The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-09
ROUGH ONA YOUNG MAN.


days ride, ard the Burlington Hawk
eve is its oracle. The boys are now
telling of diabolical joke that was
PLAYED ON a young man. They have
been having a course Of lectures there,
and the young man has acted on a
committee that has taken charge Of
the lecturers, and has been very
efficient. The last lecture was given
by Ann Eliza Young, one of the
relicts of the late lamented Brigham
Young. She was at a hotel. and there
was also lady there who was travel
ing for corset factory, taking meas
ures of people and having corsets
made that fit better than those sold
at stores. 1t was the duty Of the
young man to 60 to the hotel and
take the lecturer to the hall. but the
boys put upa job to have the hotel
clerk send tine young mans card to the
room of the corset lady instead Of the
room of Mrs. Young. when he called.
In the meantime they had written the
corset lady that young man who
wore cOrsets wanted one made to
measure, and that he would call in the
evening. There are so many men
that wear corsets that the business
like little woman did not think any
thing strange of it, and when the
card came to the door she told the
bell-boy to show the gentleman up.
The young man went up to the room.
thinking he was being ushered into
the presence Of Brigham's fractional
widow. He shook hands with the
corset lady, and hoped she was feeling
well, and she admitted that she was !;
because, to tell the truth, business
never was better since she had been
on the road.
From your general carriage |
should Judge you prefer one that
opens at the side" said she, as she
looked at the young mans fine, manly
form
Thinking she was speaking of the
hack he had at the door. to take her
to the ball, be said: Eyes, all the
people here prefer those that open Oh
the side"
Finally he said, as he looked at his
watch, that it was almost time for her
to commence She said it wouldn't
take but two or three minutes.
Please remove your coat and vest"
ami she as she took up a tape line,
said looked around for a pencil.
We suppose the cold perspiration
stood in great drops on the young
mans forehead. He is as honest and
square a man as ever lived in Beaver
Dam, and never ENTERTAINERS thought
of guile. and it hurt him deeply TO
have woman he had never met be-
fore act SO familiar, and he became
weak and faint, and leaned against
the mantel.
He looked at the 'lecturer" as she
came toward him with tape line in
one hand, a note book in the other,
anu a pencil in her mouth, and when
she looked up at him with business
look and said, Take off your coat"
he turned pale, his knees trembled,
and with a choking voice he said:
Stand back. woman, stand back.
You do not know the man YOU are
dealing with. | have always striven
to lead an upright life, and no woman
can assail me with impunity"
The middle-aged corset canvasser
stood sghast.
what on earth is the natter"
Matter enough. madame. when .
poor orphan goes to escort a lecturer
to the platform, the forum, ma'am,
and is met by an order to take off his
coat and vest. 1t is enough to make
your late husband, Brigham Young"
''Sir-r-r!" said the corset maker,
when he got to Brigham, "do you
wish to insult me! Have you come
here thinking l am a she Mormon !,
l will ring the bell, sir, and have you
thrown into the street."
he tOlO nor 10 Oe calm, there was
no necessity for that, as he would go
if he could get out alive.
Finally they both became calm,
and he found out she was not Mrs.
Young, but q corset dealer, and then
both apologized and he went down to
the parlor and found the lecturer and
introduced b;n,eolf
Wiping the perspiration from his
face, the young man asked her if she
was sure she was Mrs. Young. She
said she was not the original, but she
was one of them, and they started fol-
the carriage.
After the lecture Mrs. Young asked
the old gentleman who presided at
the meeting what vas the matter