The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
Uncle Remus in Atlanta Constitution. /
Brer Rabbits House.
How He Helped to Build It, and How He
Got Possession of 1t.

Now, den, honey, you set over dar, and I'll
set over yer, en- 'twix' en- tween u, we'll sam
pie dish yer truck en- see wat is it Miss
Sally done gone en- sont us; en- w'iles we er
maxim way wild it I'll sorter rustic 'roun' wild
my 'membunce on see eff / kin call ter min de
tale bout how ole Brer Rabbit got i'm two
story house widout layin out much cash."
Uncle Remus stopped talking little while
and pretended to be trying to remember some
thing-an effort that was accompanied by a
curious humming sound in his throat Finally
he frightened up and began:
Hit tu'n out one time dat whole lot or dc
cfeeturs tuck notion dat dey'd go in cohoots
wild builn' un um house. Ole Brer Bar, he
was 'mongs' um, ,en Brer Fox, en- Brer wolf,en
Brer Coon, en- Brer 'Possum. / won't make
sho but 1T seem like ter me dat plum down ter
ole Bre- Mink, 'us 'mongs' um. Leas' ways,
dey wuz whole passel un um, en- dey whul in
dey did, On dey bull do hous in less'n no time.
Brer Rabbit, he mako like it make his head
swim fer climb up on the seattle, en- likewise
he say it make i'm ketch palsy fer ter work in
de sun, but he got i'm squar', en- he stuck
pencil behime his year, en- he went
roun medium (measuring) en- markin'-
meiun en- markin'-en he wuz dat
6izzy dat de yuther creeturs say ter dersef he
dom monst'us sight or wuk, en- folks gwins
long de big road say Brer Rabbit doin' mo-
hard " uk dan de whole kit en- bilin' un um
Yit all de time Brer Rabbit aint doin nothin'
en- he des well bin layin' off in de shade
scratchin' de fieas off'n i'm. De yuther Greet
urs, dey bull de house en-, gentermens! she us
a fine un, too, mon. She'd a. bin fine un
deze days, let lone dem days. She had 'er
upstairs en- downstairs, en- chimbleys all 'roun
en- she had rooms fer all de creeturs vat went
inter cohoots en- hope make it.
Brer Rabbit, he pick out wunner de upstairs
rooms, en- he tuck'n' got i'm a gun, en- wun-
ner deZe yer brass cannon, en- he tuck'n' put
um in dar wen de yuther creeturs amt lookin'
en- den he tuckin' got i'm tub er nasty slop
water, witch likewise he put in dar wen dey
git de house all fix, en- w'iles dey wuz all q
settln' in de paIlor after supper, Brer Rabbit
he sorter gap en- stretch hisse,f en- make his
'skuses en- say he blieve he'd 20 ter his room
When he git dar, en- w'iles all de creeturs wuz
laughin' en- chattin' des ez sociable ez you
please, Brer Rabbit he stick his head out er
de door er his room en- sing OUT
Wen big man like me wanter set down,
wharbouts he gwinter set?' seze.
Den de yuther creeturs dey laugh, en- holler
back:
'Ef big man like you can't set in cheer bs
better set down on de flo'
Watch out down dar, den, sez ole, Rrar poh-
9lt, sezee 'Kaze I'm gwineter set down. sez-
Wid dat bangl vent Brer Rabbit. ,un
C9Be dis sorter 'stonish de creeturs, en- dey look
.ouno ~ Winner n'er much ez ter say, wat In
ds sname er gracious is dat? Dey lisssn en- lis
ssn, put dey don't year no mo- fuss, en- twa'nt
long io,qey got ter chatterin and jabberin'
soms mo- bImeby Brer Rabbit stick his head
out his room do, en- sing out:
Wen big man like me Wanter ,neeze
wharbout5 he gwineter sneeze To-
back: ''
'Ef big man like you amt gone pump bs
kin sneeze anywhar he please
=, w atch out dar, den,' sez Brer Rabbit, sezee,
'kaze I'm gwineter tu'n loose en- sneezs right
YER seZee.
Wild dat Brer Rabbit let off his cannon-bul.
derum-m-m! De winder glass dey shuck en- rat
tie, en- de house shuck like she gwineter come
down, en- ole Brer Bar, he fell out de rockin'
cheer-kerblump! Wen de creeters git sorter
settle, Brer Possum on Brer Mink dey up'n
low dat Brer Rabbit got such a monst'us bad
cole dey b'leeve dey'll step out en- git some
1resh ar, but dem yuther creeturs dey say dey
gwlneter stick 1t out; en- after wie wen dey
git der bar smoove down, dey gun ter lower
mongs deysef. Bout dat time, wen dey git in
good way, Brer Rabbit he sing out:
wen big man like me take chaw ter
packer, wharbouts he gwine spit?'
Den de yuther creeturs, dey holler back, dey
did, sorter like deyer mad:
Big man er little man, spit whar you
please
Den Brer Rabbit he squall out
LIS de way big man spit!' en- wild dat he
tilt over de tub or sop water, en- wen do yuth-
or creeturs year it come a sloshin' down De
star steps, gentermensl dey des listed deyse'f
outer dar. Some un um went out de back do,
en- some un um went out do front do, en- some
un um fell out de windows; some went one
way en- some went n'er way; but dey all went
sailin' out"
But what became OF the Rabbit" the little
boy asked.
"Brer Rabbit, he des tuck'n shot up de
house en- fassen de winders, en- den he 90 ter
bed, he did, en- pull de coverlid up over his
years, en- he sleep like a man w'at aint owe 1o-
body nuthin. en- needer do he owe um, kaze ef
dem yuther creeturs gwine git skeer'd en- run
Oh Ium der own house, wat bizness is dat or
Brer Rabbit? Dat wat like ter know