The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-19
SHE CAPTURED HIM.
a Specimen of sthe Dangers to
Which Texas Editors are
Exposed.
Texas SiiIiRgs.

Aade diamonds out of such looking
stuff. there was faint feminine rap
at the door. The massive intellect
ceased It's scientific speculations, and
the owner of the m. i. but:oned his
cardigan Jacket, scattered some of his
hair over his bald spot, like thin bed
ding for an imaginary horse, and
opened the door.
A young AM beautiful lady tripped
m. She also tripped over a plug of
navy tobacco left there by the book
reviewer the Topics man tried t.
catch her in his arms but she eluded
him With a coy little Kangaro dip.
and sat down on a pile of Lakeside
libraries.
We are getting up church festival
said the young iaiy.
Strike me light, said the Topical
youth. its five days now till Saturia,
fight.
Oh. its no' money that We want,
shirruped thu maiden.
Not none, Then its my life Bur
consider AIN SD young. SO fresh, So
fair
No, no, laughed the fair one, did
not come here Tor the purnO>e OF ex-
t0rting weai-h. OF course we wapi
money. bur We propose to get ito
get it legitimatelv. We are going TO
have a Church f s'ival.
s. YOU said-don'J lock the door.
The las, I, mark was wrung from
the trembin Topics man by a sudden
movement on rhe part of tie dam-rI
resulting only in a reimbursement of
her position "n the sensational litera-
lure.
Foolish hoy" sad the young lady. |
'.pping u ir Of No . bnotIefs with /
yer pary>ni. "nOw timid ven a,c.
Well. y art do won think IF our PAM" /,
Big scneme. What is it?'
why It's only An ord. nary church !
festival, and We wa your assistance. /
What can | do? | don't sing. /
act. do comic recitsiionS, and can't /
wash dishes, make cof7ee or musk o,s-
bers. IshOuld ONLY be In the wav.
No, but We want you for a particu-
lar purpose.
Perhaps YOU want to make barrie
cue out of me Try some OF the vouny
theological students who are going OF:
Ms missionaries.
No, We want you to deal.
Deal
Yes farn. You know. We have
got the foreman of the composing
room to deal monte, the cashier OF
the First National is going to run the
shuck-luck fake, ami Deacon Proggius
has consented TO superiuterd q quie'
game of high ball poker and RIPE in
the railway magnates and COZ. RES
men who are paired with soIneb d,
and home on furlough. snail
conduct the grab-bag. and I've got ]
Fixed so that every body will draw a
blank, and it will he al profit. NV
If you can deal faro so that the NOR.
y man puts down the less he takes up.
we have got 'em, and the young lady
snapped her teeth together like a hunt
ing case watch.
Nv gracious, Miss, | don't know
enc card from
Oh. yes. you do. Where were you
last night ABOUT $50!
Ne / was sitting up with sick
man.
Yes, know you were You made
him sick to the tune of about S75.
Where were you night before LAST
/ was
No YOU were nnt-nOt what you
were going TO say. We have had
spotters out for the last two weeks, and
you have been Swallowed. We did
net propose to give you away, if Won
are at all iraCtahle. You know that
YOU are a splendid faro dealer but We
want YOU to come and deal for the
sharch. Come out of The tolls and
neshes of Satan and desl for the good
cause Come over 20 our side anil
deal for the pure. the good and the
Beautiful. AMI here the divine crea-
sure sank her rich ffute-like voice to a
mere whisper. There are going to be
lots of drummers and railroad boys
there, and we propose TO send 'em
home in their stocking feet. 1t will
be the biggest thing in the way of ,
church lotteries you ever saw. Now,
will YOU come over on our side, or
shall [ have to expose you +
1t was a clear case Of blackmail,
and the miserable youth was caught
IN the tolls. He went like a little
NAN.
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