The Portland daily press., 1880-04-01
Atlanta Constitution.
Uncle RemuS' Folk Lore.
Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit.

"Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox wuz like some
chilluns wat knows un," said Uncle Remus,
regarding the little boy, who had come to
hear another story, with an affectation of
great solemnity. "Bofe un um wuz alters
after wunner nudder, prankin' en- pester'n
'-oun,' but Brer Rabbit did had some peace,
kaze Brer Fox done got skittish bout putin
de clamps on Brer Rabbit.
One day, wen Brer Rabbit en- Brer Fox en-
Brer Coon en- Brer Bar, en- whole lot un um
wuz clearin' up new groun' fer ter plant
roas'n year patch, de sun gun to git sorter hot,
en- Brer Rabbit he got tired; but he didn't let
on, kaze he feared de balance un um'd call i'm
lazy, en- he KEEP on totin' off trash en- pilin' up
bresh, twell bimeby he holler out dat he gotter
brier in his ham, en- den take slip off on hunt
cross we'll wild bucket hangin' in it.
Dat look COOL sez Brer Rabbit, sezee, en-
cool spec she is. I'll des bout git in dar en-
take nap en- wild dat he jump, he did, en- he
amt no sooner fix hissef dat de bucket gin
ter go down..
Wasn't the Rabbit scared, Uncle Remus?''
"Honey, dey amt been no wusser skeer'd
beaS' Sence de worrul begin dan dis yer same
Brer Rabbit He fairly had ager. He know'd
whar he cum fun, but he dunner whar he
gwine. Dreckly he feel de bucket hit de
water, en- dar she sot but Brer Rabbit he keep
mighty still, kaze he dunner wat minnit
gwineter be de mex. He des lay dar en- shuek.
en- wen he slip off fun de new groun,' Brer
Fox he sneak after i'm. He know'd Brer
Rabbit wuz after some projick er nudder en-
he TOXIN crope off, he did, en- watch i'm
Brer Fox see Frer Rabbit come to de well en-
stop, on den he see i'm jump in de bucket, en-
den, 10 en- behole, he see i'm go down outer
sight. Brer Fox wuz de mos 'stonished Fox
dat you ever laid eyes on. He set off dar in
de bushes en- study, but he couldn't make no
head ner tails ter dis kinder bizniss. Den he
say ter hisself sezee:
'Weel, ef dis don't bang my times sezee,
den Joe's a dead en- Sails widder Right
down dar in dat we'll Brer Rabbit keep his
money hid, en- Of 'taint dat, den I'm gwineter
see watts in dar, sezee.
Brer Fox crope up little higher, he did en-
lissen, but he didn't hear no fuss, en- KEEP on
gittin' higher, en- yit he don't hear nuthin'
Bimeby he git up. close en- peep down, but he
don't see nuthin'. All dis time Brer Rabbit
mighty nigh skeerd outen his skin en- he feard
fer ter move kaze de bucket might keel over
en- spill him out in de water. Vile he sayin'
his pray'rs over like q train er kars runnin'
ole Brer Fox holler out:
down dar?'
Who? Me? Oh, Pm des fishin', Brer Fox,'
sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. Il des say ter myse'f
dat I'd sorter sprize you wild a mess er fishes
fer dinner, en- SO here 1 is en- dar's de fishes
I'm fishin' fer suckers Brer Fox sez Brer
Rabbit, sezee.
is dar many un um down dar, Brer Rabbit?'
sez Brer Fox, sezee.
Lots un um, Brer Fox, scoze un um De
water is libe wild UNI. Come down en- hep me
haul um in, Brer Fox sez Brer Rabbit, sezee
How gwineter git down, Brer Rabbit?'
Jump inter de bucket, Brer Fox. Hit'n
fetch you down all safe en- soun'.'
'Brer Rabbit talk so happy en- talk so sweet
dat Brer Fox he jump in de bucket, he did, en-
ez he went down, co'se his weight pull Brer
Rabbit up. Wen dey pass one nudder on de
half way groun, Brer Rabbit he sing out:
Good bye, Brer Fox take keer yer cloze.
For dis il de way de wurrel goes;
Some goes up en- some goes down.
You'll git ter de bottom all safe en- soun,
Wen Brer Rabbit got out he gallo., off en-
tole de foxes wat de well b'long ter dat Brer
Fox wuz down in dar muddyin' ap de drinkin'
water, en- den he gallop back ter de well en-
holler down to Brer Fox;
Here come man Wild great big gun
When he haul You up you jump en- rum"
"What then, Uncle Remus?" asked the little
boy, as the old man paused.
In des bout half n'our, honey, bofe un um
WIZ back in de new groun' wukkin' des like
dey never heer'd er no well, 'ceptin dat eye'y
now'n den Brer Rabbit'd burst out in er laff'
en- ole Brer Fox, he'd have spell er de dry
grins."