Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-06
Brer Rabbit Goes a.Fi,;,ing.

"Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox WIZ like some
| chilluns wat knows un,' said Uncle RemuS
regarding the little boy, who had come to hear
another story, with an affectatton OF great
solemnity. ''Bofe uu UNI wuz alters after Wun-
| ner nudder, a prankfn en- pester'n 'roun', but
Brer Rabbit did had some peace, kaze Brer Fox
done got skitttsh bout putin de clamps on
zone day. wen Brer Rabbit en- Brer Fox, en-
Brer Coon, en- Brer Bar, en- whole lot I'm um
wuz clearin' up new groun fer ter plant a
roas'n,year patch, de sun gun ter git sorter hot
on, Eaze he feared De balance un um'd call i'm
lazy, en- he KEEP on totin' off trash en- pilin' up
bresh, tweu bfmeby he holler out dat he gotter
hunt for cool place to res a After While hill he he
come cross a well wild bucket hangin' in it.
| Dat look COOL SEE Brer Rabbit, sezee, ZEN
take nap, zen wild dat in he jumped. he did en-
he amt no sooner fix hisse'f dan de bucket gin
WASN'T the Rabbit scared, Uncle Remus: :"
Honey, dey amt been no wusser skeerd
| beas' sence de worrul begin dan dis yer same
| Brer Rabbit. He fairly had ager. He knowd
! gwine. Dreckly he feel de bucket hit de water,
| en- dar she sot, but Brer Rabbit he keep mighty
! still, kaze he dunner wat minnit gwlneter be
| Mex. He des lay dar en- shuck.
"Brer Fox alters had one eye on Brer Rabbit,
en- wen he slip Off fun de new groun' Brer Fox
he sneak after I'm. He know'd Brer Rabbit wuz
or he did, en- Watch I'm. Brer Fox see ' Brer
Rabbit come to de well en- stop, en- den he see
i'm Jump In de bucket, en- den, 10 en- behole, he
mos stonished Fox dat you ever laid eyes on.
He set of dar in de bushes en- study en- study,
but he couldn't make no head ner tails ter dis
"'Weil, ef dis don't bang my times sezee,
den Joe's dead en- Sails wilder. Right down
dar in dat well Brer Rabbit keep his money hid,
mine, en- eff faint dat, den I'm a gwinter see
watts In dar,' SeZee.
"Brer Fox crope up little higher, he did, en-
hssen, but ne don't hear no fuss, en- ne KEEP on
Bimeby he git up close en- peep down, but he
don't see nuthin' en- he don't year nuthin'. All
dis tine s5 Rabp mighty nigh ked outea
might keel over en- spill him out in de water.
Vile he sayin' his pra'rs over like train er
kyars runnin', ole Brer Fox boiler out:
down dar?" seZee.
.''Who? Me? Oh, Pm des hshin', Brer Fox
SEE Brer Rabbit, sezee. 4 des say ter myself dat
dinner, en- SO here Is en- dar's de fishes. I'm
a fshin fer suckers, Brer Fox Brer Rabbit,
sezee.
bit? SEE Brer Fox, sezee.
"Lot's un UNI, Brer Fox, scoze IN UNI: De
water is live wild UNI. Come down on hep me
CHOW gwineterg1t down, Brer Rabbit"
".Jump inter de bucket Brer Fox. Hit'n
fetch you down all safe en- soun'."
dat Brer Fox, he Jump in de bucket, he did. ca
eZ he went down, co'se his weight pull Bre'
Rabbit up. Wen dey pass one nudder en- d.
half way groun'' Brer Rabbit he sing out:
"'Good- bye, Brer Fox, take keer 70 cloze,
Fer dis is de way de wurrul goes;
Seine goes up en- some goes down,
You'll git ter de bottom all safe en- sound"
"W'en Bref Rabbit got out he gallQp or en-
tole de foxes wat de wen blong ter dat Brer Fox
wuz down in dar muddyin' up de drink1n' water,
en- den he gallop back ter de well en- boiler down
ter Brer Fox:
"sHere come man wild great big gun
When he haul you up. you jump en- rum"
what then, Uncle Remuss" asked the little
boy, as the old man paused.
''In deS bout half n'our, honey, both I'm UNI
was back in de new groun' wukk1n des like dey>
never herd er no well, ceptin' DAT eve'y now'n
Fox he'd have spell er de dry grins."-Auanta
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