The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-03-06
A MUM SOCIAL.
The Initiation of q Milwaukee
Young Man.

Lena me your revolver, said
young man with his nose skinned, hi
eye blackened and bic white neckti
around under his ear, and one tail O
bis dress coat torn of, rs be came int
4 West Side saloon with his overcoa
sn his arm and his overshoes in hi
hand, and his clothes all covered viii
snow.
whats the matter with you" sait
the bartender, looking ugly at him
do you suppose | am going to lent
YOU . revolver to kill somebody, ant
then be arrested for being an aces
soryl Not much But what's tn,
matter! You look rs though vol
came out of window. Was any
thing the matter with the door ?"
The young man took wet towel
and sopped the blood OF his nose
then went to mirror and fixed his
hectic. and turned his back and looked
10 the glass to see if the absent coat
tail showed much, then went aud
leaned on the bar and looked at the
bartender for moment and said
You look like man that can be
trusted. and whose advice it would he
safe to follow in an emergency, and |
will tell YOU about this murder
that l contemplate, and may be you can
give you some points. as you have no
ooubt murdered many people. The
trouble is right here. Our lodge is to
give mum social this evening. You
know what mum social is. Young
people 60 to house and sit around
all evening and keep their mouths
shut, and never say a word till a sig
ma! is given then they make up for
lost time and talk for all that is out.
Us my nose bleeding yet {? Thanks
They wanted me to 60, and | ust
came from there. That is. 1 came
from the house next door. You see [
went to the wrong house and rung the
bell. A man in his shirt sleeves came
10 the door and said Good evening:
but / wasn't going to be caught speak
ing, because you have to pay forfeit
if you speak. So just walked right
10 and pulled oft my overcoat and
hung it up, aud hung my hat on the
nat rack. The man looked a. me
little bit annoyed. but he asked me
if the weather was not Softening up
little. | smiled. but didn't say any
thing, and | walked into the sitting
room. 1 thought was the first one
there, aud felt awkward. The man
watched me pretty close, and finally
he said | had the advantage of him,
and 1 smiled again. but didn't say
anything. Now hat think of it. [
noticed that he unbuttoned his shirt
sleeves and began to roll them up. [
did not think .of 1t at the time,
but his arms were as big as
nv legs. He asked me TO what cir
cumstance he was Indebted for the
honor of the visit, and l thought he
was trying to get me of my guard SO
I would speak. when they would have
the laugh Oh me ; SO / smiled one of
my best two-for-a-quarter smiles. and
and looked at him as much as to say,
You cant play s1y of your games
on the Undersigned think he was
the crossest man that ever saw. and
I wondered what made the committee
nave the mum sOciable at bis house.
I thought it was time some of the rest
of the crowd were coming. and / got
up and went to the window to look
out, when the man came up beside
me and Missed in my ear. What is
your little game, anyway ? Well, I
wasn't going TO speak, and give my
self away, so / looked at him sort of
impudent, as much as to say. oh ggo
and chase yourself around your feet,
and then | thought lightning had
struck me. He took me by the
throat with one hand, and bv the vi
cinity of the coat-taiI with the other
hand, and choked me so my tongue
run out. and his wife screamed and
said, Don't kill him., and the man
hustled me out into the hall, and open
ed the front door, and he picked me
up bodily and threw me out into
sEow-bank five feet deep. struggled
q little going out the door. and run
against the decreasing, and | guess
he forgot to let 60 of my coat tail
when went out. | struck head first
in the snow, and before | could dig
nv head ont, the door closed, and
could not explain my conduct to the
man. | was so mad | could not
nave explained anyway. Just as !
got out of the snow-bank and shook |
myself the door opened and the man |
threw out my overcoat and hat and |
overshoes. and. he told his wife to
hurry up with the shotgun. and he
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