The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-22
IN POLICE COURT

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 Lord Baber glanced at the docket,
 then slowly drew his hand across hts brow. The old man swayed little,
 then sank heavily in his chair with his face buried in his folded arms Fully a moment he remained in that position. then slowly raised his head. Gan 1t be posslb1o.s he said in his feeble voice, sam that old7.
 Again he looked at the doeket and slowly read tive names: George Wash ington and William walker. Wash ington@= " ashington. yes he was the first man who went in the hardwood business, cherry trees. 1 believe, were his speciality; yes, 1t is he. William
 waiker--Iet me see; why yes. he was
 the fltbuster. So they have come to
 my court
 ,AfIIesr' called the great man, Miles, look who's here--the carther of his fuia- try, no mean country of his father; aw. hang t You know who mean, l that revolutionary guy. Yes, he's here and 90 is Bfll Walker. don't you remein- Der BiiIT'
 Niles stolidly.
 T dent know yet: let's see. 1 "Georgfe. what brought you hereT 'Dey say is tief"
 | And you. MT. Walker George tfef my turkeys" | Come up here and tell about it." 1 Tt been dis=way," said Bill T live 1 Ave mile from de city on de ole Todd l fahm, an done rig a drove of turkeys.
 I been sell all but several ob de birds what ben savin' fuh fancy price long l towards Christmas, but dis nigger George try fuh tief un. Las niKht he
 cum to dc do an ax me if know Ben Freeman. gib him anser I ain't know no sech pusson, but fo dat he hoiler to de house at he been coming down de road. but ain't like for give back hall
 to strange voice plight time. So he hot- I Ter fuss time ain't gin him no re- ply. Den he git to de do and mock on | de wood, ban. bana.' and sx, who I dat? Den he say stis me, Ben ax what Ben data And he reply. dis Ben l Freeman I tell him I ain't know no 1 Ben Freeman"
 "what's that got to do with the tur.
 keys?'' asked Sir Miles.
 ''I trying fuh got to dat now, femme lone At he hawk on de doc. hail I back what he hell you do nook on pee pie do dis time O night7 And he say, T wantyur to fix my gum What aii de gunr I ax ufn, and he say de key 1 been loss Now Capn, I know how A 1 man feels on de road at night wid he gun brul1. so I tell him to poke do gun l troo de cat hoIs to de bottom ob dc I d00 an l0 LOOK aI nm.
 'sAt my wife seen de gun con1in orn- 1 der de do. she lick out de bald and sit | behine me- but tek dc gun an zafnin nfn- -and sho nun. dc key been loss ] l fine key fuh um and put catry-- 'put what9' asked the court.
 T put catry, de bullets, in de gun an | zone fuh poke um back troo de eat hoie, l hut n1uh wife stop me. William she I say, you is a dyam fule. day de load | as4gE s1@t.4 gFsaE I What de hell all you, ain't you got no l senseT
 What about the turkeys. nanY' the judge broke in. 'chs out that non f sense"
 1 T done git yroo wid dat pant now, l jedge, nose reach de lucky Yessir. I l tek de catry outen de gun and gin de | weepin back to dc man empty, an at 1 dat he gone way, But I been de yerry
 de dawg day de bark all dc time. but fought he beas jess been Tile cause strange man come to de house at nite. 1 Den my wife she say, you sho is 2 fool | William. while dat nigger been day de 1 folI roun wid gun. de hole you tenshon.
 he pahtner been at de birds.~
 Boss, at she say dat feel my libber
 melt, sumpln tell me dc tueltey been
 gone. 50 I lick outen de back winder I an look at de Hmm way de lucky roos.
 Ent been summuch as fedder lefE tc show way de birds been. been dat i mad, not to much at de loss ob de birds. | but to tink been such a fool. lick l right out down de road alter de man l cart, what kin hear de screech an rat I tie off in de dark. I keep right on att l ter dat wagon till I git to de city sun 1 rise. an jess as day been de breck. de | man look back an seen me. He lick up | do mule an stat fuh trow de tuclrys | what had day foots tied in de road.
 Ebry time he trow out a lucky stop | and cut day foots loose, an tell um fuh | gone home, and de birds lick right of l down de road same like day onstan me. Time I reach town dey ent been one lei in de wagon. but I have dis man ress fuh give me summucher trouble"
 well" said the court. If he didn't thava any stolen property when he got 10 town, we can't do anything to him. Case is dismissed"
 Boss. had all dat bother fuh nut
 tin?'
 Seems like it. doesn't it7'
 Please Gawd"