The Portland daily press., 1880-04-30
[Atlanta (Ga.) constitutional
Uncle Remus' Folklore.
Brer Rabbit Meets His Match Again,

'Dere wuz nudder man dat sorter play it
sharp on Brer Rabbit" said Uncle Remus, as,
by some mysterious process, he twisted hogs
bristle into the end of piece of thread-an op-
Grafton which the little boy watched with
great interest "In dem days." continued the
old man, "de beas's kyar'd on marters same
ez foxes Dey went into fahmin', en- speck
eff de troof wuz ter come out, dey KEEP sto' Ell
he'd der camp-meetin' times en- der bobbycues
wen der wedder wuz greeable.
Uncle Remus evidently thought that the lit
tie boy wouldn't like to hear of any further dis
comfture of Brer Rabbit, who had come to be
sort of hero, and he was not mistaken.
81 thought the terrapin was the only one
that fooled the Rabbit" said the little boy dis
mally.
''Hit's des like I tell you, honey. Dey amt
no smart man, 'cep' wat dey's smarter. Eff
ole Brer Rabbit hadn't er got cotch up wild, de
nabors 'ud er tuck i'm fer ha'nt, en- in dem
times dey bu'nt witches TO you could squinch
yo' eyeballs. Dey did dat"
"Who fooled the Rabbit this timer" the little
boy asked. By this time Uncle Remus had
the bristle "sot" in the thread, and he proceed
ed with the story.
"One time Brer Rabbit en- ole Brer Buzzud
CiuuCu uOy u oOItoI ~ SIdCkS Gil crap bOScu-
der Hit wuz nifty good year, en- de truck
tu'n out monst'us well, but bimeby, wen de
time came for dividjun, hit come ter light dat
ole Brer Buzzud amt got nuthin'. De crap
wuz all gone, en- dey want nuthin' ter show
fer it. Brer Rabbit, he make like he is in a
wuss fix Brer Buzzud, en- he NOPE roun', he
did, like he fear'd oey gwineter sell i'm out
Brer Buzzud, he amt sayin' nuthin', but he
keep up monst'us thinkin', en- one day he
come long en- holler en- tell Brer Rabbit dat he
done fine rich oO1a n1ina dac 'procc do ~
You come en- go longer me, Brer Rabbit
sez Brer Tukky Buzzud, sezee. Ill scratch en-
you kin grabble, en- tween de two un us We'll
make short wuk er dat COLE mine,' sezee.
Brer Rabbit, he wuz high up fer de job, but
he study en- study, he did, how he gwineter git
cross de water, kase ev'y time he git his foot
wet all de family kotch co'e. Den he up en-
ak Brer Buzzud how he gwine, en- Brer Buz-
zud he up'n say dat he'd kyar Brer Rabbit
cross, en- wild dat ole Brer Buzzud squot down.
he did, en- spread his wings, en- Brer Rabbit
he mounted, en- up dey riz." There was
pause.
"What did the Buzzard do then?" asked ike
little boy.
wen dey lit, dey lit in de top er de highest
sorter pine, en- de pine W.T. dey lit ON wuz
CROWN on er ilun, en- de ilun wuz in de mid
die er de river, wild de deep water runnin' all
'roun. Dey hadn't mon lit TO Brer Rabbit
he know witch way de win uz blowin', en- by
de time ole Brer Buzzud got hissef balance ON
linn, Brer Rabbit, he up en- sez, sezee:
Whilst we're sim yere, Brer Buzzud, en-
bein's you bin so good 1 got sumpfn' fer ter
tell you, sezee. Il got gole mine or my own,
one wat make myself en- l spec we better go
back ter mine TO we bodder longer yone,'
seZee.
Den ole Brer Buzzard, he laff, he.did, twell
he shake, en- Brer Rabbit, he sing out:
Hole on, Brer Buzzud! Don't flop yo' wings
Wen you laff, Gaze den ef you duz, sump'n'n
drap fun off you, en- my COLE mine won't do
you no good, en- needer will yone do me no
good.
But 'fo' dey got down fun dar Brer Rabbit
us fer ter vide far and squar. Brer Buzzud,
he kyar lin back, en- Brer Rabbit he walk
weak in de knees mont afterwards