Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-29
4 DEAD HEAT.
Deciaion of Referee in Horse Race That Rolled the French
 Canadian Narrator.

Canadian Narrator.
 Las wintaire we have race on de hiee, I have horse dat trots yer fas'. but I not be go to dem race yet One day 1 go in de Hotel Chien Blanc an 1 tek tree four wiskee blanc Dere be some peop' dere an one of dem say:
 /" T not see you hat de race yet, Ma poleon
 "Anoder he say: How dat? You not come to de race no more, Napoleon?'
 Den Felix Leblanc say: Mon dieu! ley be too fas', dem race. Napoleon not got fas' horse n O more.
 Wat dat? I say. I got no fas horse? sacre! got de mos fas' horse on dat hice'
 Den Felix say: Napoleon, you drink too much wislee blanc. It go l your cad. You not got so fas' horse dan me-
 We'll, I say, 'mebbe so; mais, 1 bet fit dollarm my horse more fas' danyours.
 I tek dat bet Felix say. Who we 1 place dat money wit'?'
 Jacques Bernard, dat keep de Ho- tel Chien Blanc, say: Francois savarl here be yer good man. You place dat money wit him.
 We both say: Sure he good man. He be all right
 We give de hund' dollar to Francois Sayafd and we fix for dat race be trot Satday, Sat'day I tek my horse on de hiee an Felix tek his horse on de hiee. Dere be plenty peop' dere. AL my frien' dey come; ali Felix frien i dey come; everybody dat hear bout l dat beeg race he come. too. Dey mek plenty talk; dey mek plenty bet. Som. say l win, sure; some say Felix win, sure; an everyone be yer, much hex cite bout dat beeg race.
 By an by we mex for start. We score for while, den de jooge say Col an de peop dey hall shout. .Dey's hoff! We come to de quartaire an we be neck an neck. Den my horse h. go lek de win; mais Felix horse he go lek de win, too We come to de 1 alf an we be neck an neck Den my horse he fly; mais Felix horse he fly. too; an den we go yer, fas' We g5 lel dat Den Felix be leetIe bit head l be hon de hinside an Felix be bon lie houtside. Den de hice mek elaekl cIacx! and Felix horse be hin de wataire finish dat race
 "All de pcop run for try save Felix horse. but Felix horse be drown. ] go to Felix an | say:
 T be yer sorry FetiX for your horse ] Issz H. l. dat bund dollar
 .saefet he say; you not win dat race; cat hund dollar not yours. Dat not my fault my horse be drown
 z sBapteme! say, dat not my fault, tool,
 sFelix talk an talk an all our frien talk. an. den l say: Felix, we leave all dat Francois Savard. s,pose he say I win, dat be erect. S'pose he say you win, dat be erect, too
 'Bien!' he say; we leave dat Fran eois Sayard. Wat he say be good
 We fin Francois Sayard an say: 'M'sieu Savard, win dat race an want dat hund' dolIarl'
 @B4t Felix say: He not win datraca an you not be pay Napoleon dat hund dollar
 Den we talk some more an, all our frien' dey talk some more, too Der say: 'M'sieu Sayard We gree for Ief' all dat for you. Wat you say be erect.
 Francois Savard say: How dat. Felix, dat you say Napoleon not win de race? He come in frs He mus win de race.
 Felix say; Well, my horse be head wen de hice she brek an my horse be drown. Dat not my fault de hiee brek.'
 Francois savard say: 'surel dat not be your fault. Felix an Napoleon you both gree for lief dat 10 me. Wat I say be e'rect?'
 oui,' I say, dat be erect wat you say
 "Pelix say: 'Oui! dat be erect
 Francois Savard say: Felix horse be drown. Den dat race is dead heat. l kep' dat money till she be trot ovaire gain
 "sacre= =cochon! D-n scoundreI!"- N. I. Sun.