Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-03-21
HUNTING DR.. GREGG
sy CLARA IHEZ DEACON.


around in the dew and breathe
through his lose. The rest Of the fam
fly grovled about It, and the lark put
him down IS al eccentric He felled
trees TO get shoulder muscles and
as be wasn't particular as to whose
trees they were. old Farmer Hobbs
made him pay five dollars each for
them
He lifted 50-poEnd stones over
fences. climbed trees, ran up and down
hills and did so many other things
that seemed curious 70 the farmers
around that the report got abroad that
he was z little touched II the head
All this wouldn't amount TO shucks
had not an accident happened to Mr..
Gym one morning az he was Jump
ing a fence. He caught his toe On the
tou rail az he went over and fell in
such Z way that he broke the thumb
on his right hand This was On z
morning when he had risen with the
lark, and long before anybody else
was astir
4 broken thumb needs more stten-
ton than Z broken neck There must
be a visit &c the doctors and some
bandaging
With q rag tied about the aching
thumb. Nj Godfrey Gym started OF
down the highway Al z fast walk He
had made two-thirds Of the distance
when z young lady came out Of
manor house just ahead OF hin and
took the highway. Her Jaw vas tied
Up with q cloth, and she seemed II
hurry 70 get somewhere
It's dollars 20 cents lis z ease OF
toothache, said Mr.. Gym 10 him
self. and the idea almost comfOrted
him
Mr Gym was right about the tooth
ache. Miss Hope Thornton was visit
ing z married cousin Al the manor
house. Al midnight she vas aroused
b. tooth trying 70 jump out Of her
mouth and thence 10 early morn she
groaned and vepI and vowed that Z
she lived Z thousand years she would
never do any more wsding il brooks
Il vas Al hour after day0resk when
she woke her cousin to ask what could
be done
The jaw vas bandsged up and Miss
Hope started out She saw M Gym
coming. and later on heard his foot
steps behind her
Mr. Gym didn't mean 20 oTertske
the girl. as the pain Of his thumb kept
him gritting his teeth. but somehow
OF other he presently found himself
keeping step with her and asking:
-Toothache?
Yum
~Bad?~
Awful
Going TO Dr. Gregg's7~
Yum.
Then this must be the place, fo-
here is his sign
They both turned in al tie gate. and
e frosty-haired woman said.
The doctor amt in"
Where Is he7-
~Out in the fields somewhere 10 kill
q rabbit for breakfast
III 90 ind him This young lady
has q bad case OF toOthache
She can come in and wait. but he
won't DO anything Early as II is he's
half-tight~
III try and sober him up.
NJ. Gym nodded 70 the girl 70 so
in and wait. and after much peeTing
and considerable tramping he got
sighr of the doctor with 2 gun OF his
shoulder
Pausnts queried the medical
man.
Young lady with The toothache.-
Let her ache
Thumb.
Broken. eh2 Wen 20 70 town
Come On 20 the house
'Nixy. Nothing dozug today
Il hurt ike everything but M
Synn managed 70 remove his coat
and Dropped his hat on rhe grass.
What's a-comi~ge~ asked the doc .
or
You are. unless you van1 q good
icEng
Huh, Yco mus7 have lots Of grit
q sshr Vlth o broken thumb Well
.ome along
At the house Miss Hope was weep
ne and the doctors wife saving
Shut upr exclaimed the doctor
IS he put his gun away
Young lady, open your mouth
luh. Bit os liberation Keep this
loud in your mouth for awhile Feel
.erer chg
Yes
Give you some TO take home. Ache
~ gone by and BY Now. young nan,
OF The broken thumb
Mr. Gym held il ont TO be looked
& and operated on. and Il was then
hat Miss Hope knew thar he had
cen hurt
Is ii broken she asked
out Of joint. Miss. answered The I
oetor
And goa never ted ne, she said
! reprcachful tones 10 Mr.. Gym
he tried to smile as the doctor
ulled the thumb back into place. but
ended in a groan-
You poor fellow
The doctor looked up and laugh
Z and his wife tossed her head and
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