The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-06-10

HE POWER OF LAGER.-The power of lager beer.
as an engine OF inside pressure is pretty generally
known among all civilized and convivial communi.
ties, but Its might as an engine of fright in outside
application is perhaps not generally understood.
We have heard of an instance however which salts
fes us that, under certain circumstances lager NOS
sesses, to use one Of Mr.. Stewards euphuisms. dy
namcal and terrifying force sufficient to PROSTATE
and scare even the stoutest and braves of mankind
A few evenings ago party of four well known gen.
tlemen In this community were costly seated at
table in popular saloon in this city, entertaining
themselves at a social contest for "drinks and CT
gars," at the elegant game of seven-up" A keg
OF lager was standing the floor few feet off, with
the mouth of the faucet pointed towards the group
at about level with their chairs. As they were
deeply interested in watching the game of course
they could not spare time to watch anything else
going on around them. Now in came a comrade of
the genus scampish wag. He saw the group at cards
at one glance the direction of the faucet of the key
OF lager at another He they were immersed in
the game; he thought he would immerse them with
lager. He saw they were playing; he would play
them He did it. Up walked he to the key, and
quick as thought turned the faucet key at full guage
uf-phiz-ff-ff-ff! spluttered and flew the foam
and the lager. The noise spread CONSERVATION
among the players; the suddenness and strangeness
OF the pop and phiz and of the squirt and flow of the
lager not only upset their equanmty but upset two
OF the setback seveI-upers, and with them went
upon the floor showers of Chips" and lager foam
and cards, all in demnition mess" as Mr.
Mantellini would call it. But worst scared was the
stout gentleman . of the party. The column of
had i'm in tha old
the front side below the waist IA foul blow, sure
enough), and with howl he eaped from his chair
and exclaimed III accents wd-"I'm dead man.
by CD But he wasn't any such thing He was
simply very slightly saturated with lager (outside
and very badly Seered all through with the sudden
and strangeness of the attack from the 'enemy
i'll the rear" He could successfully stand up under
any possible flow Of lager inside flor he has the ca
pacity but this outside pouring ovorcae him. even
as did that sling which little David got the great Co.
Hath to takeby its outward application. lie speed
lily recovered, however, and all the setback party
though woefuly demoralized and irightfully
sacked got over their dismay and after little
while went on with their little game. But. hereafter
don't nobody tell any Of that crowd that lager
won't explode or that its dyAamical and terrifying
force is sufficient PROSTATE the cicked and
route charge of Joot to great mrrit by
its efficacy, and to drive before 1t even one OF &C
knowledsed noble mould But i'll return for this
little practical joke, wait and II they each and all
do not have jolly bout with the saytrs OF mischief
III 4 social game, where something more than steamy
lager squirts. But lager for them. direct
from the faucet. with the steam on. piping style-to
fright the world from its proprety-ef yoa please