The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-29

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Uncle Remus 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 pointediy
suggested. when the romantic rascai
used his musical abilities to WIN tne
smiles Of anice young lady OF quality-
NO less . parsonage, indeed IMAM
King Deer's daughter As matter OF
course, the little boy was anxious 10
hear the particulars, and Uncle kemus
was in n0wiso loath to give them.
"Wen YOU come ter fix me about de
wear en- de day or de mont, " said the
old man, cunningly, arranging defense
against criticism, q den I'm done, kaze
de almanick wa dey go in dem times
won't pass muster deze days, butt
lone dat, spec dey amt had none VT;
en- If day Is dey amt none bin handed
'roun' ter Remus.
Well. den, some time long in dar,
old Beer Fox en- Brer Rabbit got ter
| twin 'roun' King Deer's daughter. Dey
tell me she 'uz monst' US likely gal. en-
/ 'spect may be she WIZ; ieas ways
Brer Fox, he banker after 'er en- ike
| wise .Brcr Rabbit, he banker after 'er.
Old King Deer look like he sortcr lean
todes Brer Fox, kase it seem like. ter
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 or de yuther or dem creeturs
don't go sparkin' 'roun' King Deer
daughter, en- it got so after W lie dat all
| dav long Brer Rabbit or Brer Fox keep
| de front gate a-skreakin' en- King Deer
| daughter ain't ska cely had time fer ter
eat meal vittels in no peace er min.
I'm dem days." pursued Uncle Re-
mus, in z tone of unmistakable histor-
ical fervor, ''w'en 9 creeter go a-court-
in dey whit none or dish yer bokay
doin's mix up longer der co'tship, en-
dey amt cut mp no capers like folks
does now. Stidder scollopin' roun' en-
hewin' and scrapin', dey des go right
straight after de gal. Ole Brer Rabbit,
now, he mouter had some hubby -blos-
SONS wrop IN in his hankcher, but
mostly him and Brer Fox 'ud des drap
in on King Deer's daughter On gin ter
cas- sheep-eycs at 'cr time doy sot down
and cross der legs.
| "Dey went long dis away" contin-
ned Uncle Rcmus. s'twel it gun ter look
sorter skittishwid Brer Rabbit. ksze ole
King Deer done good % say. eezee, dat
he ewinter take Brer Fox inter de fam
bly,. Brer Rabbit, he low. he did. dai
dis amt gwineter to do. On 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'f
daughter war bouts her pa. en- she Jpn
say she go 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
wat make he 60 on so, en- Bre Rabbi
he up up'n' 'spon' dat he see Brer Fo,
maxim monst as free wild de family
gwine 'roun' chunkin' the chickens 81
KILN Nv de goats.
i ssOle King Deer strike his walkin
cane down pom de fl0', en- low dat b
don't put no 'pennunce in no such tall
like dat en- den Brer Rabbit tell i'm da
Of he'll des take walk down in d
pastur' lot he kin see de kyarkiss er de
,, costs. Ole King Deer he put out. 81
6imeby be come back. en- he ,los
| gwinter settle matters wild Brer Fox 9
it take him mont.
"Brer Rabbit say he e good frien' te
Brer Fox en- he amt got no room te
! | talk bout i'm. but yit wen he sees lin
, stroyin' King Deer goats and chunkin
/ at his chickens, en- rattlin' on de palm
fer to make de dog bark. he bleedz to
. come Law the case TO de fambly.
- En- mon dat, says ole Brer Rabbit
: sezee, I'm de. man wat can make Bre
! Fox come en- stan right at de front gat
en- tell you dat he kill dem goats; q
ct you des wait twel ter-night, won
Ak you ter take my wud, sezee.
p liking Deer say eft Brer Rabbit ma
'nuff ter do dat, den he kin get de "a
! en- thanky, too. Wild dat. Brer Rabbi
I Jump up en- crack his heels tergeddeI
en- put out fer to find lBrer Fox. H
amt git fur 10 he SEQ Brer Fox comm
{ down de road all primp up. Brer Rab
bit sing out, he did:
"sBfer Foxy, whar You 3winer
ssEn BTor Fox he holler back:
"'Go way, RAb; don't bodder wi
me. I'm gwine fer 70 see my GAL
. Brer Rabbit, be laugh way dow
{ in his stomach. but he didn't let on, 9
a after some mo- chat, he up'n say d.
Q ole King Deer done tell m bout ho'
Q Brer Fox ewineter marry his daughtel
, en- den be- tell .Brer Fox dat he du
. promise King Deer dat dey'd dra
'roun' ter night an gin m some music
a "s En- up'n tole i'm, ees Brer Raj
: bit, sezee, dat de music W'at we can
y make amt wuth MAXIM -me wild N
J. quilts, en- you wid yo' triangle. y
Q mex motion We makes sezee, We
9 halter 70 offsome' Re en- practice up 9
de song we'll sing. en- l got one u
e dst'll tickle um dat bad SEE Beer RAJ
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