The Portland daily press., 1880-04-22
Uncle Remus' Folk Lore.
A Story About the Little Rabbits.
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"Fine um whar you will en- wen you may"
remarked Uncle Remus with emphasis, "good
chlluns alters gifts tuck keer un. Oar wuz
Brer Rabbits: dey minded der daddy en- man.
my fun days een ter days een'. Wen ole
man Rabbit say 'scoot,' dey scooted, en- wen
old Miss Rabbit say scat dey seated. Dey
did dat. En- dey KEEP der cloZe clean, EN- dey
amt had no smut on der nose nudder.''
Involuntarily the hand of the little boy
went up to his face, and he scrubbed the end
of his nose with his coat sleeve.
''Dey wuz good chilluns," continued the old
man heartily, zen eff dey hadn't er bin,' der
wuz one time ween dey wouldn't er bin no
little Rabbits, na'er one. OATS wat"
''What time was that, Uncle Remus?" the
little boy asked.
''De time wen Brer Fox drapt in at Brer
Rabbits house, en- didn't foun' nobody dar
ceppin de little Rabbits. Ole Brer Rabbit, he
wuz off some'rs raidin on a collard
patch, en- ole Miss Rabbit, she wuz
tendin' on a quiltin in de naber-
hood, en- wiles de little Rabbits wuz playin'
hidin-switch in drapt Brer Fox. De little
Rabbits wuz so fat dey fairly make his mouf
water, Dul uo utiluoIS DOut DIcT WOll, ell
he skeerd fer ter gobble um up ceppin' he got
some skuse. De little Rabbits, dey mighty
skittish, en- dey sorter huddle deysef up toged-
der en- watch Brer Fox's motions. Brer Fox,
he set dar en- study w at sorter skuse he gwine-
ter make up. Bimeby he see great big stalk
er sugar cane standin' up in de corner, EN- he
clear his h'oat en- talk biggity:
Yer! you young Rabs over darl Sail roun
yer en- broke me piece er dat sweetnin' tree
sezee, en- den he koff.
De little Rabbits dey got out de sugar-cane,
dey did, en- dey rastle wild it, en- sweat over it,
but 'twarn't no use. Dey couldn't broke it,
Brer Fox he make like he amt watchin', but
he keep on holler'n:
Hurry up dar Rabsl I'm waitin' on YOU
En- de little Rabbits, dey'd hustle roun' and
rastle wild it, but dey couldn't broke it. Bime-
by dey hear little bird singin' on top er dc
house, en- de song de little bird sing wuZ dis
yer:
Take yo toofes en- gnyaw it,
Take yer toofes en- saw it,
Saw it en- yoke it,
En- den you kin broke it,
Den de little Rabbits, dey get mighty glad,
en- dey gnyawed de cane mos TO ole Brer
Fox could git his legs oncrost, en- wen dey
kyard i'm de cane, Brer Fox he sat dar en-
study how he gwineter make some mo- skuse
fer naDbin' un um, en- bimeby he git up en- git
down de sitter wat wuz hangin' ON de wall, en-
holler out:
Come yer, Rabs! Take dis yer sitter, en- run
down't de spring en- fetch me some fresh water.
De little rabbits, dey run down't de spring,
en- try ter dip up de water wild de sitter, but
cose hit all run out, en- hit KEEP on runnin'
twell bimeby de little Rabbits sot down en- gin
ter cry. Den de little bird sittin' up in de
tree he gun ter sing gin, en- dis yer wuz de
song:
Sitter hole water same ez a tray
Eff you fill it wild moss en- dob 1t wild clay;
DE Fox git madder de longer you stay
Fill it wild moss en- dob it W id clay
Up dey jump, de little rabbits did, en- dey fix
de sitter so twon't leak, en- den dey kyar de
water ter ole Brer Fox. Den Brer Fox he git
mighty mad, en- pint out great big stick er
wood en- tell de little Rabbits fer ter put dat
on de fer De little chaps dey get roun' de
wood, dey did, en- dey lif' at it so hard twell
dey could see der own sins, but de wood never
bulge. Den dey hear de little bird singin' 'en
dis yer wuz de song:
Spit in yo hans en- tug it en- toll it,
En- git behine it, en- push it, en- pole it,
Spit in yo' hams en- r'ar back en- roll it,
En- des bout de time dey got de wood on de
fer, der daddy he come skippin' in, en- de lit
tie bird, he fiew'd away. Brer Fox, he seed
his game wus up, en- 'twan't long 70, he make
his skuse en- start fer to go.
You better stay ter tea, Brer Fox, sez Brer
Rabbit, seZee. 'Sence Brer Wolf done quit
comm EN- settin' up wild me, gittin' so l feels
right lonesome desc long evenin's,' sezee.
But Brer Fox he button up his coat collar
tight en- des put out fer home En- dat wat
you better do, honey, kase 1 see Miss Sallys
shadder sailin' backerds en- for'ds fo de win
DER en- de fus' news you know she'll be spect-
in un you."