Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17

l sit no good out Of II won't be in
e any more n eff I'd never got hold o. tb
1 blamed thing"
But the law, Brother Baker" sal,
r Dole solemnly. without the law we,
DC an awful lot O. people, an ever,
nun Ort to uphold II. Render th
'nIngs that are CAESARS unto Caesar"
foies face was blank for a moment
ana Abner came to his rescue with ,
broad smile and sudden laugh.
reckon you don't remember him
roie'' he said. He's dead. He was ,
Niger that used to belong to old maj
ihrognartin, In the cove. He used I,
pe sech an awful thief during SLAYER,
uoys that 1t got to be a common savin
mat everything lynn round moueht q.
wei be his'n, fer he'd take It sooner II,
later anyways"
I've heerd O that Niger" said Pole
"uch 10 the preachers disgust. which
grew as Pole continued: well. the,
say Teller that knows the law i,
broke an don't report 1t is as guilty as
the man who does the breakin'. Now
MI Dole, you know how l come by
TINS nugget, an eff you want to dc
your full duty you'll ride over to Dalo
mega an report it to the right parties
can't afford the trip"
Abner laughed out at this and then
forced a serious look on his face,
mats what you rally ort TO do.
brother Dole" he said Them CAESARS
over thar nd appreciate it,"
linen Mrs. Bishop came ont TO shake
hands with the preacher and invited
MIN to go to his room to wash his face
ana hands. AS the tall man followed
mis- hostess away Abner winked slyly
at Pole and laughed under his long.
scrawny hand.
Uncle Alb, you ort to be killed "
smiled Pole. You've been settin' heer
the last half hour pokin' fun at that
Keller, an you know it. Well, I'm go
IN on home. Sally's a-goin' to fry some
inns truck fer me, an I'm as hungry
as bear"
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.
AS bright as new dollar" returned
Abner in tone of warm admiration.
Did you notice that big. wedge shaped
head o his'n? It's plumb full O. brains.
One day Teller come down TO Fill
mores store. He made a business o.
feelin' o heads an writin out charts
at 70 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. He said ef his
talents had been properly directed Pole
I'd a made big public man. He said
he hadn't run across sech a head in a
month o sundays. He was right. Won
bet, an every one O. the seven brats
Poles got is jest as peert as he is.
They are a-growin' up in idleness an
rags roo. ! wisht I could meet some
o them durn big Yankees that are
a-sendin' Their money down heer an
Dulldln fine schools to educate niggers
an neglectin' Their own race beca se il
mt agin EN-. You cayn't hardly beat
larnin' into a nigger's head, an It nd
De only common sense to spend money
whar it nd do the most good amt
got nothin' agin' a niger bein' larnt
10 read an write, but cayn't stomach
ther bein forced ahead O. deservin'
white folks sooner n the Lord counted
on. them kind O Yankees is the same
sort chat makes pets o dogs an pam
pcrs en- up when pore white children
is in need of food an affection"
Die looks like he had natural ca
pacify said Dole. He was fond of
with .Ahncr on any topic
except that Of religious matters.
He'd make bang up detective"
laughed hhner. "One day | was at
lilmore's store. Neil sometimes, whenn
hes rushed, gifts Pole to clerk fer i'm.
beca Sc he's quick at figures. 1t hap
pened that Pole had the store to Unset
'ne day when Neil had gone off to cut
Town bee tree with passle O. neigh
)ors. an a trihin' Teller come in an
begun to nose about. An when Poles
Dack 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.
er as soon rs the skunk had gone he
'eCun to look about To see Of he'd tuck
lnything. All at once he missed he
an told Neil that night
nat he was mighty nigh shore the fell
cr lifted it, but he couldn't rally
wear to IT, AbOut wool, n flor tbot
10 seed the same Teller comm down
he road heated fer the store on his
ray mule. Me an Neil was both thar.
n Pole hustled us in the back room
n told us To stay thar. He said he
vas a-goin' to find out If the Teller
tod the book. Neil was afeerd of "A
ow an tried to prevent i'm. but he
EST showed us back an shet the door
n us. Neil got i'm crack in the par
tion, an found me knothole.
The Teller hitchpd an come in an
aid howdy do an started to take a
h"er nigh the door, but Pole stopped
m.
Come hoer to the showcase SEES
q, i want to show you some'n'.' The ,
'ller went, an | seed Pole yank ont ,
ooks in it. Look v heer, Pole said A.,
a loud, steady voice-you could "a
ecrd i'm clean to the crcek-'look v ,
eer The regular price o these books .
nfty cents; that's what we sell 'em
IT; but you've got to run yore hand ;
ir, AL,