The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-05-26
A SAD STORY,
But One Which Finds it's
Counterpart Daily.
Is there not Something Wrong
with Our Social Relations,
Aud as Individuals How Shall we
Act to Stop it.
ASAD STORY,

sturdy lAbOTer, some sunbrOw ned uSband
some dainty drummer, some lact aad hid.
d d dude be you SOM honssI touss wife,
some lady oil hish degree, scm. Ion civ
widow, some blushing dams in her t. ems,
or ONE proud beauty who W, uld q Sdain Ia
| touch the tiug,rs OF i'm who rens IN. Sc
line, though, fCrsOCth, : soft rs vCur own
be You fierce or be you gentle be you
pIOUd or b. ven humble. L. ma.t-rs not
your station or your degree, / YOU he of the
human family at sll,'h sto.y we are ab, ut
II tie is u, Only true, and sd as true, hut
/ ii is Il re- eritioo OF hat whith i occurring
around Us every day, and tDat Tor which
you In common with all fe low hrm ms a-e
IN a ms ASSURE responsible, that which il is
within the reach of I'll 20 and to suppress
end that, which If it is suppressed, vi re
| Iieve tie world # Ons of its darkest
Ill Is, humanity OF ore of lis gre IL
est curs"s, ard c,uss TOsss to bloom
where bIia Low choke smiles to appear
whtre weeping mi angui h and wOs and
crime and mi>ery ard IN tine, and al the
long category now no d high carnival.
Thee, dear read n, st Gown til US this
sweet, calm spring morning and
LET YOUR HEART GO OUT
in love, and even c]mpassion toxards your
race and let us perI,e this 5 ID story to-
gether, AMI per1sIng inquire what can We
90 TO prevent repetition OF the terri bic
drama in our neighbOrs house, and our own
hou e poss bly, in our own person.
Our story o, ems in beautiful hlme in
Henry county, on j"st such SAbbath
morning as this. Gathered on a family
lawn sits gray haired father and mother,
near them sits low, ly daughter, Just pas
sing her nine zenith summer. In form, in
feature, In dress, in department. in in
lecl and educ tom ste is all that heart
c uld wish, at least so thinks the
fond mt th-r upon whose shoulder her
head rec ines So thinks the proud father,
who ga1es virg!y at her; 80 thinks that
wi young b other WHO Ii full length
upon he grassy lawn at their feet, wOnd-r-
ing whst lucky fellow will have the proud
pnvi'ege.Of claiming her as his br de, and
so thinks the 6-year-old bro her and Aye ar
old sister wkose he ads ere nestled in her
lap rs her fingers 10Y softly with their
10 ing auburn 10 ks.
Il tell you, mama IL seems so dull in
the old home sine | came back frtm col
lie &c that feel ike 1 was buried i'm spite
II I'll my love for you / cannot stand it to
drag out au / lie exit nee much longer.
Twas made for some hirg, and you and
papa have 6tt d me for almost anything
grand and useful in woman's sphers.
ought not u lei my talent lie buried ard
rust, but kesp it bright by USE
This was The tenor Of the thought that
had b,en uppermOst in the fair girls mind
for more than 4 week, thSt she had been
hOm- from vacation and as nothing that Ih4
home folks could lay seemed to snake, it so
this Sabbath d,y the
MATTER WAS BEING TALKED OVER.
But it is not necessary to give TIE det lis of
the conversation. Ii is Sufficient TO say
Arnie, for that the n, m4 of cur hero
inc, had CARED h.r point when the con-
ference tndei, and it was decided that In
company with her mother she shou d on
the followir Tuesday come to Sedalia on
witt to friends and while here secure a
DC sitIon where she could learn the mililr cry
trade as tLat was her preference. TUesd
came 5nd as the sun sank IN the west that
day ANNE locke ont from the window OF
Mrs. T., Oi Sedalis upon lis glowing beau
ties and wondered what Char lie and papa
and the d ar little ones We ong In the
country home, and for Que moment she
thought after ali the dear Couatiy home
wi h its pure air ard quiet unostentatious
comforts was preferable to all the spleniOr
and the noise and buSt'e row surrounding
her, bot she put ssi ie the thought as unwor
thy her proud ambition and glowing hopes.
Alter weeks visit the mother bsds good
bye TO friends AMI daughter at the dep OF
aud was soon stesming away to the old
home nest with mingled rrow and JOY In
her heart. Sorrow at parting with her
loved Annie. v in the hope Of soon seeiug
the other loved ones.
Annie, too, felt sad but she was proud,
and she drowned her sorrow in the thought
that tomorrow she would enter upon her
engagement at Mrs. rs. millinery estab-
achievements held in store by the future
for her accoi ding to the pictures fancy con-
iured In her mid.
Annie was next day du'y installed ard
as time rolled on it brought her macy OF
the successes she had hoped for, bat sh-
was not happy, she was not satisfied, though
her beauty and her sweet dspositi n had
brought about her popularity, favor, adj
mira ion, friencs, sdOratiOn snd eyeI low
ers by the score. there was In her heart
still a void, an unsatisfed longing Time
went on and among the callers
there came one, handsome NJ. b.
drHnmer, he was the represen alive OF
firm from wnOm Mrs. I. bought largely,
he was
STRUCK WITH ANNIE's BEAUTY
when he fret saw her, and his visits to
Sedalia grew ominously frequent, his
solicitude 10 supply Mrs L. with the very
latest styles at prices marvelously low,
was astounding At last his devotion to
Annie, became so conspicuous that his
conduct ce4sed to be so much wondered at,
but be was after all a snake-s vile SER
pant in gaudy colors. Reader we need
not tell you the story, it is too familiar,
rich presents, solemn vows, earnest profess
tations, soft pursuasions, fulsome Aa;teries,
ANYTHING everything to gain that purest
and most faithful of all earthly things, a