The Van Buren press., 1895-08-10
The BOG Let GO.
nat He Took . New Hold rhat Left Its
Mark on Uncle Luke.


Uncle Luke was sitting on the dock
at Union wharf in Charleston ''fshin'
fer crab er catfish, or anything else
what bite,"a and converting with an
old friend. fzags G
"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 wba kline er
dawg, en- wha kline er cat. Eff you had
bull dawg en- vile cat amt 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, 1 bin wuk cen one bah
room on de tudder side OBJ Meetin'
street, cross de way from de Chalston
hotel. clean winder 'en wash bottle;
en- shine shoe fur de boss One time,
bizness bin dali, 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, ketch
one vile cat cen trap, en- brunR em
to Chalston en- sole em to dc boss Den
de boss keep dat cat cen one big cage
on de upstares fio; en- he glib out dat
he gwine match de vile cat
agin any bull dawg wat will cum
up to de scratch. One bukra man wat
keep hoss stable cen Chalmers street
got one bull dawg wat kin fight bear
all by heself, en- his dawg was de pa OBJ
a puppy bout fo'teen mont ole. De
hoss stable man want to fine out eft de
puppy kin fight like he pa, en- quinoi-
Gently he match EN- agin dc vile cat.
But de ballroom man too smaht ful let
de fight took place too soon. He put
em off, en- put em off some mo; en- 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 hat pint
Wensday fur de day wen de fight
gwine TEX place. Wensday come, en-
de bull puppy come, too =. god
"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<
cium up to de top OBJ de cage en- roos
| same like chicken. Den dey shub de
dawg en- de cage, en- de puppy look
surprise cause he amt see nuttin' tt
! fight. Howsumebber, he feel something
berry soon wen de vile cat jump or
he back en- scratch 'enn. De dawe
frown en- look wex. den dat. pupp,
jump roun', en- de fuss ting you know
he got de cat by de trote.i De cat lay
down on he back SO he kin scratch mo-
betterer, but de mo- he claw de mo o.
dawg bite, and berry soon &
cat stop scratch en- look like Fl
dead. En- he been dead fur true
hut de dawg boss kant mex ii
dawg let go de dead cat. Den docto
say he mex 'em let go, en- he ARK ful
come bilin' hot water, en- pour em oti
de kittle on the dawg's nose. en- q
dawg let 60 sho nuff, en- holler, too
Den de doctor say dey am anudder goeS
way fur mex bulldawg let go de holt
an he say all you hat fer to do am y
. bite de eend OBJ de dawg's tail Ires'
umember dat doctor prescription, OF
de mex time see dawg fight l try q
Experiment."
| "Am de Experiment. wuk all right
inquired old Dukes friend.
| ZEE wuk all right cen one way" r
piled Uncle Luke. sssfa h4sa rs
| '.Wha' de dawg do?" go ~.
What he do?" answered Luke. "Yc
see dat scah on my nose, same III
Niggah doctor been ,waxinate me o
myinose vie oshter knife? 81 Well, dat
what de bulldawg do wen bite b
tail He leg go de tudder dawg. bu
he ketch on to my nose en- chaw 81
right smaht. "-N. Y. Sun. "