The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-20

A Sharp Boy Who Plays it Fine

The s.. Louis Journal has the foilo1in,
about good little boy:
Just before noon yesterday boy about CT
teen years Of age, dressed in neat, nev Owe
coat and.habby pants and boots, was w.lkin,
along Eleventh street between Clark avenu,
and Market street, when he suddenly fell ID
the sidewalk and began wriihing and groan
ing in violent epileptic fit. 4 crowd soou
gathered around the lad. water was thrown
in his face. and in few moments he had
sufficiently recovered 10 he able to speak
He was seated in doorway, and presently
. policeman, seeing the group, came up to
investigate matter. He sccos,ed the boy
with: swell, sonny. what's the matter with
you?" The boy replied; Il don't know,
SIR, guess I'm sick" The policeman,
whose interest seemed aroused, said
"Why don't yon gu homer" "Well," said
the boy, Ito tell you the truth, sir, haven,
got no home. III tell you all about it,
| came here from the Wysndo,te
County Poor House in Kansas. They
treated me there 30 like dog that
couldn't stay there. 80 came here to ST.
Louis. I've been here two months workin'
around carryin' wood and doin' odd jobs
until I saved up 81 80, and to-day wen,
and bought this coat for 81. The cold
weather was COMM on and knew I'd need
il. Don't you think il Vas \ good bar
gain ?" The policeman admitted that 1t
vas bargain, and the boy, encouraged by
the attention given him, continued {:
"When first came here got acquainted
with a policeman, and he has been avfal
good TO me ever since. They say that po-
licemen haven't got M fe~lin's, bat this one
has. He's been awful good to me. lie GO,
me jobs al work to do, and when had
saved s. 50 he advised ME not to carry il
around any more with me or might lose
il. He told me he knew where could put
il, where il would be safe. So he took me
down to the Union Depot, and I gave il to
a man in the eating house there, and he
gave me n piece OF paper written ON to
tell that he owed me the money But lost
the paper. aud when went after the money
the man wouldn't give il tor me without 1
gave him the paper. So l just went and
found my policeman, aud he went with me
and made the man give me the money very
luict, tell you. That policeman is n
father TO me: he's awful good. Ny name
j. William Lionbeck, and I've got a line |
straight up and down NV back, and when I
get mad ] can kick like Jack. told that
% lady once anu she said, Don: get mad
around here for Heavens sake What am
going to do. Why il I only keep we'll /
I'm just soin' to work at anything can
ind tn do. and I'll make an honest Twin
omehow or nuther. People don't halter
teal to get alcng in the world, II they'd
My work they won't -tarve. feel better
low, goodbye sir" and the little fellow
tarted briskly oil down the street. filled
Tiih pride over his new coat. and determine
ion Ia earn "an honest livin'."
Yes, he Is a right Peeri little fellow amt
e?
We know that rooster
One day last summer he struck Sedslia,
nd this poor orphan hunted up Major
lark to get q pass To st. Louis.
No person can tell what that poor boy
al suffered
We found him in saloon. with his face
Ill OF dirt and misery, two drains ran from
is eyes to his chin. which sparkied with I
ilacious crystals. He had a bootblack's
It under one arm, and the fingers at the I
I'd of the other worked around conyul-
vely A. il they were reaching for some
ling.
lie affected simplicity that approached Z
iocy, and he had a whine that cut '
trough n sensitive heart like buzz saw
rough rotten squash. c
Taking a long breath he commenced
ith his history which meandered from the $
lights Of infantile Opulence down over the 5
-rcipioes Of adversely, till it landed him
vi sister in Kansas, where she got mar I
ed and he went to the poor house. 9
MI here he Was without q cent To {
ess himself-nO home hadn't slept IN C
d for = monih-so long since he had seen v
lyihing to eat he wouldn't know beef
esk from a side Of sole leather! The tears
n down his cheeks like two eavespours n
April, and his whine cut the air into !
in streaks. q
HIS audience hastily shelled out the half
'llars, quarters and ckeIs, and the ga )
on keeper covered the spot" with dol !
That poor sophisticated youth wiped q
= nose on his coat sleeve, reached out for d
e wealth, drew from his ragged pants &
, box. and put away his contributions c
ih the six or seven dollars he already had
,en he raised that childish. innocent face
his, shut one eye, vinked the other, and
well, il you feIIers amt the
-dest set Of grays I've struck lately And
. fash he was gone. ,
Yes, its the same imp. Oh, he's . right
I'D little boy Going to be president some 6
y, We reckon-or Chicago banker.
Married.
At the residence Of 5. p. Rewlett, one and 4
e-half miles northwest Of this city, by ii
ev. W. X. Marshall. pastor Of the NJ. F. n
'urch, Mr.. Alon1o B. Rowleit and Miss
'iella A. Collins.
At the Catholic church in this city yes !,
rdsy evening, at 4 o'clock, by Father
raham, Mr.. Matthew Myers to Miss
lila Ryan; all Of this city.