The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-01-20
YOUTHFUL NIMRODS.
A Story That Shows a Knight
of the Shears is Not Al
ways a Huntsman.
How Seigelbaum Played Joke on
Two of His Employees.

ID. W. Miller and VIM. Gilman are
young men of industrious and quiet habits.
BY profession they are knights OF the shears
sn6 can handle goose or bsste seam as
deity as the best. They are In the en-
pioy of NJ. A. Seigelbaum. Tn of itself
is q sufficient recommendation OF their
efficiency 10 the average citizen. These
young gentleman, however, have asplra-
tions just like other young men. Their
ambition runs to Nimrodism; 10 be con-
sidered mighty bUnisman In the goal OF
their longiDgs. AS they sit cross legged
with reedle or shears in hand they are
wont to relate their valorons deeds where
the tell pines wave and The bear and deer
and panther roam at large.
Long and faithful labor and equally
long and faDciful stories of the chase caused
them to long for the free woodland air and
q trusty gun, unused to the wild,
wild west that surrounds the
romantic city of the prsiries, they believed
they had 10 make hui few hours travel to
resch The haunis of the buffalo and the red
man. AS every body knows that Seigel-
baum is sn iuvereraie joker. He saw his
opportunity and bumored their within. DE
has irusIy breeeh loader. Ii sits In
convenient corner in plain view OF the
workmen. Its familiar appearance in
creased their longings. SeigeIbanm's won
dsrful stories of its accuracy, of his many
blood curdlipg adventures. his forsy AMI
corquests as he roamed the wilds with il,
filled their imas iation with irresistible de-
sires TO emulate him. AT last they could
resist no longer, and joint petition for the
ase of the weapon end a day off greeted
L. ainla &c
as he is faceiious. The petition was grant
ed. But was there not danger of accident
TO these ambitious youths Might not
him Of a coed tailo: and the world of q
promising member of society? Might not
some mans COW or turkey or duck fall a
victim to inexperienced craftsmanship?
He had it. Ten cartridges were carefully
prepared and shotted, but were lett minus
powder: The gun and cartridges were en-
trusted to the would-be Nimrods with many
cautiors and well-iimed admonitioIs. With
the FIRST lark and with happy hearts the
twain were en- their way next morning.
Soon the classic precinls of Flat creek re-
sounded with their voices and their tread.
"Wbal's that % said one. "a deer, by
hocky, said he who CARR. the gun, as he
quickly and bravely brought it 10 his face.
Snip went the hammer. Pshsw, said his
comrade. You didn't pull the trigger hard
enough. Give me the gun. 1t was handed
over. Snip went the hammer again.
New, NEW went the bovine as she started
Oh.
@Hocky it's cow said he."
"Wssn't it lucky the gun did't go of"
said No.
1 don't believe you know anything about
hunting said No. L. Fresh cartridges were
inserted and pretty soon turkey from a
neiehborirg farm came trotting toward the
creek for water. Again the gun did duty.
but again failed to fire. This was hard,
for the turkey ran away in fright, a chase
of 200 yards discovered ii with the balance
of flock in barn yard. There was an
other tableau of disguised faces. A mile
more of trampipg and a squirrel ran up
. tree with chuck; two more cartridges
were lost before it disappeared in hole.
Just then icy bird few by with "keya,"
"keya" Here was fun and q TIVE mile
race begun, at the end of which the last
cartridge had been expended in futile at
tempt TO fire the gun. Then the boys
turned YEARLY and disguised toward their
home, long six mile tramp brought them
axfely back. But all illusions To rod or
gum or huntsmen are ignored by them with
. digniied silence, and this article will be
TO them the first solution of the mystery of
the strange phenomenon of the faulty car
tridges concerning which they have held SO
many whispered conferences.
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