The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-06-13

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obscured the fact that every fresh arr
val, like his predecessors, had, by SOM
, chance or other, been despoiled of SOM
faculty-he was either lame or halt O
blind.
/. Yet so it was-and when that trans
cendent genius, Byrne, gave the wore
"on to the banquet" since the parade
of Falstaff's veterans, such sight was
never seen as when Sam Flowers guests
took their allotted places at the table.
Peg-leg was placed at the foot, will
Judge T. and Col. NJ as his right
and left bowers. French and Col. B.
were placed uis-a-ris, with their armless
trunks fanking the head of the board
At this juncture, when all were ca
ger for the feast, the absence of guest
was discovered, IN honored guest for
whom the head of the table had been
reserved. Byrne announced this fact
with an uncuous and'wonderful assump-
ton of regret and disappointment. Re-
questing suspension of hostilities
while he went in search of the delin-
quent absentee-who by the way had
been kept in an adjoining apartment for
the important moment-he soon return
ed, introducing Mr.. A, who had un-
fortunately lost both arms by the explo-
sion of cannon, when celebrating the
admission of California into the Union.
Placing A at the head Of the table,
facing an immense round of roast beef
ready for the carver, Byrne signaljzed
the company to "fall too"
A was thoroughly dumfoundcd and
abashed at the novel and absurd posi-
ton in which he was so abruptly placed.
He shrugged his shoulders, for want of
arms, in mute appeal for relief from
his awkward predicament-a protest
against his ability to perform the oncr-
Gus duties of the station French cx-
changed indignant scowls with Col. B.
an ominous judicial frown darkcncd the
classic brow Of Judge t; suppressed
erumbling rolled along the table, "elcc-
trical disturbances" passing a tembior;
Flower for the first time looked upon
the motley crowd en- maSSe, saw the
landiwork of Byrnc, and escaped, COW
cred with shame and confusion. Bvrnc /
lad already sought shelter from the i'm
storm in timely retreat Col
Ms solitary orb shone like a bright
star" and lighted with inlig-
nation as he Numbered. us this the Lu-
Iatic Asylum, or the County Hospital"
The excitement was intense, and the
scene dclics description.
1t was now old Pcg.lcg's time 10 OK
PRESS his hitherto pcut mp feelings. He.
oOk in the whole situation at once. It'll
vas n studied Insult to the simpIc.mind.
d backwoodsman, and he looked npyn ,
very one present as being party toll
he aiIront. and as personally response 4
lie to him. II
Suddenly yelling forth terrible Ca
lanchc war-whoop, hr detached his
'ooden leg, and. mounting the table, {
egan an active demolition Of its CON J
ents. using the leg as war-club. t
bottles, plates and gobIcts, Z
nd not forgetting to tap on the head |
lch nnlucky dccrcpids as happened to f
G within his reach. {
A herd Of maddcncd buffalo, the de- /
loralized fugitivcs of Bull Run, could &
OF surpass the scene Of aimlcss discord r
nd confusion that cnsucd. The blind y
IN over the lame, and the halt knocked
own the manned, as they franticaIlv
ought refuge in the street, pursued by p
eg-leg, furnishing his dubbed leg and s
cling like a savage. 5
As each sought safety in flight, they b
,ught their respective homes, and have p
Tcr since, for motives best known to n
cmsclves, kept prudent silence as to a
C cause Of the tumult; all except Peg "
g, who till the day of his death, de- k
AIRED his determination to take the OF
alps Of Flower and Byrne. c;
As to these gentlemen, knowing the k
nacity Of Peg-leg's resolution, they tie
we both ever since prudently exiled I'll
from the State. PHoro. NJ
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