The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-07-12
A CLEAN sIIgT.
PERIL OF CHANGING LINEN IN THE CARS.


A good story came in with the
overland train on Monday night.
Among the passengers was q young
man possessed Of judicions spirit
OF economy and pardonable share
Of vanity. The judicious economy
was made manifest to the other oc-
cnpants Of the car by the fact that
the young man wore plain clothing
and single Chetoit shirt all the way
from Chicago; and for the pardonable
yanity-well, how that became APP
parent is where the joke comes in.
He had only been to the East on q
visit, and the girl he left behind him
had been notified in advance of his
approach, and, in company with q
few other friends, was TO meet him
at Niles Station.
VISIONS or RAPTURE
Floated through his brain, and seat
ing himself in secluded corner Of
the car, he poured forth his spirits
gladness in a gush Of melody, some
"uht Us tuuSt
"Heme sgain. home again,
From f1h bvb-regn shore:
And, Oh! IL fills my o-oni with Joy
To ms-be-eat my friends more"
Suddenly he bushed his notes Of Joy
and reached for his carpet bag.
An appalling idea flashed across
his mind that the shirt which had
done him such good service-which
had clung 10 him during the toilsome
journey across two thousand miles
of mountain, plain and desert-was
not exactly the thing TO appear in
when one wished to intensity an al
ready good impression. 1t certainly
wouldn't be the clean thing, he said
to himself-it wouldn't be justice 10
the shirt. So he resolved to change
it. But, how? The car contained
several lady passengers, aud they
watched everything that was going
on around them with an assiduity
that did honor to the sex. "Ah, hal
str-r-r-rateey my boyp' said this reso-
lutte young man unto himself. 1.-The
tunnel-we are approaching the tun-
mel. With good management l 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 n snowy
shirt, with nice frilled bosom. Then
from another recess drew he a little
packet, containing pair OF hand
some sleeve-bcttons, and a set Of
studs, which were adjusted in their
proper places. Casting o careful
glance from the window, he saw that
the train was not far from the tunnel
where metamorphosis was to take
place, and SO he turned his back up
on the other passengers, and began
to loosen sundyy buttons-in short,
prepared to shuck himself. Present
ly the eventful moment came The
iron horse plunged into the dark re-
cesses of the tunnel, and the car was
shrouded in impenetrable darkness.
Presently ray of light CLEANED in
fantastic shapes along the rugged
wall Of the tunnel, and by its faint
glimmer.
STRUGGLING FIGURE
Was discernable in the direction of
the young man's seat. AS the light
became stronger its gyrations grew
more frantic. It's great long arms,
increased in white, wildly about as
though in the agony of despair, and
finally whom with shrek of Joy the
engine dashed into the dazzling sun
light, it sank into its seat apparently
crushed with modification and cha
grin.
HORROR.
The ladies screamed with terror
and hid their bushes at the unusual
Strong men crushed
their handkerchiefs 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, ad-
vanced to ascertain 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 explained.
He had gotten the Cheviot off, but,
alas! in his hurry aud excitement he
had forgotten to undo the collar fas-
tening OF the elegant white-frilled
front. Horror! It would not go
over his head!