The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-12-23
1.-THE GOOSE HANGS HIGH"

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Silently and very Swestly the winter erept upon uS
Without any winds chilling whistle the soft shees wsl
spread down like darling mothers mantle over Oul
mountain couch and then the shown outs the moon
donned her gray walking suits the mercury nestled down
into its snug little to sleep until moi ming.
And there hasn't unhappy morn dawned upon Idaho
city yet this winter 1t doesn't If cloud had
darkened the countenance of anybody.
The Butcher Boy who heard Mrs. Getzler sing last
night whistles Gin hornin horn" merrily as the
Maggie squawks and the young maidens trip along over
the frozen snow as gaiy if they didn't fig wheh
or the members of the Legislature came back not
When the snow fell it came in gossamer drops like
insects caroing among the flowers of bright May and
the King of Day. kept struggling all the time to main
tain his supremacy, while the blazing hearth Ofsmy
young hermit friend eheered him into retrospective
ries and visions Of childhood mother and hOme danced
Ger his mind.
Tho Misses BongjOy just after getting home from
the Cosmopolitan" dance, and over their ive o'clock
lunch saying to each other what fun it to tell
that redheaded fellow that they engaged for three
sets ahead" and he believed it,
There several other parties recently some gotten
up very select indeed almost too select to be popular
with paterfamias who do not keep step with the pro-
gress Of society," and who actually think the boys 60 to
the parties yet with pistols strapped to them"
People who suspect i'll things OF their neighbors need
watching; preachers sons wild boys, and Gagged
bird flies high as soon as the door is open.
Happy are they who are out of the way Of leading
strings Let hope they will exercise prudence enough
without the necessity of adherng precisely to the old
regime Of straight laced morality.
tb;s tha lori
was very slow in waking his guests the duty Of get
ting their hair combed in time for the Boise stage The
butcher shops opened eight O'clock and regular drink
ers went up town after their cocktails at nine.
Vidocq the ebert officer has just chucked Chnaman
two in Jail for killing other Chinaman. Poor
Pong Wan your @skies" are not "bue :; had almost
forgotten that you guilty wretch having killed China
man, will have to hang.
The past then fits by Let it go it is gOodOr-noth-
ing compared with the present holidays. The dsap-
pointments have endured all vanish into tho atmOs
phore by the hope of tomorrow.
What cheers of joy from brighteyed boys and girls
will that Christmas tree bring forth what renewed
ges will the New Years Day be welcomed in with BY
you or II
know half dozen young couples that ought to get
married within the month Very foolish indeed to wait
till spring; delaying your happiness till past the hour
you may be dead then-and the spring time to mar
ry anyhow.
Now I've friend up the street; he is very cOmforta
BILE to be sure there's small library, chessboard and
cards there's mantlepiece table, scrap book and
armchairs You would think his skies blue" and
that his goose" hangs very "high" but know of lit
tie lady that would make him happier than ut present
The ladies mostly all want to marry That's why they
in Idaho; they could live single anywhere. do not
blame them any, they only patient enough to be
careful.
Among the folks who minge in best society in Idaho
many who have been proudly reared there those
who DO NOT FEAR to have known of the gentle blood
which runs in their veins but who nevertheless do
this confidence to any one; and though they 81
lent like this white winter morning, they may be peer
ing down upon the egotstic contempt Of yours mine
with sympathy for ignorance which would BE- quite
refreshing read in detail Their native wit might each
US we are stupids The st waters run deep" and the
most sparkling wit may well be studied before spoken
We who are only clothed with gauzs of superficial
knowledge rambe here and Their listening to this idle
tale or that pack Of nonsense till hearts, once war
can never more respond to tho sweet cadences"
There comes the man who played poker with me yes
terday after church, and all the coin had laid by
for Sundays amusement not drink will he ask to
take mol but he will go straight Into John Claresys and
drink alone, though he knows am famshng. III
follow. am UPON 1T.