The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-14
POLITICAL LEGISLATORS.
Resolutions and Rhymes Read
in the Lower House at
jefferson City.

to law-making or wrestling with
weighty problems of state is illustrated
by the following resolutions and
rhymes which are made in the lower
house. The first preamble and verses,
which appeared in a St. Louis paper
on Sunday where introduced last week
by Mr.. Trigg. They called forth the
reply which follows:
WHEREAS, After long, cold and disa-
greeable winter, the ice in the Missouri
River has broken up, and is floating gently
to the southern gulf; and
WHEREAS, The north winds that blow
so cold are being overcome by the soft and
gentle breezes which give evidence that
spring time is rapidly approaching; and
WHEREAS, The spring birds have al
ready begun to give forth their sweetest
notes OF song, and seek suitable places to
build their nests; and
WHEREAS, Numerous members OF the
General Assembly have received affection
ate and imploring invitations to return
to their loved ones at home at the
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should return to their homes, We find the
following beautiful, touching and
n p VI P'e"'' WHICH
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WIFE TO HER HUSBAND IN THE Lb'is-
q. .u-I q n,
Husband. dear husband. come home to me
now.
From the city and State-hou>e 50 warm:
It's lonely without Won: why 10 you not
come
And see to the things an the farm?
You told me when you were elected last
fall.
Ii would but once let YOU go.
You'd surely return before April wa> past.
And really believed 'twOuld bc>o.
n ONE nome y M 'G't i roiiie nome
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Husband, dear husband, come home To me
now,
Come home ere the >pringtime il
through;
The old brindle cow ha> got white calf,
And the yoIIn. lambs are bleating for
You.
The hens have been setting fortnight or
more,
They soon will lie of with their broods;
The old speckied turkey has stolen her nest
Away IN The brakes or the woods
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therefore,, he it
Resided. That the wind-baps and would
Ne orators Of this house, who have occu-
lied most of the time during the present
ession discussing unimportant resolutions
md motions and have dwelt at length upon
he music of the hounds and the habits of
he deer. and have waxed eloquent in ur-
ing the importance of protecting the min
low, the carp and the mud-cat, desist from
urther discussion OF unimportant matters
nd get down to work and dispose of the
BUSINESS that is german to the best inter
SIS of the people of our great state.
In reply to this resolution and the poet-
cal effusion. which contained five stanzas.
MY three Of which are given. Mr.. Carter
{ Girundy, offered the following:
WHEREAS, We. the members of the
'hirty-seyenth general assembly. appre-
late the sentiment contained in the poem
rom Betsy, the wife OF one of our mem
Wurpr,s many ,b;nos in s,;d noom
,ucb , rs.nons;ye chord in IN. hrs,s,s -
he farmer members al this boJv Who lone
~ tho ,s.oc;,,;ons necuJ;,r =" ,ha;r aar;
nl,ur,l b,nn,s which are mo,e nrsisr.hI.
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