The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-19
BOONVILLE RLUSHES.
Bachelors Cheeks Redeemed
With Rosy Bushes Over
Valentines Received.
Description of Valentines Sent
Local and Social Gossip
People You Read About"
Of the Bazoo.

Special Correspondence of the BazOo.
BooNvILLE, Feb. l6.
Thsrsday was, as every one knows, the
day sacred To the lovers patron saint, good
St. Valentine. The BAZoo correspondent
has devoted some time TO ascertainIng what
valentines We're sent and received IN the
Vine Clad, and herewith presents the re-
suits of bis research:
Will Bell received picture of Dutch
man presenting his bill for commission to
the devil. The resemblance TO Brother
Bell was marked, and SO noticeable as to
be much commented upon.
DR.. Z. L. Hurt received a number OF leap
year proposals thinly disguised as valen-
tines. He takes them under consideration.
and ill keep them there.
The sweetest young lady in Boonville,
who lives out on Sixth street, carried off
from the pOstofice very tenderlv satin
mounted valentine which came from Han
nibal at 4:l5 p. m, Thursday.
Charlie Betz sent to Texas teacher a
hand pa nted picture of himself and her
sell floating through space ON a tricycle.,
with Venus and Cupid as outrider and
footman.
A special clerk was detailed to look after
Louis Levens' mail. The cUtest one our
lovely Louis received was from Clinton.
He opened it ard remarked "How beauIi-
full are thy works, oh Nature What del
icacy of feature and symmetry of form -
The valentine bore a mIrrOr i'm the centre.
John Wall received one like his girl,
short and sweet, and is reported To hsve
been investigating who the sender was,
last night.
Albert Matthews, of Slater, smiled Sc
renely as be opened his mail yesterday,
and took out picture of himself, with a
subpoena requiring his presence before a
certain well known BoonvIlle minister be-
fore the iIdes of March.
Sam Hsnnaca blushed when he took
out OF his box yesterday perfumed val
entine. On it was printed little fellow
with very few clothes on him, looking as
If he had just been picked out of the
clouds He is supposed TO be repairing
Sixth street sidewalks with the weapons 10
his hands
Will Drsffen was mad when he un-
wrapped parcel 10 find inside poem in
forming Will that at is a cold day" when
he gets the bouuce but We are having some
powerful cold weather at present
Ell. Spahr came down from Pleasant
Green 10 take from the office before the
old folks could see it cute little message
from the metropolis of Henry county.
Charlie Bells girl sent him a hand.
painted illumination of the tender verses
written by Ophelis in her moments of men
talabe rration.
j. ID. Starke received a mystic epistle
hearing the cabalistic characters, &C. c. c.,
1881" which being Interpreted signifeth
that ledge" will get there again in the fall
Capt. Samuel w. Ravenel received a
comic, bearing huge Maltese cat, while
another envelope contained an illustration
of man who undertakes to run a daily
paper in st. Louis.
Col. John s. Elliott smiled grimly when
ne read copy of the slate of state officers
fixed up for 1888.
Wit Eppstein. jr., came near fainting
when he was handed huge envelope with
three cent stamp and his own name on
the outside.
Joe Clarke sent out his annual silk