The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-06

IHe C1ARlvARL-In the conduct Of one OF the.a
fehcts Of past age the Idaho City hoodlums h.va
ways peculiarly their own: one OF which is to make
tho oride come before the curtain and exhibit her fair
ace; and this having been done their satisfaction
ana the bridegroom literally treating to divers re-.
Treatments. the tintinnabulators go their way in
peace. Sometimes couple get married and no At.
tention 10 paid to 1t whatever apparently and things
ghde along smoothly for weeks, or months: until.
some dark midnight hour when the pair are snug IN
BED congratulating themselves upon having escaped,
they Are suddenly startled by the most unearthIv
noises Imaginable and in order to quiet it and dis
peree the operators. the man Of the house is com.
PEELED to hastily arise aud repair to the nearest saloon
ana throw them fun of liquor. Occasionally they get
hold Of an obstinate case. wherein the victim refuses
70 treat and II the weather 10 pleasant nothing could
suit the boys better. for II gives them chance to
thoroughly test the musical qualities Of their instru
ments % we'll a. to try the powers OF endurance OF the
suderers. Once they scared up one of these dfdeDt
chaps. and before his perverseness was brought to
terms the merry serenaders were compelled to camp
with him four days and nights, dividing themselves
up into relief squads to prevent fatigue. The man
was stranger, or he would have capitulated at the
opening overture. On another occasion they tuned
and started to pay their respects to lately welded
twain but on arriving at the place of performance
they discovered that the birds had given them the
slip and flown on tie wings Of love and fear to Boise
TO the next door and turned loose on an aged couple
that had legally trotted in harness together for Atty
seven years. Upon being asked next morning why
they did 30. one Of the most experienced cowbell.
ringers replied that they just shook the old man up
to remind him OF the halcyon days OF loves young
dream-his honeymoon. you know!" 1t is tradi
t,onal among the old citizens here that no can in
any manner dodge his fate that sooner or later he
has got to face the music In fact the cowbellogans
| have been known to lay for y man three years and
then pounce upon him on his return from Europe
when he least expected it,
There arc certain tokens by which it always be
foretold when of these charivaris s in prepare
ton. You can inhale it on the night wind strange
noises heard in the air; stars shoot; the playful
northern light throws its fiery streamers high in the
sky: loud thunder sometimes roars and lightnngs
fash dogs squat on their hind legs and mournfull,
howl; cats cattsrwaul pigs squea; the night watch
man siumbers uneasily; grandmothers can't hnd
their nightcaps: old maids corns hurt more thar
usual; the earth has been known to quake on These
occAsions In short when business Of this character
il under way the unnatural state Of things i.
supposed to exist that happened on the night beior,
Brutus went back on Cesar.
| The most Of these phenomena were observed abou
nine o'clock Wednesday evening. in this city. Tn,
signs were unmistAkable there was charivari brew
ing-the hoodlums were gathering. Soon the dream!
i murmur Of the xilvory-throated coal-oil can wa
i family heard up . dark alley. which was echoes
back by the ravishingly sweet toned gong then tn
solian cow-bell the heaven born triangle: the pull
sive noted tin horn the bewitchng and soul. sooih
ing ra,,e,rap the voiced and seraphc dry-goods
box with edges shaved smooth and well rosined
The orchestra having thus been assembled the ban'
opened up pair just married. and created one O
the horrd dns heard this side OF the lowe
regions- After the nrst symphony was concluded
the bride loudly called for. when handsom
lady made her appearance. escorted by gentleman
who grac.f fully several times 10 the gen
Ito rus!c sus retired The lord OF the mansion the
treated very literally. and tie hoodums dispersed
! They werr somewhat taken Ahack the !oilowin
moruin, rr->n learning that TREY did not SEE III
bride al ALL out that another lady vas substituted u
her plc The la,cs. alvices state Ia the boys wcr
sh.yt- tos again.