The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-04-02

him push off firm de shore an e be-
gin for founder in de water, an
Rabbit e biggin for look skeer. An
e say: 'Br. Alligator, eff you drown
ded me in yere dis ebeniu you gots
for go an tell my wife an farmbly.
why, Br. Rabbit, you got wife
young man like youY
oh! yes; course | is. Some
time | might tell youde trick sarve
Br. Wolf when him an me ben
court de same gal. Br. Wolf him
tink e gotde benefit o me dat time
but e amt, dough, cause you see l
mex it all right wild de gal. an
my wife ben a talk pom dat same
ting dis mawnin, an him say him
wouldn't marry Br. Wolf no how,
cause Br. Wolf nose too sharp.
JUS den dey biggin to come to
one rough place in de ribber, an de
Gator sink so low in de water dat dc
Rabbit biggin for hist up e toes for
keep um from getting wet. Br. Al
ligator ak UNI: VIVA you da dance
on my back for 2 IF you amt look
out you gwine fall in dis same erik,
an | shall jus leve you shift for you
self.
Br. Rabbit him so 8keer him turn
paie-whte as sheet, an amt got no
breath for answer um tell dey come
to one little still place an Br. Ali
gator swim smoother,
Den e say Br. Alligator, kin
shout, but amt know for dance
But l clare, my feet get SO wet up
amt know wha' for do; SO | blge
for lif UNI uP.
Gator say: You fraid little wa
ter like dat ? Water amt gwine
hurt you. Look how | swim all day
in de water, an | healty as any
ting.
So now de win gone down an de
water still, and dey swim long, swim
long, through de erik, and Br Rab-
bit e biggin for feel 50 pood, till e
ears go waggIe, wagge, waggle,
keepin time chen wid de Alligator
stroke. An e biggn for smile to
hisself, an e say 'SaiIin is fine
sport
Gator say: yes, fine for you, but
you better mex haste get me dat
light'ood knot when put you ON
shore, cause you see you mighty
heaby, BIZ Rabbit. You sure e ten
der, Br. Rabbit
'Yes, Br. Alligator, | know you
berry swectmout; e all mealy an
nice like new pertater. When you
get um dey strengthen you 50 you
kin swim all night.
Alligator him so glad him shine
out e green eye tell q look like
spark, an e say: Tank gracious
we mos dere. biggin for feel de
water come shallow under my foot.
Br. Rabbit him amt glad cause he
sorry for stop sail. SO he say
You sure it high tide, Br. Alligator,
so you kin get me close ter de bank Z
You see amt want for git mad on
my feet, cause | might dirty dat la
dy floor wher gwine to de scttin
up.
Br. Alligator say No, de tide
amt high; but know one big log
whar kin swim longside, an YOU
kin walk or dat tell you find one dry
place for Jump Off.
So de Gator gone dere, an Br.
Rabbit him climb off berry keerful
and hop long on de log till he see
one dry place in de sand to jump off
on. Den he stop and say: Now,
Br A ligao or, gNine for your fat
piue-knot. 1t are just one leetle
way up de bank here, an doin you
stir from dere, less'n you see me
comm wild um, cause you know gots
tor come out DIS same loS Ior meet
you gen.
Gator say: well, mex haste den,
cause | most starve.
Rabbit say well, good ebenin,
Br. Alligator. Tank you much for
fetch me cross. | comm direckly
wild your light'ood knot
So e jump off in de sand an gone
hoppin an leapin up de bank. An
as e went e laugh an say low to
heself: Goodnight, Br. Alligator.
You'll hab for wait mighty long for
you mice pine knot, fat and tender
| JUS gwine hide in desc bush tell e
git leetIe darker, so dem people can't
see when tief DER cow~pease."
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