 over his headl