The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-07
SEDALIA'S SENSATIONS.
What a Bazoo Reporter Learn
ed in his Regular Rounds
Yesterday.
Scandal Enough to Satiate the
Most Prurient for the Next
Ten Days.

would only go with them they could fI;r-
nish material fer a first-class sensation.
Time and again has the writer Of this ar
tic,e been censured In certain quarters be-
couse adulterers, bigsmists, liberiines and
high-toned prostitutes have been exposed
in these columns. Very frequently has
the BAzoO been charged with being "A sen
sational paper, delighting lii publishing
the evil d, eds of men and women and with
furnishing material tor scandalous gossip.
How groundess tn. sc charges are the BA-
100 leaves those to Judge who have been
con tant readers of the paper.
1t has ever been the policy OF the BAzOO
TO show up in their true colOrs vice and
infamy wherever found in this
particular all nave been trea.ed alike.
No offender against public morals and de-
cency has been permitted To escape the
scourging of the journalistic lash so lar as
the BAZOO is concerned.
The reporter regrets that the cases of do
nestle infelicity, the infideliTy OF married
men, the licentious conduct of husbands
and fathers are SO frequently brought to
his notice. AS a rule they are ignored, but
recently several cases of this nature have
attracted 50 much attention and 80 much
comment that as a faithful news gatherer
the reporter feels that he would be remlss
in his duty should he pass the matter by
in silence.
While ia king with a well-known bust
ness man of East Sedalia, yesterday, the
attention of The reporter was called TO
marri, d lad, the wife of one of Sedalia's
most respectable citizens, who passed by Oh
the other side of the street.
DO you know that lady !" queried the
gentleman in conversation with the re-
porter.
EYES, have the honor of a slight ac-
auaintance with her. What of it?'
swell, you will hardly believe
me when / tell you that she
has often visited private rooms for
were more attractive to her than her own
husband The reporter was 10 h to be-
lieve this grave accusation against lady
who moved III the very first circles OF Sc
dalia society, and upon expressing his In
creduliiy, was at once furnished with very
strong circumstantial evidence Of the lady's
guilt
"You DO not believe me-" remarked the
reporters informant.
"Well,' replied the man of news, 81 do
not dispute your word, but your statement
seems almost incredible"
"WelI, follow me and / will convince
yon"
The reporter followed and saw enough to
convince him of the truth of the assertion
OF the poet, that where ignorance is bliss it
is folly To be wise," al least ignorance in
this case must have been very blissful to the
cuckled husband.
"Do you see that girl? remarked a gen.
tleman with whom the reporter was en-
gagged i'm a casual conversation on prin-
cipal .horoughiare several days ago.
ayes, sir"
"Well, does she not appear to be the
very persOnitcation vi innocence
"Well, she certainly does seem to be a
young lady in whom there IS no guile"
answered the reporter.
"That is just where you are left. She
is to my certain knowledge the mistress of
no less than half dozen fly young men,
dudes, il you please, some OF whom are
residents Of the city and the remainder
youog uen who are employed as CONNER
cial travellers and make Sedalia their
headquarters"
"Can you substautiate the grave charges
Won make against the young lady"
well. you just bet can, and If it were
not for the fact that you are a newspaper
rep r,er, might, perhaps, be able to give
you positive proof Of the truth OF my
assertions
The reporter did not insist on having
ocular demonstration of woman's irailty,
and, after heaving sigh at the vast
amount of total depravity existing in this
sinful world, proceeded thoughtfully on
his way and when he returned to
the sanctum that evening he could not ban
ish entirely from his mind the thoughts
which these exhibitions OF seusuali.y on
the part of weak women had awakened iE
his mind. 1t is not the intention OF the
reporter, neither is it his province, at this
time to enter the realm Of the sentimental
and dish up TO the readers of the BAzOO
chapter on "woman's WRONGS" the "tempta-
ton of the weaker SEX" or anything of that
nature. Unfortunately the statements
above made are founded on facts, plain IN
vanished truths, which cannot be success
in.ly cOntroverted.
Yesterday afternoon, while the reporter
was wandering out East Third street in q
rather aimless manner, he was tapped on
the shoulder, and his at
lady who was passing on the opposite side
of the street. The girl appeared to be
scarcely more than ff.een years old, but,
notwithst andiDg her tender years and the
fact that she is daughter Of most respect
able parents, she is pronounced by those
who have observed her actions to be q
most shameless prostitute. and has been
detected more than once visiting the rooms
of young men. Of course her parents are
in entire ignorance of the shameless course
which she is pursuing, and will only
awaken to . sense of their shame and sor-
row when their reckless daughter makes
first class sensational item for the daily
papers.
And thus the reporter could cite scores
of instances where women have forgotten
and are daily ignoring their solemn mar
riaRe vows. and where Young girls are be.