The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-12
Brer Fox Fooled Again.
ATLANTA lGa.l constitutional

lAtlanta (GaD Constitution.
zone day." said Uncle Remus, sharpening
his knife on the palm of his hand, zone day
Brer Fox strike up wild Brer Tarrypin right in
de middle er de big road. Brer Tarrypin done
heerd I'm comm, en- he low ter hisself dat
he'd sorter keep one eye open but Brer Fox
waz monstus perlite, en- he open up de confab,
he did, like he amt see Brer Tarrypin sence
de las freshit.
'Heyo, Brer Tarrypin, whar you bin dis long
come-short?' sez Brer Fox. sezee
'Louniun 'roun', Brer Fox, lounjun 'roun',
sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee.
You don't look sprucy like YOU did, Brer
Tarrypin,' sez Brer Fox, sezee.
'Lounjun 'roun en- suffer'n' seZ Brer Tarry-
pin, sezee. Den de talk sorter run on like
dis:
'W'at all you, Brer Tarrypin? Yer eye look
mighty red,' sez Brer Fox, sezee.
'Lor, Brer Fox, you dunner wat trubble is.
You amt bin louniun 'roun' en- suffer'n',' sez
Brer Tarrypin, sezee.
'Bofe eyes red. en- YOU look like you mighty
weak, Brer Tarrypin, sez Brer Fox, sezee.
Brer Tarrypin, sezee.
Wat all you now, Brer Tarrypin?' sez Brer
Fox, sezee.
Tuck walk de udder day, en- man come
long en- sot the tiel' after. Lor, Brer Fox, you
uuhhoi w oe uuooAO 49, SCI DI6r lAEfyplQ,
seZee.
How you get out de fer, Brer Tarrpin?'
sez Brer Fox, sezee.
'Sot en- tuck it, Brer Fox sez Brer Tarrypin,
sezee 'Sot en- tuck it, en- de smoke siP in my
eye, en- de fer scorch my back sez Brer
Tarrypin, sezee.
'Likewist it bum yo' tail off, sez Brer Fox,
sezee.
'Oh, no, dar's de tail, Brer Fox sez Brer
Tarrypin. sezee, en- !yid dat he oncurl his tail
fup m 10 cbaat m, L. 4 -.
dan Brer Fox grabbed it, en- holer ont:
'Oh, yes, Brer Tarrypin Oh, yes! En- so
youer de man wat lam me on de head at Miss
Meadows, is you? Youer in wild Brer Rabbit.
is you? Well, I'm gwneter out YOU
Brer Tarrypin beg en- beg but twant no use
Brer Fox done blu fool so much dat he looks
like he 'termin fer ter have Brer Tarryp ms
haslett. Den Brer Tarrypn beg Brer Fox not
Ter drown 'im, but Brer Fox amt maxim no
promnus, en- den he beg Brer Fox fer ter bu m
i'm, kaze he done useter fer but Brer Fox
don't say nuttin'. Bmeby Brer Fox drag
Brer Tarrypin off little ways blow de spring
'uuse. en- souze i'm under de water. Den Brer
Tarrypn begin to holler:-
Turn loose DAT stump root en- ketch holt er
me-turn loose dat stump root en- ketch holt er
me-
Brer Fox holler back
Il amt got holt er no stump root en- is got
holt er YOU
Brer Tarrypin he keep on holer'n-:
'Ketch holt er me-Im drowin'-I'm a
drowin'-turn loose de stump root en- ketch
holt er me-
'Sho huff, Brer Fox turn loose de tail, en-
Brer Tarrypin he went down ter dc bottom
kertiunkity- y-blink"
No typographical combination or description
could do justice to the gutteral sonorousness-
the peculiar intonation--which Uncle Remus
impaired to the last word. 1t was so peculiar
indeed that the little boy asked
How did he go to the bottom, Uncle Re-
mus?"
"Kerblunkity-bl blink"
"Was he drowned Uncle Remus?"
"Who? ole man Tarrypin? Is You drowndid
wen yo' ma tucks you in de bed?''
We'll, no. replied the little boy dubieusly.
cole man Tarrypin wuz at home tsll voy,.
honey. Kerblinkity- -blunk!'