The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-08-17
STEALING BEER.
Party Of 0edalia Gentlemen
Who Purloined the Wrong
Bottle.

One day last week . couple oil married
lsdies from th,s city were rusticstinG II
McAlli~ier Spring.. They had taken With
them snme bottled beer, the drinking oi
which they firmly believed would keep I'd
malaria and serve ~ IN sniidote 70 the
virus Of mn-qn,to bitea.
Before tapping = bottle they we're &C.
cu-tomed TO place II in the water some.
where shout the Spring.. To cool il.
On one occssIon, o. they we're placing
hottie in that refrigerator, built BY Natures
hxni, they we're observed by = party Of
gentlemen, all residents Of Seislia, one of
whom Is one Of the mo~t widely known
lawyers Of the P-ttis county bar; the eth
ers are oil engaged in various businesses ia
this city.
As aeon a. the ladies had deposited the
bottle in the water and fastened it 40 il
couldn't escape. they left it for . short
time. The gentlemen secured the bottle,
tapped it and drank the contents. II
proved 10 be int-clsss beer. The ladisa
returning thirsty, found the bottle had
disappeared. and susPecting thst whoever
took that bottle would want another, had .
colored man Gil bser bottle with castor
oil and eo.p suds. which thy then had
him place in the wster near the point from
which the other bottle had been taken.
Soon the crowd of gentlemen put in their
appearance and grinningly walked down to
the bottle, took 1t up in high giee. Three
of the gents At once produced cork screws
from their Pockets, that from the way they
we're worn he'd evidently seen seryice.
One middle-aged man proposed that .
vote of thanks be rendered tho ladies for
their kindness, another suggested that
they be RECALLED by q eulosy Of the genrr-
ositv Of the ladies. BY the legal member Of
the company. The young man Who had
been TRYING to break the cork wire. said ::
"Let us notify the isdier to start the
corks for Us hereafter"
Soon the cork WA extracted and,
through Difference to age, the bottle MAS
passed to An elderly gentlemen, who,
stroking his moustache upward, said:
well, here's to the ladies Who provide
us with beer and the chorus Of drink
hearty" came up from the company.
He elevated the hottie, took . swallow,
d.shed the bottle to the ground, grabbed
himself by the abdomen and cus-ed quite
briskly. Some Of the gents asked him
what Wa the matter? O:hers picked up
the bottle, and discovering instantly vhsi
the co.tents were. beGsn laughing, rolling
on the grass and bowling. They were ,m-
tickled.
One old quiet cus stood of by . tree,
rubbing his stomsch conieotedly, thinking
fortune that he had not FIRST tackled the
castor oil and soap suds.
After the old man had finished his gov.
eminent contract of swearing and splitting
and the little attack Of sickness which the
stolen drink had produced. be sat EN- up
handsomely to all the company. pariicu.
larry c,n,ioning them to say nothing about
il in Sedalia.
The next time any Of that company OF
gentlemen steal beer they will hire cheap
hoy to try Il on, and II il don't make him
spit and CUES and hunt q tree to lean
against while his stomach tries to e-cspe
between his teeth, they will try IL them
selves. Nothing like having q irnsty
sampler about with you. gentlemen. in
such ca.es.
The ladies say they mia-ed no more
beer.
Babcock's Fine Favored Cigars.
From MrDonsia's Whisky Ring Exposure
shortly after my return ." 81. Louis in
December, 1874. told Col. Joyce that il
would he weiI 10 make another anal! con.
tribu,ion 10 the president and Gen. Bah.
cock. To do this We procured box Of the
finest cigars We could find and Enclosed
in the box with the cigare 81 900 bill,
which We sent by express, addressed te
Gen. Rabcock. In due time Col. Joyce r.
ceived letter from BsbcOck acknowledg
ing receipt Of those cigars, with enclosure
10 which was added that we treferring tt
Grant and himselD enjoyed the excellent
flavor Of those cigars.'"
DIR. Bult'. Baby Syrup Is in good de
msnd everybody spesks we'll Of il. TIN
price il only Is cents.
Too Much Confidence IN Q Pious
Looking Face.
A gentleman giving his name 10 RAzo
reporter ~ l.. NJ. Ingrsham, arrived o.
the NJ, K. & T. train from the south thi
forenoon, and claimed that he had bee
cou6denced just before reaching this city
ont of his railroad ticket.
He said he resided near Marsh6elt
Ohio; that he had been down in Texs
and had his ticket in his pocket {
take him home. When near this city,
welI-dressed, pious-looking man came Q
the train. He formed IN acquaintan'
with the ssnctimonious cue, and ssks
him some questions concerning train Col
nec.,ons. The stranger asked to see b
ticket, and Ingraham handed it to hin
, together With the little envelope in whi'
| il had been placed By the ticket seil'
. The stranger gave the required inform
ton. and returned the envelope. Short
afterwards Ingrshsm pulled out the q
velope to look at his ticket, and il =
missing, but in its stead, inside the ens
ope had been placed little card on Viii
was printed, "Good for one Drink or
; gar, Franz Schneider"
z Ingraham 1t once made diligent zeal
y. for the stranger. but he wss not TO
!. found.
An Elegant Toilet Preparation
hair dressing and restorative . found