The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-02-12
OUR HALL.


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Smiths Hall - public property. Its ia
terror ID almoet - familiar - that Of on
own households, and. nearly each Of lie pa
irons has s,me particular aeat which il re
garded With pars,ality. and, in fact. With
certain sense Of ovnenhip. There il th
front row Of prominence. the Close packe,
middle aisle Of beauty and fashion, skirte,
on the left hy the 'blood." and oil,
bachelors. On the right, are the Bohemia,
or presa gang quarter. while around ih
stove in the rear generally congregaie tn
legal luminaries and genial spirits Of tha
ilk. Ii is singular. but
CERTAIN cLAxs
eravitate TO certain localities, In q pla,
house ~ veil ~ anywhere else in life, IN,
these particular localities seem to be par
ticnIarly agreeable to certain pemons. Hu
man nature ia . strange thing. and you vii
end the same man who takes up most cf ih'
sidewalk, planted right s,luare down in tn
middle of the aisle in chair.
Even the old sable ''Gineral," the pre
siding eenins Of general utility, who's,
good hnmor ia a broad - his feet, Iineen
kindly in our memories, and the mind love
to dwell upon many
PLEASANT ASSOCIATIONS
of the past that are inaeparably interwoveu
in the history Of the hall.
Ths '1;ineral," a. he il called, haa become
impervious to the criea Of ''Supe !" from tn.
gods Of the gallery, and when not At work
he sits quietly By the stove and
enjoys the fun immenaelv. NoehinG please,
him "A much - . minstrel entertainmen
By the imitators Of his rsce, nd We hav,
seen the 'Viineral" laugh until he almos
went into sPasns ever anne plantation joke
Here struggling senious has l.bored
clutching at the balastrade Of public opin
ion to mount those al'ppery golden stars
that lead to fame, honor and wealth. Her
The revenseful Moor hss oft slaughtered hi,
faithful Desdemona, and
ROMEO RAvED
over his unfortunate Juliet. Tho @crook
backed Richard" has vooed Ina Lady Anne
and funny FalstaG has oft displayed hi.
good nature and huge proportions upon
this stage. Here. too, has the errstis
Train blown his metaphorical bubbles, and
aired his genius and originality
and here. also, hss "home talent" developed
telf, and for the 6rst time looked ever
SEA OF HUMAN FACES
and ekerasr de frise Of sharp pointed
critical glances, through which the novice
NUT pass to reach the hearts entreuched
beneath.
But not alone to Thespis and Momus has
this hall been devoted. Terpaichore has
here held its court, and "When music
arose with its volurtuous swell, sof,
eyes looked love to eyes tina,
spake again." Many . brilliant scene
has here been witnessed a., beneath the
brilliant glare of gaslight the "beAuty and
the chivalry" Of Sedaiia have chased the
glowing hours with flying feet.
But Linden ssw another sight, and
10 has Smiths Hall "A Democratic Nun.
cipal Convention.
OH. WHO CAN FORGET
the bursts OF locx: eloquence and party De.
volion, from our embryo statesmen, or
the promptnes with which Gen. Van Pet
ten rose to "accord?" Who can forget the
elimination and bitter recrilsination, in.
vective and personal abuse, during which
Billy Brock.hmidt wa slipping in votes
BY the handful, and Pat Lynch Was i'm
proving the golden opportunity BY voting
every son Of Erin who lived within .
radius Of City miles. But alls fair in war,
Why not in politics?
Old Father Time. however, has laid his
hand upon the interior Of our much loved
hall, and the traces of his work are begin.
ming to be too painfully apparent Take
THE DROP CURTAIN,
for instance. upon whose beauties ve are
forced to gaze q half IN hour before j,
rises. There ie the same old sea. The cas-.
lie begin, IN show sign, Of decay. Ben
Bolt, and that fellow Who has been putting
in his time for the LAST twelve yean leaning
up against its portals will some day furnish
work for the Coroner after he Il dug out Of
the ruins. The old man looks like . retired
bloaied bondholder waiting for his ship to
come in, and the sea has got . big hole in
il, which will certainly leave that Italian
fishing smack high and dry unIee il is
plugged up. Lines Of latitude and lonsi-
Jude, too, begin to appear very plainly on
hat drop curtain, While the equator that
passes through il il mot an imaginary line"
across its centre. While
the HOLE IN THE SEA,
before spoken Of, somewhat mars the bean.
y of that particular sheet of water, il il
rery handy TO sat:sfy the curiosity of &C.
resaea. Many brilliant eye h,s sparkled
through il and critically scanned the audi
nee before that land and ''sea-cape" ruled
,p. like the heavens, IN . scroll, or like one
# Clarkes curtains, that cant tear OF the
,oller."
Then there are those tvo. ladies on each
ide Of the private boxes, each side Of the
How long and patiently have
hey waited, but alas! their charms and
freshness have faded, and
THEY ARE DOOMED
NJ vail Aowen sure enough. Underneath !
hem there yawns unsixhtiy patches, With |
he iaths srinning like shouls over dead
mortality.
On the ceiling overheard. the gods and
,cddesses arc getting quite shabby, and
'eed dressing up. and the interior Of the
,all generally needs . thorough overhaul. |
ng. One great improvement could be made |
:, H. hall that vonlA heoe6t fnsnr> smA;. |