The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-12-20

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Dat dream e yone, honev. 'bout Bre,
Fox wid wingA, fesches ND de time wser
Brer Fox en- Brer Wolf had der fsIlin, 81,
vid vunner n'er-b but / speck done tols
y0a bout dat.
Oh, no, ron haven't, Uncle Remus
Yoa know yoa haven't y the little boy
exclaimed.
Wei, den, one day, after % long 1
time, BFer Wolf en- BEer Fox dey got e,
sputin' longer wunner n'er. Brer VOL
he tuck'h 'buse Brer Fox kase Brer For
let Brer Rabbit fool I'm, en- den Brer Foz
he tuck'n quOl back 1t Brer Wolf kass
Brer Wolf let old man Rabbit likewise
fool I'm DEFY keep on 'sputin' en- 'sputin'
twel bineby dey ciinch, en- Brer VOL
bein' de bigges' man, 'twouldn't bin
long 'fo' he'd wool Brer Fox, but Bre.
Fox be w4tch his chance. he did. en- be
GIN Inn leg-bail"
Give him what, Uncle Remus?"
Gin i'm leg bail, honey. He juk loose
from Brer Wolf, Brer Fox did, en-. gen
termens, be des mosey thoo de woods
Brer Wolf he tuck atter'm, he did. en- dau
dey had it, en- Brer Wolf push Brer Foz
80 close dat de onliest way Brer Fox Kin
save his hide Is ter fine = hole somer's, en-
de fus holler tree dat he come icross inter
it be dove. Brer Wolf fetch . grab al
Inn, but he was des in time fer ter be too
: late.
Den Brer Wolf he sot dar, be did, en-
he study en- study how he gwine git Brer
Fox out, en- Brer Fox he lay in dar, be
did, en- he study en- study wat Brer Vol
gwine do. Bimeby Brer Wolf he tuck'n
gedder up whole lot er chunks en- rocks
en- sticks, en- den tuck'n ell up de hole
whar Brer Fox went in so Brer Fox can't
git out. Wiles dis wuz gwine on, Brer
Tukky Buzzud he wuz sailin' 'roun' way
up in de elements wild his eye peel fer biz
ness, en- 'twsnt' long 'fo' his glance lit on
Brer Wolf, en- he low ter hisse'f, sezee:
"t I'll des sorter flop down. sezee, : en-
look inter dis, kaze eff Brer Wolf hidin'
his dinner dar wild de expeck'shus Ell
6ndin' it dar wen he come back. den be
done gone en- put it In der wrong place,
sezee.
"Wid dat ole Brer Tukky Buzzud he
flop down en- sail 'roun' higher, en- he
soon see dat Brer Wolf amt hidin' no
dinner. Den he flop down fudder, ole
Brer Buzzud did, twel he lit in de top er
de boiler tree Brer Wolf he done k0tch
n glimpse er ole Brer Buzzud shadder,
bat be keep on putin chunks en- rocks en-
de hOIler. Den, presently, Brer Buzzud
he open up:
Wat yer doin' dar, Brer Wolff
90 Maxim toomstone, Brer Buzzud.'
"'Co'se Brer Buzzud sorter feel like he
got intruss In marters like dis, en- he hol
Ter back:
"' Who dead now, Brer WOLFF
Winner yo' 'quaintance, witch his
name Brer Fox, Brer Buzzud'
"W' en- he die, Brer Wolff
90 He amt yit, but he wont las long in
yer, Brer Buzzud.'
Brer Wolf, he keep on he did, twel
he done stop up de hole good, en- den he
bresh de trash off7n hix cloze en- put out
fer home. Brer Tukky Buzzud, he sot up
dar, he did, en- ontaakle his tail-fedders,
en- lissen en- Essen, but be amt year nuth-
in Den he flop down en- sail all 'roun'
en- 'roun' de tree, en- hssen en- lissen, but
Brer Fox he keep dark, en- Brer Buzzud
amt year nuthin.' Den Brer Buzzud, be
flop his wings en- sail away.
Bimeby, mex day, bright en- early, yer
he come back, en- he sail all 'roun' en-
'roun' de tree, but Brer Fox he lay low
en- keep dark, en- BFer Baxzud amt year
nuthini. After vile Brer Buzzud he sail
'roun' ag'in, en- dis time he sing, en- de
song wat he sing is dish yer:
%sBoo. boo, boo, my AIler-merloo,
Man out yer Wild news fer yoa!'
aDen he sail all 'roun' en- 'roun' n'er
time en- hssen, en- bimeby ye year Brer
Fox sing back:
$50 way, 60 way, my little jug er besr,
De news ron bring. yeArd rs year
@Beer, Uncle Remus What kind oi
beer did they have then ?" the little boy
inquired.
Now, den, honey, youer gettin' me
mp In close cornder,' responded the old
man, in an unusually serious tone. = Beer
is de way de tale runs, but wat kinder
beer il mouter bin amt come down ter
me-en yit seem ike year talk some'rs
dat dish yer beer wuxmoa' prins'ply sim
mon beer"
This seem to satisfy the small but ex-
acting audience, and Uncle Remus con-
tinued:
so den, wen Brer Baxzud year Brer
Fox sing back he Tow he amt dead, en-
Wild dat Brer Bazzud he sail Of en- ten
ter his yuther bizniss. Mex day back he
come, en- Brer Fox he sing back. he did.
des ez lively ez cricket in de ashes, en-
it keep on dis way twel Beer Fox STUN.
muck gun ter pinch I'm, en- den heIknow
dat he gOtter study up some kinder plans
fer ter get cut FUN dar. N'er day pass,
en- Brer Fox he tuck'n lay low, en- L keep
on dat away tWeI bit look Ike ter BreI
Fox pen up in dar dat he mus sholy pe'sh.
Lac, one day Brer Bazzud come ssilln' al
ROM en- 'roan' wid his
-' Boo, boa, boo, mg Allsr-msrIoo.'
bat Brer Fox he keep dark, en- den Brez
Bazzad he tuck'n spishan dat Brer Fox
wux done dead. BEer Baxxnd he keep on
singin' en- Brev Fox he keep on layin' low,
twa bimeby Bssr Bazzad lie en- ,guh eel
cleiF way Dc trash en- truck fum de boiler.
He hop up. be did, En- taek oat one ehunk
e. den be hop back en- Essen. bot BreE
Fox stay stiIL Den Brer Buxxna hop q
tack oaf nier Ghnnck en- den hop back En-
Esssn, En- al dis tine Bier Fox mohf 'uz
waseEin' wilkes Be lay back IN dar en dea
naftaIly honed aftex Brer Bazznd Hid
went % Dis SWAY, tWel dss 70 BE eoe d
hole unkivuud Beer FOX hs hEeak CT ID
ID, q aFnb Bser BazE1d hy e back q
de- nack Dey wuz . kinder skufle mongs'
IN. Int 'twsnss fsr Ion9. En- dat wnx d
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