The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-02-24
REBECCAMJ. COOK,
Che Writes Q Letter to . Fr1euo'

1he Writes . Letter to . Friend.
On January 25ih, 1878. . fePseseniaaive
Il the BA.oo visi,sd Holden, after this
lap.es suit wsa commenced. and under- |
ook to iotesviev Miss Rebeccs N. J.
Cook. The reporter did not get . very !:
largo amount Of music out Of the young |
Iady, Gor probably her attorneys had told
her 70 keep beg mouth.
After the Interview. Ni~ Cook wrote the |!
following letter to friend:
HOLDEN, Jan. q, 1873.
J. West Goodwin, Of The Ssdalia BA1ool
was hess yesterday. to ok me to give . full
statement Of thia busines. G. s. Young
vent 70 Sedalia Jan. 24th, TO ZEE Philips &
Vest, and Mr. Goodwin claims to have
heard 1t from Q clerk Of these attorneys.
He said be visbed ny statenent just Tor
the bene6s Of HE psper-thst be had no
other interest In it. Bot from . remark
shst Mr.. Young made to my brother .
lev houn afterwards, We are qnite cure
that be w.s sent BY the Board Of EdHcs-
ton or By their sttorneys.
He asked me when the board hired me?
l told him.
He a.ked me # they did not give . 1ea-
con Tor disehargins me!
I told him YES CIR. of course they gave
q seaeou p
I then told him l vonid give him no
farther information and b left
REBrccA Cook.
Mi~ Rebeccs, you are Iaboring under .
grand mistake. Mr.. Young, the school
hoard. or Philips 4 Vest had no hrnd in
the BAsoo representative visiting you. All
Of them are too high-minded gentlemen ia
undertake such . game. Again, news
paper reporten do not 90 about getting in
formation 10 v,n dsmsge suit for one. OF
defeat damage suit for another; they q
to get news and information Tor the benefit
and edi6cation Of their patrons.
Secca. your interview, although little
tardy. will be found IN another column
from your 0w0 lips. given in the court
room. the other day. under oath. II is full
of richness. Read il and the letter above
and remember that il il human TO err and
Divine 70 forgive.
Lung Balsam.
John N. Rasland, the jolly landlord Of
the s.. Stephens House, 1t Clinton. No.
vas, for long time. 10 the grocery bu.i
Deas in that city. and. Of courae, ell TIKI
dsummen-'the good boys"-on the read
stop st the st. Stephens 70 zee John, for sht
sake Of old times, and to get good squar,
meal, besides swap lies With him. Some
time ego one Of the boys, representing som,
Eassern patent medicine house, stopped a
the St. Stephens. He va business. Bust
ne. Ill over. He Was out West sdver.
sisinR his house. and he proceeded to pm
up bis posters. He posted the town; and
a . last resort, tackled the St. Stephen
table,. and posted "Aliens Lung Balsam'
On the Worcestershire sauce hotties. 1
was . good scheme. One day the Sane
gave out, and the steward vent al aroun,
town to get sAllen's Lung Balsam" for tn
table. He tackled the landlord, Rasland
and be had never heard of any such sauc
- "AlIens Lung Balsam" during all b.
yesrs a. srooeryman. The steward wen
70 ell the groceries in town. They didn'
keep t. Never heard Of any auch stuff
and, 10 fact. there Was no such truck made
The steward got red-hoa, and he told then
that the "high-toocd drummer tina
stopped st the St. Stephens could eat moth
ing else but "Alls0's Lung Balsam" O,
their meat. and il VA . Ground-hcs Gaze
It had to Be found" He struck {. druI
store 1t last, and they showed him som
"bslsam," but it wa not the kind. Fl
wanted some in round bottles. He strucl
. bargain and purchaaed I'll the "Lunl
Balsam" in town. half dozen bottles.-
for the boys had 70 have it on their meat
Lung BaIsam" IL . good thing, and Rag
land has become immortalised in the fol
lowing beautiful anu pathetic lines:
Come all ye drummer, listen to nv sons
I'll make il sweet but IL won't BE- IonR.
III tell yoa II am able
What happened 1t John n. Rsglasd'
table.
Now listen while freely tell goa,
land DO not think mean 10 sell yOu,l
How this Landlord, John N. RsRland j
his name,
Has suddenly schieved great iame.
His food 1t is the very best.
His ~aiters always neatly dressed,
Ifia rooms are airy and veil lighted,
In short biz goeats are all delighted.
he keeps none bot heightened drummer
And ne'er will take hummer.
Hes very careful Of their health
And ne'ef fOrgets to share sheir wealth.
AAC S0S0totveD Tx CUUs
TO ell his suests "AlIens Lung Rsi.sD.'
lie thinks his table ne'er complete
Unless be has Lung Baisam for his meat
Wheoevef this gives ont
lie ruehes wildly about,
From s:ore TO store. from door 70 door,
He vsnis six bottles and may be more.
6ymenial.
On Wednesday. February 18th 1880, d
the residence Of Col. ]. r. E.tiIl, at Eatil
Station. Howard County, No, M. Fsliz
Laforce. Of Columt;a. No., will lead to ,h,
altar Niss Eila Estill, charming yonn,
1sdy we'll tnown in social cincIes Of Mis
sour. daughter Of Col. Estill. II promises
60 Be . grand affair.