The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-23
The Fop and His Pup.

| He WAS tall young man and wore (
cane about the size of knitting needle
He arrived from the south at six O'Clock
yesterday morning on . delayed train
He had dog with him and TIE dog had
on red blanket. Chawies, for it was sur.
missed that that vas his name, came out oil
the Pullman sleeper with the pup follow.
ing him. The aforesaid Chavles locked q,
the pup and talked to the animal Is If he
was Is Intelligent ss his master, and We reck.
on he was. Chswles did not like to have
"Gip" walk in the snow 20 be carried the
Este in his arms.
Look ere" said street gamin of the
color of adulteraied molasses. who had
his box slung over his shoulder, ""hat yer
goin' u do with that ar pup. mister?
Chawles did not answer rs ne walked to.
ward Main street.
Two gamius, with their boxes hung to
them, and their hands in their pockets TO
the elbows. shivering with cold, followed
the fop and pup.
Just as Chawles was turning the corner
of Usage street at the Savings bank he
slipped and fell. Chawles sat down and
the dog went into the street from his arms
with a howl of pain.
"Gip, here Clip, Clip, come here Clip"
said the young man plaintively.
Clip had turned his blanket, and stood
still, doubled up like a Barlow jack knife,
half shut.
Say, Mister" said one of the bootblacks,
"Kaiser wants 10 buy dog. do you want
to sell ?"
Chswles adjusted the pups blanket, and
went east on Main street.
In front of Hour & Bixby's he stopred
and looked in the window at some dog col.
lars
Ed. Houx thought q show had struck
town, and stepped to the sidewalk to look
at the procession.
The two young coous stood in the middle
of the street watching Chawles aud his
pup. One OF the BOYS said:
"Kaiser's is on Second street, If you
wanted to sell that ere dog"
The other one ave . loud derisire laugh
and commenced to dance to keep warm
"Whrre can find An officer to arrest
those bad heodlumsy" asked Chawles OF
Ed Houx.
Ed HouI-What have they been doing
to your"
Chawles-Been following and bothering
me.
Ed Houx-Too late, my dear sir. The
boys have caught fun and an officer will
not interfere in their innocent amuse-
ment.
Chawles-Can seek refuge here
Ed. Houx-Yes, walk in.
Chawles was thankful and walked in
He bought dog collar and Ed. helped to
put it on the pup
Ed. let Chawles out of the back door,
while the bootblacks were looking in At
the front window
As soon Is Chawles vas out of the back
door of the store, Ed. went to the front
door and told the hoodlums where the mau
and pup had gone.
the boys pulled out ON . run, but
Chawlss beat them to the Pullman
sleeper.
He was from Austin. Tskas, and did not
show himself or the pup on the street any
more. He went east with Conductor
Wheeler.
What a Preacher Says About
tho Cold.
DO you expect to get sinners to church
tomorrow" interrOgated . reporter Of an
ardent preacher of the gospel, whom he
met on the street last night, whs was SLOW
ly Flooding along on the icy pavemeuts
with his head and ears wrapped up.
Il do not know, sir; but fear that the
attendance will he little meagre owing to
the cold weather." sorrowfully replied the
urbane dispenser of religious instruction
to dying world.
Reporter should think that they
would 60 in order to hear you tell of IA hot
ter climate than this, where some of them
will, eventually, check their summer wear
ing apparelto
Clergyman-No, not that. They never
want to hear of this hotter place, even If
it is cold here. Tue human family is q
strange composition. They are not suited
in any climate.
Reporter-Insersolis doctriue. includ-
ing his climate. would suit some of them.
Clerayman-It suits very we'll until the