The sun., 1897-05-09
,ro, DE RhH.
There was spert Thos. says the black uemsr
Of Jiu,town.

Jimtown. "Pow'ful sights OF EN-. suhi An
jackhshin'i Why, co'so II dah's jackhsh dab
got to be jackflshln', ain dah Folks does heaps
o. jackfshin. an cotchos oodlcs O. jacks. but
sho! dab ain no spoto In jackhshin' no moi In
do yeas 10 dc war, dey wuz do days when dah
wuz spoto in jackhshin'l Jickettyl Jcs natchily
makes my mouf wattah TO dem oil days, when
tink O. jackfshin'. way we done done II 10 de
wahl'
Tho iackflsb, or jack, Of Southern rivers Is
the pike OF the North. or. rather, the fish COM
monty known as the pickerel. II you should
ask almost any native, not only OF North Caro-
lima but OF adjacent States. IL there were any
pickcrel or pike in his bailiwick he would bo
quito sure to tell you there wcrc not, because he
would not know the fish by such names. But
jncknsh wclli
"Ycs. suh." said Tony ",Tack6shin' 10 dc
wah! Umrm.m.um! Dat wuz spotc, sholy! Dab
wuzn't no mo vim In do jackflsh don dan dab is
now, sub. an VIC cotch I'M ics dc same, an git
ies' as crazy when he bite as we did den: but
dab ain muffin to jackfshin' no mo-! Why,
ben jack1shin' in dem good oil days when my oil
mahs' win six niggahs on ono cock fight, sub!
An ! ben iackHshin', 10 dc wah, when he lose
mo an free mo- niggahs jes' bcttin on one heat
OF hoss race, sub. an win us all back ag'in an
two mo- niggahs sides us. sub. betsin' on jes'
one hand O. pokah! Jacklshinl Sho! Dab ain
no jackhshin' no mo-. Seems mighty dcsp'rit
70 mo TO do It, but sometimes fink II only jcs'
SEQ ol mahs jncknshin' once mo- down yon on
dc banks o. dc Cape Fare. in do days 10 dc wah.
jcs' natch'ly could ine my fadduhs!
~ ncvuh SEQ bcttuh jackfshu dan my oil
malisuh. Bcs fshin TO jacks wah in dc fall
an when fall come done spec er' day TO hcah
maLs' say:
Ill 20 Tony. AIN got a rcd roostuh O.
t,.in hall hon bo nj lohp ptaf;
"ol' lnahs always keep coop o de fines
chickens in do lan'-bes' kyine o jackfshin'
roostuhs, too When dc time come 70 n,ahsah to
say dat ] say:
''S Sho'ly 20 have mahsuh!'
Den mahs. he say. So bean tinkn But
cosc dat oil roostuh ain trim r. he say.
''Trimmcst kyine!' say.
Den mahs' ho pool he whiskuhs spell an
'poah like he tinkin' pow'ful hahd. Bimeby
he say:
."'Peahs like | done bought n v'ginny flly
some time Tony Spec didn't though!
Ain hoss on de plantation. ! reckoni
'Mahs' always have stable full de bcs
young hosses, vginny fllics an all kyine. say:
Heap o hosses, mahsuh.
Grain an grassied, done spec mahs' he
fat an ike dem bos,e,
is. mahsuh! An, slick as silk. sah!' N''' '''''''
Den oil mehs' he pool he whiskuhs some mo-
Den Ise Rwan iackhshin. t'nah mon.
Dat jes' wat done bean waitin, 10 to heah.
an mo- an oil mahs' he know it mighty well.
