Telegram-herald., 1888-10-28
UNCLE IKE AND THE BEAR.
A Rock Bottom Fact Story Of Treshet
Down In Georgia


Down in Georgia.
Speaking bout bahs," broke IN an
other, you nevah hearn tell OF my Uncle
Ike tellin' of story that want rock
bottom fack- lie wuz in the Har' son
fresh. and got out cypress ovah on Bah
Crick when the fresh it come. What be
didn't know about bahs the bahs didn't
know themselves. he could tell whah
the biggest bahs used by the mswks on
the trees. and the young bahs by the lit
tie mawks. Loho, woulon't this fresh
we knocked him all out Of jint- lie
thought that was big food, and he
usend to tell Us boys, 'Pshaw, you young
bucks don't know when thar's big rise
ia the rivah, You oughten for TO have
seen the Har'son fresh. But that amt
comm to my Uncle Ike's bah story. Ny
Uncle Ike, be was q cuttin' q cypress
ovah on Bah Crick, and his shanty was
pom high knoll, and the watsh had
kivered everything in two states, 'cept-
ing that knoll. One night along about
the turn of the night thar come q knock
Oh the doh and my Uncle Ike sez Come
In and who should step in but q big
black bah light was blazin' from a
pine knot in the chimley, and Uncle Ike
riz up in bed TO see who mout come In on
him, and thar was the bah. and the teahs
was runnin' down his eyes. BY Uncle
Ike was about 20 rech FOR his gun, but
when he seed the teahs strosmin' down
he hadn't the heart 10 shoot. and the
'peaiin look wFls TOO much fer Uncle Ike.
a" 'Drownded out, by thundah, said ny
Uncle Ike.
"The bah nodded his head
Hungry as a bah. too. said my Uncle
Ike.
The bah nodded his head.
IAN you'd rs soon lunch on me. said
my Uncle Ike. and this time 10 rech for
his shootin' iron
The bah shook bis head and began to
cry.
won't play low down trick on that
bah, by thundah, said my Uncle Ike. If
he snakes me out. Thar a pot Of bo1niny
ovah BY the jam. says my Uncle Ike ts
the bar; help yoursel'
The bah went over and took the clap
boahds OF the pot and went down II It
with his nose and eat half Of the mess.
60 the whole hog. says r7y Uncle
Ike. III have another mess inside of II Ia
the msuuin II amt inside of you
We'll. sab. certleusns. nv Uncle Ike
down on the puncneons BY the side 81 the
bunk. with Erunt The next NAV mia
tie wstsh was hppin' the doh step and
vas on stand. aud for foh DAYS the bah
and my Uncle Ike u outen the sane pot.
On the fifth dsy the bsh left early ia the
nas-E'n', and that nigh; little aftah the
moon riz. while ny Uncle Ike vas setting
b. The freight smoki1' hs eehnoeb pipe
and vonderin' What bed become - Ms
cypress raft and the bah. thar oorues tie
sane rap 81 The doh an1 vko shoJla come
Ia but the Neutekittle bar Dot $ leah IN
his eyes. buf he leetie black eyes sbone
ske besd. ard be is7s down . whole hog
right BY the Gioe q pay Tnels ike.
Hog ard hCTuiny. b. thunder says
nv Jncie Ike Well. sAk. TIE bah ke2'
n1y CBcle fkein hnF su1 horiny uut1 he
took the rsft dceD tlR ssvannah.
In sozns Ehst - q Ear rayssif sxtd
one Eantlszaan- ~but IN nof tell nv s4i
zstor story oa this TRIP" sod the dis
Fustei native 10 - good night
Eo-. thsrs r1an sdulittSu' hes lar
himself. Sad he nan vbo told the tnsr
storv, snd yor1 e0oldn't exDecf bfrn %
beHevs another rasns stcrv. fszt every
bofv Who kns1 nv UneAe Ike never hsArn
Of hirn telf1z q q s1ory that ~sa't rock
bottom fsck ---Ss ~asn&h kewS