The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-12
Brer Fox Fooled Again.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
"one day." said Uncle. Remus, sharpen
ing 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 hisseli dat he'd sorter keep one
eye open; but Brer Fox wuz monstus per
lite, en- he open up de confab, he did, like
he amt see Brer Tarryping since de las
freshit.
"Heyo, Brer Tarrypin, whar You bin
dis long.come-short?" seq Brer Fox, sezee.
"Louniun 'roun', Brer Fox, louniun
'roun'," seq Brer Tarypin.
"You don't loobsprucy like, you did,
Brer Tarrypin, "sez Brer Fox, sezee.
"'Lounjun' roun' ed suffer m, seq Brer
Tarrypin, sezee. Den de talk sorter run
on like this: aE5s
T"'W'at all you, Brer Tartypin2 Yo'
eye look mighty red" seq Brer Fox,
sezee. -
"'Lor', Brer Fox, udunner wat trub-
BILE It. You amt bin louniun 'roun' en-
suffer'n', "sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee.
/" ,Bofe eyes red, en- You look like you
mighty weak Brer Fox, you dunner wat
trubble is, SEE Brer Tarrypin, sezee.
"'W'at all you now, Brer Tarrypin?'
SEE Brer Fox, sezee. 'y' on, ftT CD
".Tuck walk de odder day, en- man
come long en- sot the fell a-fer. Lor',
Brer Fox you dunner wat trubble is, SEE
Brer Tarrypin, sezee.
How you get out the fer, Brer larry
pin, seq Brer Fox, sezee. gf g-.lI
"tSot en- tuck it, Brer Fox SEE Brer
Tarrypin, sezee. 'Sot en- tuck it, en- de
smoke sir in my eye, en- de fer scorch my
back, SEE Brer Tarrypin, sezee.
Likewise hit bun yo'. tail of, Brer
Fox, sezee.
"Oh, no, dar's de tail, Rrer Fox, SEE
Brer Tarrypin, sezee, EN- wild dat no on
curl his tall fun under de shell, en- no
sooner did he do dat dan Brer Fox grabb-
ed it, en- holler out: e"
"'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
gwineter out you.' &
"Brer Tarrypin beg en-, beg.but twan't no
use. Bref Fox done bin fool 80 much dat
he looks like he 'termin' fer ter have Brer
Tarrypin's haslett. Den Brer Tarrypin
beg Brer Fox not fer ter drown i'm, but
Brer Fox amt maxim no prommus, en- den
he beg Brer Fox fer ter bun Inn kaze he
done useter fer, but Brer Fox don't say
say nuttin'. Bimeby Brer Fox drag Brer
Tarrypin off little ways blow de spring
'ouse. en- souze i'm under de water. Den
Brer Tarrypin begin ter boiler:
"tTurn loose dat stump root en- ketch
holt me-turn loose dat stump root en-
ketch holt er me- r. ~"
"Brer Fox be holler back:
81 amt got holt er no stump root en-
Is got holt er you
SBrer Tarrypin he keep on hollern:-.5
".'Ketch holt or me-1'm adrownin-
I'm a drownin'-turn loose de stump roo
en- ketch holt err me- :,
.sSho nutf, Brer Fox turn loose de tail
en- Brer Tarrypin, he went ter de bottom
kerfunkity-blinkl"
No typographical combination or de
scription could do justice to the guttura
onorousness-the peculiar information
which Uncle Remus impaired TO the las
word. 1t was so peculiar indeed that thu
little boy Asked
SHOv did he go to the bottom, Uncl'
Remus?'
| ,.Kerblunkity.blink!"
twas he drowned, Uncle Remus2"
"Why? ole man Tarrypin? Is. yol
drowndid wen yo' ma tucks you in d.
Swell, no, replied the little boy, du
hiously.
Sole man Tarrypin wuz at home I tel
you, honey. Kerblinkity-blink"