Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-05

GAS bright as a new dollar" returned
| Abner In tone Of warm admiration.
did you notice that big, wedge shaped
head O. his'n2 It's plumb full O. brains.
One day a feller come down to Eli
more's store. He made a business o.
feelin' O. 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 a good hour. l
never heerd the like. He said eff his
talents had been properly directed Pole
nd a. made big public man. He said
he hadn't run across sech head In a
month O. Sundays He was right, you
bet, an every one O. the seven brats
Poles got is jest as peert as he is.
They are a-growln' up in idleness an
rags too. wisht l could meet some
O. them durn big Yankees that are
a-sendin' Their money down heer an
buildin' fine schools to educate niggers
an neglectin' Their own race beca'se it
fit agin' 'em. You cayn't hardly beat
larnin into a nigger's head, an It I'D
be only common sense to spend money
whar 1t I'D do the most good. l amt
got nothin' agin' q 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. He was fond Of
conversing with Abner on any topic
except that of religious matters.
He'd make bang up detective"
laughed Abner. lone day l 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 a bee tree with passle O. neigh
bors. an trifin' feller come In an
begun to nose about An when Poles
back was turned to weigh up some
cotton in the seed he stole 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 ef he'd tuck
anything. All at once ne missed the
pocketbook an told Neil that night
that he was mighty nigh shore the fel.
Ter lifted 1t, but he couldn't rally
swear to 1t. About week after that
he seed the same feller 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 ef the feller
stold the book. Neil was afeerd Of q
row an tried to prevent i'm. but he
Jest showed us back an shet the door
on us. Neil got tAm a crack in the par
tItion. an l found me knothole.
THE feller 'hitched an come In an
said howdy do an started to take a
cheer nigh the door. but Pole stopped
i'm.
"'COme heer to the showcase ses
he. I want to show you some'n'.' The
feller went, an seed Pole yank out
the box at had the rest O. the pocket
books In it. Look y heer,' Pole said
In a loud, steady voice-you could "a
heerd i'm clean to the creek-Iook 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 one qulcker'n you ever made a
trade in yore life
"'What do you meanT the feller
said.
"T mean exactly what said, an
you are a-losin' time said Pole. talkin'
louder an louder. The price Is fifty
cents: but you got to 81 me dollar
fer one. Haul 'er out. my friend; haul
'er out! It'll be the cheapest thing you
ever bought in yore life.'
"The feller was as white as sheet.
He gulped two or three times fore he
spoke; then he said: 4 know what you
think. You think l took one t'other day
when | was lookin' In the showcase;
but you are mistaken
az never said a 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 feller did it. heerd the money
clink as he laid it on the glass, an /
knowed he was convicted.
"'They are only wuth 80 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, III take you to the sheriff
myself. you thief
"I'ye always done my tradin' heer,
said the feller, thlnkin' that d sorter
pacify Pole, but he said: Yes, an yore
stealin', too. reckon, you black livered
jailbird Git out, git outp
"Me n Neil come in when the fel-
Ter d gone, but Pole was actually too
mad to speak. He got off too burned
light he said after awhile. I could "a
sold i'm q big bill O. goods at 100 per
cent profit, fer he had plenty O. money.
Now he's ridin' of laughin' at me-"