The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-03-18

made for says she. If they isn't to b
turned o.
"Whsn ! told joe abose this he
losted red serious. an u then .
wsitsr eans up stain - went. into
the Ais mads s0om. In q misuee hs
comes out en- says to Jooe an me.
a-yrinnin':
I'VE can't suit him no better in
this house."
"'What does b want? asks Jone.
"'Why, he wants . smaller bed.
says the waitss> He says b can't
sleeP 10 . bed . big - that. an 10
haven't Dooe s@aller in this house,
which hsoouldn't get INTO IL ~ hed.
in my opinion.' says be.
"'All right. ays Jooe. JUS you
60 down stains. an III fx him. So
the man goes Cd. still a-grinnin'. 4
tell you what IL IT, says Joue, it
wont do IN let them two lunasics have
rooms to themselves. THEY'LL ct this
house afire Or turn il upside down in
the middle Of the night. II they has.
There's nuthin' to be done but for YOU
to sleep With the woman an for me
TO sleeP with the man, an to keep
EN- from cuttio' up sill mornin'.
$50 JOne he wsnt intO the room
where General Tom Thumb was a-set-
tin with bic hat on. . lookin' dolefal
at the bed. an says he:
Whats the matter With the bed :?
"'Oh. it's too large entirely. says
the General. 1t wouldn't do foe Ne
to sleep in bed like that. II weuld
ruin my character ~ . genuine
"'Well.' saws Jous. its nearly two
times too big for you. but II YOU an
me both was to sleep in il. il would b
about right. wouldn't it, /.
"'Oh, YEA says the General. Az
be- takes OF his hat. a. Joae says
goodnight to NJ an shuts the door.
Our room wss hsstsr than Mn.
Gensral Jackson's % I takes her in
there. an the tast thing che does 10
70 turn on all the gases.
"'Ssop ,hat Y l boilers. If you do
that again,-lll-lM break the.
United States Bank to norrow.'
How'll YOU doshat ?says she.
"'Ill draw out IN my capital ssysl
81 hope really you wont, says che.
till I've been there. an che leans out
Of the open winder u look into the
street, bot while she We a-looking DOT
I Sc her Left hand a-ereepin' up to
the gas bv the wi,,dsr, that wasn't
lighted. / felt msd enough to take
her BY the fsst and pitch her out. -
you an the boarder. said P0mona,
turning to me, 'histe,l me out Of the
canal buas winder. But I didn't do
it, for there wasn't no soft water
underneath for her to fall into. After
10 went to bed kept awake for =
long time, bein' afraid she'd get up in
the night an turn 90 the gases ao'
smother me alive. But I fell asleep
1t last. an when / woke up. early in
the moroin. the first thing ! did was
to leel foe that lunestic. Bot she was
gonsr
"Gooe :" cried Euphemis, Who. with
myself. had been listening most intent
y IN Pomoas's story.
"Yes," continued Pomona, she Vas
gene. / gave one jump out Of bed
and felt the gases, but they wss oil
right But she Vas gone, and her
clothes ~as gone. ! dressed. % pale
a. death, 1 do expect. and hurried 70
Jones room. and hs and me and the
big man wss all ready in no time IN
70 and look for her. At last. . little
ways down . email strest. ~ sesd o
crowd, and the minute ~ see il Jous
and me both said IN our inside hearts.
There she -? And sure eooueh.
when we got thssS Who should We
zee. with . ring Of 1feet loaiers and !
boys around her, 6at Mrs. Andrew !
jackson, With her little STRAW hat and |
her green carpet slippers. . dancing !
sumo kind Of skippin' iandango. and
shedding out her skirts With the tips
OF her fingers. But June and me /
didn't intend " wait for no SIGH talk
- this, and be TUX the man By the
Arm. and tak the Old woman, and
We just walked EN- 81.
well, ~ kept straight % to the
doctors and glad 10 Ne when "
got there, and mad be W. when 10
[eft Mrs. Jscksoo and The General on
bis hands. for we wouldnt have no
more To do with EN-, and he couldn't
back ont from seeing 70 their going
sack. thought ae fsst b wosldn't
IL 6oger 10 get 10 osr trunk g but
10 cooked down after . bit, and hs ,
sopsd we'd Try some di6srsat kind Of
Institution for the rest Of our trip.
shich ~ mid 10 though We would.
"'Now then. says Jone. after he'd
zen thinking awhile. 'there1l b no ,
bore fooling % this trip. I've
Hooked out the whole Of the ret Of il.
I'd veil wind up . sight better than
hat boardsr - was be- any idea Of. To
borrow we'll 20 to fathers and II the
ID gentleman hes got any money On
b crops which I e1psct b has. By :
his time. III take up . part Of my |.
hare, and veil have . trip % WISH r
,gtoo, and 80 the Pteside0t, and
congress. and The White House. and
b lamp always s-burning before the
uprsme Court. md
"'Doo't say no more ays I, its
pleudid =
80 early the next day, wegoes on !
sst - iast - trains would take % 70
i fathers. and we hadn't bsen there
urn ten minutes. before Joue found
nc he had been summoned on . jury.
"'When mustyoueor says /. whss
. como. looking . kind o pale, to tell
70 this.
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a. sDs>AA ~Rs 49, IT. 1911