Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-11-17
HE TOOK HIS SPREE TOO SOON.
Sad Experience Of . Young ldahoan Who
Visited the Home Of His Childhood.

auS AiiiC loSdtlotlSs HAS JuSt IttuEHcu
from visit to his parents and friends
in Boston where, three years ago, he
was teacher in one of the largest Sab
bath schools, a prominent member of
the Temperance Union, and quite
popular in society, being regarded as
an exceedingly good young man.
During the first week OF his visit
home his old friends learned that he
owned a great many very rich mines
in the famous Wood River country,
and that the pure native silver could
be taken out by the handful-at least
such came to be the report after it had
been passed from one to another
few times, and the result was that
Charley--that is his name---was pressed
with invitations to dine, elected
member of every club, and compli-
mentary parties were arranged in his
| honor. He was soon in whirl of ex-
element and high life, and surrounded
by bevics of beautiful young ladies
who appeared to regard the embryo
Wood River millionaire with peculiar
interest.
Charley stood the ordeal manfullv
during five weeks, and then began to
feel that he would lose his wits or be
smothered from SO much attention,
and thereupon he announced his de-
termination to return to Idaho. On
the day Of his departure everyone
called and kept calling. Wealthy
fathers desired to send their sons or
some dependent relatives out with
Charley, who was to make men Of
them; many young ladies were hoping
they could only 60 out to inspect the
grand mountains and beautiful mines,
and thousand individuals all asked
his advice as to whether they had bet
ter go to Idaho, what they could do if
they did, and how much they could
earn. Charley had passed the ordeal
very well, exceedingly well up tc
within two hours Of the departure Of
the train OH the Boston & Albany
. Railroad. These last two hours he
claimed he required, to attend to some
very special business, and he started
out. Having some few partlculal
friends that he wished to see before
leaving-among whom were tive
Wood River companions--hc callet
at the Bulls Head Tavern, and al
were waiting his arrival. As usual
; the boys ordered round upon round O
champagne and cigars until Charlie,
became somewhat obfusticated ano
!. very funny. In this condition he wa.
loaded up by his friends with parting
} compliments, three boxes of cigar
under one arm, four bottles Of whisk1
in his pockets, two pounds Of Kill
: kinnick, six clay pipes and three bot
ties of choice port wine under tn,
/ other arm, and helped into carriag.
with half dozen inside and four OF
e top. 1t was just 20 minutes to trail
time and away came the party, al
:. singing, shouting, ETC., and wheeled
/ into the carriage-way of the Crane
depot on run. This depot, it SHOULD
be remarked, is elegantly paved witt
p marble blocks cut diamond shape, am
). kept scrupulously clean. As tn
/, party were assisted from the carriag
by the station porters, Charley notices
!. great crowd gathering about an
e soon discovered that it was all hi
!: young lady acquaintance and NAL
q friends, together with a large delega
- - ton of the Sabbath school classes an
members OF the Temperance Unior
Q assembled to wish him good luck an
y to be remembered by him when he re
IF allied his millions.
= Charley stood an instant and ther
a attempting to make profound bow
= stumbled and fell His cigars wer
e. scattered everywhere, and a score c
$ street gamins smelling fun, who ha
). assembled, were getting away wit
4, =, them; the whisky bottles broke, an
rs !. the liquid ran all over Charley's whit
es shirt bosom, collar and tie, and tn
= wine bottles flew ten feet in anon
re- his friends to the feet Of the Presidel
Of of the Temperance Union, and brok