The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-11-26
THE PROWLER.
He Makes an Attempt to Find
the Ten Com nandments.

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paper in which it was stated that up
on investigation but few people know
where the ten commandments
can be found and following
out this idea, the Prowler resolved to
ask hap.hazard a few well:known Soda
lians the question and here is the
result:
Said DIR. Overstreet "The ten
commandments, young man, the ten
commandments. well | used to 90 to
Sunday school and | know there was
something in the catechism about
''Do unto your neighbor as you would
have him do unto you" but blest if
remember whether there were any
more commandments there, or not"
Said Thomas Mitchum, The
ten commandments, eh? Now it
there Is anything you want to know
real bad, just come over TO the court
house With me and we'll 20 over the
records in jify."
The Prowler shook his head and
then tackled w. ID. Steele, who said,
"Know where the ten commandments
are to be found? Why, of course, I
do. As enacted at the last General
Assembly. article Z, section IA, it says:
He who layeth his hand on woman
save in the way of kindness etc. Il
forget the rest, but if you will get
Judge Fisher 10 help you and will
look into the matter, you will find
this is the commencement of The ten
commandments and they really make
excellent reading"
Mayor Crawford was busy looking
up COW ordinance when the Prowler
approached him for information, but
he paused long enough to cay, at
seems to me the commandments were
vetoed by my predecessor, but maybe
not, maybe not, and anyhow you'll
have TO excuse me to day, L am very
busy"
"The ten commandments, where
are they to be found" said w. III.
Courtney" we'll I've heard of 'em, but
supposed they were two sizes TOO small
for me and l never tried 'em on.'
"Great Heaven almost shrieked
Dan Willard of the general Offices
"the ten commandments. I'll bet $50
there were hundred of them instead
of ten. Auditor Pollock has no flies
on him and don't you forget it,
The ten commandments are found
in Eclesisstes. third chapter and
we'll forget what verse but
that's where you'll find 'em,"I
boldly asserted George Longsn, "Pve
heard my father preach from that
text lots of times"
"The Bible is great book" said
Judge William Sbirk. II don't be.
lieve Shakespeare could have downed
old Moses when he wrote the ten com.
mandments. but maybe he could,
Billy was mighty handy with his pen"
and then as the Prowler passed out
he heard the judge murmur, ITO wed
or not to wed, that is the question,
whether it is best TO bear the ills we
have, or do as Billy Band did"-the
Prowier was out of hearing and next
approached a well known clergyman
with the usual query, who answered
"They are found in Exodus, but l
cannot just now recall the chapter and
am In hurry, good morning."
Louis Hoffman said, Him don t
know, but / think Goethe was the
author, he wrote some good things,
you know"
"Where are the ten Command
said Gilmer Gilbreath, "well |
/ forget the street and number but
[ reckon they're in the directory II
told the boys not to forget 'em, but
they were pretty careless, you know,
and only yesterday an old woman
hoped on to me. because l didn't
have her 'darter'. who lives four
miles beyond Flat Greek, in."
Aldermen Carroll and IIgenfritz
bad never heard of the command
ments and thought they were some
new kind of Macadam.
DR.. Yancy, when asked where the
ten commandments could be found,
looked sad for a moment and then
said he Thought they were located
in the posterior ,egien of the ante
bellum, but believed it would be best
to hold consultation before decid-
ing positively"
T. 81. Kehoe, declared Rider
Haggard wrote the ten command
ments, but it was poor job and his
alter works were away ahead.
DR.. 81. w. Wood, sale. he would look
hem up, and If they knew how to
lance and sing, he would endeavor to
get 'em to give performance here"
Billy Better said, now if YOU want