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

wall. where Joos thought il would b,
rather convenient 70 GET over. H.
hunsse uP . ehort pises Of bsart
which b leaned up agaiaa the call
an shan b pus bic foot q the Top q
the In gos hs1a Of the top Of tn,
wSli an elimbea up. q easy q
nuthin'. Then he reached down u
help NJ ssaP osso he boasa. b.
jus - he Vas asoin' to take me by thu
hand: 'Hellor says be. 'Lool
at-Asss! An I turned rouod IN
looked, an II there wasn't Mrs
Andrsw Jackson an General Tou
Thumb a-valkin' down the path.
What shall W doyays I.
"Co@s along. ays be. We ain
agoin' to stop for them. Get up. 81
the same.
Il tried to get up - be said. but i
wasn't % easy for me on account o
ny not bein' such . high stopper q
Jone, an l was . good while . gssiin
Q good foOtin' on the board.
Mrs. Jackson an the General
they came right up tn 10 an ses dOwl
on . bench which Vas fastened b
tween two trsss near the wall. An
there they set, a-lookin' steady ut u
With their four little eyes, like fou1
empty thimbles.
"'You appear to b goin' away,
ssys Mrs. Jackson.
YES" says Jone from the top o.
the vail. Were agoin' to take 4
slight stroll outside. this salu-briou
svenin'.'
"'Do you think. says she. that th'
United States Bank would b Opes
this time Of day ?
"'Oh, no, says Jone. the banks n
close at three o'clock. It's . good
deal after that now
blot II I told the Offiress who
was. Woulin't that make . difference
SAYS che. 'wouldn't they 90 dowr
an open the bank ?
"'Nos much SAYS Jons. givin' (
pull which brought ne right up Il
the top Of the vail. an almoss cisau
down the other eide. With one jerk.
Il never kuowsd no o6keers that would
do that. But says he. . kind o
shuttin' his eyes 80 that che shouldn',
zee be was lyin.' well talk ab"ut the,
,~h>n we eosma bach
"'lf you ses that team Of it'll.
Oxen saws the big man. send 'eu
round IN the front gate
"'All right, says Jone; and he lei
me down the outside Of the wall - il
I had been q bag Of horse iced.
"'But If the hank isn't open YOU
can't pay for it when it does come.
We heard the old lady ayin' - VI
hurried ID.
I'VE didn't lose no time sgOin'
down to that station. an its lucky W
didn't, for train for the city va
comin' JUS as We got there. an We
jumped aboard without hsvin' M
time to buy tickets. There wasn't
many people in our car, an We got .
seat together.
"'Now then, says Jone, a. the carr
went a-buzzing along. i feel - If
was really on . bridaltrip. which !
mus say I didn't At that there
asylum.
"Ar' then / said:
II should think not" and We both
burst out a-laughin'. a. we'll We might.
feelin' SIGH change Of surroundins.
"'Do you think. says somebody BE-
hind %. when we'd got through
laughin', that If l was to send . hoy
up to the cashier be would either
come down or send me the key Of the
bankr
I'VE both turned around o. quick
a lightuin'. an If there wasn't them
Two 1unertics 10 the seat behind Us!
at nearly took our breaths away
10 see them settin' there. staring at %
With their thimble eyes, an a-wearis'
heir little straw hats. both alike.
"'HOw On the Twin earth did you
40 get herey SAYS /, as SION as ]
,ould speak.
"'Oh. We come BY the same way you
,ome-by the Temporary stairs, says
An. jackson. We thought il it Vas
90 hate to draw any money to night,
{ might b. we'll to be 90 hand bright
md early in the mornin'. An 20 we
offered you two. jus as close - W
ould. because We knew you could take
y right to the very hank door. and No
|idn't know the way ourselves. not
'ever having had no occasion b
tteod to nothin' Of this kind
'efore.'
"Joue an / hooked At each other.
ut ws didn't speak for . minute.
Then SAYS !. here's . pretty !
title o fish,
81 should kinder say ~, ssys Jone. !
we've got these here two luuertics
D our hands. sure enough, fur there
int no train hack tn Pokus tonight.
y l wouldn't 60 hack with 'em IL
nero waa. We must keep IN eye on
n ti:l We can Sc the doctor to-
|0sr0w.'
al suppose We must, said I, but
IL don't seem jus - much like .
ridal trip - il did . while ago.
".You're right there said Jons. |,
"When the conductor came along
z bad to pay the fare of them two
Inertics. beeides our own, for neither
'em had cent about 'em. When
. Tot 10 town Ne went b . smallish
'tel, near the ferry. where Jons
moved the uan who KEEP It. who
ouldn't bother about none Of -
wing . scrap Of baggage. knowins
ID git hin money al the same, DOT Of
thef Jone or his father. The Cen I,
u and his sister looked . kind o
nuy In their little straw hats and |
zen carpet clippers. en- the clerk ,
fln't kn0V vheeher h0 hadn't fornof