Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-11

Prtb.5ly The meapcst trick that WAS ever
played oa W!ite maL was played last Wrek IN
this city, and the fact t.st there i 10 vigilance
com mnisee here is the only recsun the perpe-
traitors OF the trick arc alive. A business man
had Just Purchased rev stiff cat, snd he went
into saloon with halt q duzeu friends loft the
hat to his head. They all took beer. and pass
ed the hat around 30 all could SEQ it. Oao of
the meauest mGn that ever held cum y cfhcs
went to the bar ndcr anl had thin slce OF
liuberg ohees, cut off, aud when the party
we're looking a. be trr!c Led ceiliog through
beer glasses, iris wicked person slipped tho
cheese under the SWEPT leather OF the hat, and
the man put it CD snd walked out The mau
who oHuo9 the hal is ooe OF your nervous peo-
pie. WHO il elwsy: C imp plslding OF being sick,
and who feels as though some dreadful disease
was going 70 tska possession of him and
carry him off He Wen. back 70 his place
of business, took eff his ha. AID Iaid it on
the table ard pr, ceedcd to oDswer some
letters. He thought he detected smell, and
when his partner assed hiu if be didl't feel
sick, he said he believed he did, A c'erk seid
it was evident that somebody's feet needed
wsshiug. The mau turscd pale, and said he
guess d be would 20 homs aud take some Al
tbrop's tonic, IS ii had always hslpsd him.
He met N ~ on thn si1twsk who sid the
air WAS full OF micsma, and in inc street car
man who sat OK to him moved away to the
end of the car, ard asked him IT be had Just
come from Chicago. The m,u with the bat
said be had cot, when the s'rsnycr said they
we're having good d al Of snslI pcx there. snd
he gu" ssed be would Ge. ou' and walk, ard no
pulled The bell AID jumped If Th' cold per-
spiration broke cut Of the fdrohesd OF the man
With the new hat, aud he took it of 30 wipe bis
forehead when 'hc w&ole ricc, Of cheese seemed
to roll over sud orasthe, AID the man got the
full bene6! of il. sod te came near talntlug
away He got home, a;d bis wife met him
and asked what was the matter he said
he b,llsved modification had set 10, aGd
she took one whif, as ie took ott bis hat,
and said she should ihuk it had. "Whe'e
did YOU ret into it ?' sal! she. Get into i:?"
said the man. II have DOT get into anything,
but some dead y disets' has got bod OF mo.
and | shall not live" Shu told him if auy
disease that smeIIed like that had got hold Of
him, and YVES going to be carouic, she folt as
though be would be burden to himself it be
live d very ,pg. Shs got his clothes Utt. soaked
his fset in mustard water, and be slept. The
hat was lying ou tho centre table. and tho
children would come in and get 8 nell OF 1t,
and lock at each otbrr with repr9schtrl glancos,
and 20 out aod play Tho mau slept aud
dreamed thas O smallpox q g gas hung n front
of bis house. and that be was riding 10 BUTCH
or wagon to tha p:si house. Tae ~lti s:nt tor
Doctor, and when the man OF pills arriV:d she
told him all sboui the case. The dooto! picked
up the pateat's new ha:, tri:d i: on, aud gets
sniff He said The hat Vas pcEe before II was
ripe. Theu the doctor an tbs vile hello
post mortem examlnai3n OF tho hat, and
found the sIoo OF lIuberSer. "FIW aud short
were the pray rs they said. Thy woke the
patient, and to prepare bis mlad Tor the
revelation that was ab)ut TO be made, tho
doctor asked him if hia Horldiy affairs we're 10
satisfactory condition. He gasOed and said
they were. The doctor asked him 1t be had
made his will. H. said that he had not, but
that he wanted lawyer sent tor at once. line
doctor asked him if be felt as though ne was
prepsred to shuttle of. rhe man said he had
always tried to lead q diff ,rent lifJ, and had
tried to be done by the sams as he would do 1t
himself, but that he mig b. have made mis-
deal somo way, and no would like to have
minister sent for to take an ac,)nnt of stock.
Tuen the doctor brought to the bedside the
hat orencd up the sweat leather and showed
the diving man what it vas that s1delled 30, aud
told him that he " - ss We'll as aoy msu 10 the
oitv. The patieot piuched himself to see If he
was alive and Jumped out of bed and called
for bis revolver and tho doc OF c)cIdn't keep
uo With him % the vay down town. The last
we saw of the odoriferous citizen be was trying
to bribe the bar tender to tell him which one OF
those poicans it was that nut that slice or
chee Sc in hia hat lini g.-Erchdnge
DURLIO NOTICE is hereby given + that