The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-02

\ hin Win inc ~hite hair ana uSfk mu~tachs
and imperial"
"WLerr?-
|, Heading Tor the elevator
What, that qnier-lookin. gentleman il
gray Clothes ~
..Ses, that's the m,n"
And Is that Ell Sioke> Who killed the
Prirce ii Erie, Jim Fisk
The very same"
"w-ll. he doe-n', look like doer Of des-
p-rat~ deeds a, all evenJ>.'
A conversations, -iu,iIsr in character Ia
the sb"v-, va. overheard by re-
porter as he stood open-mouthed and
minister like at the desk III the Lin.iell
Hotel, wishing Tor something To- turn up.
is that Stck-s,'' was the inquiry OF the
clerk.
Yes. Fine lo"king. lent he? But he
doesn't like reporters"
There is>omrthing singular about that"
Observing that the cl rk seemed in ma
wise overwhelmed nv this cutting rebuke.
aud ~ he appeared on the poin, oi replv-
ing, the reporter turned away t. observe for
himself the man who had set the country
agcg by staying FIX. at a time when the
latter had reached The pinnacle OF his tame
- mu-broo'i Speculation II magnificent
proportions. So that wa- Stokes. A quiet
appearing man. plainly dressed in business
suit I'll gray, but with tearing which Left
M doubt a. To the school IN which il had
been acquired. Everything it's A. =
modern phrase has it, There was nothing
To attract attention i'm the get up" Of the
ma, for an addition To the modest gray
the outward attire WAS completed wiIh
ligh, straw hat, and pair Of shiny boots
un.ullied by 81. Loais limestone. One
might readily believe that before the unfor-
! innate act that brought him into unpleas-
an, noioriety, the charms Of Stokes society
were OF no mean order. His position was
an anomalous one. He bears himself the
perfect gentleman, but can not escape his
Nemesis-,he public recollection ef his
crime. Whenever he goes he finds pre-
c-,iing him tina, morbid curiosity 30 diff
cul, to eiude, that would pry into his
thoughts and bare them to public gaze.
Naturally enough he is reserved
"Fine looking, isn't he?' the clerk had
asked. Yes, handsome man, Of medium
height, square shoulders, erect in his bear
ing, and stepping with firm tread. About
- years ii age, one would say, noiwith-
standing his white hair, and might pass for
much younger save for his snowy poll. He
has the rotundity Of middle age, and those
who have fancied that Stokes was broken in
health, and about to toPple into the here
laiter under the weight Of woes, may ~ well
disabn-e their minds Of any such ideas.
Speaking by the letter. he eats we'll. sleeps
we'll. ard is in tie enjoyment Of excellent
he 18th. Though his hair is white, his mus
,ache and imperial are dark, formin. con-
,ras, by no means unpleasant. The pho,o-
graphs of Stokes that flooded the country
immediately after his great crime. were
those az u rather efreuiinaIe Young man, but
the Stokes 81 .o-day bears little resemblance
to those counterfeit presentments. There is
nothing effeminate in his makeup. The
clearly cut, we'll formed features are there,
hut there is nothing to Indicate lack Of
decision. 80 much for Stokes personal aP-
pearance.
do you notice St. Louis improvement
since your last visit here, Mr.. Stokes"
asked the reporter.
ut is a great city, and the evidences OF
rapid and permanent growth are to be Oh
served on all sides. But il Is all new to
me-"
oh, then you have never been here be-
lore. We have our show pieces in the way
oi public buildInss-'
81 believe every city has the sane"
And then our big bridsr-"
AYES, came across it. Fine structure"
81 presume il Is samewhat dwaried by
the New York and Brooklyn bridge"
AYES 1t il smaller"
This was Conversation devoid Of meat,
and wasn't exactly what the reporter was
aiming at To have said, "Well, old feI-
Low hos do you feel about that bad bust
ness in which Won we're unfortunate enough
TO be engaged" would have more clearly
set forth the desires ri the newsgatherer,
but il would have flushed the game, and
there is no telling how disastrous the re-
.ult might have been to the inqu,siior.
Stokes Discrimination to talk va. very evil
dent, and the clerk had said that he didn't
like reporters. There were gathering in
the neighborhood q number Who seemed to
have satisfied themselves Of his identity,
and were making him the target for their.
eyes and the subject OF their remarks.
'IIow long will you remain in 81.
Louis?" asked the reporter.
''The time Is not definitely fixed. have
some matters Of business to attend To here
tina, may require my presence for some
days"
at has been heraIded ahead Of you that
you intended going further west"
''Such has been my intention. I shall
probably go to California before returning
East"
IF it would not be presuming too
far
Excuse me. Here u a gentleman
have been looking for Good day, SIR"
Stokes il handsome man, and while his
aversion to newspaper publicity may be
commendable, he isn't 4 good subject for
the interviewer.
0ored to Death by an Unruly Steer.
The wife Of James ". McCann, q highly
respected farmer residing on the South
Moreau, about two miles this side OF Prstt's
Mills, Was fatally gored By . steer last Sat-