The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-08

promised her To befriend and defend
me, but whose stealthv and hypOcrit-
ical step ] hear Oh my pathway nearly
every day l live. May God reward
him according To his works.
With regard 10 flowers, never
carried or sent any 10 any church or
any woman in st. Louis, except in
one instance. never treated any
woman in ~. Louis in amy manner
difieren, from what gentleman
should treat a lady, and | defy anv
man or woman whose oath could be
taken before any court to bring the
slightest scintilla of proof to the con-
trary. 1t is my business to treat both
ladies and gentlemen courtepusly, ami
endcavor TO 10 il Tor my business
sake, for nv sake and theirs. In one
or tao instances ! have had women
call nj nv office os!ensibly on bu>i-
Ness. but apparently for motives bet
ter known To themselves, and gave
them the cpld shoulder.
With RESPECT To "virtuouS indigna-
ton ot penpl, who were scaniaized in
the nc;-hbrrhooi nt' nv residence on
Lucas avenue" | have To- say that
nearly ali the while | remained there
after the departure 81 Mrs. Hall had
family i'll my house ~ respectable
amt virtuOus ~ any "i' my ncichbOr>.
and doubt II more than two oi' HEM,
who did not like me "D other grounds,
h;;d the slightest thought ti,at they
we're >caniaiized. MIR. Briiont wa
recommended To- ne while III icSper-
NE circumstances ~ = party who hal
SnIwn MIN Tor wears. took NJ
hi ciu>c bccause IL was represented
that he Wa abused bv hi
church here ant elsewhere. and BE-
cause il was that | ~ first defended
him warmly that | incurred the dis
pleasure of certain good church poo-
pie. But inc SOON wc.t his way and !
mine. never recommended him or
hi> lady trienI, or any other ladies L.
Ihc Christian Home. and ! never went
Their, with him or them or anvbod,
else, 10 >ee them or any other ladv. !
went there Oncc 10 get Il dre>stdakcr
ior MIR, Hall, but lii not go int
the building, AMI Was never ordered
hut OF the building, nor was ANYBODY
else ever OFFERED from there ON ac-
count OF my connections with them,
AMI the statement that they We're l.
~ wicked auI false Us the devils heart
could frame IT, But it Is part and
parcel OF this diabOlical article iron.
beginning TO end Mrs Burge | hav,
never seen To NV knowledge since the
inscription was cut upon her mont
ment. The lugubrinus interview
which Your reporter ~ pictoriaIly de
,cribes ut the grave is. therefore, un-
fortunately spoiled. This article has
been written III great haste. Mr. Edi
tor, because the reporter whom you ?
promised to send To hear my side oi !
the story. and who has been So indus !
triou,ly getting fal>ehoods for the ;
other s!ie, did not put in an appear
ance. Some things may therefore
have been omitted or forgotten, for
some things herein spoken OF occurred !
years ago, or rather did not occur. ! /,
cannot speak OF some of the noble ,
names in your article who called upon .
me wholly and solely for business pur-
poses, nor of one other name Of !
which | never heard before in nv life, I
and do not know that there i such Il
9erSnn even living.
But of my course. Is whole, | do
not wish To- speak in STANDARDIZATION.
On" thing have done whkh have
before acknowledged and repented OF,
ami which | acknowledge here. 1t
WAS not a crime. Ii was not directly
an immortality. 1t was Il weak and
stupid folly "a terrible mistake
into which was lei by All
>entimentaIity. | have
repenteh of it and done all could L.
make restitution for it. What more
can do: Am | To- he pursued
lifetime hy MALIGNANT
enemle~ with this Is IN excise. when
in their hearts they are jealous and
yvi0u> because | have excellcd them
III business, or t!;5ar-r,. tA,.a IA
wrong-dri =. ~ nutgcncr%,ci them IN
certain chug.. a.'air., orcvu">cl them
II lu,r;gJss Ina; are wit!.".; :. name
! duUhr Il III" public care mach f1r
them or me, a..d Nil Close 10y say
in" that | am told these enemies a.
mine have h;ld detective uu my
.c;th might aHd ,iay tor meath, aud
.nuui NOT a particle ri carIa.in.
.vjjeu'r agaj.,t me-. Fhry have
interviewed aII my empiry.> pas; ami
present, ant misunderstanding. though
they di.! mi-rag.e~rnr the testimony