St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-09-17

front gate en- 'bide by it.
"Well, den, wiles dey wuz all a set
tim dar en- de 'lasses wuz a billin' en- a
blubberin', der got ter runnin' on talk
in mighty biggity. Brer Rabbit he say
he de swiffes'; but Brer Tarrypin he
rock long in de cheer and watch de
'lasses. Brer Fox he say he de shapes,
but Brer Tarrypin be rock long. Brer
Wolf he say he de mos suvvigus, but
Brer Tarrypin he rock en- he rock long.
Brer Bar he say he de mos stronges',
but Brer Tarrypin he rock en- he keep
on rockin'. Bime by he sorter shet one
eye, en- say, sezee:
"'Hit look like 'periently dat de old
herdshell amt nowher's 'longside er dis
crowd, yit yer is, en- Pm de same man
wat show Brer Rabbit dat he amt de
swiffes', en- say Pm de same man wat
can show Brer Bar dat he amt de
strongest sezee.
"Den dey all laff en- holler, kase it
look like Brer Bar mo- stronger than a
steer. Bime by Miss Meadows she up
en- ak, she did, how he gwine do it.
"'Gimme a good strong rope,' sez
Brer Tarrypin, sezee, zen lemme git in
er puddle er water, en- den let Brer Bar
see eff he kin pull me out,' sezee.
"Den dey all laff 'g'in, en- Brer Bar
he ups en- sez, sezee:
"'We amt got no rope,' sezee.
Ono sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee, zen
needer is you got de strenk,' sezee, en-
den Brer Tarrypin, he rock en- rock
long, ell watch de 'lasses billin' en- a
blubberin'.
"After vile Miss Meadows, she up'n
say, she did, dat she'd take en- loan de
young men her BEDFORD, en- w'iles de
candy wuz coOlin in der plates, dey
could all go ter de branch en- see Brer
Tarrypin kyar out his projick. Brer
Tarrypin," continued Uncle Remus, in
tone at once confidential and argu-
mentative, "wern't much bigger'n de
pan er my ham, en- it look mighty fun
ny fer ter year'm braggin' bout how he
kin out pull Brer Bar. But dey got de
out ter de branch. Wen Brer Tarry-
pin fin de place he wanter, he tuck
one cen er de BEDFORD, en-. gun de
yuther een' to Brer Bar.
"'Now den, ladies en- gents sez
Brer Tarrypin, sezee, you all go wild
Brer Bar up dar in de woods en- I'll
stay yer, en- wen you year me hOller
dense de time fer Brer Bar to see eff he
kin haul in de slack er de rope. You
all take keer er dat een',' sezee, zen I'll
take keer er dis yer een',' sezee.
''Den dey all put out en- lef Brer
Tarrypin at de branch, en- wen dey got
good Ell gon', he dove down inter de
water, be did, en- tie de bed-cord hard
en- fas' to wunner deze yer big clay
roots, Ell den he riz up en- gin er whoop.
'Brer Bar he wrop de bed cord roun'
his ham, en- wink at de gals, en- wild dat
he gin big juk, but Brer Tarrypin he
amt bulge. Den he take bofe hans
Ell gin big pull, but all de same, Brer
Tarrypin amt bulge. Den he tu'n
roun', he did, en- put de rope cross his
shoulders en- try to walk off wild Brer
Tarrypin, but Brer Tarrypin look like
he don't feel like walkin'. Den Brer
Wolf he put in en- hope Brer Bar pull,
but jes' like he didn't, en- den dey all
hope lin, en- bless gracious, w'illes dey
wuz all pullin', Brer Tarrypin, he hol
ler, en- ak EN- WY dey don't take up de
slack. Den wen Brer Tarrypin feel
'em quit pullin', he dove down, he did,
en- Ontie de rope, en- by de time dey got
ter de branch, Brer Tarrypin, he was
settin in de aidg er de water jes' ez
natchual ez de nex' un, en- he up en-
sez, sezee:
"'Dat las pull o. yone wuz a mighty
stiff un, en- leetle mon you'd er had
me- sezee. You're monstous stout,
Brer Bar sezee, zen you pulls like er
yoke er steers, but sorter had de pur-
CHS on yer,' sezee.
"Den Brer Bar, bein's ez lis mouf
gun ter warter arter de sweetnin', he
up en- sez he speck de candy's ripe, en-
off dey put after it."
''It's WONDER" said the little boy
after a while, "that the rope didn't
break"
"Break who 2" exclaimed Uncle Re-
mus with touch of Indignation in his
tone-"break who? In dem days Miss
Meadows's bed-cord would bilt a mule"
This put an end to whatever doubts
the child might have entertained.