Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
UNCLE REMUS' FOLK LORE.
The Story Of the Deluge and How i.
Came About.

zone time.' said Uncle Remus, adjusting his
spectacieS so as to be able to see how to threat
patching his coat-"one time, way back yander,
TO you wuz bOrned honey, en- TO- Mars John
er Miss Sally WIZ borned-way back yam Ter,
TO emmy lin us wsz bOrn9d, de anemls en- de
beastess sorter lecshuneer 'roun' 'mony dey-
Selves twell at las deY greed fer ter have 3
'sembly. In dem days" Continued the old
little boys iace-.ln dem days ereeturs
let lone Cat. dey had sense same like
folks: Hit wuz tech en- go wild UNI, too, mon
en- Wen dey made up dere mines wat had ter
be done, 'twant mon menShun'd 'fo' hit wuz
done Well, dey lected dat dey had ter hole er
'sembly fer ter sorter stra1ghten out marters en-
hear de complaints, en- Wen de day come dey
wu on han. De Lion he wuz dere, kaze he wuz
de king, en- he had ter be dere. De Rhiaossy-
boss, he wuz dere, and de Elephent, he wuz
dere, en- de Cammils en- de Cows, en- plum down
ter de Crawiishes, dey Wuz dere. Dey wuz all
dere. En- Wen de Lion shuck his name and tuck
his seat in de big cheer den de sesshun begun
fer ter commence
what did they do, Uncle Remus?' asked the
little boy.
81 kin skacely call ter mine zackly wat dey
did do but dey spoke speeches. en- hellered, EN-
cusst, en- flung der langwidge 'roun', des ike
wen yo' daddy wM gwtne ter run fer de leyisla-
ter en- got lef'. HOWsumever, dey ranged der
fairs, en- 'splained der blsness. Bimeby, VILE
plant tromped on wunner de Crawhshes. Cose
wen dat creetur put his foot down w'tsumever's
under dere is boun' fer ter be saushed, en- dey
Wuznt nuff er de Crawflsh lef' fer ter tell da.
he'd bin dar.
ibis make de udder Crawfishes mighty mad
en- dey SOrter SWaWlned tergedder en- draw'd up
er kinder preamble wild some wharfoes in It, en-
red her out In de sembly. But, bless grashus
seech racket wuz gwine on dat nobody never
hear it, 'ceppin may be de Mud Turkle en- de
Spring Lizzud, en- dere enhoons wuz pow'ful
'.Bimeby, vile de Nunicorn wuz sputn' wild
de Lion, en- while de Heyener wH a Latin ter
Kisses, de Elephent squshed under one er de
Crawtshes, en- little mo- en- he'd er ruint de
Mud Turkle. Den de CraWtlsheS, WI at dey WuZ
lef I'm UNI, swawmed tergedder en- drawd up
anudder preamble wild sum mo- Wharfo'S, but
dey might ez well sung ole Dan Tucker to a
harIycane. De udder creeters wuz too bizzy
wild der fussin fer to 'spon' unto de Craw!ishes.
SO dar dey wuz, de CrawhsheS, en- dey didn't
know what minnit wuz gwineter De de mex; en-
der en- skearder, twell bimeby dey give de wink
ter de Mud Turkle en- de Spring Lizzud, en- den
dey bod little holes in de groun' en- went down
outer sight"
'sWho did, Uncle Remusg" asked the little
boy.
''De Craw6shes, honey. Dey bod inter de
groun' en- KEEP on boin twell day onloosened de
fountains er de earf en- de waters squirted out,
en- riz higher en- higher; twell de hills WIZ xiv
ered en- de creeturs all wm drownded; en- all
bekaze dey let on ,mong deyselves dat dey wuz
bigger dan de CrawhSheS."
Then the old man blew the ashes from a
smoking yam and proceeded to remove the peel
ing.
sWhere was the ark, Uncle Remus?n the little
boy inquired presently.
iWich ark's dat?" asked the old man in a
tone of well-feigned curiosity.
"Noah'S ark" replied the child.
iDon't you poster wild ole man Noah honey.
l boun' he tuck keer er dat ark. OATS w at
he wuz dere fer, en- OATS W. at he done. Leas-
ways dat5 W at dey tells me. Bat don't YOU
bodder longer dat ark 'cepptn' yo' nanny
fetches it up. Dey mout er bin two deloojes en-
den agin dey moutent. Eff dey wuz emmy ar !;
in dis w at de CrawfiSheS brung or, l ain
heern tell un it, en- w en- dey amt no ark !,
put UNI in dere. Hits gittin' yo' bedtime,
hOneyn