The sea coast echo., 1895-08-31


Mark on Uncle Luke.
Uncle Luke was sitting on the dock
at Union wharf In Charleston .'fshin'
fer crab er catfish, er anything else
what bite" and eonversing with an
old friend.
s.Some pussons will tole YOU" said
old Luke, 'dat dawg kin fight me bet
terer den cat; en- some say dat cat kin
lick dawg; but depen on wha kline err
dawg, en- wha kline er cat Ef you had
bull dawg en- vile cat aint safe bet
fur nuttin needer way. A heap er year
ago, befo de Vallman dishpensheeary
bin TEX de place of reglar bah room
cen Chalston, bin wuk cen one bah
room ON de tudder side oh Meetin'
street, cross de way from de Chalston
hotel clean windcr 'en wash bottle.
en- shine shoe fur de boss. One time,
bizness bin dull, en- berry few pussons
come cen de bah room fur drink Ticker,
'cept dem what amt got no money en-
want de drink change on de slate. Den
one idare strike de boss. One niggah
| wat lib cen de Nine-mile bottom, kctch
/ one vile cat cen trap, en- brung em
| to Chalston en- sole EN- to de boss. Den
de boss keep dat cat cen one big cage
on de upstares flo; en- he glib out dat
he gwine match de vile cat
agin any bull dawg wat will cum
up to de scratch. One bulkra man wat
keep hoss stable cen Chalmers street
got one bull dawg wat kin fight bear
all by hcself, en- his dawg was de pa oh
puppy bout fo'teen mont ole. De
hoss stable man want to fine out ef de
puppy kin fight like he pa, en- quinoi-
Gently he match EN- agin dc vile cat.
But de ballroom man too smaht full let
de fight took place too soon. He put
EN- off, en- put EN- off some mo; On wen
de people cum fur ark de fight gwine
kun off OBJ kose dey drink whisky.
After vile, de people grumble en-
cuss; en- de ballroom man haf pint
Wensday fur de day wen de Agh'
gwinc TEX place. Wensday come, en-
de bull puppy come, too,
''De cat been cen big cage mo- al
haf de size OBJ de whole flo, en- he 'ston
ish wen all de mans come cen, smokin
seegah en- shugarette en- pipe, en- h'
clum up to de top OBJ de cage en- roos
same like chicken. Den dey shub d.
dawg en- de cage, en- de puppy lool
9. ! surprise cause he amt see nuttin' h
fight. Howsumebber, he feel something
berry soon, wen de vile cat jump OF
he back en- scratch 'em. De dawI
frown en- look wcx, den dat pupp.
: jump roun', en- de fuss ting you know
he got de cat by de trote. De cat la,
I down on he back so he kin scratch me
: bettcrcr, but de mo- he claw de mo- d
!, dawg bite, and berry soon d
! cat stop scratch en- look like h
. . dead. En- he been dead fur true
= but dc dawg boss kant mex d
= dawg let go dc dead cat. Den docto
. say he mex 'em let go, en- he ark fu
! some bilin' hot water, en- pour cm ou
:, de kittle on the dawg's nose, en- d
: dawg let go sho nuff, en- holler, toc
i, ! Den de doctor sNy dey am anudder goo
! way fur mex bulldawg let go do hol'
an he say all you haf fer to do am
bite de eend oh de dawg's tail rel
/, umember dat doctor prescription, o
y de mex time see dawg fight try d
Experiment."
~ 'Am de Experiment. wuk all righti
ie inquired old Dukes friend.
y ZEE wuk all right cen one way" r
piled Uncle Luke.
j, see DAT scah on my nose, same lil
= Niggah doctor been waxinate me o
= my nose vie oshter knife? Well, dat
= what de bulldawg do wen bite h
= tail. He leg go de tudder dawg, b,
= he ketch on to my nose en- chaw el
= right smaht IN Y. Sun. iva.