Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-27
Uncle Remusss Folklore.
RRKR RABBIT FMps his MATCH N LAST.

&RkB RABBIT FINDS AIS HATCH n Last.
"Hit look like ter me dat let on de udder
night dat In dem days we'en de beas'es wuz
santernn roun' same like folks none I'm um
wuz brash mum fer ter ketch up wild Brer Rab-
"Yes. replied the little boy, that's what
"WeM. den, continued the old man with unc-
BTer RABBIT did GIT katch'd up wild, en- hit cool
i'm Of like po1n spring water on one er desc
yer bt CITY ices -
zone day we'en Brer Rabbit wuz gwfne lip
pity clippitin' down de road, he meet up wild
ole BreI Tarypn en- after dsy pass de time meet Of
dey did, twel bimeby dey gotter 'sputin' bout
witch WIZ de swifeS. Brer Rabbit he say he
KIN sdn outrun Brer TaIrypln en- Brsr Tarrypin, ne
down dey had 1t, twel fus' news you know Brer
rrypin say he had fifty dollar bill In de
tole I'm DAT he could beat Brer Rabbit in far
race. Den Brer Rabbit say he got fifty dollar
bill wat say dat he kin leave Brer Tarrypln so
far behine dat he could sow barley ez he went
long en- hit I'd be ripe nun fer ter cut by de
time Brer Tarrypin pass dat way.
Emmy how dey made de bet en- put up de
money, en- old Brer Tukky Buzzard he wn
holder; en- twant long 10 all de 'rangementS
VIZ made. De race wuz a five mile heat, en- de
eroun' wuz medjud OF, en- at de cen er ev'ry
run down de big road, en- Brer Tarrypin, he
said he'd gallup throo de woods. Folks tole I'm
he could git long faster in de road, but ole Brer
Tarrypin, he know'd wat he wuz dom. Miss
Meadows an de gals en- mos all de nabers got
win er de fun, en- wen de day wuz sot dey ter
min fer ter be on ham, Brer Rabbit he train
h SSef eveday, en- he skip over de groun' deI ez
gaily ez a June cricket. Ole Brer Tarypin. he
ay low In de swamp. He had wife en- thee
9, illuns, ole Brer Tarrypin did, en- dez wuz all
body what know one FUN de udder gotter take
a spy-class, end den dey er uble fer ter git
fooled.
OATS de way matters stan twel de day er de
race, en- on dat day ole Brer Tarrypin en- his ole
oman, en- his thee ch1.luns. dey got up TO
sunup en- went ter de place. De ole CONAN,
she TUX her stan at de rus mile pos, she did,
en- de chtlluns at de udders, up ter de las en-
dar old Brer Tarrypin tuck his STAN Bimeby,
here come de folks; Jedge Buzzard he come, en-
a dag aep
his neck en- streamin' from his years. De foxes
all went ter de udder cen er de track fer ter see
how dey come out Wen de time come Jedge
BuzzaId strut roun' en- pulls out his watch en-
holler out:
''Gents, is you ready?"
Brer Rabbit he say yes" en- ole Miss Tarry-
Rabbit, he Lit out on de race, en- ole Miss larry
pin she put out for home. ledge Buzzard he
rtz en- SKINNED long fer ter see dat de race
wuz ruined far. Wen Brer Rabbit got ter de
fus' mile pos wunner de Tarrypin chilluns
crawl out tde woods, he did, en- make fer de
place; Brer Rabbit he boiler out:
"Yer come bulgin," says the Tarrypin,
Brer Rabbit so glad he's ahead dat he put out
harder dan ever, en- de Tarrypin, he make fer
home. We'en he come ter de mex pos nudder
Tarrypin crawl out er de woods.
"Whar is you, Brer Tarrypin?" SEE Brer Rab-
"Yer I come, bilin', :" SEE de Tarrypin,
sezee.
Brer Rabbit he Lit out, he did, en- come ter
neX' pos, en- dar was de Tarrypin. Den he
come ter de mex, en- dar wuZ de Tarrypin. Den
he had one mo- mile fer ter run, en- he feel like
he gittfn bellust. Bimeby, ole Brer Tarrypin
look way of down de road en- he see ledge
Buzzard sailin' long. en- he know hits time fer
him ter be up. So he scramble outen de woods,
en- roll across de ditch, en- shuttle thrOo de
crowd er folks, en- git ter mile pos en- crawl be-
h1ne 1t. Bimeby fuS news you know, here
come Brer Rabbit. He look roun' en- he don't
see Brer Tarrypin, en- den he squat out:
Gimme de money, Brer Buzzard! Gimme de
money!
Den Miss Meadows en- de gals, dey boiler en-
laff fit ter kill 1eysf en- ole Brer Tarrypin, he
raise up FUN behine de pos en- sez sezee:
Ell you'll gimme time fer ter ketch my BRET,
gents and ladies, one en- all, l Speck I'll finger
dat muney myself sezee, en- Sho nuff Brer Tar
rypin tie de pu's roun his neck en- Skaadle. OF
home"
.'But, Uncle Remus," said the little boy dole
fully, ''that was cheating"
"Cose honey. De beasts gun to cheat en-
den foxes tuck 1t up, en- it spread. You mine
yo' eye, honey, dat somebody don't cheat you
To- yer bar git gray ez de ole nigger's.'
1T may be interesting to note here that in all
probability the word 'skedaddle," about which
there was some controversy during the war.
came from the Virginia negroes use OF ''skad-
de-" which is corruption of '-Scatter."-At-
Idnta (Ga.) Constitution.