Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-04
MIDNIGHT CARICATURssTs Avn
PROPERTY CHANGEns

INC artists galore OF this eSthet;c
town formed a trust, or pool, or com
blnatlon, or something Of the sort last
Monday night, but the organization
va, worked up in the dark and the
stald and reverential citizens Of the
burg never dreamed during their
solid slumbers, (undisturbed by the
sonorous, melodious, musical snorss
that ascended heavenward as far a.
the ceilings Of their several Morpheus
wooing apartments) never dreamed
that designing artists were then carl.
caturlng their classic, thoughtful
features to be exposed to the eager
gaze OF the passing multitude, in the
early morning, when rosy Dawn as
cends from the Orient to kiss mother
Earth and all things thereon abiding,
and TO cast radiant smile on all be-
low, and to whisper inaudibly in
words OF soft, beaming light, happy,
pleasant ''good morning." But such
was the case, sad to relate, although
no angel of prophecy, as we said be-
fore, had descended to play a part in
the regular, nightly drama, enacted
on dreamland's sod, to apprise the
calm dreamers Of the fact so as to
tighten the shock when they should,
after shaking off slumbers spell, arise
to open up their business, and be
met with the paralyzing spectacle of
themselves and their business carl
catured in the most grotesque and
undignified styles. But only the ear
ly risers, and they were few, had the
edification of gazing at the aforesaid
ge-sized specimens of the crayon
art with delight and loud, boisterous
laughter. As the business men ap-
peared on the scenes to "open up
the gay artistic specimens of the
merry caricaturists' skill suddenly van
ished and went the way of all things
earthly. The mildest caricature of
the whole lot we cannot refrain from
mentioning, for it shows that we
were remembered as one of the solid,
foremost citizens of this classic city,
for only citizens of solidity and in
huence were made subjects for the
skill of the artists pencils. We were
depicted as very intelligent, rev.
erential, thoughtful-faced monkey
manipulating par of editorial scis-
sors which were being engineered in
the laudable work of biting chunk.
of high grade copy from a favorite
exchange. We felt particularly com
plimented in being thus represented
for the reason that this very cute
artful animal enjoys the high distinc
ton, according to Darwin and otheI
eminent scientists and thinkers, O
being the great-great-great &c. grand
father of the human family. Under
meath this expressive picture was in
scribed: editor of the Idaho
WORLD Simply that and nothing
more; a simple but meaning inscrip
ton. Along came well-meanins
but thoughtless friend, just at th'
| break of day, who saw the artisticall.
executed caricature and with an in
digrant swipe of his strong right arm
tore it from the front wall, and there
bv spoiled a lot of additional fam
we might have gained if it had bee
left there to be gazed upon by tn
multitude. If we had been consulte
we should have said: Let it renal
there. All the people as they gaz
upon the picture will say-'that
the famous editor of the WORLD, an
our name would have been in a
mems mouths, likewise women's an
. children's, and to have ones nam
universally spoken is fame to the u
most limit" We were again caric'
tured Tuesday night, in a similf
manner, and this time the picture wa
, pasted to stay, high up on the doc
: but as this piece of pleasantly WI
"too subsequent" it don't count.
Business men found themselves
& possession of various articles of grei
: value belonging to their neighbor
! and they wot not why this was thu
and wondered muchly. When eaC
discovered that much of his ow
, worldly goods were missing to offs,
r the gain, he wondered "more muc'
q w." unit! the fact dawned upon hl
that it was April lst, and he the
! muttered unto himself: wv hat 100
some mortals be!'