The Portland daily press., 1880-05-08
'H-yi! Tungaleel
] eat um pea, pick um pea.
Hit grow in de groun', hit grow so free;
i.rii Ion,

d.,
Hit grow in de groun', hit grow so free;
Ti-yi! dem goober pea.
Sho' nuff wen de COOLERS gun ter ripen up,
eve'y time Brer Fox 60 down ter his patch he
fine whar somebody ben grubbin' monst de
vines, en- he git mighty mad. He sorter speck
who de somebody is, but ole Brer Rabbit he
cover his tracks so cute dat Brer Fox dunno
how to ketch i'm. Bime-by one day Brer Fox
take walk all roun' de groun' pea patch, en-
'twarn't long TO he fine crack in de fence
whar de rail done bin rub right smoove, en-
right dar he sot i'm trap. ll3 TUX en- ben
down hickory saplin' growth in de fence cor
ner, en- tie one cen un plow line on de top, Ell
in de udder cen he fix a loop-knot. en- dat he
fasten wild a trigger right in de crack. Mex
mawnin' wen ole Brer Rabbit come slippin'
long en- crope throo de crack de loop-knot
kotch i'm behine de 'fo'-legs, en- de saplin'
flew up, en- dar he wuz twix de heaven en- de
yerth. Dar he swung, en- he fear'd he gwine.
Wiles he wuZ fixin' up a tale fer Brer Fox he
hear lumberin' down de road, en- present. Y
yer come ole Brer Bar amblin' long FUN whaI
he bin takin'a bee-tree. Brer Rabbit. he hail
inv:
'Howdy, Brer Bari!
Brer Bar, he look roun', en- bimeby he see
Brer Rabbit swingin' fun de saplin', en- he
holler OUT
'Heyo, Brer Rabbit! How you come on dis
mawnin'?'
Much oblije. I'm middlin'. Brer Bar se2
Brer Rabbit, sezee.
Den Brer Bar, he ak Brer Rabbit wa,
he doin' up dar in de elements, en- Brel
Rabbit he up'n say he maxim dollar min.
nit Brer Bar, he say how Brer Rabbit
he say he keepin' crows out'n Brel
Fox's groun'-pea patch, en- den he ak Brel
B ar eff he don't wanter make dollar minnit
kaze he got big family er chilluns fer ter take
keer un, en- den he make scch nice skeercrow
Brer Bar low dat he take de job. en- den Brel
Rabbit show i'm how ter ben down de saplin
en- 'twan't long 'fo Brer Bar wuz swingIn' ur
dar in Brer Rabbits place. Den Brer Rabbi
he put out fer Brer Fox's house, en- wen he
got dar he sing out:
'Brer Fox! Oh, Brer Fox! Come out yer
Brer Fox, en- 1 II show you de man wat bir
stealin' yo' goobers.'
Brer Fox, he grab up his walkin-stick, Ell
bofe un um went runnin' back down ter de-
goober patch, en- wen dey got dar, sho nuff
dar wuz ole Brer Bar,
oh, yes! youer kotch'd, is you? sez Brel
Fox, en- 10 Brer B ar could 'splain, Brer Rab
bit he Jump up en- down en- holler out:
Hit i'm in de mouf, Brer Fox hit i'm in d.
walking cane. en- blip he tuck i'm, en- every
time Brer Bard try ter splain, Brer Fox show
er down ON him.
Whites all dis 'uz gwine on, Brer Rabbit, he
slip OFT en- git ina mud-hole en- des lef' his eye
stickln out, kaze he knowed dat Brer Bard be
!" oorA a.eOA ilh' ONO nun, DlIHeDy Her'
come Brer Bar down on de road, en- wen h,
| git ter de mud hole he say:
'Howdy, Brer Frog is you seed Brer Rabbi
| go by yer?'
He des gone by sez Brer Rabbit, EN- oil
man Bar tuck off down de road like skeeret
mule, en- Brer Rabbit, he come out en- dry his
| SET in de sun, en- go home to his family same
| es emmy udder man.
"The Bear didn't catch the Rabbit then?'
| inquired the little boy sleepiy.
Jump up frum dar, honey!" exclaimed I'm
| Gle Remus by way of reply 81 amt got NJ
time fer ter be settin' yer propin yo' eye-led
| open"