The herald., 1896-03-04
HE WAS FROM NEW YORK

Early on a Sunday morning in July. q
few years ago, Sambo Robinson and old
Daddy November were seated on the
rocks known as 'the grillage," on SuIli.
vans islaud, near Charlooton. Tho arilIana
is opposite to Fort Moultrie. and. as Sambo
remarked, 'E is de betterest place on dc
whole island fur ketch sheephead."
NSambo," said old Daddy November,
''wot you tink am de reeson why sheephead
wunt bite no udder kline O. bait 'cept fld.
dler? Wuffer 'e amt lub shrimp"
II doan know replied Sambo. "'E
berry funny. cen de sheephead: kos shrimp
nice. EN- fiddler am nasty leetle crab"
"Nobody can't count fur funny tings,'
said November.
'sYes, e kin sometimes," said Sambo;
tfur instant, id you ebber hear OBJ Mig
ger play polsah en- tell you e han,?'
Mo- said November. "Sich man
muss be jackass."
''Well, my man amt no Jackass, none
tall. Oh kose, you know dat de kahd
pahty wot play cen my house moas always
persiss oh Gawge Washinton en- Primus
Green en- me Ell Hendry Drane, wot sell
fowl. Howsumeber, dere was one mo- mig
ger wot play wild me on de mite wot gwine
tell bout. Hendry interjuce 'em to me by
de name OBJ jackson, en- say he come from
Nu-Yawk, en- was he fren. Wen tink
bout wot happen, moas 'spishun Drane."
"Wot happen?'' said November, as he
pulled in his line and found that his bait
had disappeared.
.'Dish yer what happen" replied Sambo.
1--WE all sot down en- cut fur de dele, en-
Drane win em, en- dele de kald, en- say to
me. My fren, Mr.. jackson from Nu-Yawk,
amt understand much bout kahd, but g
wllin' TO loss a few dollah.' Den Jackson
say: 'Oh, yes; kin play kahd, but got
one habit OBJ tellin' my han. tell de
trute bout 'em, too Funny habit remahk
Gawge Washinton; Ell Primus Green kauf
en- blow he nose, en- wunk he eye. Il cen
| de fust dele dey amt been no big han. en-
jackson say: u bet fibe cent, but only got
two jack Me en- Drane Ell Washinton
amt hab nuttin tall, en- we gone out, but
Primus call 'em on two nine, en- jackson
| TEX de pot kos e got two Jack, sho 'nuif.
Well, dis kline er ting gone on good leetle
vile, tell Hendry dele agen, on he own
| jackpot. Jackson sot mex to Drane' en- ne
open de pot. Washington come cen; Fir
mus gone out only hab two seben, put. nut
come cen. Drane say he amt got no luck,
en- he trow way he kahd. jackson say: i
got two Jack, but want fur know II eot
rite fur trow way one Jack ell draw iur
flush.' We all tell em g got rite; SO g
draw one kahd. Washinton tex tree en-
TEX tree. Wen look at my kahd, ti,d, moas, 1aaL
git fit. ketch two mo- seben, which mex
Inc hab fo' OBJ kline. jackson say: 'Gen-
tlemen, / always tell my ham, en- gwine
tell EN- now. got big f1ush.' En- den he
bet 10 cent. Washinton 1ns', LOOK LOOK slca t%o
king. moas' always kauf wen
| got big ham: en- e. been notiss, but nut
dis time, keep from kauf:. ! say to my. my.
self: Il got jackson now. klaus flush am;
nuttin longside OBJ my fo' seben.' Den
liff jackson 10 cent, en- % see EN- en- rise 1:se
me 10 mo-. Den histe EN- gen. en- q I'M
be back, en- rise EN- gen, en- e litf me sum
mo-. Il cen fax, we lift each udder sS
much dat my mummy glib out en- 'oieese"
to call
"'Wot you got?' sing out. ,.,
81 got flush, OBJ kose,' remahk Jacssom, on,
"Den reech out fur de pot, en- sho' my
fo' seben.' ,u.,r,;.b ~
mo. is de niger wot was 'stonish',''
said Sambo. s,Jackson been say dat g gol
flush. en- SO % hab, but de flush I, nhocR my my,
fo' seben cole. De flush wot jackson sol
hehine persiss OBJ de nine. ten, jack, queen,
King 9b club from neSneS Sn Yswk w sss
af he teil he han cen pokah, en- am fren oh
Hcndry Drane."