Old Josh, in: Big Alligator by Goose Creek (Pure Nigger: 2nd Series))Episode #11))

Old Josh, in:
Big Alligator by Goose Creek
(Episode #11)


(9:00 PM, on a Sunday, the Hightower plantation, Josh is going to talk to his two sons, Silas and Jordan ((calls them from the barn where they are working)), and they come to see what he wants, Josh has got a jug of “Moon” Whisky by his side, sitting outside on his porch, in front of his shanty hut, tells the boys to relax, and listen to his story)


Josh: Is you all here I ‘bout to tells you today a story
Silas: Ya pa
Jordan: Ya pa
Josh: Wha’s de matter ail yo-all?
Slias: Wes tired pa, work all dey, got more work to do!
Josh: Yo sound like Ole Smoke Skin O’Keef
Jordan: Who he pa?
Josh: Yaw see, you dont know nothin’ cuss yo-all dont want to listen to me
Jordan: we is here pa
Josh: Smoke Skin fight de big alligator, he did back in ’62, he big too, sixteen feet he was, and he weigh near a three hundred pounds, his boy was back in de swamps and dey brinin’ home de fish down by de Goose Creek, and Smoke he git in a argiment with his wife, and she tore his shirt an’ de boy six year’ ole, an’ he is half naked and he is barefooted and wid yaller mud gits him stuck, and de ole alligator sees him and is hungry an’all dem niggers goes down dere and no one sees him in de swamp bak in ’62, and dat’s wey dey have catfish, an’ de fish-fry, an’ no one help de boy, or sees the boy, too soused (Jordan adds: ‘…pickled yo-all mean pa´), and when dey argiment stop, ole Smoke and his wife look for Babe Bell, and de alligator growlin’ out de water, ‘bout to eat Babe Bell, and Smoke talk to de alligator do no good, run a pole into his side dey fight and dey fight all day long, dey would er kilt one annudder, but Babe Bell, gits out of de mud and runs to his mom, and I ain’t here no more ‘bout ‘em since.
Silas: Wuh Smoke have a white man name pa?
Josh: Wuh you git my name son? Cussen he’s half white, dat’s wuh!

2-9-2007