Tombstone epitaph., 1890-05-03
UNCLE IKE AND THE BEAR.
A Flock Bottom Fact Story of rreshet
 Down In Georgia.

A E.ock Bottom Fact Story of Ereshet
 Down tn Georgia.
 Speaking bout bahs. broke in an other. you nevah hearu tell of my Uncle Ike tellin of d story that wan rock bottom fack He WIZ ill the Ilars son fresh and got out cypress ovah on Bah Crick when the fresh it come What he didn't know about Lalls the bahs didn't know themselves He could tell whah the biggest bahs used by the riawks on the trees. and the young bahs by the lit- tie mawks Lohd. wouldn't this fresh 've krOcked him all out of int lie thought that was big flood. and he usend 10 tell us boys. 'Pshaw you young bucks don't know when thars big rise In the rivah. You oughten for 10 have seeE the Larson fresh But that ain't comin to my Uncle llie's bah story My Uncle Ike. he was q cuttin' of cypress ovah on Gah Crick and his shanty was pom high knoll. and the watah had kivered everything i'll two states. 'ccpt- ing that knoll One night along about the turn of the night thar come knock OH the doh and my Uncle Ike sez Come ill. and who should step in but ;i big black bah A light was Llazin from a pine knot in the chirlley and Uncle Ike hiL LII OCN lO oCC WuO IiiOul CO.-lc III Ou him. and thar was the bah. aud the teaIIs was runnin down his eyes. My Uucle Ike was about to rech for his gun. but when he seed the tcalls strcalnin down he hadn't the heart to shoot. and the pealin look was too much for Uncle Ike
 "'Drownded out. by thundah, said my Cncle Ike.
 1.-The bah nodded his head.
 Hungry as a bah. too. said my Uncle
 1.-The bah nodded his head
 "'An you'd us soon lunch on me, said my Uncle Ike. and this time he rcch for his shOotin' iron.
 1.-The bah shook his head and began to cry.
 ''' won't play low down trick on that bah. by thund1h. said ny Uncle Ike. if he snakes me out Thar's pot uf holainy ovah by the jam. says my Uncle Ike to the bur, 'help yOursel.
 ''The bah went over and took the clap boahds of the pot and vent down ill it with his nose and eat half of he rIcss
 "'Go the whole hog. says ny Uncle Ike. I'll have another mess inside of it in the maInin if ain't inside of yoa Well. sah. gcntleIn2ns. my Jnclc Ike says the bah cat tho whole ricss anal laid down or the puncheoni by the side nf the bunk. wit. yr1Int. Tho next ElawIIin' the watah was lap2in' tho LoI step and was on U stand. and for fOi days Ie bah and my Uncle Ike ct outc:l he same pot. On tue fifth day the ban left carly ill he Ilawnin'. and that night little aitah the moon rig. while ny Uncle Ike was setting by the iirclight srlo!iin his cohncob pipe and wOnderin' what Lad become of his cypress raft and the bah. thar corlcs the same rap at the doiI. and who should come ill but the idcnte.Sittle bar. not q te;,h in his eyes. but his lcetle black eyes slione like bead. and he lays down q whole hog right by the side of ny Uncle Ike.
 Hog and horliny. by th,niLcrr says my Uncle Ike. We'll sall. tLe baIl lcp' my Caclc I:e In hog and -ho2ainy until he took tts raft down | ie Savannah ~
 I'm somewhat of liar myself said one gentleman. but I'll not tell ny all- gator story on this trip" cnd tue dis gusted native bid us good night
 Now. thar's Elan alriitti:l' he's liar himself, said the man who told the bear story. and you couldn't expect LirI to believe another mans story. but every body who knew my Cnclc Ilic never he;.rn of him telling of story that want rock bottom fack. Savannah News