The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-26

/ I'M POLES
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Il had been up against the hotel
problem TO such an extent in that part
of North Carolina, said John Gilbert,
the travelling grocsryr an. 'thcti had
become shy of tacklins 1t. and one
day meeting ON the road q darby WHO
was on his wny somewhere driving a
bull hitched to a wahbly wagon on
which were loaded q dozen or 80 sticks
or lightwood, thought II might BE-
well TO see II he couldn't give me
some information as 10 the probable
fate that might be In store for me Ill
the inn lying In wait at the mountain
town was, approaching stopped
him and asked him If there was
good hotel there.
THE darby leaned forward With his
elbows on his knees, looked at me,
cooked one eye UP toward the sky as
II he was bordering on the subject
had brought forward, and then coming
back to earth gave. his bull a whack
with the CAD he carried and exclaimed:
"'W'oa, yo' p'intedly OIL hoodoo,
1.-THE bull hadn't stirred since the
darby stopped him In the road and ha
didn't stir under the whack Of the
CAD: 80 / assumed that this little
show Of disciplinins was but . divert
ing habit OF the bulls owner. was
on the point OF pressing my question
when the darby rested his, elbows on
his knees again, and turning to me
said; I reckon yo' nevuh did know oil
ledge Gillian, wat kim frum ovuh yon
In de Chowan kentryg
Il replied that had never known
Judge Gillian.
But co'se yo' done heah bout
him? said the darby.
mo said l. I never heard about
him either
THAT seemed to surprise the darky
not little.
Shoot he exclaimed after staring
at me a while, 'Whah 70 done come
rum. sah!'
II told him was from the north,
and oven that didn't seem I'd excuse
me Tor not having ever heard Of old
Judge Gillian, The darby sat In Ia
ponderins attitude half d minute III
so, and then looking at me again as
II | was something Of a curiosity. he
gathered up his lines preparatory 10
starting on his way and said 1
Jim Pole, he done kip hotel up
yon. sub VI
but hold on said. i don't care
who keeps the hotel Ia It a good
one? And what has old Judge Gilia,a
got to do with it?' MI
The darby leaned forward with his
elbows on his knees again and be
grinned as he said:
~ nevuh did, stop at Jim Poles.
sub, In my life, but oil ledge Gillian
one time he kim oyuh hyuh to thy
down de law ,duin' de cote time, an,
he stow hesef away. at Jim Poles.
."One D de baddes' pigguhs dat
bean 'roun' hyuh den he bean fotch
up befo' de oil ledge, Dat nigguh he
bean bad un, too, an dey fine him
guilty de wuss kyne. az
cor ledge Gillian he bean stoppin'
Den, two, free days ut Jim Poles He
Iookin desput aot in he mind wen
dey fotch In dat po' nigguh wat dey
| foun' guilty,
Stan up dah. yo' nissuh!" be
say.
- He stan mp, mos skeeuh to def
| 4. "Nigguh.' de Of ledge say, dis
hyuh . monst'us ting yo' done bean
fcun guilty fol MY haht II bean des
lack stone ag'in you an mighty re-
gretful TO And dat de law an de con
s'itution, dey standin' In de way o. my
| 'fictin' on yo' te'ble punishment ces
pintn to give yo'.
""Ef ae law an do constitution dey
didnt stah' in de way q my dom, IL
] shore dons sentence yo' to stop one
whole week at Jim Poles tayuhn, des
| she's yo' bon Ez ease Il done stan
dahfo'." de of ledge lay It down to DAT
po sahiy'n nisguh. 4 CANT 40 IL, an
de wus' l kin do to 20 Ia to sen W
to dc pen'tenshry To- ten yeahs@ d.
oil ledge say, an dey done took dal
bad nikguh away.
Tho darby on his load Of light
wood rolled his eyes zip at me, Will,
his grin spread wide across his face
and continuing, he said: n
Goose, ,nevuh did stop at jim
Poles IN my life. sub, an 80 cain
say weyyuh de hotel bean q good III
or no. but ! heah folks declar, MAN.
times, Dat oil Jedge Gillian he sutten
ly do let DAT nigguh IN mighty lucky {.
| With that the darby started up b.,
bull and went on his way, As gaze;
altar him he glanced back and Thea !,
him say: 81: =
'Nevuh did heah OF o. Jedgs
Gillian! shol Dat shofs bean mon
sous queeuh.
There was. another tavern In thu
place, and ! didn't stop at jim Poles
but. relying on the darby tale Of oil
Judge Gillam's opinien, II this ons
wasn't a branch II Jim Poles. ther