Jeems

And it was that seriousness that thrilled him -- that, and the amazing frankness with which she had coupled the name Jeems with the promise of her lips.

The Valley of Silent Men James Oliver Curwood 1903

I didn't want to start "Jeems" until the snow stopped because I wanted him to leave a clear trail.

Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart

"Jeems" and staked him out, built a roaring fire, and made our bed in an angle of a sheer wall of rock where we would be protected against the wind.

Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart

It was true, he wouldn't know which way to start, but I determined to rig up "Jeems" and turn him loose, for I knew he would go home and that he would leave a trail so that I could be found.

Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart

"Jeems" kept stumbling and threatening to break our necks.

Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart

Our pack transferred to one of the little mules, we rode "Jeems," and Mr. Parker rode the other mule.

Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart

Passing out of the cut through the high bluff, just across the "Jeems" river bridge, Richmond burst beautifully into view; spreading panorama-like over her swelling hills, with the evening sun gilding simple houses and towering spires alike into a glory.

Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death T. C. DeLeon

"Jeems" for about two hours longer; then, as I had come to a good place to camp, we stopped.

Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart

I staked "Jeems" quite near so that the firelight would frighten away any wild thing that tried to harm him.

Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart

Afterward we watered and restaked "Jeems," I rolled some logs on to the fire, and then we sat and enjoyed the prospect.

Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart