The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-04-08
A DEAD HEAT.
Decision Of q Referee in . Horse Race
That Rolled the French
Canadian Narrator.

Las wintaire we have race on de
bice. l have horse dat trots YER fas',
but / not be go TO dem race yet. One
day l go In de Hotel Chen Blanc an
l tex tree four wlskee blanc. Dere be
some poop dere an one OF dem say:
al not see you hat de race yet, Ma
poleon.'
"Anoder he say: How dat? You not
come to de race no more, Napoleonp
Den Felix Leblanc say: Mon dieu!
dey be too fas', dem race. Napoleon
not got fas' horse no more
"'Wat datT'L say. I got no fas'
horseP Sacre! I got de mos fas' horse
on dat hice.'
"Den Felix say: Napoleon, you
drink too much wiskee blanc. It go
your cad. You not got so fas' horse
dan me-
well, / say, 'mebbe so; mais, l bet
Aft dollar my horse more fas' danyours.'
AZ TEX dat bet Felix say. Who we
place dat money wit?'
Jacques Bernard, dat keep dc Ho-
tel Chen Blanc, say: Francois Savarl
here be YER good a You place dat
money wit him
1--WE both say: Sure he good man.
He be all right
1--WE give de hund' dollar TO Francois
Savard and we tx for dat race be trot
Sat'day. Sat'day | TEX my horse on
de hice an Felix tex his horse on de
hice. Dere be plenty Poop dere. Al!
my frien' dey come; all Felix frien'
dey come; everybody dat hear bout
dat beeg race he come, too. Dey mex
plenty talk; dey mex 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
cor for while, den de jooge say Got
an de Poop dsy hall shout: Dey's
rnohr-w come
be neck an neck. Den my horse ha
60 lex de win; mails Felix horse he
go lex de win, too. We come to de
'alf an we be neck an neck. Den nv
horse he fly; mais Felix horse be fly.
too; an den we go YER fas'. We q
lex dat Den Felix be leetle bit head
l be hon de hinsids an Felix be bon
de houtside. Den de hice mex clackl
clackl and Felix horse be hin de
wataire. l finish dat race.
"All de Poop run for try save FELIX
horse, but Felix horse be drown. 70
to Felix an l say:
81 be ver' sorry Felix for your hors,
be drown, but / win dat race. 1 tex
dat humid dollar
"'Sacrel' he say; you not win dat
race; cat hund' dollar not yours. Dal
not my fault my horse be drown
"'Baptemel' I say, dat not my fault
tool
Felix talk an l talk an all our frien
talk, an den l say: Felix, we Leave
all dat Francois Savard. S'pose he say
l win. dat be erect. s'pose he say yor
win, dat be erect, too
"'Dien!' he say; we leave dat Fran.
coils Sayard. Wat he say be good
I'VE fin Francois sayard an I say
'M'sieu Savard, l win dat race an
want dat hund' dollarl'
Bat Felix say: He not win datr
an you not be pay Napoleon dat hund
dollar
Den We talk some more an all oul
frien' dey talk some more, too. Der
I say: M'sieu savard. we gree for lef
all dat for you. Wat you say be erect.
Francois Sayard say: How dat
Felix, dat you Say Napoleon not viii
de raeeP He come In frs. He mus wiz
de race
Felix say: Well, my horse DO heat
wen de hice she brek an my hors,
be drown. Dat not my fault de hiet
hrek.'
francois Sayard say: 'Surel da.
not be your fault Felix an Napoleon
you both gree for lef' dat 10 me. Wa.
] say be c'rect%
"'oui,' I say, dat be erect wat 70,
say
"Pelix say: 'ouil dat b. Greet
Francois Savard say: Felix hors,
be drown. Den dat race Is dead heat
l KEEP dat money till abe be trot oyair,
gain
"Sacre cochonl On sc%oundrell"-
n. Y. Sun.