The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-17
WINTERS WORK.
An Unusual Scene in the Queen
City.
Lively Times in the Streets In the
Afternoon.

An unusual sight vas that. which greeted
The early riser yesterday morning. Not
= sound broke the sncwy mantle OF stiffness
that hung like fairy pail upon the e,rth.
until the call Of maiin bell came in soft
mufled tones. like mysterious voices from
some afar OF land. The houses looked
like enchanted habitations of some city Of
Silence and Sleep, and the pointed pickets
stood like frozen sentinels in the frosty
whi,eneas Of deaths array. The trees
we're shrouded skeletons. and their bur-
dened branches were bowed down - ii in
mute despair.
One by one the muffled forms crept slowly
out, and 40 they labored through acrus-
toned paths. left tracks to guide those Who
followed. The snowy barrier vas At last
beaten down, aid Sedalis swoke to i,s &C.
customed life.
IN THE AFTERNOON
the sun came out warm and bright, the air
s.s clear and soft, and the Landscape
looked ~ if Northern winter scene had
been trsnsplanied to . Southern climate
The air was filled With the merry chimes
Of bells, and shouts of musical laughter
rang out from swift fleeing cutters tina,
elided hilher and thi,her upon the Aeecy
carpet. All Sedalia vent sleighins
and everything on runners. or
that rsnners could be put to. Was pressed
into requisition.
There we're many very 6ne turn outs
got Up in the highest style Of the art. With
all the luxurious accompaniment Of fun
and afghans; sleek, sristocratic horse'
seemed proud of their burdens. and dashed
by IN all the pomp and circumstance oil
pride and wealth.
Then the "bloods" were out in full
force. They handled the ribbons With "a
air Of vanity that seemed to say I'VE sin'l
no short stock" and we're lavish in the die.
play Of red flannel lined capes and enor.
nous fur gloves.
The grocers mounted their delivery
wagon. ON runners. and at once united
pleasure with business. performing thei,
usual work With more promptness. even
than il the streets were not encUm
tered with an unusual impediment to 10
comCiinn.
The jolli-st crowd Of all. however, wer,
those who crowded into rough specimena o.
their own niger uiiy drawn BY inconrruou'
brnses that were sca~d into astonishing
swif,ness BY their unusual surr. .undinks
Away they went. while the fun was fas
and furious, and notwithstanding the,
were the recipients of showers of SNOWY
m,-ailes, they enjoyed themselves awss
ingly.
THE LIVERY STABLES
reaped harvest. SleiRhs tn { had lonI
hung ss dead capital upon their hand
were eagerly taken at two dollars pc
hour for single teams. and larger sIeishs il
proportion. In the afternoon Farnham 4
GiimAn's mammoth .leigh holding fourteen
people turned on, and = merry party 6lles
it. Ben. Lyon. Ed. Lyon. Knllmer and Al
Goodwin al-o had everything they ownes
on runners in active operation.
THE HIGHEST OLD TIMES
of all, was enjoyed by the boys. Never b.
fore came such bright, warm day, ant
big, deep -now to them on . holiday. Ant
they made the most Of it. Every urchiI
in town had sled, and every urchin 70
more fun to the square inch out Of it yer
terday than ever before. The order of tn
day wxs "hitch on behind" and ever,
vehicle was in turn attacked BY. and At.
tached to, . string Of merry hearted boys
whose eyes twinkled With delight and joy
They occasionally fell off and over escI
other in the snow like India rubber ball,
and about a. harmle-sly.
Woe betide the man who upon such n
occasion will not let . boy "hitch on be
hind" The hoy, or hall dozen. senerall,
take the privilege without asking. If III
man "cuts behind" with his whip. tho DO,
releases his rope. his sled stopa, and for a
instant the expression upon his face 10
study for = painter. In the next . sno,
ball flies from his hand With unerring Gin
and strikes the ''old codger" with aurpria
ing force in the back of the neck, and IL
icy fragments meander down his hack viii
terrible effect. By come kind Of free ma
.onrya nR the little Arabs the bal
.nce of his journey he d greeted By
shower of enov balls. until he IL hearth,
sick and Disguised with small boys on gen
eral principles.
THE SIDEWALKS
sppesred to be unusually croved on on
main atreets IN the afternoon. The brigh
sun brought out the ladies in full force
and the fair faces. peeping out Of hood
and furs. appeared more bewitching thai
ever. The store Windows were crowded.
With eliiiering gems for Christmas presents
and the usual amount Of businea -
transacted. And thus paced the day
morn wintry and forhiddinR. NJ noon r.
ii,nt sunlight and happy throngs. 1t ev
calm and peaceful. With the bright iwinkl
Of stara overhead, and the silv~ry moon
t'eams upon the calm. white scene below.
The Turner Dramatic Company
At the e.rnesi solicitation Of Mayo
Fsuihsbrr, the nev theatrical troupe q
S-daiia, on Friday evening completed il
"rganiExtior, which vss unsnimo0si
chririened THE Turner Dramatic Con-
p.nv. in compliment to its chief Organiser