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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-08-04
SAMPLES OF COURAGE.
Not Only Those Who Face six-Shooters
Possess II.

Not Only Those Who Face six-Shooters
Possess Il.
What is true courage? People don't
half know.
Two men facing each other with six
shooters, calmly and steadily awaiting
the signal to fire. Is that courage?
Some think it is; but do not would
not do it
An orator standing alone before \
surgilg multitude, fearlessly uttering
words which may goad them To fury
such words as pants" for instance.
This is courage; but how many think il?
But fighting men and orators in the
matter of courage are not the peers Of
gentle woman.
Harry Earnlittle was engaged to mar
nv a sweet girl who loved him for him
self alone. She had one popularity
among others, and that was horrible
superstition regarding the number thir-
teen. She would never sit down tn q
table where covers were laid for thir-
teen. She would never sit down to a
multiplication table that had thirteen
times" in il She was just as supersti-
tious as that. She was twenty-five
years old. and for years had refused to
be twenty-six: because twenty-six is
twice thirteen.
One day Harry, who well knew of
this popularity in his betrothed, came
to her with dismay and hope struggling
in his countenance.
''Oh Gertrude: Gertie, q my Trudy"'
he exclaimed. Is your horror of the
number thirteen as strong as ever?
Speak. darling, Is it? X d''
"What has happened, Harry? Tell
| me!' she cried, her face blanching
slightly, as something within warned
her not to answer the question
my uncle has just died, said Harry,
'.and-and left me thirteen million dol
lars, and'-here hope struggled with
| dismay again-''and didn't know but
perhaps you would want to break of
the engagement"
She smiled like June morning.
Harry" she said: my own Harry.
| When your happiness is at stake ] can
not falter;" and as she took him in her
arms hope ceased to struggle with dis
may forever more.
That is where self-abnegating cour-
age showed up strongly in a lady.
But the quality even exists in children.
''Willie" said to my little boy. III
you tear that book shall whip you.
The little fellow gazcd at me with a
quiet smile, opened the book and tore
out pages five to ten. inclusive. And
Willie is but three years old.
Courage. The yellow dog possesses
it. The unthinker might say that the
appearance of the yellow dog does moi
denote courage: but il does 1t take:
genuine courage for the yellow dog Il
make his appearance.
Courage among the lowliest of the
lowly, Even the worm will turn. vii
he not, some time? do not know thai
he ever has yet
Courage. II exists even in inanimatt
objects. The gentle flowers will shoot
if told to go to pot; and there Is plenty
of grit in common brown sugar.-Mor
ris Waite, i'm Puck.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-08-04
THOS. DALE'S ROMANCE.
A Strange Character From Dade
County in the City.

Last night there registered at the
Merchants Hotel in this city two men
from Cane Hill, Dade county, Mo,
Their names were Thomas Dale and
Aarn Reynolds.
Dale is large, ungainly looking
man, and his snowy hair and beard
betoken the seventy nine winters that
have sifted their SHOWS upon him.
Two years ago his aged wife was
taken sick and from the firs,
there was but little hope Of
her recovery. This seemed to worry
the old man and he began to want
another wife at once. Finally. and
but a short time before her death, he
and his wife had violent quarrel
over the matter.
When she died, Dale, who wa:
worth not less than $40, 900, began
Advertising in all that part of the
country for a wife. After q while
some young woman, loving lucre de
spite the nearly four score years Of
aer proposed husband. accepted him
and the two were married. She soon
followed the first wife to the grave
and the old man was quite as frantic
rs ever for another woman. HI
had given bis second wife 81 900 ane
made a similar offer again. At lengti
his friends, finding him absolutely in
sane on the female subject, had Mr.
Reynolds appointed his guardian
Dale was taken to the Nevada asylum
and kept there eleven days. when thu
phy siciaus stated that confinement
would soon kill him and he was takel
back homo to Cane Hill ant
his property restored t
him. He again immediatel!
began to advertise for wife and BIZ
guardian once more took charge Of
aim and his valuable estate.
Last Saturday he and Dale passet
through town en- route to Fulton,
BUT the authorities at the asylum Their
refused to take the old man in.
This morning, after spending the
night at the Merchants, he aud hi
guardian left for home.
Old man Dale, accompanied b.
REYNOLDS, attended the blue and gra.
encappment here 1t seems tina
Dale was very anxious to see Cover,
nor Francis, but was disappointed.
On the subject of women he is a
,oony and love-lorn as the crszies
youth in the land and ye; he is onl
seventy-nine years old.
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HER ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Nobody Could Guess IL. and o. Proved
strange Revelation

