The sun., 1908-05-17
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rhe Sentence the Judgs Did Not Impose
Beeaaee she Law DIdnt Permit n.
II had been up against the hotel problem
TO such an extent In that part Of North Caro-
Ina said John Gilbert. the travelling
groceryman, 1thas had become shy Of
taokling II. and one day meeting on the
road darky who was on his way some
where driving a bull hitohed to wabbiy
wagon on which were loaded dozen or 40
sticks OF lightvood, I thought it might be
well to see II he couldn't give mo some
information an TO the probable fate that
might be In store for mo ut the inn lying
In wait at the mountain town Iwes ap-
preaching. stopped him and asked him
II there was good hotel there.
'The darky leaned forward With his elbows
on his knees. looked ut me, cooked one eye
up toward the sky 40 II he was pondering
on the spbje@ had brought forward, and
then coming back to earth gave his bull q
whaok with the CAD he carried and az
claimed: ~
4'W'0s. yo p'intsdly OIL hoodool'
-The bull hadn't stirred since the darky,
stopped him In the road and he didn't stir
under the whack of tho gad. 20 / assumed
that this little show Of disciplining WAS but
q diverting habit Of the bulls owner. +
was on the point Of pressing my question
when the sdarky rested his elbows ON his
knees again. and turning to me said: M
az reckon yo' nevuh did know Oh JedEo
Gillian. wat kim frum ovuh yon In de
Chowan kentry?' e, trA. =
Il replisd that l had never known Judge
s'But sco'se yo' done heah bout himi'
s..sNo. o. said 1. never heard about him
That seemed to surprise the darky not .
| : Shot he exclaimed after staring at me
| while :.Whah yo' done como rum. s,lh?r
.-Itold him was from the North, and even
! that didn't seem to excuse me for not having
ever heard Of old Judge Gillian. The darky
or SO, and then looking at me again as II
was something Of a curiosity, he gathered
up bis lines preparatory to starting on his
Jim Pole. he done kip hotel up yon,
sub. - =, +,
But. hold onr said. 4 don't care
And what has old Judge Gillian got to do
aThe darky leaned forward with his
elbows on his knees again and he grinned
| as he said:
aT nevuh did stop at Jim Poles, sub. in
my life, but ol' Jedge Gillian one time he
kim ovuh hyuh TO lay down dc law du'in'
| de cote time. an he stow hesef away at
| a'One O. do baddes' nigguhs dat bean
'roun, hyuh den he bean fotoh UP befo' de
oil Jedge. Dat nigguh he bean Q bad un,
an de case agin him 1t bean bad un too,
an dey fine him guilty de wuss kyine.
"'0P Jedge Gillian he bean stoppin' den
4 Fraa loxxo k,Is al un IT,
dosput sot in he mind wen dey fotch in dat
| po' nigguh wat dey done foun, guilty.
Stan up dah, 20 nigguhl" he ssy.
He stan up. MOS skeeuh to def;
fol Ny haht Z bean des' lack stone az IN
| yo' an mighty regretful to find dat de law
an de Cons tuition dey standin' In de way
O my 'fictin' on 70 de te'ble punishment
des einin 81 IN 4 to o siye ~ yc yc,.,,,., a.. ,;s,,
stan in de way O. my doin' it. shore done
sentence yo' to stop one whole week at Jim
| Poles tavuhn. des' shos yo' BON! En caee
| il done stan. dahfo !" de OIL Jedge lay 1t
down to dat po' ehiy'n nigguh, II CANT
| yo' to de pen'tenshry To- ten y9ahsl' de OIL
Jedge say, an dey done took dat bad nigguh
away
HThe darky on his load Of lightwood
rolled his eyee up at me, while his grin
spread wide across his face and continuing
he said
Goose. nevuh did stop at Jim Poles
| in my life, sub, an 30 l CANT say wevvuh
de hotel bean q good un or no. but heah
folks declah. many times, dat ol, ledge
Gillian he suttenly do let dat nigguh on
mighty luckyl'
with that the darky started up his bull
and went On his wav As Eazed after him
he glanced back and I heard him say:
4'Neyuh did heah Of Of Jedse Gillian,
There was another tavern In the place,
and didn't stop at Jim Pole's. but. relying
on the darkys tale Of old Judge Gillam's
opinion. il this one wasn't branch Of Jim
Poles. then the proprietor. must have
I'd have been willing to bet on it,