The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-09
AND THERE SLEPT TIE BEAR
UNCLE ROB G4RRY'S NIGHT OUT
IN THE DISMAL SWAMP.
Didn't Meet Any Young Woman Padding
AbOu In q Bark Canoe, but Made an
d Error In Measuring Out Powder by
Moonlight. which Was About ~ bad.

AliN v NNNfN my AVbhb "S" ANAAeAA0
About In q Bark Canoe. hut Made an
q Error In Measuring Out Powder by
Moonlight. which Was About ~ bad.
ROPER, n. C.. june 7.--Tse mos nigh TO
80 yeahs OIL, l reckon" said Uncle Bob
Garry, who after a life OF not less than
seventy years passed In the aeptAy u ss-
swamps that are the prevailing physical
characteristic OF this part of North CaEo-
lima had been forced by the stubborn
clutch OF rheumatism to retire TO his oabi:.
on the edge Of Big Juniper Swamp for re-
pairs. Seems like ! mus been bon In %
Dismal Swamp somewuzz, or else in de Big
Junipuh, err mebbe in de AlliRatuh Swamp
over yon.
CANT tell whah, des' e~Sacly, but ] fssi
so swampy froo en- froo dat / suhtinly
mus been bon somewuzz in some O. desc
hyuh dismals. No matter whah bouts in
'em | been BON, l done grow up wiv de
bahs On de wild hogs en- de wild cattle en-
de wild cats EN- de rattleenakes en- de moo
sin snakes, anyhow, en- dey suhtinly do be
BON hugh, dab en- ev'ywhah in de dismals.
sony when dey grow up en- git old dey
doan' hev de roomytia like l does. Dah'S
whah dey all git de vantage O. Uncle Bob.
But he done git de vantage o. dem bahs en-
de udduh wild beas'es many times, ! bet
yo'; en- ef dis hugh roomytiz didn't tWingS
en- twange me 30 remonstratin', I feel des'
like ranging froo dis Big Junipuh en- gittin'
vantage Of 'em some mo- \times befo' /
jine de angels. FTicly de bahs. I dec
dote on teasin' bahs, dey 90 peppery.
"Yes, sub. ] reckon Use de oldes' swampuh
in de wul', 1 mighty lonesome out hyuh
whah dey 80 many folks shuntin' by. En- ]
doan' see whatev' in de wul' put It in
folks's heads to call desc huhy swamps
dismals
sDey hain't dismal. nohowl l des' wish
1 was up yon in de Big Dismal Swamp dis
minute, layin' long Lake Drummon,l
Goose yo' done heah bout, de sperrit o.
de white gal what ha'nts dat Lake, paddhn,
bug bein' a torch TO- de pc. creatuh 80 she
kin see whah she gwine. lookin' TO- huh
sweethaht, who lone drowpded hese'f some
time er udduh2 Ell dat dab been true
pow'ful ,feahd o, me. fer ! done set In de
deep o. Dismal Swamp night attuh night
right on de sho' o. de lake, sub, waitin' TO
see dat po' gal paddlin, huh canoe, WV
de lightnin' bug lamp shinin' de way, bus
l nevuh do see huh yit. l nevuh do.
"'Peahs TO me dat I mus a slew mo-
bahs in desc hyuh dismals en- roun' about
'em dan could stack In dis hyuh Oh cabin
o. mine; but de OIL monstuh what i had de
'venchuh wiz, right ovuh yon on de aidEe
o. Big Junipuh. l reckon des' boun' to tickle
yo' de mos.
"One time de cattle dey paschun' deyse'fs
in de reeds ovuh dah en- de bahs dey hungry
TO beef, en- dey teck TO KILN de cattle.
De moon shinin' one night en- / took de Of
musket en- lay TO bah.
'Peahs like | ain been in dah mon i've
minutes when ! heah a crittuh bawlin' en
comm sloshin' froo de reeds: Long abe
come, long she come. en- q 'no'mous big
bah right attuh huh, jumpin' on huh bach.
She bawlin' mos pitifyin', en- de bah he
gnashin' en- snahlin' en- s%nappin'.
Dat des' rile me. / tell 20. en- ! fab do
oil musket squah at de bah whah he ridin'
piece fun him, but dat bah h, ioggle often
de crittuh en- swosh back froo de reeds. On
de crittuh she hunch on to'ds de swamp.
twistin' huh tail en- bawlin' 'nough to skesuh
de wildcats way oyuh yon in Hell Swamp
cross de Pungo Rivuh.
Il been trampin' q heap dat day attuh
bah froo de swamp, en- / sho1y been feelin'
mighty wearysome. En- l mad, too. 'kaze
it 'peah like | done made a bad mess en-
didn' kill de bah what rid de crittuh:.
But. anyhow. l ~reckoned des' load dc
oil gun ag'in, en- / pour some powduh outen
de horn in my ham. De moon shinin', but
! CANT see no ,powduh in my han. I run
my fnguh IN dab en- / KIN feel only dea'
u NttllClll NV y pO"uuh loylb uoAs
Il tu'n dat in de gun en- pour some mo
outen de horn. Den / CANT see no powduh
ag'in. en- / kin feel only a teenohy mite wtv
my fnguh. i tu'n dat in de gun en- pour
some mo- in my han.
@Dis time / CANT see none des' de same.
en- ! kin feel only des' a teenchy mite. Itu'n
dat in de gun, en- | reckon de three teenohy
mites dew des' about be a lead, en- 80 / ram
in de bullet.
'Den what? l sot de butt O. de gun on
de groun' en- rest my head wiz my two hans
cross de muzzle. en- stan dab rIrminAtin'
en- specelatin' on what a thinkess bein' /
Ia, en- growlin' 'kaze ! made de bad mess
WV de bah dat rid de crittuh, when de neg
Yes, suhl Broad daylight! ] des' been
standin' dab sleepin' all night
1T done sahve yo' right, Bob grovl
TO myself, 1T done sahve 20 right ef come
skirmishin' Of bah come along las night On
Der I look ahead froo de reeds, en-, my
great fahduhl dab lie de Riantioest bah,
'peahs like, dat l evuh do see, en- he SCUM
asleep! nah ,u.
dan / a fool niRRuh!' en- l rise de OF musket.
Guess I des wake yo' up. yo' fool BAH
l say, 20 yo' kin see yo'sef die" en- ! bling
sJickittyl Big Junipuh neyuh been woke
wiv setch a pnhmeatin' belch ez dat, ! bet
vol En- | lahn dat sizin' up powduh by
moonlight en- feelin' wiv de finguh been
mighty deceivin' some.
Il fall back to de road mo- den twenty
feet when dat OIL musket speak out, en- I
lie dab daid | reckon half an hour. Den
I resurrect myself en- look around.
DE musket il layin' of in de reeds, en- de
bah 1t hahn, nevuh woke up at all. I feel
my shoulduh en- reckon It kin stan one mo-
shot. Den ] load de musket right.
''Yo' shore is de soupdes' eleepin' bah
dat evuh do snooze 'roun' desc hyuh dis
malsl' ] saw to de bah, en- bang away ag'in..
Dat bah nevuh do move an eye vinluh.
Den / gin to spec ! des' about de mos
capacious fool nigRuh in de hull spread o.
de Moth Ca lima or or V'ginny dismals.
Il walk up 10 de bah. He daid ez a sunk
iunipuh, sab! En- what yo' t'inkf Hs de
idintical bah what rid de crittuh, en- | done
kill him WV m fus' shot de night befoH'