Nobody Could Guess u. anu u iroNru u
strange Revelation
The women of New York society are
in many cascs accomplished in very odd
ways, and party of men the other
night passed an interesting quarter of
an hour IN recalling some OF the I'M
common talents of their feminine ac-
uuaintanccS. One handsome young
woman was an ade,t in blowing the
coaching horn: another was very sue
ccssful career of onyx: one of the most
sedatc young ladic, in town danced
clog to perfection: II dutifIl and beauti-
full wife made all her husbands trout
flies. and her husband WAS renowned
as successful fisherman: rather slim
and wiry girl. famous for her waltzing.
was scientific boxer. and cnuld give
her clever brother breezy fOur-round
battle: lady who rode in the park each
iay occasionally showed to her friends
in the country now she could stand on
the back of cantcring horse: 4 fan
mermaid of Newport could smoke .
cigarette under water: these. and a hall
hundred other wonlrous performances
were told of women 10y the men that
knew them. amid great applause.
Finally. Il young fellow vino had been
listening lazily , tia conversation spoke
up in drawing tones. and the attention
of the company became riveted upor
him.
81 knew far more extraordinary
girl than any you have mentioned once
upon a time" said he. she was the
sister of a classmatc of mine at college.
Rich, think. Very swell. Blonde
girl. tall and straight and jolly, for !
used to 60 rowing with her when Wis
| tied 'em up the river. Pull powerful
| oar. too, and was clever other ways.
One of her talents. though, was Ger
| tainly remarkable. ] never found II
| out until Id known her for three
weeks. Never paradcd it. Seemed to
take il As a matter of course. When
did hear of it at last | spoke To her
| father about it. and he agreed with me
| that il was a very rare accomplishment
| in a girl Not that il was especially
needed in women. but there were cmer-
gencies when il might come into play.
| was rather struck with the charm o1
the thing. In fact il rather ciinched
the good Opinion had already formed
of the girl. and asked her to marry
me. The wedding will be in two
months"
There was pause. The speaker ap
parently went into n reverie that he had
no intention of disturbing. Finally q
; howl went up.
well, what is the wonderful accom-
plishment of this girl. Billy"
1 Billy reused himself, and looked
about at the faces of his friends.
'Oh, didn't ! tell you?" said he
"Why, she can cook. N. y. Sun
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TO THE PUBLIC.

Caddo Mills, Texas. June 5, 1891.
From my own personal knowledge,
/ can recommend Chamberlains Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
cramps 10 the stomach, also for diarr-
hoea and flux. 1t is the best medicine
/ have ever used and the best selling,
as it always gives satisfaction. A. X.
SHERRILL. IS and so cent bottles fol-
sale by Aug. T. Fleischmann, drug
gist.
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McElree's Wine of CaFdui

md THEDFORD'S BLACK DRkU6HT are
or sale by the following merchants in
PErTIs COUNTY.
August T. Fiei>chmanu, Sedslia.
W. +. Bard, Sedalia.
Meriz & Hale, Sedslia.
O. n Smith. Sedslis.
r. I. Miller, S dalia.
Dreskeil Bros, Beaman.
AIdler Il Co.. Duoksburg.
Andrew Stand, Dumpvill.
W. Ed. Crawford, Galley.
C. W. Barick, Georgetown.
IS. Ream & Son, Green Ridge.
c. w. Leabo. Green Ridge.
II. A. Longan, Houstonia.
Penquite & Snoddy, Lamonie.
Overstreet Durg Co., Smithtou.
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him if he repeated the offence. He
ran of again in May and his
father beat him severly. de
disappeared Immediately after and
was not heard of again until yesier.
day. johnson has been arres.e ed and
is in Jail.
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population

The population Of twenty
counties OF Southwest Missouri in
1890 was 251, 045. At the taking Of
the census in June 1890, the popula-
ton of these counties were 376, 101, q
gain of over so per cent in ten years.
Yes, Southwest Missouri is . new
Missouri new state of itself. Put
your ear to the ground and hear Us
grow.-Carthage Democrat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-12-26

plantation, dancing merrily to the music
of the fiddle.
In the parlors of the 'big house, all
is life and light and joy. While the
elders have formed whist parties or sit
quietly converting, the young people
dance
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-12-26
EVE M.

