The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-12

Rabbits house, en- didn't foun' nobody dar
ceppin' de little Rabbits ole Brer Rabbit, he
WIZ of some'rs raldin on a oollsid patch,
en- old Miss Rabbit she was tendin' on
quiltin' IN de naborhood, en- wiles de little
Rabbits wuz plsyin' hidin' switch, in drapt
Brer Fox. De little Rabbits was so fat dat
dey fairly make his mouth water, but be
member bout Brer Wolf. en- he sb eered for
ter gobole um up oeppin' he got tonne skuse.
De little Rabbits dey mighty skittish, en- dey
sorter huddle deyse'f up teTgeddsr, en- watch
Brer Fox's motions Brer Fox he set dar
en- study wat sorter skuse he gwinter make
up. Bimeby he see great big elk or sugar
cane stanin' up in de corner, en- he clred up
his th'ost en- talk biggity:
'1erl you young Rabs over darl Sail
'roun' yer en- broke me piece er dat sweet.
min tree sezee, en- den he koff
de little Rabbits, dey got out de sugar
cane, dey did, en- dey rastle wild il, en- sweat
over 1t, but 'twsn't no use. Dsy couldn't
broke 1t. Brer Fox, he make IKE he amt
watchin', but he keep on hoIler'n:
Hurry up dar, Rsbs! I'm within on
you
En- de little Rabbits, dey'd hustle 'roun'
en- rsstle wild il, but dey couldn't broke IL.
Bme-by dey hear little bird singin' on top
or de houle, en- the song wat de little bird
sing WIZ dis yer:
Take 20 tootes en- gnyaw it,
Take yo' toofies en- saw il,
Saw IL en- yoke it,
En- den you kin broke IL.
Den de little Rabbits, dey git mighty
glad. en- dey gnyawed de cane mos TO ole
Brer Fox co aid git bis legs oncrosst, en- wen
dey kyard i'm de cane, Brer Fox, he sat dar
EN- study how he gwinter make some mo-
skuse fer nabbin un UNI. en- bineby he gIt
up en- git down de sitter W at was hsngln' on
de wall en- boiler out:
Come yer, Rsbs. Take dis yer sitter en-
run down't de spring en- fetch me some
fresh water
IDS little Rabbits, dey run down't de
spring, en- try ter dip up de water wild de
sitter, but co'se bit all run out en- hit KEEP on
runnin' out, twen bimeby de little Rabbits
sot down and gin ter cry. Dan de little bird
settin' up in de tree be gun ter sing gin,
en- dis yer WIZ de song:
" Sitter hold water same ez a tray,
FL you MI 1t wild moss en- dob it wild clay
De fox git madden de longer you stay
Fill 1t wild moss en- dob il wild clay
up dey Jump, de little Rabbits did, en- dey
| fix de sitter so twon't leak, en- den dey kysr
de water ter ole Brer Fox. Den Brer Fox
he git mighty mad, en- pint out great big
stick er wood, en- tell de little Rabbits fer to
put dat on de fer. De little chaps dey got
roun' de wood, dey did, en- dey hP at It SO
| hard twell dey could see der own Gins, but
de wood never bulge Den dey hear de lit
Tic Dlru SibSlu Oh us yer Wul uo sung
"'Spit in yo' hans en- tug in en- toll it,
En- sit behine it, en- push il, en- pole it;
Spit in yo' hans en- r'ar back en- roll it,
En- des bout de time dey got de wood or
| de fer, der daddy he come skippin' in, en-
de little bird, he hew'd away. Brer Fox, hG
| seed his game wuz up, en- 'twan't long 10 he
| make his skuse en- start fer to GO
You better stay ter tea, Brer Fox SCI
Brer Rabbit, sezee. 'Ssnce Brer Wolf done
| quit comm en- settin up Wild me, gittin' SC
l feels right lonesome desc long evenin's
| seZee.
But, Brer Fox he button up his coat col
/ lar tight en- des put out fer home. En- dat
| vat you better do, honey, kaze l see Mis-
| SAlly's shadder ssilin' backerds en- lords 70
| de winder, en- de fus' news you know shell
be spectin' ryou