The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09
I'M POLES
TAVERN

II had been up against the hotel
problem to such an extent ID that part
u North Caroline" said John Gilbert,
the travelling groceryman, that had
become shy of tackling il, and one
day meeting on the road darky who
was On bis way somewhere driving a
bun hitched 70 a wabbly wagon on
which were loaded dozen on 80 sticks
Of Hghtwood, thought It might be
wen 70 see If be couldn't give 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 l stopped
him and asked him IL there was a
good hotel there
wThe darlSy leaned forward with his
elbows on his knees. looked at me,
cooked one eye up toward the sky as
II be was pondering on the subject
had brought forward, and then coming
back to earth gave his bull a whack
with the gad he carried and exclaimed:
".Woa, yo p'intedlg Oh hoodoo.'
"The ball hadn't stirred since the
darky stopped him in the road and he
didn't stir under the whack Of the
CAD; 50 ! assumed that this little
show Of disciplining was but divert
ing habit of the bulls owner. ! was
Oh the point of pressing my question
when the darky rested his elbows on
his knees again, and turning to me
said ] reckon 70 neyuh did know 81
ledge Gillian. wat kim frum oyuh yon
ia de Chowan kentryg
q replied that ] had never known
Judge Gillian.
But co'se yo done heah bout
hing said the darky
No, said l. i never heard about
him either,
"That seemed to surprise the daFky
not a little
Shoot lie exclaimed after staring
at me a while Whah yo' done come
fum, sah?'
II told him ] was from the north,
and even that didn't seem to excuse
me for not having ever heard Of old
Jndge Gillian. The darky sat in a
| pondering attitude half a minute or
so. and then looking at me again as
! If I was something Of a curiosity, he
gathered up his lines preparatory to
starting on his way and said:
"Jim Pole, he done kip hotel up
yon, suh.'
But hold onl' said i don't care
who keeps the hotel. Is It good
one? And what has old Judge Gillian
got to do with it,?
sThe darky leaned forward with his
elbows on his knees again and he
grinned as he said:
~ neyuh did stop at Jim Poles
sub, ID my life, but OF Jedge Gillian
one time he kim oyuh hyuh to lay
down de law du'in' de cote time, an
ne stow hese'f away at Jim Poles.
"One O de baddes nigguhs da
bean roun hyuh den he bean fotcf
up befo' de- Oh jedge. Dat nigguh h'
bean a bad un, too, an dey fine hin
guilty de wuss kyne.
"'Or Jedge Gillian he bean stoppin
den, two, free days at jim Poles. HI
loohu desput sot in he mind WEI
dey fotch in dat pc nigguh wat de.
foun guilty.
""stan up dah, yo' nigguhl" h
say.
"Te stan up, mos skeeuh to deff
"Nigguh," de oil jedge say "di
hyuh monstus t'ing yo done beal
foun guilty fol- MY haht it bean des
lack stone ag'it, you an ] mighty re
gretful to find dat de law an de cor
sitution, dey standin in de way o ~
hictln on 20 te'ble punishment ! de.
pinin' to give yo.
"Ef de law an de constitution de
! didn't stan In de way o my doin' i
/ | shore done sentence yo' to stop on
( whole week at Jim Poles tavuhn, de-
sho's 20 bon! Ez case IL done stan
I dahfo," de ol jedge lay it down to de
= po' shiy'n nigguh. II CANT do IT. a.
r de WIS I kin do to yo' is 70 sen y
10 de pentenshry TO- ten yeahsl' d
ol' jedge say, an dey done took d.
bad nigguh away.
"The darky on his lead Of ligh
wood rolled his eyes UP at me- Viii
his grin spread wide across his fac
and continuing, he said.
"iCose, ! nevuh did stop at Ji
Poles in my life, sub, an 50 ] cain
say wevyuh de hotel bean a good u
or no, but heah folks declar mar
times, dat OF Jedge Gillian he suite
ly do let dat nigguh of mighty lucky
with that the derky started up h
bull and went on his way AS 1 gazc
after him he glanced back and ! heai
him say;
Nevuh did heah Of OF Jed,
Cillaml shol Dat shore bean mo
SOUS aueeuhH
"There was another tavern in 4
place, and I didn't stop at Jim Pole
but, relying on the darky's tale Of 0
Judge Gillam's opinion, II this o.
wasn't branch Of Jim Poles, th'
the proprietor must have learned b
tel keeping from Jim Pole, and
have been willing 20 bet on It,"