Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-31
THE FALL OF THE BIsHop

ing of his going, vamoosed tbse,
oigs'ns" late last fall, and mean
aeFed Boise valleyward, and n,
''Iihgs were received from him af,e
his abrupt departure, until a few da .,
ago his congregation here has beer
On tue anxious seat for many months
a"o eager to know what be has sheer
up to-" and how he has been oon
quoting himself. While here a stand.
ing committee, entitled "a comm;t,aa
10 keep track of the conduct of tho
olshop' kept an eagle eye on him to
see that he strayed not from tho
s'ra'ght' narrow and rugged pathway
'ha' 'eadeth to a smooth and peace
lui hence beyond this vale of vanity
debts, taxes, toll, political skuldug.
gerry and other brands of sin. 1t was
pretty hard work to keep track of
MIN at all times and under all circum.
stances for he frequently managed
10 leave no tracks, and thus BAN.
ooozled the committee. In the in.
terest of his anxious congregation we
have been making frequent inquiries
in regard to Bish, and was very much
panied the other day to learn that ev.
er since his departure, being bevond
the restraining influences of his
congregation and the
close watch of the standing committee,
be has kicked the rules of decorum
and right doing into next fall, cut
loose from all bounds and been con.
1ucting himself in a manner wholly
lnbscomng the dignity of Bishop
de has been wildly singing his 7xl3
1oofs, shod i'll alligator boots. at the
gay and frivolous nightly ghost dan
,es of the half-civilized deuizens of
Boise valley, and letting forth a hair
lftIng war whoop at each and every
Wild caper. 1t is also said that he
wears dude clothes. His other follies
nay be forgiven, but this, never
8lsh has developed into a gallant of
he first magnitude, which is also
'ause for general sorrow and walling.
The other night he was escorting
hree gay bellies of the valley to the
rIvolous dance, but didn't get there.
3ish lost his bearings and escorted
he fair damsels around IN a circle all
l,ght, and it was not until the gol-
len beams Of old Sol shot athwart
he horizon, kissed the noble brow of
Id War Eagle and shed an old gold |
lood of light on the valley below that
5ish got the "lay of the land" We
we're all very much panied to hear of
IL this. The standing committee, as
lsted by a special committee of in
eshgatlon, will, ere the daisies blo m
nd the song of the thrush is heard in
he land, investigate the serious
harges against the Bishop, and if
hey are true, and it is feared they
re too true, he will be put on the
TOOL of repentance for forty days and
lights, and his food shall be only hay,
ats, chopped feed and other kinds
{ animal fodder, to teach him the
ard lesson that she that soweth to
lie flesh shall reap the food Of the
arnal horse" 1t has been hinted
lat Bish looked upon the product of
lie still commonly called valley tan
I'd obejoyfuD, when it giveth its
DIOR IN the cup, when it moveth it
If Alright and stingeth like "yaller"
cket. The charge is founded on the
ct of his wandering all night in a
rcle But we believe this charge is
ot we'll founded. Three Boise valley
elles are enough to turn any mans
,ad, and more than enough to turn
e knowledge box of Bush, who has
"strong weakness" for fair, or even
,fair damsels, and being SO taken
I'd completely captured by their
inniug ways, he lost his bearings and
,uldn't find them until old Sol raised I
e black curtains of night and ushered
the bright, rosy-cheeked Dawn,
'essed in her gay robes of golden
,ams.
J. H. BEATTY gives notice IN the {
emocrat that the first term of the {
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