Robinson looked appealingly At the
planter.
"This is our wedding night, Mr..
Cheverill, and I have not a place to
take her. Her father drove us away
with curses, and she thought of you
that you might give me employment"
Out from the inner room comes a
burst of music and gay voices. The
girl trembles and looks longingly at
the light and warmth within.
ga nice position you would put me
in," protests Mr.. Cheverill. "By en-
ploying you 1 would give a seeming in
dorsement to your conduct-which [ do
not in the least feel-and anger against
me my good and old friend, your
father"
"But 1 am SO tired, and it is SO late,''
murmurs the girl.
"To-night you shall have rest and
entertainment. l urn no one from my
door; but tomorrow will be-"
merry Christmas!' co1ne in n
great shout from the dancers. The
tall clock in the hall peals twelve, and
the great plantation bell jangles merri-
ly, rung by the little darkies who have
it in charge.
"Merry Christmas, father! I've caught
you!" shouts Leda, rushing out and
hugging her father ecstatically; then,
catching sight of the strangers, ex-
claims: "Why, Miss-"
'"Mrs. Robinson, my dear" interrupts
Mr.. Cheverill, impressively; "the wife
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of Mr.. D~uncan's overseer, who 10 now
out Of a place and looking for employ
ment, which he wishes me to give"
Her position is clearly defined, but
again the young bride smiles fearlessly
in her husbands face.
"Give him the employment, then,
father; we are waiting for you to toast
the Christmas-tide."
Leda went in as she spoke, and from
the negro quarters came the sound of q
Christmas hymn, with its high-pitched
chorus of stPeace on earth and to all
men good will"
Mr.. Cheverill rang the bell lear him
"Tefl Sam l want him." he said to
the boy who came.
Tho man answered the summons
quickly.
"Merry Christmas, massa; Christmas
Qif'," he said, as he drew near.
"Merry Christmas, Sam, and here's
your Gift handing him some silver
pieces. 81 am sorry to take you from
your fun, but is the ovcrseer's house In
good repair?"
Eyes. sab; but it's dark and shet up
"Well, have fires lit in all the rooms;
send Elsie to e that everything Is
right, and when all is ready let M.
Robinson know. / have engaged him
for the next year to benny oyerseer, and
Ihope you will be q very good assistant"
The man went to do as he was bid,
and the young couple rose to express
thar Joyous thanks.
mot word, not . word; you owei 4
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all to the season, not to me. Do your
duty, Robinson, and let your wife forget
who she has been, and we will get on
we'll enough. And now excuse me, my
family is waiting and leaving them
therein the small, cozy sitting-room,
awaiting the luminous to their own
house, the kindly gentleman went in to
his gay home circle.
He had done a good deed and still up
held most decidedly his pride of class
and station.
"Did you take him, father" whis-
pered Leda, as she passes him his third
glass of egg-nog.
eyes; look through the window yon-
der and you will see their shadows on
the curtain"
Far off across the lawn, the light is
cleaning brightly through the white
curtains of the overseer's house, and
within the young wife is saying:
81 would rather have you and this
dear little home, John, than all the
glories of a planters daughter"
A knock calls them to the door.
A young darkcy, bearing a tall, COW
cred pitcher, presents himself.
"Miss Leda sen dis aig-nog, and say
as how she hope you'll hab a merry
Christmas and a happy year in de new
home"
The fires are dying down in the negro
