The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-15
uNPLRAsANr EXPERIENCE.
Old Ike Drinks A Few Swallows O!
 Evil Water--s Aaciy Deciar- ation of Reform.

Dat wux q 6 se sross vhat vc had dis mawnin'.s said old lke to young Mul. kittie. as be met the boy in the garden Dee s~ees tatess oaghser been dug yisudy fore de fross fell oo de vines, bu, 'ciar ser goodnezs felt Q bad ai1,e. habsn' passed sich CT night dat eouldn 1t myself down ter CT vorkin' pint"
 .Was you ssck ia the nightf'
 kair' say ca. WEI sick, hcaey, but l vuz avfal tired"
 -Whas made you ured r
 "Oie age an nes whisky, l reckons Da am Bo us'n :a!k;n', . man whus is a ole ez 1 ix, ouyh.er keep ousen pollyucka vent down so~n ,elin putty comfort ble thank yer. had tuck seberal snorts-r
 -Soorss. Jade ike:-
 "YAs, honey, regular sneezes..
 -i don't know snAt you meanS
 . had tuck seberal drinks O whisky like CT blame fool, hooey."
 An how does blame tool take em ?''
 es like CT smart man, chile Dai ain't no difference. ixx vent down town arter CT man whut aughser b< killed had stopped a, my house an tilted q bottle al me CT tune CT two. When got down dar. tuck up an idee dat l vuz q needin' CT dnnk powerful b d l had thirty-6' cents in my ole jeans, an sseps inter CT barrel house vhar da gibs CT m,n . glass fall O fire fur CT nickle- Bime by, 'gusser eii reckless noticed CT country nigge, dat looked mighty cootemp bie fer my eye doan kno~ why, bu, tuck up dc notion dat he didn' hab 10 business in town, nohow.'
 "' Whu, yer come up heah fur ? s'l Dis town ain't hankerin' arter such folks a yessefis.' He tuck oG his ole hat, twisted it CT time q two, and says: Go os. ole man. Fuss thing yer knov yer1l dun lose all de recollection O ebesything vhus you eber did knov.'
 "'Talkin' ter meY s1.
 .'No.' he piled, 'rse talkin' ter q man ober d. riber.'
 Wall, yer better keep yer black mouf shet UT m 6x yer % yer couldn' talk ter er man ober er creek, much lesu er riba.'
 " Look heah, ole maa, vhut yer keep foolin' wid me fur ? say he, Ayin' his hal in de cosndez Q de room. 'Y1 ain 70, 10 truck vid me. rse de man vhu, grabbed hols O de red steer aa' twisted his hons off.'
 "' Yas, sT, an is de pusson vhu, grabbed de hickory sapin' an stopped ias gro~sA.'
 .'WaIl,' says he, standin' erv.y ur yoodez. ef dst's q fack, m call oa yel right heah,' an' bip he tuck me in d face It sors9 'sprissd me an de fus ding 1 kDoved. he had dua Ausg ms down an vw e ridia' me like 1 vus . blind hosA dean knov how long hl i'd me. but l reckon he nd me q loag (, he wanted ter. shortly airses he vea ervay, q big nigger peziiceman come h an says he, T wants yer.'
 "'Whuf yez .ans vid me- sI.
 Fighfin' er possoa- Man said ye knocked him down an heef kin.'
 Didnt do nufia' e de kin',' s1 He hooded me down an' beat me didn' make 10 diAeresce, fr hs suck ma upsu de cslleEboose an' put me h er cage De country nigsg shus had vhspped ns hsd dsa zoe ea hooe vid his team. ssber dsd pan sch ez night Dc hoss, vuz lull e dsunk ful1n- Sooe e, = vuz q d,sis' an some Q 'en vuz pz.yis' l uied tez dose, but ehery tine I'd shs ny eye1 er hig Irishnaa vssr psh Ghsl 9 De sa' tnls me ch9. Dat vaIh riehf, hu q IrisAnaa Gdst ksG Ivu -oieksy elad vA1n nss.in' ceoe, fw sAssghe da vGz gvinaw snn oe ea sssu q C - n. bss haso y9, d ssck - b q csst-sssa - Ysuhsi Aas vuz s dnneup8 nieD9. Said d2 inseasda - Assn o' bsaa Sa. Dsfaod - - dsonD - k - - 0scA @ ! csulA = s9 gh - vAie - sH sn' ess4 (. -. psfs q laS dzaS . vAiiy l sAa s1 - . " nosG n = cAangsi - Aun Gb - =. IT ! hal = esnn = = au9 usur - E avsy.1
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