The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-11-23
THE RAG BAG.
Dolly Explains Some ThiI gs to
will Which He Was Not
Aware of.

made brainless idiot of myself last
night and somebody ought to throw
the bootjack at me-" Yes" | said,
"but as | am a little too
tired to throw the bootack this
morning, suppose We forego the
punishment and you tell me what
makes you in such penitent mood. Z"
'Well, you see, Dolly, last night [
fully meant to congratulate the bride
and groom both, but | forgot ull
about the groom and just lavished
nv best wishes on the bride; acted
Just as if she had received a Irize in
stead of the man, don't you see?"
poor VIII" said, "that was too
bad, but l dare say others did the
same thing and nobody noticed your
peculiar action" And then / went
to the "rag-bag" and found the follow
ing to comfort that husband
Of mine," and lest others may
have committed the same breach of
etiquette, will read it to you"
"About the last person anyone
thinks of at a wedding is the groom.
There is vague consciousness that he
is necessary to make the thing GO off
well, but the matter beg ms aud ends
here, and even the minister would not
pay any attention to his presence if it
were not for the responses"
There is truth in that but really |
DO not believe that a man ever appre-
ciates his inferiority to a woman quite
In the fashion he does when he stands
before the altar in the presence of an
audience of friends and knows he is
about to become a husband. He
trembles all over and certain minis
ter of this city told a friend of mine
that at one church wedding where he
officiated, that the groom's knees
literally knocked together until the
conclusion was audible some distance
away. Was it not funny? acting
as if he had just been arrested for
murder or some similar offense, in
stead of about to become the protector
of the delicate woman at his side.
There was one thing to be said in his
favor, you know, he was noticed and
that was a great gain over the
usual groom. Women as
rule, are perfectly calm during
the important ceremony and look
with certain amusement On the
timid, shrinking creature at their
sides and yet they know that they are
as brave as lion at other times, and
while amused, still forgive them.
Y on remember the story of the Scotch
girl who told her minister she was
going to be married. "Oh, weel,"
said he, "but It's maun solemn
thing to marry" "Yes," said the
girl, shut it's maun solemner thing
not TO marry" And that is about
the way women look at the matter,
and mOre's the shame. Some girls act
as if the only object in their lives was
marriage, and they literally "run
after men," Now, Will said to me
the other day Dolly, | wish your
friend; Miss --, and her friend,
Miss --, would take themselves
up little" "Take themselves up,
Will? Why, what in The world do
you mean ?" 81 mean that they let
the gentlemen know too plainly that
they are in the market, that is, on
the marry, you know, and they ought
not to do it. " "On the marry" / said,
'Well Viii | wouldn't use such dread
full sang if / were you to make my
clear, but what causes YOU
to think the girls wish to marry" ooh
| don't particularly know as | can ex-
plain, but those two girls dress in gor-
geus apparel and they 60 down town
and walk about and da sdle through
the stores and then when they see
certain gentlemen they manage to
meet them and look so perfectly de-
lighted when they succeed in getting
them to promenade with them that it is
really noticeable and the wers of it is,
Dolly, the boys laugh about those
things among themselves and some.
how it seems to me it serves to cheap
IN the girls" unused moment on
he truth of Wills remarks and then
not to encourage him / said, -'Will,
my dear, does it not seem to you that
gentlemen show considerable egotism
when they imagine that because lady |
S ordinarily pleasant to them they are
anxious to wed them?" ooh dunno"
said Will. "Well | do" | said and |
hen L dove down into the "ragbag"
or an illustration and told him the |
actual incident:
A man of very average
living not a hundred |
niles away from this city had as a
guest an intelligent and han some |