St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-02-27
Uncle Remus's Folklore.

THE AWFUL FATE OF BRER WOLF.
Uncle Remus was half-soling one of
his shoes, and his Miss Sally's little boy
had been handling his avis, his ham
mers and his knives to such an extent
that the old man was compelled to as
sumo threatening attitude but peace
reigned again and the little boy perched
himself on chair, watching Uncle Re-
mus driving in pegs.
''FOlks watts alters pestelin' people,
Ell bOderin' longer dat wat amt dern,
don't never come ter no good eend.
Oar WIZ Brer Wolf; stidder mindin' un
his own bizness, he halter take en- 90
i'll partnerships wild Brer Fox, en- dey
want skacely a minnit in de day dat be
want after Brer Rabbit, en- he KEEP on
en- KEEP on twell fus' news you knowed
he got kotch up widen he got kotch
up wild monsfus bad"
Goodness, Uncle Remus | thought
the Wolf let the Rabbit alone after he
tried to fool him about the Fox being
dead"
Better lemme tell dis yer my way.
Bimeby hit'll be yo' bed time, en- Miss
Sally'll be hollerin' after you, en-
you'll be whipping roun', en- den Mars
JOhn'll fetch up de re'r wild dat ar strop
wat | made fer i'm"
The child laughed, and playfully
shook his fist in the simple, serious face
of the venerable old darkey, but said
no more. Uncle Remus waited awhile
to be sure there was to be no other de-
mOnstratiOn, and then proceeded:
''Brer Rabbit couldn't see no peace
w'atsumever. He couldn't leave home
'cep' Brer Wolf 'ud make raid en- tote
of some er de family. Brer Rabbit
b'ilt 'im straw house, en- hit wuz tored
down den he made house outen
pine tops, en- dat went de same way
den he made i'm bark house, en- dat
waz raided on, en- eve'y time he los a
house he los wunner his chiluns. Las
Brer Rabbit got mad, he did, en- cusst,
en- den he went off, he did, en- got some
kyarpinters en- dey bilt i'm a plank
house wild rock foundashuns. After
dat he could have some peace and qui-
etness. He could go out en- pass de
time er day wild his nabers, ell come
back en- set by de fer, Ell smoke his
pipe, Ell read de nusepapers same like
emmy man watts got a family. He
made hole, he did, in de cellar whar
de little Rabbits could hide out wen
dar was much NV a racket in de naber-
hood, en- de latch er de front do kotch
on de inside. Brer Wolf, he see how
de lam lay, he did, en- he lay low. De
little Rabbits wuz mighty skittish, but
hit got so dat cole chills didn't run up
Brer Rabbits back no mo- wen he |
heerd Brer Wolf go gallopin' by.
Bimeby, one day wen Brer Rabbit
NxnZ viz for fap
he heered q monst'us fuss en- clatter up
de big road, Ell most 'fo' he could fix
his years fer ter lissen, Mr.. Wolf run in
de do. De little Rabbits dey went in
ter dere hole in de cellar, dey did, like
blowin' out cannle. Mr. Wolf wuz
fairly kivver'd wild mud, en- mighty
nigh outer win.
'Oh, do pray save me, Brer Rabbit,
sez Mr.. Wolf, sezee. 'Do please, Brer
Rabbit de dogs is after me, Ell dey1l
tar me up. Don't you hear um comm
Oh, do please save me, Brer Rabbit
Hide me some'rs whar de dogs won't
git me-
No quicker sed dan done.
Jump in dat big chist dar, Brer Wolf
sez Brer Rabbit, sezee; Jump in dar EN-
make yo'se'f at home'
In jumped Brer Wolf, down come de
lid, en- inter de hasp went de hook, en-
dar Mr.. Wolf wuz. Den Brer Rabbit
wen ter de loOkin'-glass, he did, en-
wink at hissef, en- den he drawd de
rockln'-cheer i'll front er de fer, be did,
en- tuck big chaw terbacker.n
Tobacco, Uncle Remus ?n asked the
little boy incredulously.
"Rabbit terbacker, honey. You know
dis yer life ev'lastin' wat Miss Sallie
put mOng de close in de trunk; we'll.
dat's rabbit terbacker. Den Brer Rab-
bit sot dar long time he did turnin' his
mine over en- wukken bis thinkin' ma
sheen. Bimeby he got up en- sorter stir
'roun'. Den Brer Wolf opened up:
is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit p
Seem like L hear one un um smellin'
roun' de chimbley corner des now.'
Den Brer Rabbit got de kittle en- fill
it fuller water EN- put it on de fer.
wat you doin' now Brer Rabbit p
Pm fixin' fer ter make you nice Gun
er tea, Brer Wolff
Den Brer Rabbit went ter de cubberd
en- got de gimlet, en- commence for ter
be- little holes in de chist-lid?
wat you doin' now, Brer Rabbit p
'Im bo'in little holes so you can git
bref, Brer Wolf
Den Brer Rabbit went out en- got
some mo- wood ell flung it on de fer.
WAT you dOin' now, Brer Rabbit ?,
Pm chunkin' up der fer so you won't
git cole, Brer Wolff
Den Brer Rabbit went down inter de
cellar en- fOtch out all his chilluns.
Wat you doin' now, Brer Rabbitq p
I'm a tellin' my chilluns wat nice
man you is, Brer Wolff