Mr. Poleymus
Character Key Number:
3691
Display Name:
Mr. Poleymus
Sort Name:
Poleymus, Mr.
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
No
Biography:
As Ned puts it in The Reivers, the Parsham constable, Mr. Poleymus, "may be little, and he may be old; but he's a man, mon" (251). Ned admires the way he takes care of his wife, who has had a stroke, washing and feeding her. He also sorts out the various characters and their doings with a clear sense of humanity and justice.