The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-01
THE MISTAKES OF MOSES.
He Marries a Gushing Young
Damsel Under an As
sumed Name,
And When Informed of the De-
ception She Skips out for
Her Fathers Roof.

! Moses Wells j. the name of n Young
man who has made this city his home i"I
several wears, except when making period
zeal visits through the counties south al
here. while pursuing his avocarion-tha,
of patent churn pefidl-r. Moses IT.
Gently returned from a tour through Cedar
Benton and Henry counties. LIZ was while
making this tour that lac made the great
est mistake of his life. While i'm Cedar
county he became smittcn with the charms
OF Young lady named Ida Walker, the
daughter of one oi the most prominen,
farmers residing near Stockton. In fact,
il WAS most complete case al mash" on
the part of Wells. He 1T once commenced
paving her a great deal of attention, TAX
ing her Ia magic lantern entertainments.
which are given rather frequently 10y Irav-
cling Iroupcs al the country school houses
in that section. He also took the young
lady Ia parties, iaiiy pullings, etc, which
are given nightly by the Young people ui
the neighburhood. About three months
ago, Walker, ior this WAS the uam- bv
which he VAS known IN that section,
sought and received the hand al the Young
lady. and they were so"r after married The
wedding WAS celebrated in grand STYLE,
the residents for miles around being in
vitcd and were. with hut few exceptions.
present Ia witness ihc ceremony. The
honeymoon was spent al the dUmicile Ui
the Young lady's parents.
About three weeks after making his
first mistake-which WAS marrying the
voung lady under an assumed name
Wells, alias Walker, accompanied bv hi>
bride, moved la the eastern portion al this
city, which place they intended In make
their home. Everything moved al"n.
quietly until Thursday last. when Mo>,-s
left on another churn-peidling tour
Shortly after his departure a friend al hi,
called at the residence and asked for Mr..
Wells. The Young wife informed the Wis
ifor that she knew no one al that name,
"Why," said the visitor. "is not Mr.. Wells
your husband? - To this question the
wife replied in an emphatic tone that h.
was Not. Thinking that he had entered the
wrong house, the visitor asked the lady If
she knew j chIrn-Ieidler named Wells.
who resided near. She informed the in
qui>itive gentleman that her husband va,
the only churn-pr,idlcr she knew, hut she
was certain that hi name WAS not Wells.
The stranger then described her husband.
saving lnal a. nt ndl huDWn MINI
from his childhood he MAS certain his
name was Wells. He then took his de
parture.
Thinking that there might Ia some
truth in the strange mans statement. and
Ia satisfy a morbid curiosity, the voun.
wife commenced tn make inquiries con-
corning her husband. Alter thorough
investigation, the vile became satisfied
that her name was not Walker, but Wells
On making this discovery and finding how
sbe had been deceived by the vender al
patent churns. she resolved to nturm To-
her fathers roof, and see her husband no
more This she did. taking all the house
hold goods along with her.
The separation of this happy Young
couple can bc attributed to three mistakes
of Muscs'. viz: First. he made Il mistake
in marrying the Young lady under All as
sumed name Second. he made larger
one in bringing his bride TO Sedalia. where
he was SO well known. Third. in not
taking his wife along with him nn h:> last
tour. Moses, thy mistakes
were MANY.