The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-11-19

character, unless it happens as in the
case of 4 certain would be regulator
of morals, etc. in this city, to accom-
pany a very small head, and when it
descends upon anything which gets in
its way it leaves an impression not
easily erased. A large foot is not al
ways iil-shaped either and when it lie
not, and is In proportion, it is admira-
BILE whether it belongs to man or
a woman.
The Prowler caught a good story on
well known lawyer in this city 8
short time ago which is ZOE good
to keep, although as the French
say it is a little risque. The
lawyer is at present church member
and a mot constant one, but he was
not always thus" and the story in
which he figured dates back to that
time. Ii appears that when just be-
coming full fedged practitioner, he
happened with frlen1 to be the trav.
cling companion of a distinguished and
notable member of the legal fraternity,
at that time judge and who after.
ward achieved fame by running for a
high position in this slate. The party
was in an isolated part of the coun-
try where it was difficult to get &C.
comodations and one cold night they
we're obliged to seek several habita-
lions, before they could find any one
willing to take them in. The man,
who at last consented To admit them,
was a good specimen of his class, hon.
est, hardworkng but in the poor local
ity in which he dwelt unable to pro-
vide more than one large room in
which to store his wife, his child, his
dogs, household goods and a rather
pert looking ''hired girl" He, how
ever, made his guests welcome and at
ter supper and a smoke had been d.
posed of showed them to their bunk"
ali in the same room. The lawyer, on
whom the story is told, during the
evening had filled in the pauses by
making eyes at the "hired girl' and
during the watches Of the night
concluded that she must be lonely
away off in an other corner of the
large room and merely 10 keep her
company, arose from The bunk which
he was occupying along with the
fiiend, before referred to, and started
for the place where he supposed the
girl to be. Its happened however
that he became frustrated in the dark
ness, and instead Of reaching the
girls bunk he struck that
of the husband and wife and just as
his low "hus-b" fell softly on the air,
he was grasped by a strong pair of fem.
lnine arms belonging to the wife and
with a shrill scream, she shor,ed to
her husband that she had caught the
"dlrty scOundrel" who was about to
defile her bed and babe him hurry
and strike light. Her captive flung
away from the woman aud in doing
so struck the judge, who was sleep ng
soundly in his bunk just 1eh;1d the
c,'oe, squarely in the stomach with
his full weight. The Judge of course
was awakened by the unexpected
encounter and raising himself and
/ lning forward to see what the dis.
III Dance IVES all about, was grssped
by the woman who again decl ired
that she / Id caught "the scound 'el."
In the meant; he The real culprit hsd
scurried back to his own bunk and
almost deaf with laughter, WAS enjoy
ing the situation. The husband
struck light and there was his wife
to the Judge and reitersting
her charges against him, whiId he in
vain pleaded his innocence. The
scene ce1 be imagined better than
defcribed, but the sequel was the hest
Part of the joke, for despite of the
judges solemn assurances of the recti-
tude of his pas',life etc., the indignant
husband insisted that the party Ist
60 and 60 they had to, at midnight, in
the cold, and it was nearly morning
before they could find shelter.
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