The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-10
Mr.. Lockwood's Grievance.
BY MAX ADELER.

the Pacific railroad, noticed that
after we left Omaha the man in the
seat in front of me appeared to have
something upon his mind. He
would scowl dreafully for moment,
then he would gaze with far-away
look out of the window. Then he
would draw huge bowie-knife
from his coat pocket, and after
strapping il upon his boot, he would
run his thumb along the edge. At
ter scowling few minutes more, he
would take out a revolver, examine
the chambers, and assure himself
they were loaded, mutter few Wig
orous' sentences, and put it away
again.
1 watched him day or two, and
at last he saw me looking at him.
lie said:
81 reckon you think | am excited
abont something Wen, | am! |
am going to Salt Lake to Kill man"
"Indeed, how tcrriblc! WHAT'S
the mattcr?"
"Well, yon sce-by the way, do
YOU know jim Stephens"
"No, no, think not"
"Well, this is the way 1t came
about: Twelve years ago Jim and !
were friends, and when got mar
ricd Jim made me a present oil the
most splendid silver cake basket you
ever saw in your life"
THAT is not what you are going
TO kill him, for is itT ra
"Of course not! And felt so
grateful that took him by the hand
and said, Jim, I'll get you Il cake
basket us handsOm rs that whenever
you are married, as sure as my name
is Jonathan Lockwood Made him a
solemn pledge, you know"
"Did he marry subsequently,
"Marry? oh, thunder! Let me
tell you about 1t. About n year
after he went to Utah and became a
Mormon. Within month he sent
me cards for his wedding with Han
nah Watson. So | went out and
bought sublime cake basket,
and forwarded it by express. Two
weeks later he wrote TO say that Han
nnl's sister, Ethelbcrta, had been
sealed to him and he asked me out
10 the wedding
did YOU go!"
'No: but sent another cake bas-
kci. But hardly had a fortnight
elapsed when Stephens tclcgraphed
to me that, rs old Mrs. Watson, Han
nah's and Ethelberta's mother,
seemed SO lonely now that the girls
were gone, he had concluded to an,
mex her, also. lie promised to send
full particulars by mail. That night
n third respondent cake basket
went west in charge of the express
company"
"lou have paid him tn &C to one,
then"
"Thrcc? Wait till get done.
Well, ] heard nothing more rom
him for year or more, when one
day cards came for his marriage
with Louisa q. Carboy. i was
pretty poor about that time, and
hardly able TO make presents to
anybody, but | had pledged my
word; so out went another imposing
cake basket"
"Did he get III"
ole wrote and said his darling
Louisa thought 1t beautiful, and nc
added postscript, in which he
mentioned that he had arranged for
a further consolidation on the fol-
lowing Thursday with Helen Bilkcr-
sham, relict of old Bilkcrsham, the
hatter,"
did you respond"
"Idid; | borrowed some money
from o. friend, and forwarded the
most stupcndous cake basket | could
lind. At the same, time | wrote 10
him and asked If he did not think II
most time to knock off. lie replied
and said he was sorry, | had such
narrow views about matrimo-
ny, particularly us he had everything
ready for another marriage on the
following Tuesday with Mary Jane
Wilbcrforee, charming girl OF pro-
perry"
"You didn't send one to her, did
your"
"Of coursew Couldn't break my
word She got the most impressive
cake basket | could lay my hand on
Well, Stephens didn't stop there
That was two years ago. lie has
married eight mes since, and
have come to tin @ pr ,mptly witt
the cake basket. II rec days ago
received notice that he was going Ia
marry again"
"Again?"
Yes, again That, you know
lets him out. What does the maj
meanG Does he suppose that | owl
eake-basket factory, where they
turn them out with crank /? Doc,
he suppose have a mine where W,
excavate baskets by the bushel 7 Ilai
ne got nm idea that cake baskets by
"e bushelT Has he got an idoa thai