Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-22
Uncle Remus, Folk Lore.

BRER RABBIT, BRER FOX AND THE TAR-BABY.
Didn't the fox never catch the rabbit, uncle
Remus?n asked the little boy to whom the old
man delights to relate his stories.
he come mighty nigh It, honey, sho'S you
bawn-Brer Fox did. one day arter Brer Rab-
bit fooled i'm wild dat calamus root, Brer Fox
went ter wuk en- got i'm some tar, en- MKT it
wild some turkentime, en- fixt up contrapshun
Dat he call tar baby, en- he tuck dis yer tar
BABY en- he Sot Ter In de big road den he laid of
In de bushes fer ter see war de news w,lZ gwine
to be. En- he didn't halter wait long nudder,
Gaze bimeby here come Brer Rabbit paein' down
de OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES clippty-l ippity-deZ eZ
sassy ez hotel niger. Brer Fox he lay low.
Brer Rabbit come prancin' long 'twell he spled
dc tar-baby en- den he iotch up on his behime
legs like he wW 'stoniShed. De Jar-baby, she
sot dar, en- Brer Fox, he lay low.
-. Mawnin'! sez Brer Rabbit, sezee-.nice
wedder dis mawnin,' sezee.
"Tar-baby amt sayfn' nuthin' en- Brer Fox, he
lay low.
",How duz yo' symtums seem ter segashuate?'
SEE Brer Rabbit, stzee.
. Brer Fox, he WIN his eye slow en- Law low
en- de Tar-baby he amt sayin' nuthn'.
How you come o., den? Is you deaf?' SEE
Brer Rabbit, sezee. Gaze ef you is kin holler
louder SeZee.
"Tar-baby keep quiet en- Brer Fox. he lay
low.
".Youer stuck up, dat's wat you Is says Brar
Rabbit, SeZee, en Pm gwne to kyore YOU OATS
wat I'm gwinter do sezee
Brer Fox, he Sorter chuckle in his STUN
muck, but Tar-baby amt sayin' nuthin'
" I'm gwinter larn you hOwter talk ter 'spect-
bit, seZee. .Ef you doa't take off dat hat en- tell
me howdy I'm gwineter bus you wide open
SeZee.
'.Tar-baby set still, en- Brer Fox he lay low.
"Brer Rabbit keep on AKIN 'im, en- de Tar
baby keep on Sayin' nuthin' tweli presently Brer
Rabbit draw back wild his tiS', and blip he tuck
him side er de head. Right OARS whar he broke
his molaSSeS jug. His lis stuck en- he couldn't
pull loose. De tar hilt i'm.
LEI you don't femme go I'll hit You agln' SEE
Brer Rabbit, SeZee, en- Wild dat he fotch him a
wipe wild de udder ham en- dat stuck. Brer Fox
he lay low.
"'Turn me loose TO I kick de natal Stuffin'
outen you SCI Brer Rabbit sezee but de Tar
baby hilt on, en- den Brer Rabbit los de use uu
his feet In de same way. Brer Fox, he lay low
Den Brer Rabbit squalled out dat eff de Tar
baby didn't turn i'm loose he'd butt i'm crank
sided, en- he butted en- his head got fastened
Den Brer Fox, he sa'ntered fort, loO6ln daS ez
wunner yo' mammy'S mocking' birds.
"!HOwdy, Brer Rabbit seq Brer Fox. SeZee.
you look sorter stuck up dis mawnin' sezee. en-
den he rolled on de groun and laft en- laft twell
he couldn't Ian no mo. L speck you'll take din
ner wild me dis time, Brer Rabbit. done laid in
some calamus root en- l amt gwineter take no
Skuce,' SeZ Brer Fox, SeAee."
Here Uncle RemuS paused and drew q two
pound yam out OF the ashes.
Dlu the 1oX eat The rabbit ?" asked the little
poy TO whom the story had been told
pats all de fur de tale goes replied the old
man. HE mout en- den agin he moutent Some
say Jedge Bar come long en- looSed 1m-some
say Ne didn't. on'y tells you dat wat knows
near Miss Sally calm. You better run Tong
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