The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-27

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dent Arthur's party. Four women.
bedaubed and painted in the highest
art. drove up and were not admitted.
land why" said one of the congress
ional ladies to her husband, "were not
those ladies admitted 2"
because" said the congressman,
"they are improper characters"
land how is it known they are i'm
proper characters persisted the in.
quisitive wife.
"Oh,' he replied, "two ex-congress-
men stand by the gates to see that no
improper characters are admitted"
Go down to
ELIZA PETERsON's
on MARYLAND avenue, almost any
evening and you'll see how men know
so much of the world. Ring the
bell A colored woman will come to
the door. You will then be invited into
an elegant parlor, furnished with the
best that wealth car afford, the
choicest of Brussels carpets, elegant
lace curtains, expensive mahogany
furniture, in the corner a Steinway
grand piano. You will see there gen.
erals, congressman and Others of the
highest repute. OF course you will
have a friend with you. In moment
several ladies will come i'm, dressed
with scrupulous understanding
tawd.y. bawdy or brazen in their APP
pearance. The ladies will at first be
quite reserved. No introductions will
be necessary, as the ladies will become
familiar and friendly on short ac-
quaintance. Your companions name
may be Smith, but you may call him
Jones. The ladies will not betray
him or yourself. There is kind of
rude honesty and sort of honor among
thieves policy with these women that
commands ones highest admiration
and respect. You will soon lie asked
to sing or play upon the instrument.
If you plead ignorance. one of the
ladies, leaving the seat by your side
OH the sofa, will take a seat at the pi-
ano and play as divinely and sing as
sweetiy, often as pathetic songs. as
though she had never dreamed that
she was fallen angel. And then YOU
will be asked, if you have not already
offered, to treat to the wine. The
wine generally will be villainous, but
not more SO than the price; but YOU
are out to get ideas of the great world
bv gaslight in the city of magnificent
distances" and you do not kegrudge
the price of the wine at s.. per bottle.
Then you will be asked, in the course
of the evening, in subdued and lady
like manner, to visit the rooms, and
see the pictures, surroundings and AS
sociations of the house. Perhaps You
will go-to your hotel. 1 can't an
swer for you. You may go TO 1919
E. street, or the corner of 18th and
ID, or to Madame Holmes, and have
the ladies complain that congress will
soon adjourn and business will be So
dull until congress meets again. Pos.
sibly you will go 10 your hotel by
twelve o'clock. You will still see
and meet scores of unfortunate street
/ walkers, white girls as we'll as black
You may meet, even at this late hour
LITTLE ELLA, THE TREASURY DETECTIVE
She once was employed in the treas
ury on detective work. but she 90,
to drinking and so everlastingly bat
that she was dismissed. Her present
condition would draw tears from 9
heart of stone. And yet, while there
are hundreds of girls in this city near
ly or quite in her condition. and other
hundreds who have, or are ready &c
barter their virtue to get place in
the departments, the contributions are
still taken up at the churches to send
testaments to Barrioolagha and mis-
sionaries to be eaten up by the canni
balls. Go up dark pair of stairs
pick your way along up three flight:
of course YOU take your chances o,
being garroted in the dark-knock
gently; voice will say Come in,
and there you will find ELLA, the late
treasury detective" lying on a he'd OF
squalor and rags. with a small babe
by her side, if she has returned from
ner street walk trying to get dollar
or two for herself and babe. To one
of these sad sirens, these nimbls
nymphs du pare, Walt Whitman, tn,
good gray poet" in his published
poems, Leaves of Grass" writes a
follows.
| BE composed, be at ease with me.
! am walt whitman, liberal and lusty A. nature.
Not till the sun excludes you do I exclude you:
Not till the waters refuse 10 glisten for yOu
And the Leaves to rustic for YOU