The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-24

How They Disf1gure the Girls and
Create CONSERVATION Among
the Boys.

"Why don't you write something about
bangs?" was the rather testy demand made
by a staid old gentleman Of this city to .
BAzOO scribe.
"You fellows are smart and write about
almost everything, Why not turn loose on
the abominabie custom girls have of
banging their hair, giving them the sp-
pearance of an ancient goat, about the
face?"
The reporter lifted his hat to the CON-
pliment paid to the fraternity Of pencil.
pushers in general and to himself
in particular, and agreed with the stsiA
citizen that bangs we're an aboninatisa
aud greatly married the beauty of the
sweet creatures who Were At once Joy and
. bother.
81 hadn't thought Of saving ANYTHING -
this delicate subject" mede~tly replied the
scribe, "fOf So many have tried to work .
reform in this swfully horrid fashion and
failed, that had xbOut concluded to give
it over ~ IN inpregnsbe subject, sas
which laughed at criticism and smiled as
sarcasm"
"Oh, you fellows think Just - others d ;
that anything girl, especially if she Be .
pretty one, does, is all right and il y
wrong to say anything against it. II I
was running . newspaper" The reporter
the gentleman merely 70 r.
mark that be knew the profession vs.
suffering great loss BY reason of his hid
den talents.
IF was . newspaper man, be contin-
ned, "Id just day these tomfooleries ao4
run them out OF society"
suppose you write your opinion Of
bangs Tor the BAzoO :" suggested the ~
porter.
Nothing easier" Wa the confident ~
ply. Gust give me your note book" The
book vas cheerfully handed out and, after
much laborious effort the staid citisen pro-
duced the following:
Bangs On girl give her AN unruly look,
like COW with q board over her face.
YOn take the gentlest COW in the world and
put board over her face and turn her out
in the pasture, and she will get the repata-
lion of being unruly, and one would swear
that she would jump fences and raise mer-
~ hades, and she couldn't be sold for ten
dollars, only for beef. II is 80 with u girl
II she wears her hair up high on her fore
head, or brushes back, or even has fsis2es.
and has good look, you will 20 yosr bot
lom dollar on her, and YOU feel she 10 -
good as gold, and that when she tells her
voung man she loves Kim, there
g no discount on it and NO gig.
ring back. But you take the
'ane girl with her front hair banged.
Ind when she looks at you, you feel Just -.
hough she would hook and you are afraid
n trust her. She has . fence-iumpine
ook that makes . young man feel %
hough he wouldn't be safe unless she vas
led hand and foot, 80 she couldn't get out
4 the pasture A girl with bangs may try
o be good and true but il il awful hard
Fork"
After reading this remarkable produce
ion, the reporter was more than ever cor
inced that the staid old citizen was sort
{ . journalist in the rough, and that even.
his advanced age he might by little per-
.verance, become . brilliant member Of
ne newspaper brotherhood.
With promise the world should zee his
rilliant effnsion, the reporter tipped his
at to the bang bangor, mentally rejoic-
g that he was not responsible for he
'uel thrusts at the dear girls.