The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-05-27

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 cen ter days cen.
Wen ole man Rabbit say sscoot,' dev
scooted. en- wen ole Miss Rabbit saw
scat, dey seated. Dey did dat. En-
dey KEEP der cloze clean. en- dey amt
had no smut on der nose nudder.n
lnvoluntarily the hand of the little
boy went up to his face, and he
scrubbed the end of his nose with his
coat sleeve. 8" ---.T
"Dey wuz good chilluns," continued
the old man, heartily, zen eff dew
hadn't er bin, der wuz one time Wen
dey wouldn't er bin no little Rabbits:
na'er one. OATS watt
"What time was that, Uncle Re-
musP' 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'rs
raidin' on q collard patch, en- ole Miss
Rabbit she wuz tendin' on quiltin' in
de naborhood, en- wiles de little Rabbits
woz playin' hidin' switch, in drapt
Brer Fox. De little Rabbits wpz so fat
dat dey fla rly make his mouf water, but
ne 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
gw;neter make up. Bimeby he see =
great big stalk er sugar-cane stan'in'
up in de cornder, en- he cled up his
th'oat en- talk biggity: r." -
"'Yer! you young Rabs over dar!
Sail roun' yer en- broke me piece er
dat sweetnin' tree sezee, en- den he
kof. esea III s5.,. is.s 3d..
D ."De little Rabbits, dey got out de su-
garcane. dey did. en- dey rrastle wild it,
en- sweat over it, but stwan't no use.
Dey couldn't broke it. Brer Fox, he
make like he amt watchin', but he keep
on holler'n:
"'Hury up dar. Rabs! I'm waitn'
on YOU 81. ~
.: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
wat de little bird sing wuz dis yer:
~Take 70. toones en- gnyaw it,
Take 20 toofles en- saw it,
Saw it en- yoke 1t,
En- den you kin broke it.
'.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 um, en- bimeby he git up en- git
down de sitter wat wuz hangin' on de
wall, en- holier out: --..-.--
"Come 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'se hit all run out, en-
hit KEEP on runnin' 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:
go Sitter hole water same ez tray,
Eff you ill it wild moss en- dob it wild clay:
De Fox git madden 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 Rabbits fer to put dat on
de fer. De little chaps dey got 'roun'
de 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:
".spit in 70, hams en- tug II en- toll II,
Spit in 20 hans en- Far back en- roll it it.
En- des bout de time dey got de
wood on de fer, der daddy he come
skippin' in, en- de little bird he flvw'd
away. Brer Fox, he seed his game wuz
up, en- 'twan't long 10 he make his
skuse en- start fer to 60.
as You better stay to tea. Brer Fox,
seq Brer Rabbit. sezee. 'Sence Brer
Wolf done quit comm en- settin' up wild
me, I gittin' so l 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 I
see Miss Sally 8 shadder sailin' backerds
en- for DIS TO de winder, en- de fus' news
you know she'll lie spectin' un you."--
atlanta (GG.) Constitution.