70 de wah, when we went jackfshin'. we fus'
dc De e nny e TO
spot. and de minny fish dey coax de jackfish in
Dab. so dey be ready to be catched when we go
80, when ol mahs' he tell me he Rwan jack.
fishin, ! done have dc tshpoles all ready mex
70 mahSuh, When he come. he
~ done spec yo ain ready yet. 20 rascal
"!@hab5 ""R@S1h ! 5fs' IS EI1nh sFin Den he say;
"kizgh be little piggah boy. bout knee high
hoss! SO holluh TO Kizuh. an Kizuh he come,
he eyes sIockln case he know what comm,
'peahs like she done feel her oats wants
oxecisin. | reckon. Guess mayb y0 bettuh
ride her on! spell. lsc swan jackfshn' down
"Kiznh he know what dat nean an off he
60 chncklin an frowin' han springs Den mahs'
de Cane Fare. jackfishin'. When we git dah. oil
mahs s. he @ find ID nice easy psht Of de pank an
frow in an cotch ninny fish Den bait dc jack
shn Sroun set de- s poles ole G Den e Oh 1%. mahs1e
begin dshin'. BimeSy down 60 q bobbuh on de-
ns gos GSs shs sSh he h have him. h0
-. Hi. yo', Tony! he holluh. Grab dat pole:
6 Poan, 70 M Xank hi him I, Doan, " Eank him ,yit;
Yo lose dat fish an / sen yo home. Iii. dah!
Sam! Dahs 'nuddnh ono doun! Whafio yo'
see nuiiin'i Doah 70, see dat bobbnh done gone
below Sv,, a,o donn You; Free locks son an bet
T6ny Yank b"h he Sse ne
Iloc. Doan. l. tell 20; Io' fool niGgah! Didn;;
Wat yo' tinkn,, about. yo, Sam. Gwan 10 let
tool Why ,doan yo yank him Amy pusson
come come, long R hyah now: vat & dey tipk Dey tink
snatched him in long ago! See how ,sde he done
gobble dc hook clean 10 his insidcs! Sho! No
Sas m s RoS Sns f bm to cotch
Den bait en- up ag in. an bimeby oil mahs'
he eo.ch mo Jocks de same way, He a mighty
Kizuh he come whizzin' down dah on dc brown
fllv. an she CANT hahdly hol' sheseff. An
plantuh from down de Cape Fare. an 'nudduh
Sne from up DC GdsPS Fre q" F.r nudduh one from
Den ol mahs. he say. Huh. huh!'
bags lookin. jes' like de one tote mahsuh's red
rdin' hosses Wat jes; natch'iy CANT hahdiy hh
hol' demsslis. like mahsuh's brown ,filly; An
ros nIme6y dem son bags Gad Is open an mahsuhs red
5es %skin he heaps @ fedduhs y an bimcby
fedduhs fly. an bmeby nudduh red roostuh
he keeled ovuh. an dc niggahs dey mos git
good time jockfishin' bcfo
Den somehow dem hosscs dey les natchly
won't hol deysefrs no mo, an fis ting we
ag'n. dem little nigguh boys yellin' dey lungs
mos, out, an lashin' dem hosses desp'ritest.
he win; and some ,hopin' dat hah hlly she win,
an udduh ones hopin' yon colt ii win, jes'
co,din' to wovvuh dey want to stay on de plain
tation whah dey am. or wevyuh dey soonuh
80 up dc Capc Faro or down dc Cape
Fare. or ovuh on ,,yon side do Cape
Fare, case dey's. all bot one way or
t,mdduh, so shos yo' bon, sub Ineyuh ief' de
Ol plahnttatiGEn to stay long only ono time
hlly She wuz los a nose ahnd nudduh mans
bay hoss. an l havo to 40 way down on dc
Pecdec in So'th Clina. Mex yeah new mnhs'
he he go up to see oi mahsuh iockfish on de Cape
new mahsuhs's roostuh ovuh so pow full dat new
mahsuh,s 5 roostuh he nevuh rise no mo, an
Yes. sub. Joektshin' 10 de wah it wuz
spoty. sho,s yo' bon. an 1t jes' natch'ly makes
Go sc, donn want 'em back ag In, suh co SO not.
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