The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-06-24
Uncle Remus' Folklore.
THE RABBIT, THE BEAR AND THE BULL
FROG.

FROG.
"Dar wuz one season, said Uncle Re-
mus, pulling thoughtfully at his whis-
kers, 'w' en- Brer Fox say to hissef dat
he speck he better whirl in en- plant a
goober patch, en- in dem days, mon, hit
wuz tech en- go. De wud wern't mon
out'n his mouf 10 de ground 'uz brok'd
up en- de goobers 'uz planted. Ole Brer
Rabbit, he sot off en- watch de motions,
he did, an he sorter shet one eye en-
sing to his chilluns
"sTi-yii Tungalee!
eat um pea, pick um pea,
Hit grow in de groun', hit grow so free; :
Ti-yii dem goober pea
"Sho' 'nuff, wen de goobers gun ter
ripen up. eve'y time Brer Fox go down
ter his patch, he find whar somebody
bin grabblin' 'mongst de vines, en- he
git mighty mad. He sorter speck who
de somebody is, but old Brer Rabbit he
cover his tracks so cute dat Brer Fox
dun ner how ter ketch i'm. Bimeby.
one day Brer Fox take q walk all ronn'
de groun' pea patch, en- 'twan't long 'fo'
he fine q crack in de fence whar de rail
done bin rub right smoove, en- right dar
he sot i'm trap. He tuck'n ben down
q hick'ry saplin' CROWN in de fence
cronder en- tie one een' un plow line
on de top, en- in dc udder een' he fix 9
loop-knot,> en- dat he fasten wild trig-
ger right in de crack. Mex mawnin'
wen ole Brer Rabbit come slippin'
long en- crope thoo de crack, de loop
knot kotch i'm behime de fo'legs, en- de
saplin' fiew'd up, en- dar he waz twix'
de heaven en- de yeth. Dar he swung,
en- he fear'd he gwineter fall, en- he
feared he wer'nt gwineter fall. Wiles
he wuz fixin' up tale fer Brer Fox,
he hear q lumberin' down de road. en-
presently yer cum ole Brer B'ar anblin'
long FUN whar he bin takin' q bee-tree.
Brer Rabbit, he hail IN.
I" Howdy, Brer Bari
ssBrer Bar he look 'roun' en- bime-
by he see Brer Rabbit swingin' FUN de
saplin', en- he holler out,
"Hoey, Brer Rabbit! How you come
on dis mawnin'P
"sMuch oblije, Tn middlin' Brer
Bar sez Brer Rabbit sezee.
Den Brer Bar, he ak Brer Rabbit
wat he doin' up dar in de elements, en-
Brer Rabbit, he up'n say he maxim
doller minnit. Brer Bar, he say howp
Brer Rabbit say he keepin' crows out'n
Brer Fox's groun' pea patch, en- den he
ak Brer Bar eff he don't wanter make
doller minnit. kaze he got big family
er chilluns fer ter take keer un, en- den
he make sech nice skeercrow. Brer
Bar low dat he take de job,. en- den
Brer Rabbit show Inn how ter BEN
down de saplin', en- 'twant long TO
Brer Bar wuz swingin' up dar in Brer
Rabbits place. Den Brer Rabbit he
put out fer Brer Fox's house, en- wen
he got dar he sing out:
sEsBrer Fox! oh, Brer Fox! Come
out yer Brer Fox, en- I'll show you de
man wat bin stealin' yo' goobers.'
"Brer Fox he grab up his walkin'
stick, en- bofe un um went runnin' back
down ter de goober-patch, en- wen dey
got dar, sho nuff dar wuz ole BreI
Bar.
40 Oh, yes! y0uer kotch, d, Is youf
seq Brer Fox, en- TO Brer Bar could
'splain. Brer Rabbit he jump up en- dow1
en- holler out:
".Hit i'm in de mouf, Brer Fox; hi
i'm in de mouf;' en- Brer Fox, he draw Z
back wild de walkin' cane, en- blip he
tuck i'm, en- every time Brer Bard try
ter splain, Brer Fox'd shower down or
him.
