The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-06
THE OLD NAN WRITES.
Van Wagner Thinks that
Grant 10 not the
Right Man.
No Matter Who u Nomi-
mated, God will
still Rule.
Tribute to the Lamented Mugford.

Tribute to the Lamented Mugford
-I---isI Correspondence Oi ii.- Isz"o.
1 SOMERSET, NIAGARA COUNTY, y. Y. !
March 23.i, 1880
The middle Of March il the severesi
part Of the winter here. During the win.
ter months we have had plenty Of rain and
mud, but little snow. Fruit. which il the
principal crop in this region, is safe yet.
The robins and blnebir!s have come Ia
stay, and everything beicken- an early
spriEg.
THE ENGLISH SPARROW,
imported few years ago becaus- they
acre such insect ex,erminsiors, also are
fast exterminsting other species Of birds.
They are much like Democrat.
We hear that the drou,h has we'll nigh
ruined the wheat crop in N .-souri and
Ksnaas. Somehow ksn-ss hs. had more
bad luck than any state in the Union, and
yet, emigration rushes there There will
he back water into Missouri before long
Politics run high; on the Republican side
Grant is still ahead. Blsin- las won
derful hold. Sherman il pure, tue. and
has done we'll for h;> country, hut ha- no,
the elements II p, r-onsl popularity; would
not awaken enthusiasm. and ii.rn hs
is from O:,io, Who has had
her share al Presidents, W. know >hsr-
man we'll ia. first time he Ttn Ter Con-
gress, ar indeed for anv Office. h. came -
my house with Ex Governor Ford and said
"You, I .,u told, are the only man wh,,
can save ne from defeat And s. dad
save him and have no, been sorry for il.
We need not tell you how We lid il. yuu
could not appreciate. BIT.
GRANT WILL NOT NJ NOMINATED,
neither Sherms.,, and we d. not expect
Blaine will look out Tor the dark hor~e
from Illinois. and they call him Wash
burn. lie vas the first to bring out Grant,
aud his conduct al the seige in Pari. will
enable him to sweep the Germans, and
awaken enthusiasm. Enthusiasm, . gre.,
word. whether in the political field, in the
pulpit, or in an editors Office.
Among the Democrats, Tilden still
stands prominent. He Is one Of the most
adrou managers in the nation has
plenty of money and mo- one To-
give il to but his country, and he
cannot be put down, and jus, now there
SENS 10 be no one from the right locality
to take his place. no one who would be so
likely to carry New. York. which is all i'm
pertant; Bay ARD il the most formidable
and ia conservative and popular, il he
lived in this state he would surely be nom
mated. But some man before Congress adj
jouvns may change the board considerably
But whoever wins or loo-r-, God still lives
and reign-, and has hook into the nose OF
the devil and will no, let him 60 too far.
Men and parties may &" az or down. but
I;oi moves on forever.
While YOU are
ArrENpIss PLEA BITES
10 not forget this, nor think mar fool
because he is minister.
Well. they tell me SedaIia Is still grow |
ing, and growing fast, its future is secure
unless you IA Some way evsJe it. The |
,sPital will naturally come there nnle-- |
You provoke Ia much sniagoni-m.
The capitol Of Michigan vac located at LIST |
right into the woods of Lansing because |
rival towns along the Central railroad got |
10 quarr-lling about il. Work hard. but |
pay little. What are you about, down |
here, Won are having 80 much "unple.s- |
,ntnes-" that you scare the people this |
way, suppose Won drop now and then a
case, ard several burglarieS, and |
hree or four shooting mstch--, from your
Sunday edition, You would still have
snough for all practical purposes, an
most afraid you invent some Of them just
10 show your enterprise.
Ia this strange world there IL no need Of
what never occurred. Truth
i stranger then felton," The Bible tells
more truth ,hsn many will believe. though
eighteen hundred yesr. hsve verified it.
WHAT HE SAYS ABrIT MIG"
Mugfor,i ha~ left You TO come back no
more. One on time he called me "a
Dne side snd SAYS :"Mr Van Wagner You
are doing crest deal Of gprh in our
riiy, We all feel Your influence. | nuyh, in 4
he = better m,n and wish I were and l
mean Ia t-, ! want To- tell yon tins
II touched NV he, Art, coming in such
way. Who has the rsro:.sihiliiy on him oi
lempting him at his mo-, vulnerable point?
Who has the money his wife and children
shorid share, There comes a day If reck-
oning. y iturailv I-tin.i, r..nrieous, aiia-
bic. ever ready tn d. favor, gifted with
a fine poetic fancy, and playful humor
who could help being drawn toward him
! remember J. West once said To-
me, There Is scarcely ANYTHING I
woud rot say and do for Musford
IL te would only settle down aud attend 10
busireS-, hi place esnno. he sur;,lied."
Mine eyes are charged with uns!ed tears
as think Of him; how different this
world would have been If man had only
Lowell hi- fellow man. Then every man
would have been helping every other man
and all would have been cared for. Then
when We ale gone the world will have
been the better for Us.
But We must not moralize too much or
our letter will he rejected. The Bazoo
] believe. does not profess 10 be H'relisiou.
journal" hope not.
IN. Y. ".