Nevertheless, a final question put to the candidate by the coloured expert seemed to admit one ray of hope.
"How good kin you clim a pole ?" "He can't climb one at all," Penrod answered for Georgie.

"Over at Sam's turning-pole you ought to see him try to----" "Preachers don't have to climb poles," Georgie said with dignity.
"GOOD ones do," declared Herman.

"Bes' one ev' _I_ hear, he clim up an' down same as a circus man.

One n'em big 'vivals outen whens we livin' on a fahm, preachuh clim big pole right in a middle o' the church, what was to hol' roof up.

He clim way high up, an' holler: 'Goin' to heavum, goin' to heavum, goin' to heavum NOW.