Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-24
Brer Tarrypi1 Shows thc Girls How
strong He H..
I"UEc!e Remus" 10y J. {. Harris

AL'4c helllS' 10y j. Harris.
Brcr TaTypin wUz' d. outlines man" said
tnce Rtmus. rubbing his hands together com
ttmplatiNely ana ChuCkl.ng TO himself "A A very
Sgfincant manner "he WuZ de Out'nes' man er
Ct whole gang. lie wuZ dat
Tie little boy sat perfectly quiet batrayfnp
no lplatience when Uncle ECmGs PAUSED to
hunt ilrst In one pocket and then IA another FOR
enough crumbs OF tobacco to rep!eaish his
pipe. Presently the old man proceeded:
." ore night Miss MeaCows en- de Gals iey Gin
candy pullin', en- so meny Cr de nabarS come
IA SIorse ter de invite dat dey halter put De
'lasses In de Wash-pot en- Tn Dc fier fp dc ward
Brer Bar, he hope Miss Meadows bring de
Wood: Br1r Fox, he men lie Ter: Bier Wolf he
Etp &c dogs OF; Brer Rabbit, le grease de bot
toin er Ge plates Ter ter keep dc candy fum
Stlchln; en BrFr Tarrypn. he cnnlD an in q
cheer en- say he'd watch en- see dat de lasses
didn't bic over. Deg WIZ al Gere. en- day
Went outtIn' up no dldos nUdder. KAYE Miss
heaooWs she done put her foot down. she did
Ell say dat Wen Gty Gene ter her place dpy
halIef EaIg up CT nag er truce ~ dc front gate
en- hide by u.
"Nell, cen. wtles dpy was all a settin' dar en-
de lasses WY bin en- a blubbe.in', der cot
10 fUnnin' on talkin' mighty hlrtV Rrer
RABBIT be say he Ge swincs: bur BTer Tarrypin
ne he rcGk 'long IN de cheer and watch De 1asses.
Bier Fox be say lie &c sharpes'. but Brer Tar
TNpln he rock long. Brer Wolf he say he de mos
suNyiguS. bat Brer Tanypin he rock eG he rock
loLg. BTer Ban he say he de mos stronges'.
hut Brer Tarrypin be rock. en- ne keep on
rOckih. Bineby he sorter shet oneeye. en- say,
sezee:
Fit lock like perlently dat de Ole herdshell
ain 10 Whars 1ongside er dis crowd yit yer L
IS en- m &c same man wat show Brer Rabbit
Oat he amt de swiffes'. en- say I'm de same
man wat kin show Brer Bar dat ne ainT de
StJongeS. SeZeP.
"Den dey all lafT en- holler. kaze It look like
Bref y ar mo stronger Than a steer. Blmeby.
Miss Meadows, she Jpn AK, She did. how he
gWine do IL.
"'Gimme good strong rope SCI Brer Tarry-
pin, s6zee, zen femme GIT in or puddle er water.
Ell den let Brer Bar see eI he KIN pull me out
sezee.
Den dey ali Ian gin, en- Brer Bar, he ups
en- SEE, stzee:
I've ain'f got no rope, sezee.
No. SCI Brer TaTIypin, sezee, en- needer Is
you got de stTenk. sezee, en- den Brer Tarry-
pin, he rock en- rock long. en- watch de la5ses a
blliD' IN a blutberln.
After vile Miss Meadows she I'D en- saw.
she CID, dat she'd tak'n loan de young men her
beCcGrd. en- wtlCS de candy wuZ coOlin' IN de
plates. dey could all 90 ter de branch en- see
Bier Tarrypin kyar out his prollck. Brer Tar
lypi1, continued Uncle RemaS. IN a tone at
oLce confidential and argumentatiFe. hwernJ
nuch tiggef'n de pan or my han. en Ii look
mighty iuGny Ter ter year IN braggin' bout how
he lii cut pull Brer Bar Bat Gey got de bed
cord after w lie; en- den dey all put out ter de
branch. Wen Brer Tarrypln fine de place he
Nanter, he tuck ole cen er de BEDFORD, en- gun
dc yuther cen Ter BTer Bar.
Now den, ladies en- gents seq Brer larry
pin, seZee, you all 90 Wid Brer Bar up dar 10
de woods en- III stay yer. en- wen YOU year me
Loller Gen'S &c time fer BTer Bar fer ter see EFF
ne KIN Daul IN de slack eT de lope. You all take
keer CT dat cen. SeZee, zen Ill take keer eT dish
yer cen, seZee.
Den dey all put out ELI lef Brer Tarrypin at
de branch. en wen Cey got good en- gone, he
dove down inter de water. he did, en- tie de
BEDFORD hard en- fas ter wunner deze yer big
Clay roots. en- den he riZ up eD gin a whoop
Brer Bar he wTop de BEDFORD roun his
ham en- Wink at de gals. en- Wild dat lie gin
big Juk, but BTer Tarrypin amt bulge. Den he
take b0fe hans en- gin big pull out ali de
same. Brer Tarrypin amt bulge. Den he tu'n
'rOUh LIE did. en- put de rope cross his shoulders
en- try ter walk off wId Brer TaTypin. but
BTer perrypn lCOk Like he don't feel ike wal
KIN. Den Brer Wolf, he put ia en- hope Brer
Ear pull, but deS Ike he didn't, en- den dey all
hope I'm, ell bless ERASMUS, wleS deg MuZ all
pullin, Brer Farrypin, he holler, en- AK um
Wy Cey don't take up de slack. Den wen
Brer TarTypin feel um quit putin. he dove
down, lie cid. en- ontie de rope, en- oy de time
dey got ter de branch, Brer TaIrypin. he wuZ
settin' ia de aidge er de water oes eZ natchual
e. &c mex IN, en- he Jpn say, Sezee:
Dat las pull er yGIe. WuZ mighty sim
VI. en- a leetle mon you'd er had me- seZee.
'tcUT monstouS stout. Brer Bar Se2ee. 'en
you pulls Ike yoke er steers, but sorter had
de puTCbi5 on YOU sezee.
- Den BTcr Bar. beil'S e. his m0uf gun ter
water after de sweetnin, he Jpn say he speck
&c candy's ripe Ell of dey put after it,
:" It's a wonder" Sais the little boy after
awhile that the rope didn't break"
" Break who2" exclaimed ncle Remus with
a touch OF Indignation In his tone-"break
who? in dem days, Miss Meadowss BEDFORD
would hilt mule"
This put an end to whatever doubts the child
might have entertained.