Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-19
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A MIGHTY GOOD STORY.

The following pleasing incident is
related to us by an eye witness, and
the principal actor is still resident of
this State, and we'll known local pol
itician in his own county. During the
early settlement of this valley a legal
individual, whom we shall call I. "for
short" was engaged in carrying the
mail from Yreka to Oregon City. On
one of his trips, in the spring OF '32, l..
arrived at Willow Springs, then lively
and hourishing mining camp. The boys
were on big spree, and as /. was
tired and thirsty, he concluded to hang
ND there for the night His mule cared
for. and the great L. 5, mail sack stow
ed away, 7. Joined the festive crowd
and was soon on regular tear 1t
50 happened that the Indians had been
committing some deviltry in the neigh
borhood, and the probability of gen
eral outbreak was the prominent topic
of conversation. I. considered himself
q man of great executive ability, and
as sundry drinks had made him rather
lively, he proposed active measures at
once, and with an Arkansas yell sug-
gestcd n war dance 10 commence with.
The boys responded, and soon the crowd
was engaged in a performance that
would have made the livricst tribe this
side of the Rocky Mountains ashamed.
T. was conspicuous! With an appall-
ing whoop, he skinned his coat Anoth'
er veil. and If came his buckskins.
Snatching an old saddle blanket aud
throwinritovcr his shoulders, he danced
first on one lex, and then on the other:
he squattcd, piroucttcd, ami waited
and Jumped like an excited savage TIL
the crowd stopped i'll hrcathlcss a"ml,
ration. T. was frantic with delight
He was Big lnjuu. Observing an old
fashioned dinner pot standing IN cor,
ncr Of the camp, he concluded that II
would add much 10 his warl.kc appear
ancc and just cap the climax. which II
certainly did. 10 sciDc II and thrust
his head into il was the work 81 u mo-
ment: 10 get his head out WAS another
thing. Another drink and away went
the dance led 10y the now luyluclblc
warrior. Forth from the iron c,gculn-
ference came the most g.lnstIy yrI>:
the blanket flew wildly; / bounded
and lcaped and yelled till at last III =
moment of dcsp, rate frenzy while max.
ing cut At an imaginary tuc. tic pot
slipped over tie warriors nose. and
There it stayed. The crowd reared and
danced round I'll. imprisoned cHlci, ba;
in short time the situation became
very uncomfortable. The bottle was
passed, but unfortunately the ucck
would not pass the edge u l.'s helmet.
Efforts to release him were nuayailinE;
nature had provided him with arroh"s-
cis of extraordinary dimensions. aud i
large portion Of head was behind his
cars. Stretched On the ground.
"Fir laid like q warrior t1klng hi'rcsi.
With bis iron pot aro:ud han
Matters were becoming serious. is
lips were getting parchrd, lis head
was swelling, but the pot wouldn't give
hairs breadth and pj;cous grnaus.
ike a voice from the tomb. came from
the sonornns depth Of the uuylcIdiu|
prison. Various plans 10 release the
prisoner were proposed. Onc suggest
cd blowing up tue pot with powder.
hut T objected as we'll as he WIS able;
another proposed to build a fire around
the pot and melt it oil. but the warrior
writhcd in agony 1T the ;dca If having
his classic head roasted Ike Irish POI
tato, and with a half sInothercd yell
dartcd to his feet, and several uf his
torrarntors became very intimately ac-
4uantcd with his Formidable hcadpiccc
The scene was now indcsCrIbabIc. T.
commenced the warriors death song.
The drunken crowd whoopcd madIy as
the now desperate victim went bnttlng
and driving among them like flying
Mercury or blind Sampson among the
philistincs. Some one seized him by
lis flying under garment and down to
cartl he came again AnuInbcr Of the
boys, who thought the fun had lasted
long enough, seized Don Quixotc and
held bin fast. One stalwart fellow took
the pot by the cars, and bracing him
self against rs shoulders, he gave a
vigorous pull, but an awful and uncarth-
L., ..r,, f,.,,n Tho not ,varur1 him tn