The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
The Injury
Done to Gum

1t was the livery liable man who
had Mr. Gum arrested and taken be-
fore the magistrate upon a charge
of hiring a vehicle and not paying for
it. When Mr.. Gum was asked to give
lis version of the natter, he said:
You see, your honor, was counting
girl named Emily-Emily Butter
wick. And on Tuesday, as she seemed
a little cold toward me, l thought |
would please her maybe, by asking
her TO take a drive. She said she
would go, and when drove the wagon
around from the livery stable she got
il. We had gone about two blocks
when she asked me to stop, and a
young man came up and spoke to her.
She said his name was Jones, and he
was an old friend of her mothers, and
would ! mind giving him lift as far
as the depot, so that he could take
the train for Chicago? l said
would, and that Jones might drive.
But as Jones declared he didn't know
how to manage horses, he got into
he back seat by the side OF Emily.
Seemed hard to you. did it?" asked
BE Judge.
wei, pretty hard. But l drove on,
o's to catch the train, until l heard
Cmething that sounded like kissing;
en- | had suspicious. but when l
cooked around Jones said he had acci-
,ntally torn a ribbon in Miss Butter
Sick's hat He saw that l noticed
ais arm kind of around Emily, so he
said that he had to keep 1t there to
prevent her from falling out"
Considered it thin. did your" In
luired the judge.
We'll, you know, l didn't like II
much; but | whipped up the horses
and Emily and Jones were sort OF
silent until | looked suddenly around
and saw her head on Jones' shoulder
Jones was awful smart and quick az
flash he said: She feels better now
Had a sudden fainting spell, and
would have have dropped right over II
| hadn't caught her. Her mother
| warned me to catch her whenever she
was taken this way, Drive right on
I'll do what l can to make her com
Portable. That's wha; Jones said tc
me-"
Did she seem really comfortable 2
asked the justice.
TOO thunderin' comfortable, 1t ap
| peared to me. But l went ahead fol
a minute or two, and then took anoth
er glance, when it looked tC me as i
Emily had suddenly gotten better, anc
was kissing Jones"
Revived, had she?"
But Jones said, says he: Gum
Miss Butterwick here was just whis
pering to me a message she wanted
me to convey to a friend in Chicago
Don't mind u.s. That off horse there Il
acting a little skittish; probabl,
you'd better keep your eye on him..
What did Emily say?
oh nothing! Jones appeared to b.
running things, although it was my ell
tertainment. However just then w
reached the depot, and when | stoppe
to let Jones out, he said: You needn'
stop, Gum; I've changed my mind
| 1 Z
member that have to see a man on
here by the cemetery So then toll
him | thought he ought to drive
while, and let me sit back; but he kin
of smiled, and said that Miss Butter
wick's life wouldn't be safe with hiT
at the lines, or he'd be glad to oblig
me. or words to that effect"
Perfectly ignorant about horses
was he?" asked the judge.
Let on to be, anyway. And so
drove on, convinced that there wa
more hugging and kissing going on Is
hind me than the law allowed, unit
: we came in front of drug store
Jones asked me to stop; and | die
Then he wanted me to get out and blu
some camphor to help Emily's nerves
why can't you go in and get it?
asked.
al can't leave this fainting invalid
he said.
"'And can't leave the horses
said But Emily she chimed in with
oh, do go, Mr.. Gum, Tor my sake!' An
so | handed the lines to Jones, and
got out, and entered the drug stor,
When l came out of the store the VI
hicle was gone, and never heard frol
1t again until Emily dropped me a not
a day or two later apologizing for rul
ming off with Jones, and saying thu
they had driven straight to a preache
and been married, because her fathC
had refused to let her marry Jone
openly at home. Jones brought tn
carriage to the stable after the Ger
mony but he was in such a state
happiness that he forgot to pay tn
bill Now 1t doesn't seem exactly tt
square thing that | should pay fC
having Jones play 1t on me in tn,
awful manner does it2"
, The case is dismissed" said II
Judge. "If | were Gum | would .
| to the stake before ! would settle
And then the liveryman started off {
hunt up Jones.