Middletown transcript., 1880-03-13
BREK FOX FOOLED AGAIN.

"One day, said Uncle Remus, shar
pening his knife on the palm Of hi
hand, cone day Brer Fox strike "
wild Brer Tarrypii: right in de middle
er big road. Brer Tarrypin done
heerd i'm comm, en- he low ter hisseII
dat he'd sorter keep one eye open
but Brer Fox waz menstus perlite. Ell
he open up de confab, he did, like he
amt see Brer Tarrypin sence de last
freshit.
3Heyo, Brer Tarrypin, whar you bin
dis long-come short?' sez Brer Fox,
sezee.
Lounjun 'roun', Br,r Fox, lounjun
'roun', sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee.
You don't look spruey like you did,
Brer Tarrypin, sex Brer Fox, sezee.
Lounjun 'roun' en- sufferin. sez
Brer Tarrypin, sezee. Den de talk
sorter run on like dis:
Wat ails you, Brer Tarrypin
Yer eye look mighty red, sez Brer
Fox, sezee.
Ior, Brer Fox, you dunner W.T.
trubble is. You amt bin louniun
'roun' en- suEerin',' sez Brer Tarrypin,
sezee.
'Bofe eyes red, en- you look like you
mighty weak, Brer Tarrypin, sez Brer
Fox, sezee.
Lor, Brer Fox, you dunner wat
trubble is, sex Brer Tarrypin, sez4e.
Wat ails you now, Brer Tarrypin 2
sez Brer Fox, sezee.
Tuck a walk de udder day. ep man
come long and sot de fel after. Lor,
Brer Fox you dunner W.T. trubbIe IS
sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee.
How you get out de fer, Brcr Tar
rypin, sezee.
SGT en- tuck it, Brer Fox seq Brcr
Tarrypin, >ezee. 'Sot en- tuck it, en-
de smoke sit in my eye, en- de fer
scoreh my back, sez Brer Tarrypin,
sezee.
Likewist it bun yo' tail off, sez
Brer Fox, sezee.
oh, no, dar's de tail. Brer Fox
sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee, en- wild dat
he oncurl his tail fun under de she'll,
en- 10 sooner did he do dat dan Brer
Fox grabbed it, en- hoiler out:
oh, yes, Brer Tarrypin ! Oh, yes !
En- 50 ynuer de man wat lam me on
de head at Miss Meadows, is you
Well, l gwineter out you
Brer Tarrypin beg and beg, but
twant no use. Brer Fox done bin
fool 50 much dat he looks ike he ter
min ter have Brer Tarrypin's haslett.
Den Brer Tarrypin beg Brer Fox not
fer ter drown i'm, but Brer Fox ain
maxim no prommus, en- den he beg
Brer Fox te" ter bun i'm, kasc he
done useter fer. but Brer Fox don't
say nuttin. Bimeby Brer Fox drag
Brer Tarrypin off little ways b low de
spring ouse en- souze i'm under de
water. Den Brer Tarrypin begin 10
holler:
Turn loose dat stump root en- ketch
holt er me-turn loose das stump root
en- ketch holt er me
Brer Fox holler back =
/ amt got holt er no stump root en-
| is got holt er you
Brer Tarrypin he keep on hol-
ler'n:
'Ketch holt er me-I'm drownin'
i m drownin turn loose de stump
root an ketch holt cr me.
'Sho nuff Brer Fox turn loose de
tail, en- Brer Tarrypin he went down
ter de bottom kerAunkity-blink 2
No typographical combination OF
description could do justice to the gut
teral sonorouSness-the. peculiar into- |
nation-which Uncle Remus impaired |
to the last word 1t was 50 peculiar
indeed that the little boy asked =
Chow did he go TO the bottom, I'm
Gle Remus?'
"Kerblunkity blink p
"Was he drowned, Uncle Remus p
"Who? ole man Tarrypin ? Is you
when yo' ma tucks you in
de bed ?"
"Well, no" replied the little boy,
obviously.
cole man Tarrypin wuz at home, /
tell you, honey. Kerblinkity-blunk y
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