The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-14
OUT OF HIS ELEMENT.
The Sporting Reporter Obeys In
structions and Writes Up
Wedding.


Democrat was seated at his desk with q
bad cigar in his mouth, and busily engaged
i'm writing ap thrilling description
meeting of the Louisiana jockey club,
when the city editor suddenly exclaimed
"By George. | almost allowed that
Thornberg- Mailman wedding to escape
my memory, and Its going to be one of the
toniest affairs that has happened in New
Orleans since the war. / guess, Bunker"
said he, addressing the sporting reporter,
"yOu had better 60 down To- the church and
fix up the wedding, as all the rest of the
staff are engaged. do you think you can
do the subject justice ?"
"Yes, sir"
well, go ahead then, and give a full
and graphic account OF the bridal party
and the ceremonies"
The sporting editor, with race horses
chasing each other through his brain,
grabbed his hat and disappeared. In the
course of an hour he returned. and. seating
himself, commenced writing. When he
had finished the report he turned To the
city editor and said 'Fve fixed up this
wedding in high style, and if you don't OBJ
ject I'll read the report To you"
The city editor had no objections TO
offer, and the sporting reporter began:
AT an early hour the church, which
had been previously decorated with ever
green's, and the two tracks leading To the
altar covered with flowers as bright IA
Jockey colors. was filled with large crowd
of people who were anxious To see the
great matrimonial race. Soon the minis
ter assembled the stand, looked at his
watch. and while he was doing so the bell
tapped and the bridal party was seen
coming up fo- the start.
1.-The bride Was beautiful little filly,
with a broad, smooth forehead, on which
rested forelock of soft tiaxen hair, which
indicated gentleness and mettle. Her ewes
showed spirit, and although she was
coupled rather short. her form, from her
well-poised head down 10 her slender fet-
locks, was simply perfect. BY her side as
she came up the main track TO the minis
ter's stand pranced an old bald-headed
stallion, slightly sway-backed and stiff i'm
the joints, who was evidently her
sire. He looked as if he had been
on the .Lrf for great many years
and had made a good record. The
bridegroom was splehdid-looking fellow.
and stood about seventeen and half hands
high, deep in the breast, broad across the
hips and small around the TANKS His hair
was a chestnut brown, and he had a proud
look, which clearly proved that his pedi
gree was fine. When the ceremony was
over he spurred up to his bride, and as ne |
escorted her down the hower-covered track |!
he stepped high, with his neck bowed and
the vast concourse OF people expected every |
minute to hear him smoker with delight !
and see him reach down and bite the bride |
back of the ear The costume of the bride !
attracted the attention of every one pres
ent, and ELECTED many EXPLANATIONS of |
surprise. She was attired in handsome
dress of dun colored stuff, To which was at |
tached dapple-gray basque of the same
material, trimmed with a sorrel fringe and |
iooped with dark bay ribbons and roam !
tinted lace As the bridal party were
leaving the church the"
That will dc" remarked the citv editor.
with a cold glitter i'm his ewes. "Do You
imagine that you can, with impunity, cali |
Col. Mailman bald headed old stallion. |
knowledged society belle. 4 tilly. with flax
influential citizen, and will demand salts |
faction. You will be compelled to shift !
the responsibility onto the prooi-reader, |
and swear that he made ii 'bald-headed |
stallion when You wrote benign states
man. and the bride fly when YOU
pictured her as fairy This will cause |
the proof-reader to be murdered even while |
ne is butchering some article. and the |
blood of an innocent man will be upon |
your head. You must alter that report, or |
it will not go in the paper.-Joe c. Ably.