The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-24
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A CLEAN SHIRT.
"%% s"noI TunpeI..The Peril Of Chans-
-. La the CAIN.

Sun0l IuupeH
ing Linen 10 the cars .,,,..,,
,v,"m ,bos,u Francisco Chronicle, Tih in'D
W A GOOD story came in with the overland
train Il On Monday night. Among the pas, p !
Ssnoers 'T' was a young man possessed OF
SS5icIonS SSJ sDirit Of economy and o pardon
ybIs % sbare Of vanity. The judIclous econ
onv oU'v wss made manifest to the other oc'
Cu2Sspts ann Of the car by the TACT that the
vo1n0 man wore plain clothing and SIN
yIs CIeyiot shirt all tho way from Cbtca'
90 90 and for the pardonable vanity-Well,
Sow that became apparent is where the
like comes in. lie had only been to INC
East on a visit, and the gtrl he had lelt
behind him had been notified In advance
Of bis approach, and, in company WIN 2
few other friends was to meet him at Niles
station. ~.
brain, and sealing himself in secluded
corner of the car, he poured forth bis
solrlts gladneSs in gush OF melody,
somewhat as thus:
'Home again, home again,
From afoh.hOhruiRn shore;
And obi 1! dis my EO-O.Oul with JOY
To me.he.eAt my friends once more"
Suddenly he hushed his notes oi joy and
reached for his carpet.bag.
The appalling idea flashed across his
mind that the shirt which had done him
% much good service-whiCh had clung
10 him during tue tOisome journey across
Two thousand miles Of mountain, plain
and desert-was not exactly the thing to
sDpear in If one wished TO intensity an
already good impression. 1t certainly
wouldn't be the clean thing, he said TO
himselC-it wouldn't be justice TO the
shirt. So he resolved 10 change it. But
how? The car contained several lady
passengers, and they watched everything
hat was going on around them with an
lHiduity that did honor 10 the sex. "Ah,
hs! STRATEGY, my boy~ said this reso.
lutte young man unto himself. "The
,urnel-we arc approaching the tunnel.
With good management ! can do the deed
nthe long tunnel just beyond Sunol;" and
with a heavenly smile on his manly lea-
lures be 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 containing a pair Of handsome
Sleeve.buttons and set Of studs, which
were quickly adjusted id their proper
places.
Casting q glance from the window he
Aw that the train was not far from the
tunnel where the metamorphosis was TO
take place, and so heturned bis back upon
the other passengers and began to loosen
surdry buttOns-in short, prepared TO
shuCk himself. Presently tho eventlul
moment came. The iron horse plunged
into the dark recesses OF the tunnel, and
Ihe car was shrouded in impCnetrable
darkness. Presently a ray Of lightgleamed
in fantastic shapes along the rugged wall
OF the tunnel, and by its faint glimmer q
struggling figure was discernablo in the
direction Of the young mans seat. As
The light became stronger its gyrations
became mOrefrantlC. Itsgrcat long arms,
enCased in white, thrashed wildly about
as though in the agony of despair, and
finally when with shrek OF Joy the en-.
glnG 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 apparition.
Strong men crushed their handkerchiels
into their mouths and nearly Choked with
emotion. The figure reclined motionless
on the soft cushion, until some one with
more courage than the rest advanced TO
ascertain who and what 1t was. Finally
lhe terrible truth was revealed. The
white covering was lifted, and from be.
heath appeared the features oil our Young
Trend, clothed with carnations richest
nae; The mystery was soon explained,
he had gotten the Cheviot of, but alas !
10 us hurry and excitement he had forgot.
le3t to undo the collar fastening OF the
white trilled front. Horror! Ii would
notgo over his head!