quarters, but still the sound of song and
music rings out from the long room,
while the fiddler calls the figures of the
dance. and the dusky forms ''wheel and
turn and then salute your partners"
In the "big house" the lights are out
in the parlors, and the tired servants
have gone to bed. for theirs has been a
busy day. The girls gossip softly with
each other, for fear the chattering will
disturb the old folks, while the young
men smoke their cigars, and Rodney
sees laughing brown eyes in the smoke
of his as he takes his last puff, and,
with a soul-contented sigh, goes to bed.
"Duncan will be furious" says Mr..
Cheverill to his wife. as he relates the
incident of the evening; and she replies,
with the dear contradiction of a WON
ans heart:
"You were very right to help them,
poor things, at Christmas, too! won
der how that girl could ever SO forget
what was due to her station?"
Off in the %"overseer's house" across
the lawn, there is peace and Joy. Love,
the great comforter, has made them OBJ
livious to tired limbs and strange sur
roundings. With light hearts and hap
py smiles, they look into each others
eyes and remember not the barriers Of
caste.
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Of the big cedars in the grove until we
all went by. She has not a bit of use
for Ernie, and he knows it; yet he will
torment her"
"Lunch is ready, young ladies; won't
you come fix q bit3" the girl asked, as
she led the way.
They followed her to their several
apartments-all but the eldest daugh-
ter.
As the last one left the room Mrs.
Cheverill said:
81 wish Elsie would come in; you
know I do not approve of single couples
wandering away by themselves in the
woods"
"The truth is, mother, Mr.. Rodney
and Elsie became engaged this day, a
year ago. Three months after, they
quarreled about a mere trife, and since
then they have not been on speaking
terms. 1t was something of a shock to
both when they met here"
"They would make such a nice couple;
it is q pity" said Mrs. Cheverill, sympa-
thizingly.
Don't sigh over it, mother. I'll
wager that ii they met in the grove the
affair is all Axed by now. There is an
atmosphere about that place perfectly
irresistible to young lovers"
ioi ivi host osf1 has pi lust asked da''S Swhat has
become of Elsie?' when the door opens
and, looking very flushed, a little con-
scious, and wholly breathless from fast
walking, she and Rodney appear. He
carries his gun and empty game-bag,
which the butler takes from him witha
slightly d~eprecating air, while Nellie
removes Miss Stewards wraps, and Mrs.
Cheverill insists that she shall sit'right
down and leave her toilet until after
lunch. So they take their chairs and
make a show of eating, but really &C
complish but little in that line.
There are some sly, amused glances
thrown at the very conscious pair, but
they are mercifully left unteased and
unrailed at their long absence, until the
irrepressible Leda says, with a burst Of
long suppressed merriment:
s'For what a lot of marriages is this
old plantation answerable! Even.from
the time of our grandfathers. Say,
Elsie, did you stop at Engagement
Oak?'"
And then, to cover the young couples
confusion, the gracious hostess
arises, and in the general movement
Elsie escapes to her room
Christmas Eve! The negro quarters
are alive with light and joy and dance.
Great piles of pine-knots blaze on the
brick and earthen stands which are
placed one in front of each negro-house.
Not rough cabins these, but comforts
BILE frame buildings with huge chin
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THE OLD PLANTATION.
A Christmas Eve story.

