The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-26
A. y y
JIM POLES
TAV Err N


problem 10 such an extentin that part
OF North Carolina said John Gilbert.
the travelling grocsryis an. ''lhctl | had
become shy of tackling II, and one
day meeting on the road darby WHO
was on his way somewhere driving a
bull hitched to a wahbly wagon on
which were loaded a dozen or so sticks
OF lightwood, ! thought II might ba
well to see II he couldn't g,ve me
some information as to the probable
fate that might be in store for me at
the Inn lying In wait at the mountain
town was. approaching stopped
him and asked him IL there was
good hotel there.
The darky leaned forward With His
elbows on his knees. looked at me,
cooked one eye up toward the sky as
II he was ponderins on the subject |
had brought forward. and then coming
back to earth gave, his bull whack
with the CAD he carried and exclaimed:
W'oa. yo p'intedly OIL hoodoo,'
"The bull hadn't stirred since the
darky stopped him in the road and he
didn't stir under the whack Of the
CAD; SO ! assumed that this little
show OF disciplining was but q 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.
No, 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
fun, sab!
X told him ! was from the north,
and oven that didn't seem to excuse
mo for not having ever heard OF old
Judge Gillian. The darky sat In a
pondering attitude half d Minute III
so, and then looking at me again as
II ! was something of a curiosity, he
sathered up HIS lines preparatory to
starting on his way and said: ef9
Jim Pole. he done Kip hotel up
yon. sub
But hold ont said I don't care
who keeps the hotel. Is It good
one? And what has old Judge Gilla,:
got to do with IT.
The darby leaned forward with his
elbows ON his knees again and be.
grinned as he said:
- neviih did, stop at Jim Poles.
sub, in my life, but oil ledge Gillian
one time he kim oYuh byuh TO, fay
down de law ,du'in' de. cote time, an
he stow hese'f away at Jim Poles.
"'one D. de baddes' nigguhs dai
bean 'roun' hyuh den he bean fotcti
up befo' de oil ledge, Dat nigguh lie
bean bad IN, too, an dey fine him
guilty de wuss kyne.
cor ledge Gillian he bean stoppin'
Den, two, free days at Jim Poles. He
lookin' desput sot in he mind Wen
dey fotch Ia dat pc niggah wat dey
fonn guilty.
Stan up dah. yo' nisguh!" he
say.
!" He stan mp, mos skeeuh to def
. " "Nigguh,' de OF ledge say, dis
hyuh . monat'us ting yo' done bean
foun' guilty fol MY haht II bean dos
lack stone ag'in you an ! mighty re-
gretful to find dat de law an de con
s'itution, dey stsndin In de way O my
'fictin' on ye te'ble punishment ces
pinin' to, give yo'.
""Ef se law an dc constitution dey
didn't stan In de way o my dom ii,
I shore dona sentence yo 10 stop one
whole week at Jim Poles tsvuhn, des
she's yo' bon Ez case II done stan,
dahto." De Of ledge lay 1t down to dat
po' ,Ahiy'n nigguh. Il CANT do II, an
Dc wus' kin do to 20 Is to sen yo'
to de pen'tenshry To- ten yeahsp de
Oh ledge say. an dey done took dat
bad niEsuh away. Y
K Tho darby on his load Of light
wood rolled his eyes UP at me, while
his grin spread wlde across hts face,
and continuing, he said
"'Co'se, nevuh did stop At Jim
Poles in my life, sub, an so cain't
say wevvuh de hotel bean a good un
or no, but ] heah folks declar, many
times, Dat oil JedGe Gillian he sutten!
ly DO let Dat nieguh IN mighty. luckyl'
a With that the .darky started up h'S
bull and went on his way. As I gaze1
altar him he glanced back and I head
him say: n [
Z 'Nevuh did heah Of Oh ledge
Gillian! Sho! Dat shofs bean mon !
sous queeuh.
There was. another tavern in the :
place, and ] didn't stop at Jim Poles,
but. relying on the darky's tale OF old
Judge Gillsm's opinion, II this one |
wasn't a branch 81 Jim Poles. then |
the proprietor must have learned ho- !