The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-10-20
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for money. he refused and I entered
suit against him. The day before the
case was set for trial he paid me in
full. I then left for Bourbon county,
Kansas. Shortly after my arrival their
/ ran short of funds and also had q
felon on my hand and began 10 tramp
again. I stopped at house where the
good woman bandaged my hand, gave
me a good dinner and l prepared to
start to the nearest town. Her son
passed me on the road when l imme-
diately returned to the house and in.
formed his mother that he had sent
me after bis revolver and cartridges
which the unsuspecting woman gave
me and I have never met mother or
son since. l next stopped at the house
OF q we'll to do farmer, remained there
a week and left without notice. On
my arrival I gave him to understand
I was very wealthy and be had the
utmost confidence in me. l next
tramped to Schell City, Mo-, and went
to work digging coal, remained there
two weeks and left without settling
my board bill. l then wen. to another
mine south of Schell City, met a miner
and worked with him for four weeks.
Then went to work for a man by the
name of Wright, worked for him six
months, sued him for the amount due
me, but the day of trial
TWAS MISSING
and on my way tramping to the sun
flower state of Kansas again. Since
leaving Oakdale my good old mother
has be n called to that mansion in the
skies. She had lived a true and de-
vout Christian all her life and when
the angels beckoned she was patiently
awaiting their coll. My best and last
friend had left me broken in heart
over the misdoings of her boy.
I went Immediately to Bourbon
county, one of my brothers having
located there, and 1 lived with him.
One of bis neighbors, Mr.. Cook
had a very fine melon patch.
1 went over to purcase a few
of them one day. He informed me
he had none that were ripe. That
night brother, his son and myself
armed each with sack, paid a mid
tight visit to that patch. climbed
ever the fence and passed melons
over to my brother and nephew until
We had filed all our sacks and had as
many as We could carry. The next
day We invited Mr.. and Mrs. Cook to
eat dinner with us and taste the flavor
of some of "our melons," which invi-
tstion they accepted. 1 cut some of
the largest ones aud we had what
might be called
A MELON FEAST.
Mrs. Cook remarked that they were
splendid and that she would have
some very fine ones ripe in q few days
and hoped we would honor her with
a visit. I then told her they we're
her melons we had just been eating.
She looked chagrined but being . wo-
man of good sense she relished the
oke and enjoyed it hugely.
I remained with my brother six
months and started on another tramp,
finally landing at Joplin, Mo.
/ went to work loading cars with
sand at which l remained two weeks
and left as usual, forgetting to settle
with my landlady. Ny next stopping
place was Appleton City, where
vent to work at coal mine, board.
ing with q woman by the name o
Jones. A few days before Christina
she told me that if l would get q goos'
we would have a big Christmas din
ner. 1 finally induced a widow LADY
living close BY to part with one of th,
largest and latest of her flock.
carried it to Mrs. Jones who placed i
in the smokehouse for the night. Tn
next morning, Christmas, l went GU
to slay my goose, when 10! it wa
gone. l finally discovered it close b.
and gave chase and finally capture'
it; also a nice fat opposum. We ha'
. very fine dinner, consisting of COOS
and 'possum. Rem aimed at Appleton
City three months without getting
INTO ANY TROUBLE
and considered myself very fortunate
/ then went back to Joplin and short
ly afterwards met another Mr.. Jone
and told him l was looking for nice
small farm and as soon as 1 found on
that suited me I would buy it. II
offered to sell me his. l told him m
money was at a small town a fe,
miles distant from his place. w
made u bargain and he conveyed m
TO the town, where l got away fror
him. 1t was bitter cold day and v