The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-02

! vile who was longing for Lucullus' gpC
litical. ,brogans. AS yet. however, 1lt
Vi Lawrpnce1thc was a former slave. .
! lie Judges rad not ACQUIRED cnoug,
influence with his race to render hin
an object Of bribery, N.,
i Yet Jim was learning. He knew TIA
to keep ones name before tie publ
was the first principle OF politics. q
| do so he had offered Ills services Il
| LAYTON free Of charge, ana tTe youns
lawyfi.lnd been sHid to accept them,
~ mn't nincll Of i speechfyer. Mars'
| Charley" said jim, but Tin i power
full han at still huntin'. and III jes cir
kiate roun' piopg DIG colFca folksga an
| git YER al &c votes kin, for jes' b9do
| ciously spses dat biggity bigger, LII
| cullus Williams, wursuren pisen,''
SO ii happened the morning after bis
conversation with Judge Lawrence. that
LaWton on his way u his Office stopped
TO see Jim ut his shop
Jlnl's place Of business was on a side
street and had been stable in ante
hellum days. In. front OF the wide door,
on each side, two. immense oaks. sur
yivors Of the primeval forest. shaded
the moss grown roof in summer and
pelted 1t. With acolns in autumn. r..
The interior of Jim's shop woild have
delighted the eyes OF the old Dutch
painters. To his original trade of ear
penter Jim had added the avocation Of
upholsterer and csbnetmaker. Besides
planed and unplaned wood of ali kinds,
the room seemed 4 hospital for decrepit
Furniture. The cobWebby walls were
lined with chairs. sofas and beds in VA
rious stages of dissolution or, GONZALES
cence. jim was repairing a broken leg
gei chair when Lawton entered
"Mornin SIarse Charlie. Fake dis
ellalr. Marse Charlie: dat un's missin a
leg" said Jim, bustIlnc Forward With
i newly mended chair on Ills big black
arm and Blowing the dust from it with
IFS greai thick Inns
''NeYer mind jim. What's the ucwsY
Don't ak me. Marse Charlie
Haven't you gained me any more
votesy
"slarse Charlie. l'm feared los
some suid Jim. dolefully glulns the
chair leg, You know old jerusalem
THE old lame darEyf'
.'Yes that lives next door to me
worked hard on ole Jerusalem Marse
Charlie an he swore TO me he's gwine
vote for you eff he's liyn' kase he
knowed yer gran'father, the old gen
eral. Well las night, after all my
talkin' to Jerusalem, dat biggity mig
ger. Lucullus Williams, he tolled .Ieru-
salem into the back door Of Riggs lar-
room wild drink o. whisky, an T.
O'Clock ms night Jerusalem come
staggerin home bumpin de fence every
step an hoorawin' for Jackson. Hits
mighty desscouraeiu NIarse Charlie,
bit. sholy IS" said Jim sorrowfuIly
1T IS. Jim agreed Lawton, waxing
grave.
Yes Marse Charlie. an I'm feared
all my votes is 9wne de way O Jerl.
saleius. he onIies way to keep en-
Is 10 kctch EN- an pen EN- up Ike pigs. .
said Jim. hanging up the chair 90 dry.
Il suppoYe Lucullas has command Of
all the liquor he wants."
TO he sho', Amt you hyerl Whit
Cannel Jackson done - Lucullusy'
mo"
"De eunnel. he's done writ order on
oil &c barroonls in de totpn for to give !
T.ucullus all Dc whisky he ax for "A |
Luc-llus is tellin' Dc niggers de cunnel |
wants ON to drink to lis success. dc |
cunnel says nc can't drink wild 'em all |
lisseif. Brit Nlarse Charlie, Lucullus |
iin't noways feared 70 cake DC job, dal |
be amt! Yes, Marse Charlie. OATS
how 1t is, an LucRllCs is jos sviae
'aEn' Gweltin' WHISKY
Never mind. jim. we viii give 'enl
good fight anyway"
Dat We will, Marsc Charlie But
ITS mighty hard iphtin glnst whisky.
Fit draws nlgsers lax ncrlassei does
lies. lTowsomevcr, I'm ewiac lave
nc mo-d wrasile ,,ld old Jc-usalc.n
then he si:l soLer.'
That's the right snleA, Jim. Have
on talked 10 the c1'ored people about
he log Laws
yes. Ilui. Mdr5c Charlie dcy do1't
arc noihin bout 10 boz law hes
ct laugba an say hiss c1sicT - pick
p DE whi.c folks hogs in pen than
,winc r1un' ~ $50.
To bright reports brought to l.Iw
on from The white voters did rot H.
move thc detection caused by The
Of Lucullus. but he with
cid from his Caucasian supporters
I'm depressing tidings.
Wien the next afternoon arrived
.awton was too low spirited for ten.
Isl After The first game Alice and he
etired TO n rustic scat under the rnyr-
les, Never had the girl looked 80 win