Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

gypSy kind OF life on E2uO year, sledO
tasty refusing to cucumber himself VII VII
any employment or to incur responsloii
ties more Ito quote Chaunceyl than NJ
hat would cover He was native OF 81
Gnats and known to everybody IN TN
town. but he had no regular anldlh
place, as he chose to wander at VIII, an
F., George Poynter would not have been SUI
prised to have received one of Chauncey
brief letters dated from London, Parls
| Vienna or Pekin. He mostly aiiecte'
England, however, and London espe
| ciallv in the winter When money wa
scarce Chauncey walked; when he wa
in funds he availed himself of any cheal
conveyance which offered. sometime
never inquiring its destination, bu
making himself equally at home wher
ever he was stranded. At Christmas timt
he alwayH returned to ST. Gnats, ant
was welcome guest at many hospitabi'
tables in that thriving town, making ms
Headquarters, however, with his Ole
friend and school chum, George Poyn
ter He had written to announce ms
return to st. Gnats for the Christmas
approaching the end of the two years
which had interviewed since George
Pointer had assumed the stool of Office
at Mr.. Bawk's, and supplies OF tobacco
and bitter beer were already secured Tor
the welcome pected guest.
Chauncey had favorite lounge IL
London, n tobacconist's in an out of the
way street in the neighborhood of st.
Mary Axe.
The proprietor was a beadle, or some
official of that character, TO one OF the
companies. and the tobacco business was
conducted during the early part OF the
day by the beadle's wife and daughter.
1t was Chauncey's pleasure to sit on a
snuff tub in front of the counter and
smoke, in turn, all the varieties of to-
hacco sold at the beadle's, beguiling the
time, also, with animated conversations
with the daughter, whose powers OF
rcpartee were more ready than refined.
1t is not our intention to chronicle more
than Chauncey's parting interview and
what came of it, as slang from Wo-
mans lips is our adherence.
Chauncey was about TO leave the shop
after one of his long sittings, when the
younger lady said
"Iou won't see me again, | expect,
Mr.. Chauncey; I'm going to be married.
"You marriedr'
eyes, me; why not, / should like to
know asked the lady, a little piqued.
I'm sure envy the happy man, re-
piled Chauncey. Its not the Scotch
man at the shop door, is itF'
'Well, I'm sure!' said the young lady,
and without another word she bounced
into the little parlor az the back of the
shop.
Now you've regularly offended
Becky" said Mrs. Beadle, land such
old friends as you waS-and she to be
married tomorrow, and so respectable.
"Well, I'm glad to hear that" said
where's the wedding to be:
I'll buy a bundle of water crosses and
strew her way into church as an apology
for my rudeness."
"Ohl she won't want no apology from
you-she knows what you are Mr.. Chaun-
,ey; but she's to be married at 10 to-mor-
row, at st. Mary Axes, but we don't
want it spoke of, as the bridegrooms
said Mrs. Beadle, in whisper.
''Tll be there in time" replied Chaun-
'ey. Il suppose her father will give her
Iway--in fun costume, cooked hat, staff,
md all that."
HE will do all things that is proper,
lr. Chauncey," said Mrs. Beadle, with
much dignity, and Becky at that moment
alling "Mother!'' in rather an hysterical
one, Chauncey was allowed to find his
way out of the shop as he pleased.
On the following morning Chauncey
vas at the church of st. Mary Axe a
quarter of an hour before the time APP
pointed for the ceremony which was to |
unite Miss Beadle and somebody to their
lives end.
a hale old gentleman between GO and
40, perhaps, was the next arrival. Having
made some very confidential cominuni-
cation TO the old pew opener, he was con
Quoted, evidently in great trepidation, TO
the yestry, and there immurcd until the
arrival Of the tobacconist and family
but without the emblematical Scotch
man. Chauncey concluded, therefore,
that Miss Beadle had captivated the old
gentleman now awaiting his doom in the
condemned cell called the vestrv.
The Bcadle was in multi, but his cos
tune still partook of the splendor of his
office, and canary colored waistcoat
with gittering buttons of ruby glass rem
dered HIM somewhat conspicuous even
in the gloom of st. Mary Axe. His gen
eral expression and bearing was that of
a tempered Indignation, as though he
were about to consent to the infection of
some injury which he could avoid if he
pleased A word, Il look. might have
provoked him to have torn the license
from the parsons hands and to have
dragged his daughter from the altar
He was therefore allowed to walk up tho
aisle unmolested.
Mrs Beadle was very lively ON her en-
trance to the church-more lively. per
haps, than black tea and the occasion
warranted; but. whatever had been The
stimulating cause of her cheerfulness. i
ram in plenteous drops from her ewes a
she approached the altar, and must hav,
been exhausted entirely by the end o
the ceremony. Niobe weeping for he
children would have been dry nurs
compared with Mrs. Beadle.
Miss Beadle was resigned, as becam
her to be at 81. With closed ewes an,
dropping head she leaned upon he
mothers arm until, with Dardonabl
confusion, she released her hand to pu
up her parasol as she drew near the altal
| Chauncey rushed to her relief. and wit
some difficulty possessed himself of tn
lncumbrance, and as there were no a
tendant bridesmaids the impudent fello,
attached himself to the wedding part,
to be, us he said, generally useful an
to pick up the pieces
lheceremony proceeded with all prope
solemnity, but there was some assoGi;
ton with the name of one of the COZ
tracing parties which made Chaunce
fairly start, and then determine to wi
ness the signing of the certificate.
satisfy doubt which had suddenly 81
tered his mind.