The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-04-02
THE STORY AUNT 'rILDA TOLD
BY MISS A. NJ. HOLMES,

! WHen Aunt L lId& came down tne
back stairs, with half watermelon
in her hands.
"Aunt 'Tilda, said Miss Alice,
"cant you tell me some of those rab-
bit stories | used to be SO fond of
when | was little girl ?
"'Bout de rabbit? Laws, chile,
done forgit all When | was a gal
used to be great for tell such
stories but sence jine de chuch |
amt ben a tink pom dem ting, 'cep-
tin twas to muse de chillen like
An e so long sence you keer bout
dem story an you grow such a big
young lady sence you ben to Mort
to school amt tink you keer bout
very Lhear] you ole nurse tell
story"
ooh! yes, indeed, | do care
about it, Aunt 'Tida,n And finally
Aunt Tilda agreed to tell about
DE RABBIT AN DE ALLIGATOR.
Gone ebenin' de Alligator ben ly-
in in dc sun, an Bro. Rabbit him
come down dere walkin through de
mash marsb]. When e see de
Gator, him say to heself: 81 gwine
focl Br. Alligator. want for go
cross dat ribber, an | gwine tell um
got one light'ood knot, JUS de kin
him Ike for eat 1t so hot me don't
want for go roun by de big road, so
me gwine hire Br Alligator for tux
me cross for dat same pine knot.
So when e git dere e put on e
best smile, an say: Good ebsnin',
Br. Alligator How you is dis eben-
in
Br. Alligator him say: 4 amt 50
well, tank de Lord, | jus crawlin.
Wha de news, Br. Rabbit? (You
see de Gator cant get round good
out o de water for year de news.)
'Why, Bro. Alligator, you amt
very [hear] bout de big settn up
to ole Coon housed
mo, what sottin' up dati Alliga,
tor say.
'Oh, sha, go long! You amt
very bout ole Coon son dead with
the jaw>lock
Hush you mout', Br. Rabbit. -
You means de lock jar.
DE same ting ben a tell you
bout. Well, 'vited to de settin up,
an | gwine to tend, an e gi,tin' so
late couldn't go roun by de big
road for git dere in; an 10, eff you
please, Br. Alligator, | want for
know eff you couldn't ltqk me cross
de erik.
Alligator say: No, Br. Rabbit,
you 60 long. ! amt got time for
bodder wild you.
'But, Br. Alligator, JUS listen to
me. You aint know got one pine
knot, fat an tender (you kin chaw
um aisy); an eff you tux me cross
you shall hab um for eat.
oh! git out, Br. Rabbit. | amt
want none o your scheme.
But, Br. Alligator dat pineknot
is dere for uue. hide um jus IN.
der dat palmetto hedge, de odder
day. ! sorry for leabe um, but um
too heaby for me to tote, so hide um
dere.
Den de Gator biggin for shake e
tail an like e chop an shine out e
green eye on Br. Rabbit, for see eff
e in earneS, An bumbye e say:
We'll, Br. Rabbit, eff you SIRE for
git me dat light'ood knot, | dunno
but | might TUX you cross on my
back Cause, you see, berry like
Iight'ood, an pear like e go for
strengthen strengthen me. Berry
hard time desc days. Amt find
much bittle victualS in de erik
But, mind now, Br. Rabbit, | want
um berry particular, Don't you cut
up none o you shine now.
Br. Rabbit him say: How, Br.
Alligator, you tink gwine let you
starve when dat nice piece O light
God dere, dey 2 lover there You
amt know you friend.
Gator say: Com on den, I'll tote
you cross but look yere, Br. Rab-
bit, wha you got dat bag dere for
Br. Rabbit say Only some few
cake an ting de lady ak me for
bring to de settin up. (Now de
trute is, Br. Rabbit him bring e bag
cause e gwinc for tief cow-peaSe !;
but 'ej JUS say SO for fool Br. Alliga-
tor.)
De Gator say: 'All right, dem
You come long git on my back an
III TUX you cross.
Br. Rabbit say j: 'Where | mus
sit? On you head, Br. Alligator
'Br. Rabbit you too fool. Eff you
sit on my head berry APPS Lapt to
open my mout an chaw you up.
well, den, for sit on you back
entyY You mus Scuse me, Br. ALI
gator; but what mex me say so you
head an you back mos de same big
negness, an pear like e berry hard
for tell where one leabe eff and de
odder begin.
'Br. Rabbit, you stop your sass an
come long. want for git dat dere
light'ood knot betwee0 my teet.-
You oughter hab um here now for
ctren0ken me To tote Won Ober, for