The National tribune., 1879-10-01
The Story of Mr.. Rabbit and Mr.. Fox as
Told by Uncle Remus.


Yesterday the lady whom Uncle Remus calls Miss
Sally missed her little six-year old Making search for
him through the house, she heard the sound Of voices
the back piazza and looking through the window the
little child sitting by Udcle Remus His head rested
against the old mans arm, and he gazing with
preston Of the intense interest into the rough
wather beaten face that beamed kindly upon him.
This is what Miss Sally heard
Bmeby one day, arter Mr.. Fox bin doin' all dat he
could fur ter ketch Mr.. Rabbit and Mr. Rabbit din
don all he could fer ter keep i'm fumit Mr. Fox say to
hissef dat he'd put up game ON Mr.. Rabbit, aud he
hadn't mo n got'n the wuds outn his mouf twell Mr.
Rabbit come opn up do big road, lookin plump an
ez fat an sassy Morgan hoss in barley patch
''HoI on dar Brer Rabbit seq Mr. Fox sezee.
g amt got time, Brer Fox, sez Mr. Rabbit, sezee
soIter mendin' his licks.'
But wanter have some confab wild you Brer Rabbit
sezee.
'All right Brer Fox, but you better holler fun whar
you stan I'm monst full nv teas dis mawnin, sezee.
81 seed Brer Bar ystiddy, SEE Mr. Fox sezee, an
he sorter raked de Goals kaze you an ddn
make frens an libe nabery, an toe i'm dat see you
Den Mr. Rabbit scratch year wild his off hne foot
sorter jub' usly an den he ups and =:
''All a setn', Brer Fox Spose'n you drap roun
morrer an take dinner wild We amt got great
doins at our house. but spec de ole oman an de chill
luns kin sorer scramble roun an git up sump fer ter
stay yer stummuck."
''I'm gree Bile, Brer Rabbit says Mr. Fox, sezee.
''Den I'll pen on you sez Mr. Rabbit, sezee.
''Nex day Mr. Rabbit and Miss Rabbit got UP soon fo
Gay an raded gyarden like Miss Sallys dar an
got some cabbage an roasn years an sparer
grass, an dey fixed up a smashn' dinner. Bimeby one
der little Rabbits playin in de back yard
runnin' in hoerin Oh, ma OH ma seed Mr. Fox a
comm, An den Mr. Rabbit he tuck the chillens by
dere years an made um set down. an den him an MISS
Rabbit sorter dallen roun waitin for Mr. Fox An dey
KEEP on waitin, but Mr. Fox Arter while BIr. Rab-
bit goes to de- do easy like an peep an dar stick
in out fun behine de cornder de tip eend Mr..
Foxs tail Den Mr. Rabbit shot de do an sot down AM
sot down an put his behine his years an begin fer
ter sing
"pe place wharbouts you spill de grease,
Right dar youer
An whAr hne bunch OF ha'r
You'll shoy fine de hide
Mex day Mr.. Fox word by Mr.. Mink an skuze
Rabbit fer ter an dinner wild him. an Mr. Rab-
bit say he was gree BILE =
.'Bimeby, when de sladders at dere shortes Mr..
Rabbit he sorer bresh up an down Mr. Fox
house. an when he got dar hear somebody groanin an
he look in de do an he Mr. Fox settn up rock
in cheer all wrapped up wild annil an he look mighty
weak. Mr. Rabbit look all roun but he don't dim
De dish-pan settn de table an close by
kyarvn knife.
'Look like you gwine have chicken fer dinder Brer
Fox . seq Mr. Rabbit sezee
Yes, Brer Rabbit deyer nice an fresh an tender, =
sez Mr. Fox, sezee
You amt got caamus root is you Brer Fox9 I got
dat can't chicken 'ceptn' she's seasoned
up wild caamus root. An wild dat Mr. Rabbit lipt out
der do an lodged mung de bushes an sot dar watch
in fer Mr. Fox an he didnt watch long nuCder, kaZe
Mr. Fox flung off de tfanns an crope der house
an got whar he could coze in Mr. Rabbit, and bme-
by Mr., Rabbit holered On Brer Fox, I'll put 20
caamus out here dis stump Better and git
it while hits fresh an wild dat Mr.. Rabbit galoped Oft
home. An Mr.. Fox amt ootch i'm yit, an watts more,
honey he amt gwineter.