The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-24
THAT PHENOMENON.
Some of the Bazoo's Readers try
to Solve the Mystery.

The BAzoo is in receipt OF several conn
mun'cations concerning the phenQmenon
mentioned in Sundays paper as occurring
last Saturday morning, and as it has rele-
gated to them the task of its solution, il
will give them without comment, ressrving
its own opinion, bat its readers can rest
assured that the phenomenon appeared -
described.
MINERS OPINION.
MoNTsERRAr, Mo-, FEB. 18th, 1885.
EDITOR BAZoo:
DEAR SIR Il think we b I'VE solved the
the problem in regard to the woman with
the blazing sword, etc., and have come to
the conclusion that the apparition was
produced By a too liberal indulgence of
"bug juice" as in Burns "Tom OShanter
and his witches at auld Allswsy kirk, we'll
done Guilty sark. 8. II. B.
A RAILROADERs' SAY.
SEDALrA, Mo, FEB. 18th, 1885.
Ed. BAzoo:
DEAR SIR:-Seeing the article in your
paper, Strange Mystery" which had ref
erence to the strange phenomenon that sp-
peared 10 the eastern horizon, on last
u
write, and give you q description of q sim
liar phenomenon, witnessed by myself on
the same date, but little later In the
morning, about 4:30 q. m, saw portion
of the eastern part of the heavens turning
of blood aud assumed a circular form, and
suddenly il was changed to black color,
which only remained for a few minutes,
- Cd al
seemed to be filled with men rs thick as
they could stand. with weapons of war and
while | was gazing at the strange move
ments ii was making, the men all seemed
to engage in q hand to hand struggle, for
life as soldiers do in a charge fight, and be-
meath sll this, but In close proximity was
streamer, like a rainbow, on which was
written, Gall nations sh al become engaged
in war and confusion. 20! wo! to the in
hsbitan of the earth" And suddenly the
whole of the phen omeuon passed away, in
great confusion. / have an impression of
what the meaning of these strange things is,
will shortly write what feel is TO follow.
Yours Respectfully,
JAY ELDER.
AUNTI's AUsURY.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 18th, 1885.
EDITOR BAzoo: Il have just read your
account Of the curious phenomenon In the
east. saw it too and understood it at
once. The bright light was significant of
the glory and grandeur of the history of
the great capital, of the great state of Mis-
souri,, and the red flush was the flush of
anger and shame to think little upsts RI,
shoddy yankee town like, Sedalia scarcely
out OF its short dresses should have the
tffrontry and brszen impudence to plot its
destruction by removing the capital, and
the angel you saw Ewing Goddess Jaeque-
line ready to defend it with drawn sword
Beware. ANTI-REMovAL.
AN ENGINEERS OPINION.
EDITOR BAzoo II saw the light men
toned IN your last Sundays issue and as L
came in on NV train from the west, end /
thought at first it was big fire In Sedalia,
but as came sround a curve it had disap-
peared. / saw something like cloud bat
did not get to see it form any particular
shape. NV opinion is it was a reflection
of northern light from an iceberg and
probably some kind of mirage. l don't
take much stock in superstitions II / ann
an engineer and never carried a rabbits
foot in my life. Yours, P.J.
A LAWYERS SAY.
EDITOR BAZoo Hadn't you just come
back from Jefferson City and didn't you
take a drink or two of anti-removal
whisky before you started home?
| A POSER.
HoUsroNIA, Feb. 18th, 1885.
EDITOR BAzoo Don't you think that
ghost you saw In the east was JEFF City's
Jaqueliue" getting ready to come to
Sedalia. PETERKIN.