Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-24
UNCLE REMUs's FOLKLORE.
ATLANTA (Ga.) Constitution. ]

ATLANTA (Ga.) Constitution.
"Hit look like ter me dat | 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 huff fer ter ketch
up wild Brer Rabbit, remarked Uncle Re-
mus, refectively.
eyes" replied the little boy, that's
what you said.
"Well den," continued the old man
with JUNCTION. "dat's whar my membrance
gin out, kase Brer Rabbit did git katch'd
M 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 p asked
the little boy.
Some day wen Brer Rabbit was gwine
lippity clippintin' down de road, he meet
up wild ole Brer Tarrypin, en- after dey pass
de time of day wild wunner nudder, dey
KEEP on talkin' dey did, twel bimeby dey
gotter 'sputtin' bout witch wuz de swlf'es.
Brer Rabbit, he say he kin outrun
Brer Tarrypin, en- Brer Tarrypln, 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 or de chimbly at home, en-
dat bill done tole i'm dot he could beat
Brer Rabbit in fa'rrace. Den Brer Rab-
bit say he got a fifty dollar bill wat dat he
kin leave Brer Tarrypin so far be-
hine dat he could sow barley
ez he went long en- hit 'ud be
ripe huff fer ter cut by de time Brer larry
pin pass dat way. Emmy how dey made de
bet en- put up de money, en- old Brer Tfkky
Buzzard he wuz SUMMED fer ter be de
ledge, en- de stakeholder en- 'twant long
TO all de 'rangements wuz made. De race
wuz a five mile heat, en- de groun' wus
mediud off, en- at de cen er ev'ry mile a
pos wuz stuck up. Brer Rabbit wuz ter
run down de big road, en- Brer Terrypln ne
said he'd gallup throo de woods. Folks
tole i'm he could get long faster in de road,
but old Brer Tarrypin, he know'd wat he
wuz dom. Miss Meadows en- de gals en-
mos all de nabers got win er de fun, en-
wen de day wuz sot dey termin' fer ter
be on han. Brer Rabbit he train hissef
eve'day, en- he skip over de groun' des ez
gaily ez June cricket. Ole Brer Terrypin,
he Law low in de swamp. He had wife en-
thee chilluns, ole Brar Tarrypin did, en- DEE
wuz all de ve'y spit en- image er de ole man.
Eauybody what know one fun de udder
gotter take spy-glass, end den dey er
Ii'ble fer ter git fooled. OATS de way
matters stan '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 de place. De ole
oman 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 Tarrypln tuck his
stan. Bimeby here come de foxes; Jedge
Buzzard he come, en- Miss Meadows en- de
gals. dey come, en- den here come Brer
Rabbit with ribbins tied roun' his neck EN-
streamin' from his years. De foxes all
went ter de udder cen er de track Ter ter
see how dey come out, Wen de time
come ledge Buzzard strut roun' en- pulls
out his watch en- holler out:
"'Gents, is you ready?'
s'Brer Rabbit he say yes, en- ole Miss
Tarrypin boiler go fun de aidge er de
woods. Brer Rabbit, he lit out on de race,
en- ole Miss Tarrypin she put out fur home.
ledge Buzzard he riz en- skinned long Ter
ter see dat de race wuz ruined far. Wen
Brer Rabbit got ter de fus' mile pos wun-
ner de Tarrypin chilluns crawl out er de
woods. he did, en- made fer de place. Brer
Rabbit he holler out:
"'Whar is you, Brer Tarrypin ?
"' Yer | come bulgin, says the larry
pin, sezee.
/" Brer Rabbit so glad he's ahead dat he
put out harder dan ever, en- de Tarrypln, he
make for home Wen he come ter de mex
pos nudder Tarrypin crawl out er de
woods.
"'Whar is you, Brer Tarrypin ? SEE Brer
Rabbit, sezee.
eyer 1 come, billin'," seq de Tarry-
pin, sezee.
"Brer Rabbit he lit out, he did, en- come
ter de mex pos, en- dar was de Tarrypln.
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 ledge Buzzard sallln
long, EN- he know hits time fer him him ter
be up. So he scramble outen de wood, en-
roll across de ditch, en- shuttle throo de
crowd er folks, en- git ter mile pos en-
crawl behine it. Bimeby fus news you
know, here come Brer Rabbit. He looks
roun' en- he don't see Brer Tarrypin, en- den
he squalls out:
'.fGimme de money, Brer Buzzard !
Gimme de money!
Den Miss Meadows and de gals, dey
boiler en- laff fit ter kill deys'f, en- ole
Brer Tarrypin, he raise up fun behine de
pos en- SEE, sezee:
"'Ef you'll gimme time fer ter ketch my
BRET, gents and ladies, one en- all, speck
I'll finger dat muney myself, sezee, and
sho huff, Brer Tarrypin tie de pu's roun his
neck an skaddle* off home"
''But, Uncle Remus," said the little
boy, dolefully, "that was cheating"
Goose honey. De beasts gun to cheat
en- den foxes tuck it up, en- it spread. You
mine yo' eye, honey, dat somebody don't
cheat you TO yer har git gray ez de ole
nigger's."
at may be interesting to note here that in all
probability the word "skeda5dle" about which
there was some controversy during the war; came
from the Virginia negroes Of skaddle," which
is a corruption of q scatter"