Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-08-15

orn1s truck Ter mean Tn as hungry
as BEAR" u. go +.
A few minutes after he had gone
Dole came out OF his room and sat
down In his chair again. THAT seems
to be sorter bright young man." he
remarked --.-ss
''As bright as a new dollar" returned
Abner In q tone of warm admiral ton.
Did you notice that big, wedge shaped
head O. his'n7 It's plumb full O brains.
One day a Teller come down to Fill
mores store. he made a business O.
feefin' q heads an writin out charts
at Is cents apiece. he didn't waste
much time on the rest o. the scabs he
examined. but when he got to Poles
noggin he talked fer good hour.
never heerd the like. BE said eft his
talents had been properly directed Pole
I'D a made big public man. He said
he hadn't run across sech q head in q
month q Sundays. He was right, you
bet, an every one q the seven brats
Poles got Is. jest as peert as he is.
They are a-growin' up in idleness an
rags too. I wisht I could meet some
O them durn big Yankees that are
a-sendin' Their money down heer an
build1n' fine schools to educate niggers
an neglectin' Their own race beca'se it
fit agin' 'em. You cayn't hardly beat
larnin into nigger's head, an it I'D
be only common sense to spend money
whar it nd do the most good. l amt
got nothin' agin' a niger bein' larnt
to read an write, but cayn't stomach
Their bein' forced ahead O. deservin'
white folks sooner n the Lord counted
on. Them kind o Yankees is the same
sort that makes pets o. dogs an PAM
pers 'em up when pore white children
is in need Of food an affection"
pole looks like he had natural ca
pacity," said Dole. BE was fond Of
conversing with Abner on any topic
except that of religious matters.
He'd make a bang up detective"
laughed Abner. lone day was at
Filmore's store. Neil sometimes, when
he's rushed, gifts Pole to clerk fer i'm,
beca'se he's quick at figures. 1t hap
pened that Pole had the store to Unset
one day when Neil had gone off to cut
down bee tree with passle O. neigh
bors, an trttin' Teller come in an
begun to nose about An when Poles
back, was turned to weigh up some
cotton ir the seed he stole a pocket
book out O. the showcase. reckon
Pole didn't like his looks much nohow.
fer as soon as the skunk had gone he
begun to look about to see eff he'd tuck
anything. All at once he missed the
pocketbook an told Neil that night
that he was mighty nigh shore the fel-
Ter lifted It, but he couldn't rally
swear to it. About a week after that
he seed the same Teller comm down
the road headed fer the store on his
gray mule. Me an Neil was both thar.
an Pole hustled US In the back room
an told us to stay thar. He said he
was a-goin' to find out eff the teller
stold the book. Neil was afeerd Of a
row an tried to prevent i'm, but he
Jest showed us back an shet the door
on us. Neil got i'm a crack in the par
tition, an found me a knotbole.
"The Teller hitched an come in an
said howdB do an started to take a
cheer. nigh the door. but Pole stopped
i'm.
"'Come beer to the showcase ses
he. I want to show you some'n'.' The
Teller went, an l seed Pole yank out
the box at had the rest o. the pocket
books in it. Look y her. Pole said
In loud, steady voice-you could "a
heerd i'm clean to the creek-'look y
heer. The regular price O. these books
Is fifty cents; that's what we sell 'em
fer; but you've got to run yore hand
down in yore pocket an give me dol
lar fer oEe quicker'n you ever made a
trade in yore life
"'What do you mean? the Teller
said.
~ mean exactly what l said, an
you are a-losin' time said Pole talkin'
louder an louder. The price is fifty
cents: but you got to gi' me dollar
fer one. Haul 'er out, my friend; haul
'er out! It'll be the cheapest thing you
ever bought in yore life
1.-THE Teller was as white as a sheet.
He gulped two or three times fore he
spoke: then he said: 4 know what you
think. You think took one t'other day
when I was lookin' in the showcase,
but you are mistaken
~ never said word about you
takin' one,' Pole yelled at i'm, but
you'd better yank out that dollar an
buy one. You need it,
1.-THE Teller did it. heerd the money
cl1nk as he laid it on the glass, an I
knowed he was convicted.
"'They are only with SO cents he
said kinder faintlike.
"'Yo're a liar Pole yelled at i'm,
fer you've jest paid dollar fer one on
| yore own account Now I'll jest give
you two minutes to straddle that mule.
Eff you don't. I'll take you to the sheriff
myself. you thief
"1've always done my tradin' heer,'
said the Teller, thinkin' that d sorter
| pacify Pole but he said: Yes, an yOre