The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-03
OUR BACHELORS.
They are Numerous in Sedalia
Who Have Escaped Cupid's
Dart and Have Passed
Through Leap Year
Uncaptured.

As the BAzOo reporter entered Re
corder Pilkington's office yesterday
morning. the whilom pleasant coun
tenance of genial Sam Rose, who
presides over the marriage license
register, was overcast with sixteen
fathom frown, and when asked wha,
was the cause of this unusual appear
ance he unused:
Talk not to me OF gallantry,
Or womenS wiles and woing,
The list this year, YOU can see clear,
l. almost my undoing.
\ lite slip of paper beneath hi.
eyes explained it all and Us the rep
resentative looked over Sans shoulder
he read it carefully and notes it here
In 1889 there were SO marriage IL
cenSeS issued; in 1880 there were 800;
in 1891, SIS and in lS92-Leap Year,
only 2S3.
And who Is to blame. All, We
maidens fair, when right here in Sc
dalia, above every other town in our
grand old Missouri. there are more
eligible bachelor catches than there is
in any other city, in proportion to the
population. The past year having
been leap year, who can blame the
coy and gisIdy bachelor for having
been on his dignity and guard. But
five maidenS forgoe the right and per-
ogative which the leap year confers
upon We, shall We then take ohenSe if
your brothers act with cold and cal
culating choice Where would you
find more select lot of gallant gen
tlemen 10 select from,
For instance, Here is handsome
Bob Gray of the County Clerks office,
Young, amiable, Il gentleman in every
sense of the word, and a Young man
who would surely make some lovea5Ie
girl model husband
Then there Is Doe Graham of the
Democrat. \ man OF eminent bust
ness qualifications, whose whole aim
and desire is to build up business of
such proportions, a> will warrant him
in saying to some fair duicina ''come
with me, thou fair one. and share my
fame and fortune"
have in mind also Mr. G.. {. vii
liams, the successful INSURANCE. agent.
1t may be that Williams is Il little
quiet and unobstructive. but he gets
there just the same, and i, an example
of the old adage ''stiIl water runs
deep"
If YOU would we'd lawrer, there is
W. ID. Steele, one of the most prom
Using Young lawyers in the city of Sc
dalia. Cool, level headed and logical
he will some day sit on the top rung,
and let his feet hang down.
Then there is II. J. Sharp, who is
sharp by name and sharp by nature,
and the cut of his sarcasm and ridicule
would ever protect YOU from any wolf
that might knock at your door.
There is Dick Gentry; who ought
to be state treasurer. Tom kehoe
none of the Sedalia girls would have
him and he has left town, and Jack
Gibbs, who is following in the foot
steps of his friend kehoe.
Joe Imhauser, of the recorders of.
fee: Joe says he don't know about
getting married; the winters have
been too warm for the past two or
three wears, but if the present cold
weather continues he will consider the
matter more seriously. Keep your
eyes on him.
sam kingSbaker; has been on the
road for ii good many years, selling
cigars. and why he has not found
girl to suit him nobody can tell. He
is handsome and good talker and full
of tafiy.
Then +. b. Mcclure, of the col
lectors office, Is a good catch for any
of the girls, and when Emmett does
90, there will be a good many "mourn-
ers" at the nuptials.
What's the matter with John and
George Arnold the tailors. Girls
like to wear tailOr-made clothes and
either one of them would talk business
to the right girl
Henry Often, neighbor of the Ar
nolds. Henry shows trotting horses
he is not slow himself.
DIR. Woods shows great respect to
the ladies: il is Il wonder the Doctor
don't make some nice girl happy; free
tickets to the Opera house would he
Il great inducement to lots of girls and
then again the doctor Is very fond of
suits.
Dick Van Bousky, with Charley
Wistman could take the bearded lady
for wife and keep her face as clean
as if whi>ker never grew on il; next
Emil Dorm with Bowman and
Dnrn Mnuh NOT havn tn nay q