The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-02-06
scENE RAILwAI cAR.

Among the passengers in the overland
train was young man possessed OF
judicious spirit Of economy ana pardon.
able share of vanity. The iudeions coono.
my was made manifest to the other occu-
pants 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 apparent Is where the Joke
comes in. lie bad only been to the East
on visit, and tho girl be left behind him
had been notified in advance of his APP
proach, and,in company witha few other
friends, was to meet him at Niles station.
Visions of rapture hoatod through his
brain, and, seating himself In secluded
corner of the car, he poured forth his
spirits gladness In gush Of melody,
somewhat as thus:
'Home again, homo again,
From for har reign shore
And, oh Il fills my sou with Joy
70 mehe-et my friends once more
suddenly he hushed his notes OF Joy
and reached for his carpet.bag
The appalling idea flashed across his
mind that the shirt which had done him
such good service--wbich had cluDg to
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 10 intensity
au already good impression. II certainly
wouldn't be the clean thing, be said TO
himself; II wouldn't be justice to the
shirt So he resolved TO change IT.. But
how The car contained several lady
passengers, and they watched everything
that was going on around them with an
assiduty that did honor to the sex.
All, ha! st-r-rategy, my boyi said this
resolute young man to himself The tun-
neI--we arc approaching the tunnel !
can do the deed IN the long tunnel jnst be.
yond Sunol; and, with smile on his
manly features, he gracefully lifted his
carpet-bag from the floor, unlocked Il,
and drew forth snowy shirt with nice
frilled bosom Then from another re-
cess he drew a little package containing
handsome pair of seeve-buttons and a
set Of studs, which were quickly adjusted
in their proper places. Casting careful
glance from the window he saw the train
was not far from the tunnel where the
metamorphosis was TO taas place, and No
he turned bic back upon the other pas.
sengcrs, and beganto loosen sundry but
tons--in short, prepared 70 shuek him
self
Presently the eyenlful moment cane.
The iron horse plunged into the dark re-
ceases Of the tunnel, and the car was
shronded with iinpenetrable darkness.
Soon ray Of light cleaned in fantastical
shapes along the rugged wall Of the tuu.
mel, and by its faint glimmer a struggling
fgure was disceruable In the direction Of
he young man. scat As the light be-
came stronger, H. gyrstions grew more
. ltahAi1s ~ ktA4R lohe A1hAFt hHNaNSA
10 white, thrashed wildly shout, a. though
10 tbe agony Of despair aud finally,
when with a Shrek ofjoy the engine dash.
ed into The dszzling sunlight i shrank
into its seat apparently crushed with NOR.
tifcation and ehafgiu
( Tie ladies screamed with terror and
+ bid their bushes At the unusual sppan-
ton. Strong neu crushed their banker
chief. into their moulhs, and nearly eh0k
"a with emotion, The 6gurr reelined
potionle.s on the of cushion, until some
ono with more courage than the resl, ad-
vanced 10 ascertain who and what Il wa
Finally, the terrible truth was revealed
The white covering wa lined, aud from
beneath the features Of our Young friend
clothed With carnations richest hue. Ths
mystery was soon expiaiued He hAd
COTTON the eheyi9t ID, but, aias 10 hls har.
ryand excitement be bad forgotten % undo
tie collar fastening 81 tbe elegant white
filled front H0rror' Il wouli not n
over hIs bead IT, son Praaciso CAroni.
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