The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-25
A CoLoRED BARBECUE.
AT Which Uncle Collars Harry His PIg-He
Knew Him by a MARX.

AT Which Uncle Collars Harry His PIg-He
Knew Him by Mark
From the Washington Chronicle.
Last Friday the colored agricultural club
gave barbecue and invited great number of
guests to help destroy that great amount of
lamb and goat that they had dreamed over so
long. During the week a committee was APP
pointed to go out into country thereabout, and
solicit donations for the anticipated feast The
committe had covered great amount of
ground and received very little to encourage
them when they struck the palatial residence
Of Joe Gresham, and asked what "Brer Ores"
had to give.
"Dars or rooster you kin git eff you ketch
i'm" Joe answered with grin that began un-
der his nose and ended back of his shoulder
blade.
~ got or hog or two in the paster but you
niggers on de kermittee amt gwine ter git
'em kase knows yer too we'll"
Joe volunteered this information in reply to
a look of disgust on one of the negroes faces
after the old dominecker had been seized up.
However, the committee took the long spur
ed chicken and marched off.
They next went to Harry Elligan's, shook
hands, complimented him on the general ap-
pearance OF his place, praised his fine stock,
and before he was aware of it Harry donated
q pig and the committee had caught him
without grunt having escaped piggie, which
is really hard to do, for hog will squeal when
you touch him. The committee bagged the
shote, took him TO the spring, killed and clean
cd him before Harry could close his distended
jaws, and were washing their hands preparato-
~ to leaving for home.
"Pll have some or dat shote er die. I'll jis
notch or little place on dis ham right here
and watch for i'm at de cue, dat will, y and
Harry cut cross mark on one OF the hind
legs that lay so stiff and cold in death Next
morning bright and early Joe and Harry
marched with their families to tho cue and
stood in silence until dinner was announced.
Each had spotted his donation.
Joe edged up and made grab for tho re-
mains of the dominecker and bore them off in
triumph to his numerous family of children
and grand children.
One of the committee saw this proceeding
and told Joe to lay old domineck back on the
table
'You's a fool, niger. Reckon I gwine tor
stan here an see every thing ct up an not git
or mouthful Cor my family.
''What yer give us de chicken fer? You
had plenty er fun looking at us croumnaver-
gate cross dc plantation, and under houses an
oyer fences after dat chicken, didn't your
Den you comes here and steals de chicken off
de table. JOS lax or contrary Niger" and
the committeeman marched off i'll high dud-
geon. Joe soon had the clean bones of tho
chick covered in the sand ana was on the look
Hout for II shote or cali or anything that was eat
able.
Harry's donation had been put in the far
thor end of the pit with the carcasses TO be re-
served for the committee and speakers. The
old man walked down the edge of the pit with
u look en- his face that would have frigheneda
live hog, let alone one that was cooked to a
turn and lay over the Goals sizzling Harry
got to his pets carcass and looked at the cross
mark on the ham. He stopped, took the hind
legs in his hand and threw the still cooking
hog across his shoulders saying: 81 raised yer
fus' an I'll raise yer last" The marshal of
the day saw this act and grabbed one of the fore
legs of the shote saying: "Shop niger and
drap dis hog" Ho pulled back and went
heels over head into the ashes of tho pit still
holding that foreleg and crawled ont with on
ly two burnt places on his manly FORM Just in
time TO sec Joe got over q fence two hundred
yards away with dish OF hash and leg of
mutton, a representative asked Harry how
said well, tell yer boss. cum out erbout
even, for give dem niggers thirty-four years
er corn and dat will erbout pay fer do cookin'
or de hog. sides do shoulder dat niger got
wat fell in do pit. Boss, dis is er hard wurl
an and makes it q rule ter look out fer mum.
ber one" Joe has not shown up as yet and
hopes are entertained that he viii as soon as
he gets able TO walk Harry says he believes
in being generous hearted two for such q feel
ing of rest comes over you when you know
that you have helped your fellow man. You
feel as though you could look the world
straight In the face and defy any one to call
you stingy.