The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-18

exactly what's right an what's wrong
In some things" he said. Now. looky
heer." Thrjsting his hand down into
the pocket of his trousers. he drew out
q piece of quartz rock. with a lump Of
yellow gold about tho size of a pea half
imoedded in it. That thar's puore
gold. | got it this away: A feiler that
used to be my right bower in my still
business left me when | swore off an
went over Il Dalonega to work in them
mines. Tother day he was back on Il
visit, an he give me this chunk an
said he'd found it. Now. | know in
eason that he nabbed it while he was
at work. but | dent think Id have q
right TO report it to the mimi compa-
ny. an 50 I'm jest obleeged to receive
stolen goods. 1t amt with more'n O
dollar, they tell me, an I'll hang on to
ii. | reckon. ruther II have Il laborin'
man discharged from a job. I'm tryin'
my level best to live up to the line now,
an | don't know how to II sech
n thing as that. I've come to the con-
clus.on that 10 harm will lie done no
how beca'se miners amt too well paid
anyway. an eff | jest keep it an soa't
eit no good out OF it | won't be IN it
any mere n eff I'd never got hold o. the
blamed thing"
But the law, Brother Eaker.' said
Dole solcmnly. without the law we'd
be an awful lot o. people. an every
IA ort to uphold il. Render the
things that are Caesars unto Caesar"
Poles face was blank for a moment.
and Abner came IL his rescue with IL
bread smile and sudden laugh.
Il reckon you don't remember him.
Pole" he said. He's dead. He was a
bigger tuat used 20 belong TO old man
Throgmartin. in the cove. He used to
be sech an awful thief during slavery
days that it got to be a olnmon sayin'
that everything lynn round mought as
well be his'u. fer he'd take it sooner ur
later anyways"
I've heerd o that niger" said Pole.
much 10 the preachers disgust. which
grew as Pole continued: We'll. they
say a Teller that knows The law is
broke an don't report ii is rs guilty as
Ii man who does tue brpakin'. Now,
FIR. Dole, you know how | come by
this nugget. an ef YOU want to do
your full duty you'll rice over to Dalo
mega an report it to tie right parties.
l can't afford the trip"
Abner laughed out AT this and then
forced a serious look Oh his face.
THAT'S what you rally ort to DO,
Brother Dole" he said. Them Caesars
over thar I'D appreciate it,"
Then Mrs. Bishop came out to shake
bands with the preacher and invited
him to go to his room to wash his face
and hands. AS the tall man followed
his hostess away Abner winked slyly
at Pole and laughed under his loDg.
scrawny. hand.
Uncle Alb, you ort to be killed."
smiled Pole. you've been settin' heer
the last half hour pokin' fun at that
Teller. an you know it. Well, I'm go
In on home. Sally's a-goin' to fry soIue
o this truck fer me, an I'm as hungry
as Il bear"
y few minutes after he had gone
Dole came out of his room and sat
down in his chair again THAT seems
to be a sorter bright young man," he
remarked.
"As bright as a new dollar" returned
Abner in Il tone of warm admiration.
did you notice that big. wedge shaped
head o. his'n? Us plumb full o. brains.
One day a Teller come down TO Fill
more's store. He made q business o.
feelin' O heads an writin out charts
at % 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. |
never heerd the like. He said eff his
talents had been properly directed Pole
I'd "a made a big public nan He said
he hadn't run across sech q 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 idlenass 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 nigges
an n~eglec,in' Their own race beca'se II
fit agin' 'em. You cayn't hardly beat
larnin' into n nigger's head. an II NC
be only common sense to spend money
whar Ii nd do the most good. | 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
nu. Them kind o. Yankees is the same
sort that makes pets o. dogs an PAM
pers EN- up when pore white children
Is in need OF food an affection"
Pole looks like he had natural ca
pacity." sail Dole. He was fond of