HE GOLDEN SUN
light sparkles on
the river and shines
on the green slope
of lawn leading
down to it's banks;
for, though this is
Dec. the 24th, 1859,
the smooth-cut
grass has not yet
turned brown. Out
c the lawn by the
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THE MARKET TURNED.
How a Young Man. Who Waited for
Prices to Drop. Got Fooled.

How a Young Man. Who Waited for
Prices to Drop. Got Fooled.
One day, while George Mace was
walkingthrough one ofthe side streets.
just off Broadway, he saw a pair OF
vases in the window of q little shop.
They were large and hideously Japan
ese in design, and therefore appealed
strongly to his uncultivated taste.
The inspiration flashed across him
that here were the very things to give
Nellie for Christmas; they would look
we'll on the mantel OF her room, with
out destroying the effect OF the other
decorations, which were of a sort to
stand a good deal Of killing. The price
was only five dollars, and they GER
tainly made a great show for the
money.
This vas in September.
In October, George walked nd
and looked at the vases again. They
were still there, but had been ''Reduc-
ed to $4.93."
"Wonder why they knocked off the
seven cents?" thought he; probably
for luck"
Along in November George took an
other look in the window. This time
the vases were p%lacarded: Cheap!
1881"
Better yet" he unused. ~ guess I
won't buy now; they may take an
other drop" And he turned and
walked away.
A few days before Christmas, George
strolled around to the little shop,
fully determined to make the pur-
chase.
AS he drew near u bright blue sign in
the window caught his eye:
NEW IMPORTATIONS
HOLIDAY GOODS.
At first George vas afraid his vases
might have been cast aside to mako
room for the new stock, but he soon
saw them in the old corner.
Before entering the store he stopped
to read the figures on the ticket, and
received a shock which ne arly dislo-
Gated his system.
"This pair of Rare Old Japanese
Vases-Tou Hi Periodically $780,"
Puck.
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Unto q slow waltz melody, whose fall
And rise of cadence, ~ryth1nical and sweet,
Holds in its spell their graceful, moving feet.
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IL. k0ONO SI%> -
and awaiting him, stands Sem, who Is
under the master himself-the ruler
Of this little world.
This, the day before Christmas, is .
half-holiday, and begins for every soul
on the plantation q week OF careless
merriment.
The old mansion is in festival attire.
The treasures of the Southern woods,
glowing vines and berries, and even
winter flowers, have been used In
adjoining the great dining-hall and par
lors, while every bedroom has it's
.wreaths Of crimson yapon and lovely
holly twisted and fastened with gray,
drooping moss. Above the front
entrance CLOVIS a "Welcome!" stqpdinf
out in bold relief-the letters formed
of orange and scarlet berries against q
background of soft, green, wood-terns.
There is q merry din OF voices as n
doors swing open and q gay company
Of Young men and girls troop in. They
crowd into the parlor, throwing on
wraps and hats rs they come, and
grouping about the FIRE, jostle each
other enthusiastically, all endeavoring
to speak at once to their hostess, 9
nretty. black-haired matron, looking a.
Young as her own daughters.
"Have you seen Elsie and Mr.: Rod
new Mrs. Cheverill? She started with
MS On our walk, and he promised to join
ms at the style over the pasture fence,
hut he never made his appearance. and
Elsie vanished before we passed BY
Cedar Grove" -,
at wath the strangest thing" put in
little ERNEST Travers. 81 juth left her
amoment to take . brier from NTH
Annie'th dreth, and when I came bach
Z .Yeth. She wath!" said Ledy Clever
n, IN the same doleful tone; ''but the
~ part Of Il was, mother, I IN Per.
Sssfl3 certain that she hid behind one
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HOLIDAY GOODS.
our CHRISTMAS TRS1.

o.
the
Christ
ma tree
so bright
and green,
awaits Old
Santa Claus.
And the CHM
ney place all swept
and clean gapes wide
its ponderous jaws.
The little stockings are
all hung up, and baby's
Just makes four. Won't
old Santa Claus be sur
prised when he finds there is
one more! There's an elegant
place up in the tree to hang
Johnny's gun and q place for
Nav and one for Kate to leave
their dolls upon. But for little baby
blue eyes a lower branch he must.
choose. Where she may reach and
find the place he's hung her first shoes
Turn down the light a little now, so
good old Santa Claus can see. And .
baby and all must go to bed
and be as good as can be,
and tomorrow morn get. up
early, after a long nights
sleep.
an d
come
softly
down
to the
Xmas
rec
M
e e
Who will get the first peep.
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Christmas at a

Carroll, from over the fence
"Pfwhat's goin' on, Mishter Bolanf'
Bolan-"It's q bit av Chrishmash
fstivity we're havin': John, an Rosie
an me concluded it wor ashemt' pull
up a good shade-three fer jist wan
night"
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antique moss-grown sun-dial stands, in
eager expectancy, a slim, black figure.
He watches the shadow move slowly
60 very SLOW y it seems to him-around
the dial. Fifteen minutes-ten min
utes-fve minutes-will it never reach
the hour? At last it falls just on the
figure twelve. Then, with a shout and
look up at the sun, just overhead, he
speeds off across the lawn, past the
poultry yards, by "the children's
house,H all unloading of the
calls of "'aymates. Breathless,
he reaches the barns where hangs the
great plantation bell. Holding the rope
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news. in which burn grand fires Of oak,
myrtle and pine. In large, long room,
built for the purpose, with 9 deep Chin
new ct either end in which the pine
knots are piled two feet high, : con-
gregsted all the young negross Of the
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FIRST CHRISTMAS BELLS

In the United States Chimed From
Venerable st. L.ukc's.
The first Christmas church chimes
ever heard in the United States rang