The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
MUSCULAR MRS. MILLER.
She Made it Interesting on the
Missouri Pacific Train
Last Night.
While Intoxicated She Came
to Sedalia Instead Of Get
ting off at Warrensburg,
And Returned this Morning, q So
berer, and, it is to be
Hoped, Wiser Woman.

When the Missouri Pacific train, Con
ductor King in charge, pulled out from
Kansas City, last night. there was seated
in the chair coach handsome. middle
aged woman, elegantly a,tired. and sport.
ing considerable jewelrv, who proved i
source OF great annoyance before the de.
pot in this city was reached
Ii was noticed that she WAS somewhat
intoxicated when she boarded the train,
r bur >he presented her ticket and received
her check, after which She fell asleep. As
the train neared Holden, Conductor King
aroused her and asked 10 see her check.
She was maudlin drunk. and unable to
talk iptelligenily, so fumbled around for Il
time for the check, but could not find il,
neither could she tell To what point she de-
erred TO go. After not little trouble the
check tor her baggage was secured, and the
conductor ascertained tina, she desired Ia
get of at Warrensburg.
When the train arrived AT the Quarry
City, Brakeman Sullivan informed her
that she was at her destination, and start
I'd 10 assist her from the coach
She declined his assistance, how
ever. and started for the door.
but, instead Of leaving the train, walked
into the next car. and again seated himself
No stop is made between Warrensburg and
Sedalia, so when Conductor King came
through and discovered that she was still 4
passenger, he remarked; you have passed
,your destination, madam. and will have
togo TO through Sedalia."
That's all right" said she IL lived in
that town six wears, and you bci your life
! know all about it,"
h, la IL
son house she was assisted TO the platform.
where she made it interesting for the train
men and a crowd Of by-standers.
A well-knOwn news agent, seeing the
woman's condition, determined to have a
little fun at her expense, 80 be interrO-
gated her:
Did they carry you beyond your desti-
nationy''
That's what they did, -she replied.
That's too bad" said the butcher and
assuming all the dignity of the superin-
tendent of the road, he called cut TO Sui
Ivan, the brakeman:
Here. now, l want YOU To turn this
, train around at once and take this lady
10 Warrensburg."
''Oh, never mind" spoke up she who
had been hitting the bottle; You need not
put them to all that trouble: maybe there
is freight train going out soon"
Yes" said the pretended official, that's
so; the gravel train will leave now in
few minutes when it comes along YOU
Jump on the first hat car, and you'll soon
be at home"
Light now dawned through her added
brains and when she saw that she was
being "kidded," her anger knew no bounds.
She expressed her opinion of the news
agent, after which she lett the depot and
where she registered as Mrs. Miller, Kan
sas," and left word TO be called al ! o'clock
this morning. She was up a, that time
and left for home, and it is TO be hoped
that the next time she goes travelling she
will not look upon the wine when it is red.
the liquor when it is stout. or the lager
when II Is stale