Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-01
SOCIETY ITEMS.

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sometime with my blankets on nv
back, and will enjeavor to portray to
your readers some things | saw in my
gyrating peregrnations.
came to place where men were
staggering about the door, and |
mentally exclaimed as | laid my bun
die down to venture in: "This is Just
the place I've been looking for" The
first thing that met your correspon-
dents eager, questioning gaze was
plg-tailed Chinaman behind the bar.
whats the show to get drink" !
asked. Quickly came the response,
accompanied BY the regulation Ce-
lestial "snile that is childIike and
bland;" "Heap belly good show;
you ketcbee money!" Iran nv hand
to the bottom Of my pocket and pull
ed out the last old match-stained
dime | had and laid it on the bar.
The brown-complexioned gentleman
set out the black bottle, saying, "MeI
heapee savey dissa kina whisky" /
stood before the bar listening to the
melodlous voice Of the Chinaman
praising his countrymah's whisky,
with the dew running off my chin.
He finally finished his little speech
and fred the fiery liquid down my
neck. Then l was convinced the
Chinaman was right. 1t was a
"heapee belly good show" for the
minute the liquid settled down to
business and began to "moye itself
Alright" | saw everything it was pos
sible to see, including demons -four
Ishing fiery tails, bright flashes of
fourtorked lightning, flying and
crawling serpents, and things nobody
ever saw before, and which l don't
care to see again soon. All for one
dime,m
was invited to an elite society
dance, and of course accepted the in
vitation, it being a high toned hop,
only few of the best Of Us getting
invitations. We all congregated ear
ly except the violinist, who came
strolling along about 8 o'clock,
opened the door and started across the
hall, stumbled over a match, leaped
forward, buttet young lady's dim
pied chin with his high dome of
thought and kicked over the water
bucket. But all this was easily sc-
counted for. He had been sick and
merely "took a little wine for his
stomach's sake" and not beirg
drinking man it few to his head.
After an hour or two he was propped
up with two brooms and began to
saw on his three stringed fiddle. We
all had a good time until a big fell
low "sashayed7 in, wearing a new
soldier coat with big, bright brass
buttons. The girls made a rush for
him, and notone II them would dance
with anybody else until Brass But
tons had his partner and was on
the floor, each waiting to be asked
by B. B. to be his partner for the
dance, YOU see. Everything went on
finely, however, until supper was
ready, when Brass Buttons meander-
ed into the ladies' parlor, pulled off
his coat. threw it at the landlady and
emphatically declared that he could
whip any woman in the house, and |
tell YOU, Mr.. Editor, I believe he
could, for not a woman there offered
to take it up. After supper he, the
aforesaid Brass Buttons, got little
more brassy and challenged the
smallest man in the crowd for an old
fashioned set-to. The little fellow
accepted and arrangements were
made for the fight, which was to
be made off-hand, distance seventy
FIVE yards, raised sights, with empty
oyster cans. Everything ready the
heavy bombarding began and lasted
three minutes, but no serious damage
was done. The little man was struck
in the face with q can, we'll sighted,
/ from the hand Of Brass Buttons. 1t
then got too hot for me and l made
sly sneak from thence. When
some distance away gazed back
over q little raise and saw Brass But
tons standing, with his jack knife in
his hand, and heard him proclaim
himself the original and only geuu-
inc holy terror OF Idaho, and there
fore must be respected.
To be continued after the next per-
/ formance OF Brass Buttons.
Y.Q.Z.