I sit quiet on 'tump when I hear someting splashing in swamp, and all of a sudden a big hound sprang on me, and fix him teeth in my shoulder.

I had no arms, for in de hurry I had not time to catch dem up.

De beast he growl and bite, and hold on like death.

I saw dere only one ting to do.

I tumble forward into de swamp wid de dog underneath me, and dere I lay, wid my mouf sometimes above de water sometimes below, till de dog was drowned.
"Den I start for de next station.