Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-04
Communicated.
Good Joke.

IL SS5LGEGay GE2Sttc saw q CUlc; u III.
Alexander Hunter, which recalled al ircldcnt
which happened some time ago.
iva gentlemen were on tho steamer Arrow.
bouud for Mount Vernon. Ia the course OF
conversation, one asked the other whether any
dcpredatioDs Wero committed at Noun! Etr
non during the late var? Ile replied that a
soldier named Aleck Hunter, CT Alexandra, had
climbed over tho iron gates at tho tomb, and
had broken off one OF tho toes Of the eagle sur.
mounting The sarcopbagus OF the Father CT his
Couotry.
At this tho other gentleman wis muoh Iu:.
Drsrd, as he had s0uio knowledge 0! the gal
lant gentleman accused OF thi1 deed OF Vaudal.
ismi but nos having tho honor Of personal &c
qualotauce, aud having known Of Mr.. Hunter
only short time, he was not prepared to Goa
lrodct tho assertion.
Nothing more was ssil then on the subject,
but on their arrival at the tomb. slandIog side
by side, they heard the auant guide tell, 10 his
usual happy way, how O relic hunter had 10.
Vadcd the sacred precincts Of the tomb, and
broken Oft tho toe CT tho Aforesaid eagle. AS
they turned from tho tonb towards the mansion
o1e OF the gentlemen was pUzZiGg his mind to
know whether he had rightly heard ard un.
derstood the other gentleman as to the cxploi:
Of Dir. Hunter. The other seemed TO bei deep
tbought-when The former asked the later
whether he rightly understood him 10 say, as
they came down 10 tho boat, that MT. Alcck
Hunter had committed the denrcdaton on the
sacred relics? lie replied with some confu
sion II must have misunderstood tho guide,
for it WAS from him received The Impression,
On former visit here
The mystery was explained, and Mr.. Alock
Hunter was vndicated. POTOMAC
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