The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-10-14
Rrer Rabbit as ! Loyer.

Brer Rabbit as . Lover.
Uncle Renus declared that Brother
Rabbit could perform upon the quilts.
an accomplishment to which none OF
the other animals could lay claim. There
was time. too, the old man pointedly
suggested, when the romantic rascal
used his musical abilities to win the
smiles of nice young lady of quality
no less personage, indeed. than
King Deer's daughter. As matter of
course, the little boy was anxious to
hear the particulars. and Uncle Remus
was in nowise lbath to give them.
Wen you come ter fix me about de
year en- de day or de mont" said the
old man, cunningly, arranging a defense
against criticism, " den I'm done. kaze
de almanick W at dey got in dem times
won tpass muster deze days, but, let
lone dat, I spec dey amt had none Wit;
en- if day is dey amt none bin handed
'roun' ter Remus. ~
We'll, den, some time long in dar,
old Brer Fox en- Brer Rabbit got ter
flynn 'roun' Ring Deer's daughter. Dey
tell me she 'uz q monst' Us likely gal, en-
/ 'spect may be she wuz; leas' ways,
Brer Fox, he banker after 'er en- like
wise Brer Rabbit, he banker after 'er.
Old King Deer look like he sorter lean
todes Brer Fox, kase it seem like, ter q
settle man like him, dat Brer Fox kin
stir 'roun' en- keep de pot a-b'ilin', mo-
speshually bein's he de bigges. Hit
90 in dis away twel hardly day pass
dat one er de yuther er dem creeturs
don't go sparkin' 'roun' King Deer
daughter, en- it got so after vile dat all
day long Brer Rabbit or Brer Fox keep
de front gate a-skreakin' en- King Deer
daughter amt ska cely had time fer ter
eat meal vittels in no peace er min.
Elm dem days." pursued Uncle Re-
mus. in tone of unmistakable hlstor-
ical fervor, gwen creeter 60 a-court-
in dey wa'n't none er dish yer bokay
doin's mix up longer der co'tship, en-
dey amt cut up no capers like folks
does now. Stidder scollopin' roun' en-
hewin' and scrapin', dey des 60 right
after de gal. Ole Brer Rabbit,
now, he mouter had some bubby-blos-
SONS wrop uD in his hankcher, but
mostly him and Brer Fox 'ud des drap
in on King Deer's daughter en- gin ter
cas- sheep-eyes at 'er time dey sot down
and cross der legs.
'.Dey went long dis away" contin-
ued Uncle Remus, '.twel it gun ter look
sorter skittishwid Brer Rabbit. kaze ole
King Deer done good ez say, sezee, dat
he gwinter take Brer Fox inter de fam
bly,. Brer Rabbit, he low. he did. dat
dis amt gwineter to do, en- he study en-
study how he gwineter cut Brer Fox
out.
"Las', one day, w'iles he gwine thoo
King Deer pastur' lot, he up wild rock
en- kilt two King beers goats. Wen
he git ter de house, he ak King Deer's
daughter war bouts her pa, en- she Jpn
say she 60 call i'm, en- wen Brer Rab-
bit see i'm, he ak wen de weddin' take
place. en- King Deer ak witch weddin',
en- Brer Rabbit say de weddin' 'twix'
Breer Fox and King Deer daughter.
Wild dat, ole King Deer ak Brer Rabbit
w at make he 60 on so, en- Bre Rabbit
he up up'n' 'spon' dat he see Brer Fox
maxim monst'us free wild de family,
gwine 'roun' chunkin' the chickens en-
KILN Nv de goats.
''Ole: King Deer strike his walkin'
cane down pom de flo, en- low dat he
don't put no 'pennunce in no such tale
like dat. en- den Brer Rabbit tell i'm dat
eff he'll des take a walk down in de
pastur' lot he kin see de kyarkiss er der
goats. Ole King Deer he put out. en-
bimeby he come back, en- he low
gwinter settle matters wild Brer Fox eff
it take him mont.
'sBrer Rabbit say he good frien' ter
Brer Fox en- he amt got no room ter
talk bout i'm. but yit wen he sees i'm
stroyin' King Deer goats and chunkin'
at his chickens, en- rattlin' on de palms
fer to make de dog bark. he bleedz ter
come lay the case 'fo' de family.
"'En mon dat, says ole Brer Rabbit,
sezee, I'm de man W at can make Brer
Fox come en- STAN right at de front gate
en- tell you dat he kill dem goats; en-
eff you DIES wait twel ter-night, I won't
ak you ter take my wud,' sezee.
king Deer say eff Brer Rabbit man
'nuff ter do dat, den he kin get de gal
GU Gudukys tOO. w III OdG, DTcT hdUUlU
jump up en- crack his heels tergedder,
en- put out fer to find Brer Fox. He
amt git fur TO he see Brer Fox coming
down de road all primp up. Brer Rab-
bit sing out, he did:
'.'Brer Foxy, whar you gwine?'
'.En Brer Fox he boiler back:
"'Go way, Rab; don't bodder wild
me. I'm gwine fer to see my GAL
.'Brer Rabbit, he laugh way down
in his stomach. but he didn't let on, en-
after some mo- chat, he up'n say dat
ole King Deer done tell IN bout how
Brer Fox gwineter marry his daughter,
en- den he tell Brer Fox dat he dun
promise King Deer dat dey'd drap
'roun' ter night an gin m some music.
ZEN up'n tole 'im,' eez Brer Rab-
bit, sezee, dat de music W at we can't
make amt with maxim wild my
quilts, en- you wild yo' triangle. De
mex motion we makes sezee, We'll
halter 60 off some'r's en- practice up on