The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-06-05

their subtitle and profound knowledge ii
the weaknesses IL n,en has made them dan
yero,,s social elements which the unsoPhis-
tica,ed and unwary de5aa,nf would do welt
To shun. Nor would that distinguished
English whip
1.-THE ELDER WELLER
have seen any reason to modify his opinion
had he been privileged to listen tn the
story ii Mrs. Emiline Baker. Of johnson
county, Whose recent achievement in the
matrimonial line, would put To shame any
thing that ever came within the experience
Of Sam Weller's father.
Mrs. Baker re.ides short distance from
the classic villages Of Knob Nos,er and
Lamont. and has frequently made shop
ping excursions into both Of there places
in company with William Rayland, n neigh
bor's son, youth who mas turned the cor
ner of his sixteenth year and Is rapidly
verging on the mature age Ut seventeen
summers. William IL 4 prec'ciOus lad,
and has an eve u we'll turned ankle and
! buxom form. The widow Baker,
ONLY TwESrY-EIGHT,
possesses both Of these Projections in an
eminent degree. Suffice il to say that VIII
liam learned in course OF time to think
that IL he owned the word and 'it was one
entire and perfect chrysolite, he'agiveit for
the widow Baker What the widow though,
il Is easy to divine. Perhaps she smiled at
Billy in way that fired his heart With ex-
static flame; perhaps she encouraged him
BY many a coquetiish art which wid-
ows know 50 we'll how to employ. BE that
a il may, Willie and the widow reached
mn understanding. The nearest justice of
the peace was sought out and the widow
and her youthful adnirer was made
! TWAIN OF ONE FLESH.
I III cour.e il j. M intention OF the reporter
to attempt To depict their happiness.
When two young hearts melt into that
beautiful oneness sancti6ed by the marriage
tie, no proiane description can do justice to
their bliss. Nor il this condition ut all
modified BY the fact that Mr.. Rayland had
neglected to inform his parents of the seri-
Gus step he Was about to take Perhaps he
anticipated the pleasure he would expert
ence when. On the next day, he purposed
leading his lovely bride, all bathed in
blusl,es, across the parental threshold and
crave fathers blessing. Whatever we're
his intentions, the world il not likely To lind
out, since rs soon rs the ceremony was per
formed, the
BRIDE AND GROOM
retired to the widows residence, and Icing
greatly faiigued with the excitement inc,-
dent To the wedding, retired early. But
some n,eddling neishbors under the i'm
preston that good news would spoil in
waiting, took tn. trouble to ride over tn old
man Rayland's and inform him that his
sou anal the widow Baker could no longer
be considered a. two individuals, since they
had assumed the ties that
MADE THEM ONE,
and that they were then repo~ing under the
roof the late Mr.. Baker had beqneathed 10
his disconsoIste relict. Strange - il may
seem, this information greatly angered the
elder Rsyland and he determined to 60 over
to the widow Bakers and zee what II
meant. Arriving at his destination he
found the Curtains drawn and the house in
darkness. The newly married couple had
retired, but singularly Oblivious Of the pro-
priesie. Of such an occasion, the old man
knocked loudly at the door for adnittance.
"whose's there ~ inquired the voice Of
young Mr.. Rav:and.
Without answering the inquiry, the cd
man wanted to know what William vas
doing there. Now this Was very delicate
question for Billy to reply to. still he had
To say something, and he said he was
GoIxa tn SLEEP.
al want you 10 get up fror there and
put on your clothes and come home, SIR"
yelled the excited parent.
Ii will be seen from this, that the old
man was making some very violent pre-
sumptions.
In the first place he took it for granted
that williapa was lying down-thst be
didn't have any clothes on and that he
had home elsewhere than at the side Of
the charming little widow whom he had 80
lately made his vile.
"Fm going to stay here all might" meek
ly responded William.
"You arr, sre you! Well I'll see about
that" and with sudden thrust Of his
gigantic boot, the frail door gave way, and
old man Raylsni stood within the sacred
precincts Of
THE BRIDAL CHAMBER.
up TO this moment Mrs. Rayland nee widow
Baker (th.t French verb Is getting . little
mixed, since she was not horn . widow
had maintained a dutiful silence. But
what woman could maintain quiet when
such an intrusion as this Vas made upon
the privacy OF her wedding night. The
lamp turned down. yet di6usesl soft
glow through the apartment, and by its
aid the old man caught single glimpse Of
ii THE MUTUAL COUCH.
The next instant Mrs. Rsyland flung back
the covering and at single bound coniron-
ted the intruder. Her scant but bevitching
drapery only half concealed the form
whose beauty il enhanced.
There are some fine ensravings Of
the goddess Of liberty. where abe
u hauling Johnathan over the Goals which
would have strikingly exempli6ed Mn.
Rayland's appearance at this moment Her
uPlifted hand vas u,enacing and her 1ash-
ing eyes warned the old man Of danger.