The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-26

like dogs. used to TX up de things bout
de house and have ebry room clean and
(; de furniture rubbed Jest as bright as
glass; and whom tiey all got deere and
had dohe locked up de dogs t'ca,ise makes
no djfunce how we'll strange dogs VIII
hunt together III de day time, dey will
night iii de night and git cut up 80 dey
ANT TT for to run, II dey amt stopped
Btip). tley4 would 20 III and warm up fore
de f,ye In de parla and den Marse Raj
would warm dem lip wild some OF dey
old fashion Furginia brandy stilled right
Idere IN dc nnlghborhood. Eberyone Oh
dem had de hes dogs, oh course. and dey
certainly would brag on dem. But, Lara,
sir, dose dogs dcy used to bring wan 7
nothing to Marse Raz's old Ben. You see see
II tlriv de kerrldge ebry Sunday, but weekly
days all ind,irlng the season. had to
start do fox, and Marse Razs dogs
knowed mo better den iey did him.
Nfarsc RAJ used to ride q big white horse
and sir, he could clear any fence IN dc
country, and II he did knocked down IL WI
d few rails Nurse Ras would 30 long
bout Ills business and Tom. OATS me,
sir, had to stay dcre and put It up again
KNOwED OLD BEN. Il.
IA Won sec: K knowed old Ben, and when
he couldn't beat fair he'd cut, sir, and
get ahead and 80 nobody knowed de
difunce, for no always done his cutting
In dc woods I'd go in dc house to put
wood on dc fire and always tookens a io d
time to TX dc fire, cause = wanted 70
hear dem gentlemen talk. Marse RUE
said one night as went In de parla wid
wood. he says here Is Tom. gentlemen,
and dey says We'll. Toni Marso Raz
saya, and I'll bet you. Tom, dat old Ben
cleans IN do pack to- morrow IN special
- 49, ~ A,,Id MN nh dam H2yH.
siTlltc carry .ronr;home wild me, cause Tarin
will come In two hundred yards ahead.
i says to him. No. sir; Tom ain 3 wine
nowhere fur dere Amt datadog born VT
car, beat old Ben II he aln't SICK. or
nothin' tall like dat Den dey would 80
In to de supper, and dcy Cnartcrs9 C ri q
oysters dat dey would eat was q sin, sir,
Marse Raj says. Boys don't let's set
up too late Tonight. for am gwine 70
have ebry one oh you up at tlye CLOCK zoe,
IN de morning. Tom, get my dogs from ~
the mill fuss, and make q big fire sfor az
desc gentlemen. cause de mornin y y
gWinc to be cold 'is5.i 81. fs
Next morning when I blowed dat horn
for dc mil dogs. de whole place was N
d charm, cir You could hear dem coming
ana bowling as dey came. 50 glad s &d l''
was gwine, and all de other dogs was 0'i, !
howling to git out, and de horses was s1es !.
as glad as Rdcgu OSs, AIOr4uey r>tIo;" ~ y 80
was coming. Il took Marse Raj 81. DOGS zoe
on ahead, cause dey sknowed 3. s, d (.
country, and Il knoWed 81 3u y
when s,4 deyl started de fox dey a az
rot IN and \. Sir. twa s. l'nougi to ma e
the very hair stand son your head. DIS
particular morning bout! WAS g full cry
allSthc time and dey neber did lose MN.
Dat wos ~ hunt. dat was! No. sir, dey
don't have no dogs and no 3 horse a.!S li !
dey use to have in dems days. nor people
neither. no. sir. stresses me po Werfnl e
think Oh dose happy times. Dcy is all
gone now. Nlarse Raj gone de horses
dey is gone, and ID dogs, 90 49,
..But which dog beat in the chase ? Z.
vcnturcd to ask for = had become n, n I
terestcd. s54 I, 3,i
A Beat? Old Der, OBJ course! Bound ~ e
beat! Old Ben, q got flung out once by
|8ISharked him in, and d e next time dey
seed min, lie had done cut a. quarter OF
d mile ahead. must be agoing, sir O.
I'll be late.'"33 and with Il gentle jerk o.
his reins the old horse aroused from ms
rest and ioggled on at the pace winch f eli !
had interrupted. 8s5s a
Memories OF happier days come rl1t !. 70 US
all; may they soften the pillow. Of poor
Uncle Tom; and may the grass grow
green over the grave OF Marse RAJ Raj
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