Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-06-04

MIA L As 4OOCs
Sentences the Judge DIan't I'm
-r4 pose.
II had besn up against the hotel
problem TO such an extent In that
part OF North Carolina" said John
Gilbert. the travelling groceryman,
that had become shy OF tackling
10. aud one day. meeting on the road
Q darky who was on his way some
where driving y bull ,hitchsd 10 o
wabbly wagou-on whieh wses had
cd dozen or so sticks OF light wood,
l thought it might be well 10 see II
he couldn't give me some i0f0rma-
tioa as 70 the probable fn3s that
might b In store Cor me - shsI Inn
lying in wait s he incunsafnt town
l was approaching. stopped him
and asked him II there was q good
hotel there. -
The darky leaned forward. with
his elbow on his knees, looked al
me. cooked one eye up toward the
sky as IL he was pondering on the
subject had brought forward. and
then coming back to earth gave his
bull whsck with the gad he car
rfed. and exclaimed: -
Woa' dab, yo' p'intedly ol'
hoodool" ..-- .-.l-
The bull hadn't stirred since
the darby stopped him Ia sbs road.
and he didn't stir under the whack
of the CAD, so assumed that this
little show OF disciplining was but
q diverting habit OF the bulls own.
or. | was on the point OF pressing
my question TO answer when the.
darky rested his elbows on his knees
again. and. turning to me, said:
reckon yo' nevuh did know
Oh ledge Gillian, wat kim frum
ovuh yon In de Chowau kentry7"
Il replied that had never known
Judge Gilman.
but co'se yo' done heah bout
himT said the darky.
No said I. Il never beard
about him. ci:hcr.'
THAT seemed to surprise the
6arky not little. 4
c'Shail hs exclaimed, after start.
ing at me q while. What vo' done
come fun suhr' -.
Il told him ] was from the North.
and even thas didn's seem 10 excuse
me for not having ever heard OF old
Judge Gillian. The darky sat in a
pondering attitude half a minute or
so. and then. looking at me again as
il was something OF q curiosity,
be gathered up his lines prepare
tory TO starting on his way, and
said.
"'Jim Pole. he done kip hotel up
yon. sub.
but, hold oni' l said. Il don't
care who keeps the hotel. Is ita
good one2 And what has old Judge
Gilman got to do with it2'
"The darkey leaned forward with
his elbows on his knees again and
he grinned as he said:
~ nevuh did stop at Jim Poles.
sub. in my life. but Oh Jedge Gillian
one time he kim ovuh .hyuh 70 Law
down de law du'in' de cote time.
an he stow hesef away at Jim
Poles.
"One O de bades' nigguhs dat
bean 'roun' hvuh den, he bean fotch
up befo' de oil jedge. Dat nigguh
be bean bad un, too. an de case
agfn him it bean. q bad un, too, an
dey fine him guilty de wuss kyine.
"Ol' ledge Gillian he bean stop
pin den two. free days at Jim Poles.
He lookin' desput sot In he mind
wen dey fotch in dat po' niRguh
wat dey done foun' guilty.
Stan up dab. yo' nigguhl" he
say.
'Nigguh." de OIL jedge say, "dis
byuh a monst us Sing 20 done bean
foun' guilty fol My cant IL bean
des' lack stone agin yo.' an l
mighty regretful 10 find dat de law
an de cons tuition dsy standin' in
de way o. my 'fiictin' on yo' de
te' BILE punishment l des' pinin' TO
give yo'.
"'E de law an de cons tuition
dey didn't stan In de way o. my
doin' il. | shore done sentence yo'
10 stop one whole week at Jim Poles
tavuhn. des' sho's sho's yo' bo'nl
Ez case II done stan.' dahfo'." de
oil jedge lay 10 down to dat DO
shiv'n niggub. II CANT do II, an
de wus' / kin do TO 20 is TO sen yo'
TO de pen 'tenshry TO ten yeahsl' de
OIL jedge say. an dey done took dat
bad nigguh away
The darky on bis load OF light
wood rolled his eyes up at me, while
his grin spread wide across his
face, and continuing, he said: