The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-10-28
MRS. BLINKINS
And How She Visited the st. Louis
Exposition.

Mrs. Blinkips, il will be remembered
had gone TO sleep IN her room at the La
elede hotel, in S.. Louis, and like a woman
with clear conscience and a husband who
neither had cold feet or tsyed out O'Dights,
she slep; well.
I'm the morning she rose and after dou-
ming her black alpaca, putting on her bon
me-, ETC., and counting The money which
she had safely hidden In the pock-t OF her
night dress. she thought il was abb Ut time
for breakfast and to that end opened her
door leading into the hall for the purpose
If asking passing servant the way to The
Mining room. She Was politely told the
sy, and with q thank y'e sir" she Welt
en-. Alter going some distance from her
room, she happened to think that she had
forgotten to bring her retcule containing
her night dress and her money, and imme-
diately began TO retrsce her steps, much
furried at her carelessness.
She did not remember the numbsr of her
room. but she stopped at door which she
though; had familiar look and she hastily
turned toe knob and eater.d. No sooner
had she done Sd, however, until with 3
,hrill "my gracious goodness" she beat
hasty retreat and the gentleman who was
inst pulling on pair Of bifurca;ed garments
which usu SLY belong To the Eek m.scu:loe,
!. let them drop IS If lhey had suddenly be.
come red hot and leaping wildly back into
the bed drew the clothes over him with =
i,rk which atmos, rent them asunder.
Nrs. B. didn't stop for explanations Tor
euce the situation was TOO much Tor her
and when she did ct last fad her Own room,
III took her a good half hour to ct over
her mortifcatlon and establishment.
She resolved the next time che left her
room she would tie her handkerchief on
the knob, and this she did, getting down
to her breakfast fna ly with the aid of one
of the chsmbermaids, in great shape.
After br.akfsstins, abe inquired The best
vsy 10 find the exposition building, and
chewing Instructions implicitly, she at
length reached the door through which
large throng vas constantly passing and
although considerably confused, was 5000
staring With all her eyes at the wonderful
and interesting sights ranged on every side
She was delighted with everything and her
coed humor found vent in such expressions
10 those near her as "My stars, il does bea;
the world don't it," and "Well, we'll; thi,
is pretty big potatoes, Amt it" etc. Some
Of those she addressed, laughed, Others
seowled md one young man said, You are
right, old lady, this just lays over the
deck" Mrs. B. looked over the Turkish
display, told the girl Ia red
fez "she looked more like and Irisher than
q turk-y," inspected the fine dresses In the
Vandorvort cases. Said she wouldn't
wear lhem trails to dog fight" and then
she wandered over to The hstchers. Here
she came near getting into trouble because
the man insisted thai she should pay an
admission fee before entering. She said
'.you young scalawsg. paid twenty five
cents st the door of this exposition build
ing and there want q word said about
anything else, aud you just get eut'n my
way this minute or I'll hay YOU across my
knee" 4
The young man protested that be couldn't
her in free, and after several explana-
tions she was induced TO pay and pass in
The chickens we're being Matched by the
wholesale, and as they were la every stage
Of incubation, Ms B. was almost too much
astonished for speech. She looked, looked
again, sighed, conghed, and finally sat
down, folded her hands over her reticule
and SAID: Sinister, I've got couple of
hens in Sedaly, regular yalier-Iegged dom
lQlCKH. ana WbS q Oh
ing some chickens next spring, but shan't
do il now. I shouldn't be satisfied with
'em, too much sugr for ceut by long
shot. I'llj just make 'em up in pot pie, and
when / want any ha'chirg done your ma
chine will catch me every time"
The man was much pleased with her
candidly expressed opinion, and as b.
bowed her out, he filled her hands with
circulars, ETC., until she looked like
ticket brokers' Office.
Just here she struck the place where
suspenders, &c, were sold. aud bold
looking miss. with n yellow bang and a
big hustle, asked her if she didn't want to
make purchase. She said she guessed
not" bnt the girl threw couple of pair OF
suspenders before her and sew raj braces OF
carriers, and told her she must buy Mrs.
B. did not like 10 BE- told she must do any
thing, but she thought she would be pleas
ant, snd In polii. way she said, "Miss,
my old M m uon't need any su penders at
present, and rs fpr them ingy rutlber sock
ing holders, / wouldn't wear on Of 'em for
3 dollar" Wouldn't you," said the girl
with the bang, "Weli, :'m going to put
this pair on you and show you how nice
they are" and with a quick motion she
stopped towards Mrs. BIS sturdy planted
feet, as though she really meant to put 'em
On right there and then.
She hadn'r more than ne go, however,
ere she vas csught by the stro1g right
hand of the offended Mrs. b. and shaken
till the breath nearly left her body and
the bang looked as il Tic had suffered through
q eye one "You Young huaEy, 'aio't you
got bit of shame" she exclaimed between
the shakes, where's your ma and pa
that they don't see to you, put 'em on me
right hy'er before folks, will you. Ill
learn you what's whst!"
People crowded around to see the |
ian of course aud as the girl |
struggled and screamed in the hands of the |
Mrs. B. A policeman came up
Who Immediately stopped the proceeding |
BY putting her under arrest.
In vain she pleaded. She YVES hustled
vat and the next morning an item appear.
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