Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
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4 Rsok Bottom Faet sessy es . Frezhsl
 Down la .Ceorgis.

Down la .Cseergis.
 "Speaking bout bahR.- broke in Ens other. you nevah hsara tell sf my Uncle Ike c tellin Of story thas wEnt rock bottom faek. He waz in the HRr'soa fresh and got out cypress ovah on Bah Criek when the fresh 1t come What hs didn't know about bshs the bahs didn't know themselves He could tell whah inc biggest bahs used by the mawks on the trees, and the young babs by tbe it. tie marks Lohd. wonidEs thsS fresh we kuocked him all out of jiRE He thought that was . big food. and hs lGsand to Cell us boys. sPshaw, you young bucks d0nt know when thar's a big riss tn lhe rivah. You oughten for to have seen the Har'son fresh. But thst Eint eOmin' to my Uncle Ike's bah story. My Uncle Ike, he was s eRttin of cypress Oyah ca Bah Criek, and his sbanty was pen a high knoll. and tbe watah had kivered everything in two states. 'cept- Ing that kHolL One night along about ths taru of the night thar come a knock on the doh and my Uncle Ike sez Come in and who should step in but a big black bah. A light was blazso' from pine knot in the ehimley. and Uacle Ike rig up in bed to see who nOut come ia oa him. and thar vas the bah. and the teahs wss FunnIn' doW'a his eyes. Ny Uncle Ike was about to reeh foE his gun, but when he seed the teahs stTeamin' down he hadn't the heart to shoot, and the 'pealin' look was too much for Uncle Ike.
 'Drowuded out, by thundah, said nV CncIe Ike.
 The bah nodded his head.
 Hungry as bah. too. said my Uncle Ike.
 'sfThe bab naadad bis haaS
 "'An' you'd as soon lunch on me- said my Uncle Ike; and this time he rech for bis shootin' iron.
 '-Ine nab shook his ia.ast spd5 tSesaEi sS
 "''I won't play low down trick on that bah! by thundsh, said my Uncle Ike, If he snakes me out. ThAr's pot of hOrniny eyah by the jam. says my Uncle Ike to the bar; help yourssl'
 The bah went over and teak the clap boahd3 of the pot and went down in it with his nose aud eat half of the mess.
 .GO the whole bog. says my Uncle Ike, I'll have another mess Inside of 1t in the maHnin if ain't inside Of you
 Well, sah, gentlenans, my Uncle Ike says the bah eat the whole nle5s, and laid down on the puncheous by the side of the bunk. with gFant The next mawnin' bAS V dIau was latppAl tle Goa step AIld was on a stand. and for fob days the bal and my Uncle Ike ct outen the same On the fifth day the bah left early iII t. mawEiu, and that night little aftah th, moon Ftz, while my Uncle Ike was setting by the frelight smOkin' bis cohncob pipe and wonderin' what had become of his cypress raft and the bah. thar comes the sane rap at the doh. and who should come in but the ideHtekittle bar, not 6 Leah in bis eyes, but his Ieetle black eyes shons like bead. and be lays down a whole hog right by the side of my Uncle Ike.
 Hog and hominy, by thuEdsrr says my Uncle Ike. We'll. sab. the bah kep' my Uncle Ike in hog and horniny until be took thu raft down the Savannah"
 I'm somewhat of a liar myself" said one gentleman, ''bct I'll not tell my aIll- gator story on this trip. and the dis gusted native bid us good night.
 Now, thar's a man admittin' he's liar himself, said the man who told the bear story, and you couldn't expect him to believe another mans story, but every body who knew my Uncle Ike never hearn Of him telling Of story that want rock bottom faek. Savannah News