The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-06-07

An Exciting Soono ct the Close Of
His Remarks Upon the Prod
igsl Sen.

Many had. NO doubs. come through
curiosity To SEQ how Bill, recently CON-
vertsd. would deport himself in this,
HE initial sermon. Upon the stage
sat burlv. red faced man. with arm
f"lied in \ careless manner. who
looked over the large audience with
IN air of the most decided indepen-
deuce. This was Faro Bill. the speak.
er Of the occasion When he arose
ne glanced around the tent for u
moment, evidently collecting his
thoughts. and hogan ''F-lier-c,ts-as,
the preacher helm absent it falls an
me 70 take his hand and play it fur
all it !. worth. You all know that
l'm Just learuin' the game and of
course I NAV he expected to make
Wild breaks. but | don't believe thar's
. rooster in the camp mean enough tn
take advantage y my ignorance and
cold deck me right Oh the hrsr deal.
I'm sincere in this new departure, an
| believe that Eve struck game that
| eau play cis,r through without cop
perm q bet. fnr when \ man takes
such lay out as this he plays every
carl tn Win. an il be goes through
the deal n he orter do. when he laws
down u die. an the last case is ready
To slide irnm the b'x, he can call the
turn every time. l Was readin in the
Bible to-day that warn abont the prod
isal srp, an ] want to tell yer the
story. The book don't give no dates.
hut it happened long. long ago The
prudigal son had an oil man that pu,
up the coin every time the xiii struck
him far . stake, an never kicked 1T
the size u the pile either. | reckon
the old msu was purity well 6xed. sn'
when he died he intended tn give all
his wealth to this kid and hi. brother.
Prod. give the old man a little game
o talk one day. and induced him to
whack up in advance o the death
rncket. He'd ND sooner go, his divy
in his fist than he shook the old man
an struck out to take in some - the
other camps. He he'd way-up time
for awhile, an slung his cash to the
front like he owned the best paying
lead on artn, but bad luck hit him a
lick at lsst an left him Hat. The
book don't state what he went broke
IN, hut ] reckon he got -,ee-e,i UP
again some brace game. But anyhow
he gut left without a chip OF i"ur.
hit piece to Coon. An old granger
then tux him home an set him to
herlin' hogs. an here he got so hard
an hungry that he piped off the swine
while ttey were feedin' an he stood in
With EN- Or . Lusk lunch. He soon
weakened on such plain provrn.ier.
an says to himself. says he: Ill jus,
take grand tumble to myself an or
this racket at once. I'll skip hack to
the governor. and try to fix things up and
call tor Q new deal : $" I'd he started.
The old man seed the kid coming.
aud what i" sou reckon he did? Did
he pull his gun and Law for him. in
tending tn wine him as soon rs he got
into range? Did he cal; the dogs to
chase him off the ranch 4, Did he hustle
around for Q club, and give him a
stand-oG at the front gate? En- Not
tn any alarming extent he didn't. No.
sir! The scripture book says he waltz
Ell out to meet bin, and fr.xe to him
on the spot. aud kissed him, and then
marched him OF to a clothing store
aud fitted him out in the nobbiest rig
to lie had fnr coin. Then the old gent
invited all the neighbors and killed a
fat calf. and give the biggest blowout
the camp ever see.i." At the CON-
clusion Of the narrative the speaker
pau.ed. evidently framing in his mind
a proper application Of the story.
Before he could resume. a tall. blear-
eyed gambler. with a fierce musiarhe.
arose and said
'Tain't me as would try ter break
up a meeting or do anything di.r--
ligiou.. NJ. sir; am no, that sort
Of q citizen. But in all public hot-
does it Is a parliamentary rule inr any,
body a. wants To ax questions tn rise
up and Gre them off, / do rot want
ter fool away questioning the work
ings Of religion; oh, no. As long AZ
it is kept IN proper bounds. and does
not interior with the boys in their
games. do not see as il can do harm.
just want to AK the honorable speak
er If he hiss not give himself dead
away. Does it stand ter reason that
. bloke would feed upon corn husks
when there was hash factories in the
camp! Would any one refuse him the
price Of . square meal IL he had /.
struck them fur it! Would any Of the
dealers that beat him out of his coin
zee him starve? As I remarked sfore.
| do not want to make any disre-
'pectsble breaks. but l must say that
| have got it put that the speaker has |
been trying ter feed US on cussed thin
'affy. and no one but o gilly would
lake it in" Bill glared upon the
'peaker and fairly Kissed: DO YOU
mean to say that am q liar?" "Wal,
'os can take it Just ~ YOU choose.
;sme folks would swallow it in that
haps." Bill pulled his revolver. and
q 40 instant the bright barrels Of
numerous weapons flushed in the air
9 the friends of each party prepared
or active duty. The brevet preacher
ras the FIRST IN fire. and the rash
oubter Of spiritual truths fell dead
q the ground. She. followed shot in
uick succession. and when quiet vas
gain restored . score or more dead
nd wounded men were carried from
he tent. Having secured attention.
Bill said: "Further proceedings 10
djourned for the day. You will re-
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