The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-10-26
Mr. Lockwood's Grievances.

During tho las. trip I look over th'
Pacific Railroad I noticed that after w
loft Omaha tho mau 10 the seat II
front Of me appeared to have something
on his mind, He would scowl dread
fully for moment, then he would
gaze with s far.a,Way look out Of bis
window. Then be would draw a huge
bowie knife from his coat pocket. an .
after strappiug it on his boot he would
run bis thumb along the edge. Afsel
scowliug a few minutes more he would
take out q revolver, examine the cham.
bcrs to assure himself that they were
loaded. mutter few vigorous sentences,
aud put it away again.
I watched him day or two, aud at
last be saw me looking at him. He
said
II reckon you think I'm excited
about something? Well, am. am
going up 10 Salt Lake to kill man."
"lnd.0d! How terrible, What's
the matter p
"Yell, you sec-by tho way, do you
know Jim Stevens 7"
mo, no! | think net"
"Well, this is the way it camo
about: Twelve years ago jim aud |
were friends, and E'r-a | 90, married
jim mad NJ ..7., ~ tho most
spIeu4y4 -. . o.s&". you ever
saw III you! me-
"Thats nnt what you arc going to
kill him for, is it,"
"Of course not, Aul | felt so
grateful that touk him by the hand
aud said: jim. III get you cake
basket as handsome as that whenever
you uSs married. US sure as my nume is
Jonathan Lockwood Made him a
solemn pledge, yOu know"
"Did he marry subsequently,"
marry? . thunder! Let mo tell
you about it. About q year after be
vent to Utah and became q Mormon.
Within a month ho sent me cards for
bis wedding with HannaL Watson. So
| wen. out and bought sublime cake
basket, and forwarded it by express.
Two weeks later he wrote to say that
Hannah. sister, Etsolber,a, had been
sealed to him, and he asked mo out to
tho wedding"
"Did you go?"
"No; bu. l scut him another cakc
basket. But hardly had fortnight
elapsed when Stevens telegraphsl to
me that as old Mrs. Watson, lIsnnah's
and E,hrlbsrta's mother, seemed so
lonely nov that tue girls were goEe, be
had concluded to annex her nlso. lie
promised to send full particulars by
mail. That night third respleudOnt
cake basket went West in charge Of tho
express company"
"You have paid him three 10 one,
then :"
Three? Wait till I get done.
Well, l heard nothing moro from him
for year or SO. when ono day cards
camo for bis marriage with Louisa G.
Carboy. l was pretty poor about that
time and hardly able to make presents
to anybody, but I bad pledged MY
word, 80 out vent another imposing
cake basket"
"Did he get it?"
"He wrote and said bis darling Lou.
lisa thought i. was beautiful; md he
added postscript in which be men.
toned that be had arranged for fur
ther consolidation on tho following
Thursday, with Helen Bilksrsham, rel
let Of old Bilker'h'm III. popular hat
ter"
"bi1 ya4 n. :!
| aid .t"Trd some money irouI
u FREUD aud forwarded the most stu
penluus cake Duskst | could iud. At
the same tine ] wrote to him and asked
him il he liin't think it most time 10
knock of. lie replied, aad said hc
was sorry I had such narrow views
about matrimony, particularly as he had
everything ready for another marriage
on tho following Tuesday with Mary
Jane lyilbertorcc, q charming girl Of
property"
"You didn't send one to her, did
yOu?"
"Of course! Couldn't breek my
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