Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-19
CELESTIAL CELEBRATION.

The Chinese celebration at this
place last Monday evening was par
ticipated in by large number of the
queue-rious tribe, the members OF
which wear their tails on the wrong
end of their anatomy. The fireworks,
which were fine, were witnessed by a
large number of whites, who followed
the procession, which took up its
march to the joss houses Immediately
after the close OF the pyrotecnlc dis
plav on Elk Creek fiat. Showers of
various coIored limitations of shooting
stars of mellow light, high-whizzing
rockets of bright red glare, rapidly
spinning wheels throwing thick show
ers of golden sparks, the booming OF
bombs, gaudy banners, the whole en-
livened by soul-stirring, hair-lifting
music of two grand orchestras, and a
sea OIL DFOWU ldCeS On WiIiCi TcStcu
expressions of stolid, set, determined
earnestness, formed a complete pic
ture of Oricntalism that could not fail
to interest those who never before
witnessed such scene. One of the
orchestras attracted unusual atten-
ton, and was the center of interest
1t was a small band, except as to the
vigor of the music. The position oi
the players was illustrative of the
free and easy manners of the happy
Mongolian. One musician played
upon a single gong suspended by
rope from a pole run through fence
and resting on the cross piece. He
smoked cigarette, wore the regula
rion Chinese costume and an easy
complacent expression of counten
ance contrasting sharply with tht
wild, Changing voice Of the instru
ment, which ratified the pickets or
the fence at every vigorous stroke o
the Mongolian's stick. The playe
rested his shoulders against the fence
his legs stretched out full length or
the shining sand, forming a picture o
ease and solid comfort and high ap
probation of the spirited music h
was making with his wild-voicet
gong Next came "Fighting Char
ley," festive Celestial who wore thu
garb of the Melican man, and sat il
the same position of the one alread,
described, with his shapely legs em
braclng nail keg, over which wa
stretched thick hog hide which h
belted with two sticks, spasmodically
slow and measured at times, the
quick, fierce and vigorous, as if
sudden thought had struck the play
er forcibly square between the eye
Charley wore mixed, wise and cor
temptuous, cheap savey" look. whic
t seemed to say: ''Chinaman all tim
, heap savey; Mclean man too muche
1 damn foolee." This expression WI
. changed to various facial contortior
r when the movement of the mus
). grew quick, the physiognomical col
!, tortions representing the changin
: expressions and sentiment of tt
S heaven born strain. The next an
: last grand musician occupied II
s same position of the other two. Il
h was clothed in Celestial toggery, il
e Guiding wooden shoes, and his fa(
# was clothed in bllssful smiles, shoy
:, ing he appreciated the honor b
d slowed upon him in being selected
2 the leader of the band, and also tn
Il he appreciated his talents and II
If grand success of the music, and /
e uppermost thought seemed to b
sr ''Chinaman too muchee savey: Nc
lean man heap likee." He held tv
gongs, the faces of which he bang
?" together with pleasure undisguise
II A vigorous kerbang and startlil
- clash, accompanied by an exagge
: ated grin, and nod of the head at t
. other players was the signal TO stril
re wildly, and it is needless to say tn
III did as commanded, with soul
H. earnestness. The picture struck t
y Mclean man comically, but the ro'
o of laughter never once changed t
expression of the Mongolian W
or played the gong suspended from
of pole. He wore the same complace
81 expression, totally oblivious to
en- surroundings. Charley would ga
-. - at the Mclean throng with a mt
no emphatic expression of the set mes
he ing enthroned on his facial ar
di- which, expressed in words, would
Id "Chinaman heap savey; Mclean n
II M soyav. Malican man too muci