The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-06-21
A NEGRO SAGE
Who Ia Wiling to Bot Ills OK on
Bon TlIman
AGAINST r ALL COMERS
Except Rev. Sam Jones, Woo Hs
Says Ran III, "Dsbb|o"
Out OF the City Of
0auon
AGAINST ALL COMERS
y 2aaySnnah.


TO the Editor Of Tho Nows and
Courier: Negro politicians, once SO
plentiful, ero becoming soarco in this
part Of tho State, as suppose thoy are
in all othor parts Of tho State. Now
and thon, however, you stumble on one
OF tho has bocns" and, strange as it
may bo. most OF thom admire Ben Till.
man. Why this is the case it would be
hard to say, uoloss it ho as one has said,
so much OBJ do big buokra nor like um
ten yaro gone"
ga Soipio G ,dsdon oamo up to tho
Village" fow days since TO mako some
small purchases from ono of tho two
stores which old Gillisonville now
boasts.
! ,SSCipio is getting old, but is groat
hddler and politician, aud novor fails to
listen attentively to the reading Of q
newspaper himsolf not knowing B
from tho proverbial bulls foot.
An old "bruddor" first ospied Scipio
coming around "Morrison's corner !"
riding on a forlorn looking OK, whose
horns wero tho thriftiost part TO look
upon Of his weather beaten anatomy,
J}ohiad Soipio's anoiont roma maiader OF
q saddle, aud across Jsrry's cmaoiatcd
back, flutterod half dozen ohicke ms.
about half grown, which woro to be
"ourront money" with the merchant in
payment for his small ruroh .ses.
Tho morohans, knowing S,inio's IN
tnroat II hi noo ,,o1;t;o.I s..I ~. d
of the Tillman- MoL,urin- Mos sweeney
embroglio and asked him if he had
hoard it and what ho thought of il.
Yes, sir" said Soipio; 81 binner
very Mr. Petterman road bout dem to
'Coosytatchio, On ono wite man binnc or
git off dc cshr da da, on bin stand
round wild segah enn mout wen Mr..
Potorman der read bout dom, on q saw:
MolLaurin sho boat Tillman, say. En
Tillman nor gwino bin con dc race. q
say. I'm don Mr. Rowel speak up on q
say, Q say; Do debblo nor beat Tillman.
muss less McL,urin.' But / ner saw
nuttin; mono laIl 1 der very wuh ali
mon. say, En- Mr. Porerman ak dom
how bout McSwiny, on dc wite man
pull . segahr out mout on blow de
smoako on swell up like, on say, Q say
MoSwinny beat Iillman, say. Den
Mr. Rowoll spcsk up gin on o say, Q
say: McSwinny boat McLsuria mob5y,
but ent boat Tillm.n.' DIN Mr..
Potter man read some moro on Ak me
wub der tink? En now you Ak me. an
toll yunner all wuh it is.
Il tink say wuddor Mr.. Rrowel say. q
40 dawd's truto: ont no man wid two
legs der beat MIR. T,llnan Wid 9 one
oyo; ent no mousse talk bout beat Mr..
Bon Tillman, cause ebblo body dun
try on Q ont no man kin boat um "
",;Soipio, you soon, to be stuck on
Tillman. Why is it you do not like
McLaurin and McSwoonoy2" "A
mo, sir, nor struck on dem, on T
nor say | nor like Mr.. MoLaurin en-
Mr.. MoSweoney. I ont know Mr.. Mo.
Aaurin en- | nubber sheum, but I der
yorry berry nioo man. I dor jiss talk
polltio. l nor tink all two boat dun
kin beat MIR. B,n Tillmau-dadder
Wuh tink, an bot dat olo Jerry OK
on wuh dor say" 4 I
We'll, Scipio, do you think MoSwoe-
noy. will boat MoLaurin If he runs
against him noxt year?"
A. Moll, 3 ont know, rightly, sir. Mr..
McS"inny bin try bill fenoo berry
high, but Q bill wid McLaurin rail on
bill wid Tillman rail, on ont lay we'll
togedder. All two boat dem. En q
half climb pun top dem on straddlo dem
fur mek dom lay still, but small man
on leg short, on ont no foot hit dc
groun.' Ea Mr.. MoLanrin STAN nun
ono sido on MIR. Tillman stan pun
tarror side. En- hab watch bost dom
fur koop dom juokin rail out fenoo.
But tink say binner watch Mr.. Till
man do moest OBJ do timo u know Mr.
Tillman BIN do boil ram, on 0 hab Ditch.
fork on head for horn, on won do dob
bio git con de, 0 ent no doin' nuttin
wld DEM. mono tall. Jiss haff lot dem
iLono on leh dem but till butt nufr
La Hd! ont nobody kin beat Mr.. Ber
Illlman Scep'n bin Mr.. Sam Jonos
l very say 0 bin run do dobblo round
Savannah, on Of bin trute, mobby 80.
him kin stan fore Mr.. Tiliman. oausf
Savannah der bin do debblo homo. on !
tink say binnor keep bost pitchforb
con Savannah" Nh
So Soipio. you would not bet on Till.
man IT Sam Jones was a Oarolinian and
WAS to run against him?"
Hal Hal Hal No, SIR ru, I nor bot
gainst no man kin run do dobblo cor
Savannah, no cir ru."
We'll, thon, in that CASE would you
bot on Sam Jonos?" ''''-
II ont know rightly bout dat, sir.
nor tink, no, sir. ror bot on one. nol
tarIor. ner bet mono tall"
Thon you arc willing to bet on Till.
man against all oomers, except Sam
- ;ddor himl DAdder himl En- you
KIN tell anybody Soipio Gadsdon ready
to bot dat Jerry Ok Mr.. Ben TIL man