The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-04
MATTE WAS MAD
Because Eddie Had Told
Lies" Concerning Her
Character,
So She Sought Revenge by
Cowhiding Him in a
Public Place.
In the Melee She Had Every
Particle Of Clothing Torn
From Her,
And in Naked Condition Was
Compelled to Wend Her
Way Home.
And It All Came From a Young
Man Peeping In Where He'd
No Business.
The Affair was the Town Talk, and
Made More Fun Than
a Circus.

The wrath 90 q woman scorne,i i said I,
I Ice something terrible, bui the BAZoo he
! lieves that a woman vino has been scandal
! lied whether Justly or not, can give ia,
, other female seven points in game oi ten
and. even with this odds against her, dc
ieat her in the end Of course this i onl,
surmi>e on the part OF the paper published
for the people now on earth. but after Zee
rusing what is 10 follow, the reader i 4,
liberty TO Judge for himself.
JcHNsTowN, IN BATES COUNTY.
i only small village, and a majority oi
the citizens are al fever heat when any
thing outside Of the usual humdrum life
happens within her borders Such was
the case on Tuesday, the 18th inst, when
genuine cowhiding affair WAS
dished up Tor their delectation, and a
woman was in the case, OF course.
Residing there Is a Young man named
Edward Harbert, aged some nineteen
wears. He i respectfully connected. and
has always stood high in the community
in which he was raised, although i; was
pretty generally known that he WIS in
clined 10 be
LITTLE SWIFT,
and remarkably well contented when in
company of his lady friends, Of whom he
had large circle He was engaged in
clerking in his brothers store, which
brought him in contact with the gentler
sex, and It's no wonder he WAS quite a
"masher" among them.
Also residing in Johnstown is a damsel
fair, two wears younger than Edward,
whose sly glance has caused MANY young
mans heart 10 fiutter.
THIS YOUNG LADY's NAME
is Matte Orr, and she, too, was well
thought OF by all who knew her. Nalur-
ally enough Edward was smitten with the
and vice versa. They have spent
many hours in each others company, but
whether Matte thought more of him than
OF some OF her other gentleman friends,
the writer sayeth not.
A couple OF nights prior 10 the 9th.
young Harbert was called upon Ia sit up
with a sick friend, whose residence i adj
jacent 10 the one where Matte lives. Oi
course he would 60. Why shouldn't he?
lie WOULD BE NEAR MATTE,
and while the sick man slept he Edward
might enjoy few minutes conversation
with the lair girl. Early he was at his
post, but his patient was quite i'll and rest
less, and il was not until late hour that
he found leisure TO even think of calling
On Matte. But at last the ong-looked-ior
arrived and he was beside himself
with JOY. He forgot that it was late He
only thought OF meeting her who was
ALL THE WORLD To HIM.
Quietly he slipped from his house and |
tole toward the Orr mansion. But hor- |
or, she had retired. He must see her al |
my rate, and as he knew i'm which room |
he was reposing upon downy couch, |
hither he wended his way. He reached !
ne house, and after taking in the sur
crept cautiously to the window
Il her room. What he saw. the BAZoo |
nan Is not prepared to- state He, how
yer, saws il froze the blood in his veins
thermometer go in the shade, and he
BEAT A HAsTY RETREAT.
The next day it was reported around
own that Matte Orr had been caught in
ed with mainland the BAZOo regrets
eng unable 10 ascertain his name. OF
curse the news flew from mouth To-
Mouth, a. only news OF that character can,
nj eventually ii came to the ears of
latte. She denied ii with vehemence.
nd vowed that he who had started the
lie SANDER, as she termed il, should eat
is own words or she would
Housewife HIM IN PUBLIC.
She was bat a few hours in ascertaining
lat Harbert was was the author of the
DRY. She again pronounced il false-a
e manufactured ont If whole cloih-and ,
owed before high heaven that she would ,
ave revenge; not blood was it she wanted. ,
1T something that would cause Harbert ,
) be the laughing stock OF the whole OF
Dhn>town I
On Tuesday morning she determined 10
lrry out the plan she had previously
appel out. The first thing To he dome
As the purchase OF whip. This she ac- -,
'mplished and
STARTED OFT on THE wAEPATH. .
Conceaing the cowhide under her basque. {
e called nj the store where Young Har- 7
RI clerked and asked ii he was IN. On /,
ceivins an affirmative reply, she said she !,
Ould like ID speak with him. and I'm a :,
oment the fly Young man was at her !
lie. all smiles,as Cf old. She had no pre- :,
nlnary talk, but AZ once proceeded To- |
lsiness, and for a few seconds the blows
seconded thick and fast over Edwards
oulders. Patience ceased To- tie virtue
last and he started i'm ON the defensive.
{ secured hold OF the whip, but
THE GIRL FOUGHT DESPERATELY I
r It's retention. but N last success, e
owned Edwards efforts At the conclu-
IN the participants were indeed spec Ii