The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-05-27
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Uncle Remus's Folk Lore.

Fine um whar you will en- wen you
may" remarked Uncle Remus with
emphasis, "good chilluns alters gifts
tuck keer un. Oar wuz Brer Rabbits
chilluns; dey minded der daddy en-
NANNY FUN days een' ter days cen.
Wen ole man Rabbit say scoot,' dey
scooted, en- w'en ole Miss Rabbit say
'scat,' dey seated. Dey did dat. En-
dey KEEP der cloze clean. en- dey amt
had no smut on der nose nudder."
Involuntarily the hand of the little
boy went up to his face, and he
scrubbed the end of his nose with his
coat sleeves. 4e
.Dey wuz good chilluns," continued
the old man, heartily, sen eff dey
hadn't er bin, der wuz one time wen
dey wouldn't er bin no little Rabbits;
na'er one. OATS wat"
.'What time was that, Uncle Re-
mus?" the little boy asked.
"De time wen Brer Fox drapt in at
Brer Rabbits house, en- didn't foun'
nobody dar ceppin' de little Rabbits.
Ole Brer Rabbit, he wuz off some'r5
raidin' on collard patch, en- ole Miss
Rabbit she wuz tendin' on quiltin' in
wuz playin' hidin' switch, in -drapt
Brer Fox. De little Rabbits wuz SO fat
dat dey fairly make his mouf water, but
he member bout Brer Wolf, en- he
skeered fer ter gobble um up, 'ceppin
he got some skuse. De little Rabbits,
dey mighty skittish, en- dey sorter
huddle deyse'f up tergedder en- watch
Brer Fox's motions. Brer Fox, he set
dar en- study wat sorter skuse he
gwineter make up. Bimeby he see
great big stalk er sugar-cane stan'in'
up in de cornder,. en- he cred up his
th'oat en- talk biggity:
Yer! you young Rabs over dar:
Sail roun' yer en- broke me piece or
dat sweetnin' tree.' sezee, en- den he
koff.
"De little Rabbits, dey got out de su-
garcane, dey did, en- dey rastle wild it,
en- sweat over it, but 'twan't no use.
Dey couldn't broke it. Brer Fox, he
make like he amt watchin' but he keep
on holler'n: a1 -7.
"sHurry up dar, Rabs! I'm waitn'
"En de little Rabbits, dey'd hustle
'roun' en- rastle wild it, but dey couldn't
broke it. Bime-by dey hear little bird
singin' on top er de house, en- de song
W at de little bird sing wuz dis yer:
"'Take yo. toohes en- enyaw it,
~ Saw it en- yoke ii, s1-s-.
En- den you kin broke it
s.Den de little Rabbits, dey git mighty
glad, en- dey gnyawed de cane mos
TO ole Brer Fox could git his legs on
crosst, en- wen dey kyard i'm de cane,
Brer Fox, he sat dar en- study how he
gwineter make some mo- skuse fer nab
in un UNI, en- bimeby he git up en- git
down de sitter wat wuz hangin' on de
wall, en- holler out: ts. .s.isss ,..,
"sCome yer, Rabs! Take dis yer
sitter, en- run down't de spring en- fetch
me some fresh water
..De little Rabbits, dey run down't de
spring, en- try ter dip up de water wild
de sitter, but CO. Sc hit all run out, en-
hit KEEP on runnins out, twell bimeby
de little Rabbits sot down en- gin ter
cry. Den de little bird settin' up in de
tree he gun ter sing gin, en- dis yer
wuz de song:
Eff you fill it wild moss en- dob it wild clay:
De Fox git madder de longer you stay
Fill it wild moss en- dob it wild clay.
Cup dey jump, de little Rabbits did.
en- dey fix de sitter so t'won't leak, en-
den dey kyar 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 haODltS Ter 10 put QaC on
de fer. De little chaps dey got 'roun'
dc wood, en- dey lif at it so hard twell
dey could see der own sins, but de wood
never bulge. Den dey hear de little
bird singin', en- dis yer .wuz de song:
"sSpit in yo' hans en- tug it en- toll it,
En- git behine it, en- push it. en- pole it;
Spit in yo' hans en- r'ar back en- roll it,
CEN des bout de time dey got de
wood on de fer, der daddy he come
skippin' in, en- de little bird he flcw'd
away Brer Fox, he seed his game wuz
up, en- 'twan't long 10 he make his
skuse en- start fer to go.
60 You hetter stay to tea, Brer Fox
sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. 'Sence Brer
Wolf done quit comm en- settin' up wild
me, / gittin' so feels right lonesome
desc long evenin's,' seZee-
But Brer Fox he button up his coat
collar tight en- des put out fer home. En-
dat wa at you better do, honey, kaze 1
see Miss Sally's shadder sailin' backerds
en- for DIS fo' de winder. en- de fus' news
you know she'll be spectin' un you."-
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