The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-04-23
WHO'S RENO?
4 Sheep in VOLTS Clothing Woos
Q Widow
But Owing to Unexpected Events
ID Left.

Sett u may Oe cOuSSIucteu, OaSeu upon any
alsehood, can be successfully carried out
md not meet With defeat in the end.
Il vas this belief that actuated Reno, the
.;Allatin Safe robber, and subsequent con-
'ict Of extensive nO.or,ety to commit
crime, thinking his plans safely laid, and
The development Of any future facts leading
10 his apprehension and conviction impos-
,ible. The same idea was conceived and
caught up by
THE wOCLD-BE RENO,
to be . citizen Of Sedalia. But
this Reno, thinking himself a. astute as the
the celebrated convict, undertook to commit
. little robbery BY reaching out to pound
some body With long pole. So he laid his
plans, but didn't get very far until his little
arrangements we're broken in upon and his
blooming prospects for . big haul were
blasted.
Instead of arming himself with set Of
burglars tools, he got the idea into his head
that he could do it with pen and ink. So
he looked around for victim. At last he
finds
VERY HANDSOME WIDOW
With comfortable little legacy. He puts
on his non de plume, Geo. E. Reno, and IN
dertook II rob this lady Of eminent re-
spectability and . resident of one Of our
most fashionable neighboring towns, Of her
widownood in disguise. Now the moment
tor big prize has come. Instantaneously
he dsshes of long letter on foolscap in
red ink. A reasonable time elapses; no
response. A second and similar epislle
was sent no answer still. "Well, said he,
BY thunder how 70 this? I'll raise Cain.
the devil, or the woman one, this time-ii
she has any eyes to read and any heart to
penetrate" At it he goes; no Answer
to this pressing invitation to cor
respond. Now this young widow feeling
not only wounded, but sxtravagantly in
dignant toward this uncou,h and unknown
Reno. who ignored all rules Of etiquette,
put this letter into the hands of confiden-
tial gentleman friend. This confident
sends the whole pack of sweet scented
letters and valentines to friend at Soda
lis. This friend, purporting to be Mrs. c.,
sends a request to Mr.. Reno, invitin. h'm
to call at one of our hotels. No response
vas made. A week later and here il came ::
SEDALIA, Mo-, MONDAY kvENING,I
April LIST, 1873. :
Mrs. C.:
vas at town to-day, and you can hardly
imagine how disappointed I was ON finding
that you had been here and i failed to
zee you. Oh, why did you not send your
letter few days in advance Of your COM
ing? lido not live in the city, but five
miles out, and only go to town about once
a week. / was in the Saturday before you
we're there on Monday, just a week ago to-
day. Then. another thing. although
claim to be as much Of q gentleman as any
body, and can give a. good reference ~
any other man, assume fictitious name
Reno ia not my real name, because wa
and still am afraid to give my real name
without knowing you better or whether you
would he my frieni and correspondent q
not. Mr.. Swift, the person to whom you
sent my letter, is very particular friend
of mine, but he knows me only BY my real
name. Ispoke to him about the letter,
.I".. s. IS, $3.50, S~s wv
and he expects il to come torough the p. D
Now please. Mrs C., do not think from the
little failure inst experienced that there il
q rake or anything Of that Kind tridins
With you. I hope you will think favora
4 Il = A: 4
again. will be in Sedalia on Friday
April. 9Th. Please write 80 that can ge'
your letter on that day, and il you can fl
Up another errand to Sedalia this spring ant
it will suit You, make me an appointment
little ahead. Address Geo. E. Reno again
and when We meet will explain Why
take this precaution. Comfortably.
Not in care Of anybody.
In answer to this was written the follow
ing reply:
i MARSHALL. Mo-. April 10, 1878.
Mr. G. E Reno, Sedaiia, No:
was very much surprised to find . lettel
here on my return home. signed BY you
, and again soliciting . correspondence
When I passed thro' Sedalia fully expect
ed to meet you-supposing ut the time y0C
lived there, but as l Va. disappointed had
made up nv mind not to pay any more 1t.
tention to any thing you would write-but
to put you down n q fraud.
However, / shall be on my way to st
Louis in short time, in ten days or two
weeks, and will pass through Setsalis-
i You may answer this letter n soon a. re
eeived, ststing what day you will be in Sc
dalia, and will make it convenient to pas
through at that time, provided it is mol
longer than ten DAYS or two weeks from thi.
time. When again hear from you vii
answer ut once. giving you the hour ana
place in Se,lalia for you to call.
Respectfully, MRs. C.
Nov Reno has got the machinery in mo
ton with . full head Of steam on.
THROWING OFF THE AIR BRAKES,
here he goes again, with the postscript at.
tached to the caboose ~ streamer:
| sEDALIA, Mo-, April 18th, 1878
Dear Mrs. O.:
Your favor Of the 10Th is Just received
and am much pleased to hear from you,
also. considerably rejoiced to learn from il
that you had reconsidered your resolution
to regard me a fraud and paw no more
attention to my solicitations. But would
feel bad to think you consider me more
solicitous than gallant. A. hope to SCI
you soon won't b lengthy in this COM
municstion.
This will 70 to Marshall Monday-by
Tuesday noon you can mail an answer
which would reach here Wednesday night,
Thursday, April 18th. will come down
and get your letter, and will respond &c any
sppointment you may make without fail.
Address - before. Geo. e. Reno.
With respects, F. R.
PSI did not mean that would ex-
pect to meet you here Thursday, merely
your letter. Come after that, when il 6ese
suits your convenience. +.
Thnur.day morning came little too
soon for the above communication to have
the hour and place designated for this meet
i,~-oh this hannv meAein1fN Bot a