The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-07-06

A Sedalia II. D.'s Experience
in Ground Hog Cases"
A Stray 0crap from the History o1
Mis- Belle Bratcher,
And q Leaf from the Life Of q
LeCherous Lunatio.

And q Leaf from the Life Of
Lechsrous Lunatio.
Upton Times.
Ia os,ier to make ourselves thorough
understood By many oi our readers, il vii
Be cs-ssry to 60 back to our story litsl
Gay ard come to the nub BY degrees. Bell
thatcher is . fair. but frsil and freckle
beauty, Who claims . home in MosRs
county. Barrin' the fact shst her littl
girl baby has no papa, end thu. she ha
been frequently suspected, and even de
tected in situations prescribed BY the Law
Of God. man and society, she is . lady o
eminent responsibility and 6ne parts.
+! Belle has been employed for two or thre
years past ~ q servant in different hotel,
both in Versailles and Upton, end durin,
that time coatracted . passion for prom
inent married citizen Of Versailles, AMI
another Of Upton. which led long ego Il
her ruin, and subsequently, to her disgrac,
ard discovery. Upon the realisation o.
approaching irouble-for il il said thai
Coming events Cast their shadows before
Belle fed to Sedslis. not only that she
might the more edecsually conceal he,
shame, but probably with view to enlarg-
ing her scope Of usefulness. Not many
moons ago the event occurred which
stamped The brand Of frail,y deep into the
6lislered brow OF the to con6ding woman,
and Ut the same time delivered her into
the tolls Of the designing wolf who now
haun,s her like her very Oh sdow. A prom
inent physician Of Sedalia attended upon
the young woman in her illness. and when
she hsd recovered she found herself firmly
fastened within the meshes Of web, much
too intricate for the abilities of simple
minded country girl, with an inclination to
deviste from virtues paths and no incen-
tive to deter her from life Of shame.
But to the sequel The doctor, who has
. fine, intelligent and cultivsted family in
Sedalis, plenty Of property and q fine prac-
lice. ,enoupce,l the wife of his bosom. hm
daughters, his manly soss, his
sfiiuent surroundings, and everything for
which life il worth living, and taking to
hi. heart the ,ckn, ,vledesd cour,es.n. he
lef, between tvo a.v, and wa next heard
of Drac,;ciny from . covsred v.eon With
the c.nvas labelled "Ind;.n D,,ctor /" and
r. route for Eureka SPRINGS. Ark. Bsl.s
wa With him. and the ,vo Travelled q man
and v;fe Lat vesk IL v,s n.cs.s.,v n,
the ,uiltv D>ir IN re,nrn In Sed.l;a The
doctor IN set,le some busines. a,d the 10.
man IN obs.i, posses.;on Of 81 3O0 recen,lv
b.ous,,h.d IN h., La, Thun.d.v al.
zen, In ysc..illes bv nav of Tioson. and
On the following SATURDAY the doctor came
TO linton to meet her ON her rssurn and
accom- snv her To wherever thew h.d plao.
ned their aish,. The doctor il 8, ye.n
old. vesn . plug h., and . suit Of black
broad cloth R..lls ia % vs.rs old With
sore ewes. and r.visLinslv uelv. She
rould s,op /. CLOCK with one rood square
.ouint at il.
On the same train which brou.ht the
doctor. came his son in couce.lmeo, deter.
mined to nip Lo,har,os proceedings in the
bud. a be had been v.,chins the old mans
smoke. and stood ready to ,hwsrt his every
motion. The doctor prsnced around ues.
vouslv. and in the meantime WA inter-
viewed b, . r~por,er Of the Tsn... vho had
'.eo, onto the matter. The old lioer,iue
v.s nou-commuuica,ive. but .sid be would
.ooo call ON the Times With tho intention
Of raising the Sedali. D.moeyas ont Of il
boot. q he intended 10 brand that p.per
and i,s editors to the world - infamous
,,d sudscious pol,roous and ienoble liam.
The rvpor,er informed the doctor TIA, for
the purpose Of vide circulation and an in
,~llisen, handling Of the subject. no better
medium c,uld BE- secured and be .ppe>red
On the arrival Of the yeu.;lle, train The
f,,,;,. R.ll. failed IN ,hov nm and the
.morou. old n;u.,., h;re,l . i;,.,v team
and .t.rted for Vers.illes. closely pur,ued in
another rig By hi. son and q young man
from linton. He doseed the doctors
in Vsr,.;ll.. and ann AGAR
tanned that he had found bis ,.ms. The
doctor pu, M q, . hons. in Versailles. III.
name Of which. for obvious reasons. Ne
shall no, give. and found means Of intro
duc;ur the Jamsel bv stealth into HE own
ap,rtmeu,,: bu, the game WA setting old.
and the whole town became sc.pdalised
The ,oun.,e.r, of the ne;,hhorhood had
..a,oDpsd nm i,n 20 In spe.k and Quickly
oresnisins sent /. committee 10 inform the
doctor tia, # be wished to save his hide