The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-11-04
THE WIDOWS WILES.
A Bald Headed Married Man
Taken in by aDashing Sedalia
Widow.

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country papers are running a "What''
independence, Mo-, Progress. The issue OF
following "What:"
IF one of the officers of the Clevelsud
and Hendricks clue told bis wife shout
that lite Irritation with the charming
widow of Sedalia?"
This set mingly Insignificant question fell
into the clutches Of BAZoo reporter, and,
followed, step by step, link By link, until
widows visit to the "OrchArd City" was
developed. The reporter, in his quiet in
vesligstior4 and patient search, had IN his
minds rye two widows of this city,
both gay, and both plump and pretty.
Both Of tbes. wesr.B OF the
weed are OH The bright side of thirty,
and are as bright and winsome in their
ways as any blooming lassie. In fact. they
a:e more 20, for haven't they been there
| And isn't the elder .W.lier's advice to
Ssmivel, "to beware OF vidders," we'll
| fcundedf
Well, suffice il to ssy that it was one OF
these lonely % women who went on d visit
| TO Independence, and who came very near
c. using a wife to enter suit for q divorce,
IN the jackson county circuit courI. The
husband referred 10 in the above "sh-I"
is a man of SINE forty-6ve yesrs OF age,
md the hssd of quite an interesting fam
| ,ly. He lives in 9 handsome house On
prominent street, has stock in one of the
hanks, is part owner of big cattle ranch
out west and is pretty well fixed 6nau
cially. His democracy Is of the ardent
kind, and while his physical habits do MT
/: low him to contribute much toward
the success of the party in The wsy of mon
led contributions, he is perfectly willing to
give freely of his time, and sscr fees his
lung power quite recklessly in shouting
Tor the candidates of his party. He is sn
officer in CleveIsnd and Hendricks club,
and when he marches down Lexington or
Liberty street, At the head OF the the o.
umn he cuts quite wide ssatn.
But this brave patriot is an arIant COW
srd when it comes to fighting against the
wiles aud Establishments oil pretty woman,
a, d ramon hath il that his wife isn't the
only woman to whom he meekly .urrend-
cred al any rate he did so TO this charm
ing Sedalia widow.
And i, was In this manner: This widow,
whose name will not be given, for she has
repented in sackcloth and ashes, was on
visit TO some fIierds In Independence, ,nu
bad become acqusinted With the gentleman
above referred TO. She found him a very
COT rleous gentleman ard he found her
most winsome woman. There was at first
sight an affinity between them and they
cultivated each others socie y as sssidu-
ously as their surroundings would permit.
Stolen fruits, in the way of talks, ard even
chances on the street ss they met, which
meant as much as words, were 10 them
very sweet, and very, very nice evel if
naughty. And SO matters run on TILL the
nicht -ferr, t. in the clipping, when
bolder move wss made by these mu'u lily
smit;en ones.
The gentleman managed to slip avsy
from the club unobserved, as il was march
irg around the court house square, and IL
some way met the bright little widow.
They formed a club of their cwn sud
marched away from the bowling Gro I'd,
to enjoy the delights of a quiet chat.
Where they went CT how long they were
away, the reporter knows not, bu. this is
not material. They were next found in a
south side restaurant, In curtsined
alcove, enjoying an oyster suppsr and e ch
others society. The widow was never 50
charming, and her balA-headed victim
never, apparently, SO near to Elysium Sc
then.
His age was no bar, his family sni >Si-
ton we're forgotten, and under the eGchaDt
ing power OF this Intoxicating woman, be
dashed wildly into excuses. Wire was
ordered and drank with the abandon If an
old roue, out on lark. The flush uptn
their faces grew deeper, their talk more On.
dearins, their contact of person clcs ard
closer. There was TO them that S,rau: e
Thrill of newly awakened love, and that
wild throb of the heart which 6.owTs
reason and listens not TO conscience. But
to them came the bitter with the sweet,
the suodeo cloud obscuring the sun of their
happiness. Some one hsd witnessed the
beginning of this nights reve!ry aud, as
bearer of unwelcome news, told villa he |
had seen to the mans wife. She went
forth, for the frs. time, TO search for him |
And she found him. Then ensred scene
of wild disorder which only an Outraged |
wife can set sgoing The wine flushed w.
msn was snaiched from the arms OF !
the false husband, her dress
torn into shreds, her hair disheveled and |
her cheeks given deeper tinge by fierce |
slaps from the hands of the wife. The two |
graneers who sat al another table fed the |
house, and the widow quickly fellowed
them. She was escorted home by the |
while her paramour merkly |
following his indignant spouse to their
domicie. The next day the widow return
ed TO her home in the city, and yesterday |
afternoon was seen gaily promenading Ohio
street as bright and clipper as ever. The |
husband has been forgiven, but he came
near losing his wife.