The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-06
MOBERLY MEDLEY.
A Miller who Can't Grind Rice.
A Young Husband and Long
Stockings-

Special Correspondence to the BANJO.
The following. written for the SUNDAY
MORSISG BAzoo. came 20 hand too late Tor
publication in that issue
MoBERLY, April %.
II is = we'll understood adsge that no
cook appreciates or enjoys the meal pre-
pared BY her own hands. have never
donb,esi that. but when Miller goes back
on -four and forms an uncomfortable desire
Tor Rios, the principal article Of nourish-
ment for the slmond-syed celestial, then i,
furnishes an article for publication. Tues
day vas day IN the life Of Wn. II. Miller
that he will never forget, and such is the
case vith Ms. Matte Rice and Mr.. l.. W.
Rice. The facts of the affair are A. follows /:
In the forenoon Of that day Miller was met
On Reed street by Mr.. Rice and was told
that
He HAD To SHELL OFT
$50 or che would shoot the suit OF besuti.
inl black hair ofi his head. He hesiiated,
hut told her he would settle with her ~ q
gentleman but not there .pd then. "a he
did not have that much money with him.
She demonstrated with him, insisted on .
prompt payment, and said she was eager
Tor
"B LUD, IAGO, BLOOD"
Miller swore he Was busted, didn't have q
red. couldn't fetch 80 cents, then how the
devil could she expect him to produce
$50. She gave him until = o'clock y. m
to hustle around for the change, and be
started of. but not to hustle up money, but
friends. He wanted to have his gang wiih
him and he then could adjust the affair to
suit himseli. He 60, his friends, enc Of
them prominent young business man ol
the city Who wss in the affair out oi friend
ship for Miller. believing him a wronge,l
man and desiring to see him honestly effect
settlement without compromising his own
manhood. Miller also secured the
services ii = young man Who is noted for
vollubili,y, energy, get mp and pleasing ad-
dress when uecesary, hut Who think.
he can give
THE TERRIBLE EXPRESSION
Of . Booth or Romeo or Gsfher jenkins
when occasion requires This bouque,
81 manly beauty vas enhanced
greatly by the person Of Mr.. F.. j. Miller,
a brother Of w. H., who not only was allied
to Willie by blood and bone, but had Q
common interest in defeating the desires Of
the bold Mrs Rice, for did she not once
place pistol in close proximity to his left
handed, red headed eye brow aud cry then,
~ nov, for "lucre or for blood ?" She got
the lucre then, but nov I'VE are band Of
brother" and twas openly said she would
have 10 go to heaven or some other place
for the yellow coin. This battalion Of var.
rios, statesmen. gentlemen, entered the par.
OF the Roihwell Hotel snd
FOUND THE LADY
seated At the piano, humming . tune and
playing upon the instrument - unconcern-
edly ~ though she expected pleasure. and
not what must at least result in an unpleas-
ant exposure.
The party entered the parlor led By the
valiant gentleman who il noted for pleas
ing address. He cast perfectly bewi,ch-
ing glance upon the fair one. passed BY and
took = very fine position in the center Of
room, leaning with right arm upon the
w. II. NJ. wa the last to en-
ter the room. and stood for second at the
door. Old Rice himself had entered by
this time, and was sitting down upon the
.eitee. looking As cool xs il he had chunk
Of ice in his pockets. The business. man
took possession" Of chair, and f. ]. NJ,
though lame. stool up. W. H. NJ. re-
manned At the open door until
THE RICE WOMAN
him tn sieP into the psrlor and
Close the door. He did 80, and then the
fun began. The following u the dialogue
MIR. X, desermined-W. H. NJ. in . ire
NOR.
Mn. RI give you three minutes to she'll
out $50.
W. H. NJ don't cse you any $50
Mn. RI say you do, and want il. II
you don't give up to me I'll hor.ewb,p you
within an inch Of your LIE.
Talkaiive Youih-But nov. Madame. let
everything be explained. You surely have
books or papers, notes or obligations Of
some kind or description to prove he owes
you the money. have you not,
Mrs. R-Who in the devil are You,
T. VI am . gentleman and friend oil
Mr.. Miller's, end would like to have this
matter settled quietly. These lines we're
beautifully aud ienderly rendered
Mrs. R.-well, you jus, peacefully and
quietly git up and skip on, Of this room
Here she stepped over to the cenier-tab'e
and from under her cloak she drew q raw.
hide.l Now you walk.
The T. Y. mad hesi,ated. but old Rics
jumped up. and placing hh hand on pis-
toI in his side coat pocket. said, AYES, By
God,
II SHE SAYS GET, yOU GET"
Y.-YoU BEr.
And he got.
Quiet having been restored the door "a
closed upon the retreating figure of the T
Y, and then the business man remembered
What the T. Y. had sid about notes, books
ETC., told them to produce the hooks sn<
there would BE . settlement Old Ric'
said he would 70 after the books and prov,
that w. H. NJ. Owed Mrs.. X. $50 for sell
ing fruit 6ees ~. MILLER, however. sal,
that fruit hess have mighty little to do IL
this easel, and Rice started down street If
ter the books. A soon a. Rice vas fairl
out Of the hotel the Millers and bushes
man felt cramped in parlor only 20 fee
square, and ssarted to 60. Mn. Rice plsn,e,