"Wiles all dis 'uz gwine on. Brel
Rabbit, he slip off en- git in mud-hols
en- des lef' his eyes stickin' out, kaze ht
know'd dat Brer Bard be comm
after i'm. Sho nuff, bimeby here come
Brer Bar down de road, en- wen he gi
ter de mud hole, he say:
"Howdy' Brer Frog; is you seed Brel
Rabbit go by yerP'
He des gone by sez Brer Rabbit
en- ole man Bar tuck off down de roat
like a skeer'd mule. en- Brer Rabbit b,
come out en- dry hisse'f in de sun, en- q
home to his family same ez emmy udde
man."
swell, Uncle Remus." said the ittl,
boy, counting to see if he hadn't lost ,
marble somewhere, "the Bear didn'
catch the Rabbit after all, did hep"
'Now you talkin', honey" replief
| the old man, his earnest face breaking
| up into little eddies of smiles; snow
| you talkin', sho. 'Taint bin proned in
ter no Brer Bar fer to kotch Brer Rab
bit. Hit sorter like settin' mule fe
ter trap "a humnnin' bird. But Bre
Bar. he tuck'n got hisse'f inter SOM
mo- trubble, witch it look like j
mighty easy. Eff folks could make de
livin' longer gittin' inter trubble," con
tinued the old man. looking curiously a
the little boy, ''ole Miss Favers wouldn'
be bodder'n yo' ma fer ter borry
cup full er sugar eye'y now en- den
en- it look like ter me dat knows
nigger dat wouldn't be squattin' roun
yer maxim desc yer fish baskits."
"How did the Bear get into NOR
trouble, Uncle Remus?" asked the littl
boy.
"Natchul, honey. Brer Par he tue
q notion dat ole Brer Bull Frog wuz d
man wat fool i'm, en- he say dat, he'
come up wild i'm eff 'twuz a year after
wuds. But 'twan't no year, an 'twan'
no mont, en- mo- n dat, hit want skase
ly q week, w en- bimeby one day Bre
Bar wuz gwine home FUN de takin' VI
a bee tree, en- 10 en- beholes, whn shoul
he see but ole Brer Bull Frog settin' ou
on de aidge er de mud-puddle fas' SLEEP
Brer b ar drap his ak, he did, en- crop
up, en- retch out wild his paw, en- 5000
ole Brer Bull Frog in des dis way.
Here the old man used his hand ladle
fashion by way of illustration. "H
scoop i'm in, en- dar he wuz. We
Brer B ar got his clatnpers on i'm good
he set down en- talk at i'm.
'Howdy, Brer Bull Frog, howdy
En- how yo' family. hope dey vel
Brer Bull Frog. kaze dis day you &c
some bizness wild me w 'at'n las you
mighty long time.' @9
"Brer Bull Frog, he dunner wat te
say. He dunner watts mp en- he don
say nuthin'. Ole Bar he keep runnil
on.
".Youer de man wat tuck en- TO,
me bout Brer Rabbit ter day. Yo
had yo' fun, Brer Bull Frog. en- now +
git mine.'
"Den Brer Bull Frog he gin ter g
skeerd, he did, en- he up'n say:
Wat bin doin' Brer Bar? Ho
bin foolin' you?'
"Den Brer Bar laff en- make like b
donno, but he keep on talkin'..
"sOh, no, Brer Bull Frog! You ain
de man w at stick yo' head up outin Z
water en- tell me Brer Rabbit done gor
on by. Oh, no! you amt de man.
!; bound you amt. Bout dat time ye
!, wuz at home wild yo' fambly whar ye
alters is. dunner whar you wuz, b,
1 knows whar you is, Brer Bull Fro