The Portland daily press., 1880-03-11
Uncle Renus.
Brer Rabbit Finds his Match at Last.
[Atlanta (Ga.) constitutional

lAtianta (Cia.) constitution.
"Hit look like ter me dat 1 let on de udder
night dat in dem days wen de beas'es wuz
santern'n roun' same like foxes none un um
wuz brash nuff fer ter ketch up wild Brer Rab-
bit" remarked Uncle Remus relectively.
Eyes" replied the little boy chats what
you said.''
well den," continued the old man with
unction," dar's whar my membrance gin out,
kase Brer Rabbit did git katch'd up wild, en- hit
cool i'm off like po'in spring water on one er
desc yer bi CITY fees"
"How was that, Uncle Remus?" asked the
little boy.
Gone day wen Brer Rabbit wuz gwine lip
pity clippitin' down de road, he meet up wild
ole Brer Tarrapin, en- after dey pass de time of
day wild wunner nudder, Brer Rabbit he low
dat he waz much billie ter Brer Tarrapin fer
de han he tuck in de rumpus dat day down at
Miss Meadows's."
"When he dropped off of the water shelf on
the Fox's head" suggested the little boy.
Oats de same time, honey. Den Brer Rab-
BIT low dat Brer Fox run mighty fas' dat day,
but dat eff he'd er bin after i'm stidder Brer
Rabbit, he's er kotch i'm. Brer Rabbit say he
could er kotch i'm hisse'f but he didn't keer
bout leavin' de ladies. Day KEEP on talkin'
dey did, twel bimeby dey gotter 'sputin' bout
witch wuz de swif'es. Brer Rabbit, he say he
kin out-un Brer Tarrypin, en- Brer Tarrypin,
he des vow dat he kin outrun Brer Rabbit.
Up en- down dey had it, twel fus' news you
know Brer Tarrypin say he had fifty dollar
bill in de chink er de chimbly at home, en- dat
bill done tole i'm dat he could beat Brer Rab-
bit in far race. Den Brer Rabbit say he got
fifty dollar bill wat say dat he kin leave Brer
Tarrypin so far behine dat he could SOW barley
ez he went long en- hit 'ud be ripe nuff fer ter
cut by de time Brer Tarrypin pass dat way.
Emmy how dey made de bet en- put up de
money, en- ole Brer Tukky Buzzard he wuz
summnozd fer ter be de iedge, en- dc stake
holder; en- 'twan't long 10 all de 'rangements
wuz made De race wuz five mile heat, en-
de groun' wuz medjud off, en- at de cen er
ev'ry mile pos wuz stuck up. Brer Rabbit
wuz ter run down de big road, en- Brer Tarry-
pin, he said he'd gallup throo de woods
Foxes tole i'm he could git long faster in de
road, but ole Brer Tarrypin, he know'd wat
he wuz doin. Miss Meadows en- de gals en-
mos all de nabers got win or de fun, en- wen
de day wuz sot dey termin' fer ter be on ham
Brer Rabbit he train hissef eve'day, en- he
skip over de groun' des eZ gaily ez June
cricket. Ole Brer Tarrypin, he lay low in de
swamp. He had wife en- thee chilluns, ole
Brer Iarrypin did, en- dez wuz all de ve'y
spit en- image er the ole maL. Ennybody what
know one fun de udder gotter take a spy-class,
end den dey er lfble fer ter git fooled.
OATS de way matters star 'twel de day er de
race, en- on dat day ole Brer Tarrypin, en- his
ole 'oman en- his thee chilluns, dey got up TO
sunup en- went ter der place. De ole 'ooman,
she TUX her stan at de fus mile pos, she did,
en- de chilluns at de udders, up ter de las, en-
dar ole Brer Tarrypin tuck his stan. Bibeby,
here come de foxes; Jedge Buzzard, he come,
en- Miss Meadows en- de gals, dey come, en- den
here come Brer Rabbit wild ribbins tied roun'
his neck en- streamin' from his years. De foxes
all went ter de udded cen er de track fer ter
see how dey come out Wen de time come
Jedge Bnzzard strut roun' en- pulls out his
watch, en- holler out:
Gents, is you ready?'
Brer Rabbit he say yes, en- ole Miss Tarry-
pin holler 'go' fun de aidge er de woods.
Brer Rabbit, he lit out on de race en- ole Miss
Tarrypln she put out for home. Jedge Buz-
zard he riz en- SKINNED long fer ter see dat de
ter de fus mile pos wunner de Tarrypin chill
luns crawl out de woods, he did, en- make fer
de place. Brer Rabbit he holler out:
'Whar is you, Brer Tarrypin?
Yer come bulgin', says the Tarrypin
sezee.
Brer Rabbit so glad he's ahead dat he put
out harder dan ever, en- de Tarrypin, he make
fer home. Wen he come ter de mex pos mud
ner Tarrypin crawl out er de woods
'Whar is you, Brer Tarrapin? sez Brer Rab-
bit, sezee.
Yer 1 come, bilin,' says de Tarrypin,
sezee.
Brer Rabbit, he lit out, he did, en- come ter
mex pos en- dar was de Tarrypin Den he
come ter de mex en- dar wuz de farrypin. Den
he had one mo- mile fer ter run, en- he feel like
he gittin' bellust. Bimeby, ole Brer Tarrypin
look way off down de road en- he see Jedge
Buzzard salin' long, en- he know hits time fer
him ter be up. So he scramble outen de woods
en- roll across de ditch, en- shuttle throo de