Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-02

AFTERNOON,
[Scri buerr Monthly.l
MIR. RABBrr SECURES MANSION,

INA Oucie heluuS 8 y MtS6 Saiig WAS Cohpehe1
to send her little boy his dinner. CHANGING at
mark:
Il 'clar' ter gracious, hit look like Miss sally
done got my name In de pot dis time sno.
des wish you look az dat pone er co'n.oread,
see ef dey Amt got Remus writ some'rs on um.
Dat ar chick'n fixin's, aey look like deyer good
yet faint familious via me like cat ar bile
ham. Dem ar sweet-taters, dey STAINS far Ter
divioJun. but demI ar puZzuv, lay dey III yo'
palate mo- samer dan dey does mine. Dish yer
hunk er beef, we kin talk bout DAT wen de
knows Miss sally put um IN OAR fer some little
CHAP WITCH bis name / amt gwineter cali In
comp'ny.n
1t was easy to perceive that the sight OF the
dinner had put Uncle Remus IN rare gDoi hu-
NOR. He moved round briskly, taxing the
plates from the waiter and distributing them
with exaggerated carefuiness around upon his
little pine table. Meanwhile he KEPT up
running lire OF conversation.
Folks W at Kin set down en- have der Whites
O!ung en- put down right spang una der nosc-
DEM kinder folks Amt got no needs or no uI,-
preii. Night TO has, MIies wuz settia' dAr ia
de dc, Year dem Willis whistlers, en- den |
des showed wesuz gwIneter git season.
The Mills. whisJlers. Unele R-mus" ex-
"louer too hard for me now, honey. Dat
wat knows don't min Jclin', bit Wen you
ak me bout dat wat i dunno, den yoaar Uou
dey bangs MY time, en- bin knockin roua' ia
dish yer low groun' now gxiae on eighty
year. Some folks wauter AXE out deyer
frogs kin holIer SO dat de higher you cone r am
de fudder you Is off: be mighty glad Ell some
un um I'D come long en- tel me dat Many en
many's de time Is gone after deze yer Wills
wbiStlers en-, no diffunce whar | goes dey4r
alters off yanier. You kin put de shovel IN
de fier en- make de squnch- hush his fuss
en- you kin 80 out en- put yo' han on de trees
en- make deZe yer iocus-bugs quit der racket
hui dem ar Wtllf9- WNfSilprS ipVp- aliar- y,p.-
off yander.r'
suddenly Uncle Renus paused over one OF
the dishes, and exclaimed:
"Gracious en- de goodness, Wat kini-r
doins Is dis Miss sally dona gone en- sont u.s.
That said the little boy, after making an
investigation. is what mamma calls d batting
island"
"Well, den," Uncle Remus remarked. In a
relieved tone. Oats difllnL / wuZ mos
fear'd IL 'uZ some er dat ar silserouy, wien a
Whole Jugrul Amt shacely nun fer ter make
81 I'm gwlEeter be fed Oh foam" continued
the old man, by way OF explaining his position
on The subject OF syllabuo. 'lct iU be foam. en-
Ell I'm gwineter git dram, femme GIT Ia reach
un Ii Vile she got some strenk LEI. Dlt's me-
up ard down. Wen 1t come ter yo' n)Atla'
Hun, des gimme hunk er ginger Cake en- a
mug er 'simmon-oeer, and dey wont nne no
niger watts got no slicker feelin'5 dan Is.
Miss Sally mighty cu'us w1te oman"
Uncle Remus went on. ''Sle sendIn' all deZe
coin S Ell nxfn's down yer, Gu l '5peck deyer
monst'us nice, tut 10 longer q las Causeday
she Lad all de ntggers On oe place, big en- uTtle,
gwine Squallin' 'roun fer Remu4 Hit 'uZ Re-
mus yer en- Remu5 dar, en-, 10 en- behO,eS, w'ea
come ter fiDe out, Miss Sally want Remus ferter
Whul Ia Ell cook 'er wunner deZe yer ole-time
ash cakes. She bleeGZd Ger have IL den en- dar;
en- wen git iC Cole. Miss Sally, sue got 81 ass
er butt. rmiik, en- tuck sol right flat DOWN On
de flo, deS like ste uSeter Wen she wuZ Lit le
gal" The Old man paused, straight ned up.
looked at Il e child over his specJacleS and coa-
tiBued, with emphasis: "En oe bless er she aiut
eat a hunk er dat ash cake 10 g1ty nigh ez tiy -
yo head. en- den she tuck'n' make out Jwa'n'G
cock tight.
"Now, den, honey, all dezs done fix Yol
set over dar, and I'll Set over yer. en- 'Cglx' el
tween US Wen sample dish yer truck ea see
sont US: en- w'Iles We er maxim 'wav
Wild IL, III sorter rustic roun' wl5
my 'membunce, en- see ef l Kin cal ter min
two story house widout layin' out much Cash.
Uncle Remus stopped talking little While
and pretended TO De trying TO remember some
thing-an effort that was accompanied by 8
curious humming sound In his throai. FL
nal y. he frightened up and began:
Hit turn out one time dat a whole lot er de
creeuurS tuck notion dat dey'd so In conooLS
wid buirn' IN UNI q house ole Brer Bar, he
wss 'mongs' um, en- Brer Fox, en- Brer Wolf. en-
Brer Coon en- Brer 'PoSSum. ! won't make
shoo, but it seem like ter me dat plum down
Ter Ole Brer Mink 'uL 'monga um. Lea5'@ays,
dey WIZ a Whole passed. un un. Gu dey WhQlln
dey did. en- dey bun de holSe In less a no
time. Brer Rabbit, he make IKE Ii MAKE his
head swim fer ter cliRl0 w. Oh de Sc.ne, en-
likewise he say it make In * ca de palsy fer
Ter wuk In de Gun, but be GOT in a sqIa, en-
he stuck pencil bebime lis GEAR, en- 10 vent
'roun' medium en- kin'-medjUl en
mark1n'-en ne wuz dat blzzy DAT de yuther
er wuk. en- folks gwine long de big road say
Brer Rabbit dom mo- hard wuk dan d wloe
kit en- bflin' un um. Yit all de time Brer Raoot
aint dom nothin'. en- ne des well ON lIyin' OF
QhGhQ Cnratlhtnf m n
yuther creeturs, dey bull de house, en-. Center
mems! she 'uZ fine un, too, mon. SHE j a
bin fine I'm deZe days, let lone dem days.
She had 'er upstairs en- down 'r5, en- CHR o.
leys all roun', en- she had rooms for all de cree
turs W at went inter cOhootS en- hope make &C.
Rrer Rabbit, he pick out wunner Dc up
stars rooms. en- he tuckn got 'lm gun, en-
Wunner deze yer brass cannon, en- hetuck a.
put Urn In den wen de yutner creeSufs amt
Iookin'. en- de he tuck'n' got i'm a tub 6 hasgy
Stop water, wich likewise he put In OAR wen
all fix. en- w'iles dey WIZ all a-seCttf In de
parlor after supper Brer Rabbit. he sorter ga
en- stretch hissef, en- make his 'skuS& en- say
he b'lieve he'll go ter his room. Wen he git
laughin' en- chattin' deS eZ Sociahe eZ you
please, Brer Rabbit he stick his headout er de
DO er his room en- sing out:
"'W en- big man Like me wanter set down,
wharbouts he gwlneter sete' eezee.
Den de yuthsr creeturs dey laugh, en- hol-
Ter back:
"' Ef big man like you can't set In a cheer,
he better set down on de TO-"
90 Watch out down oar, derl. SEE ole Bier
RABBIT, seZee. 'kase I'm gHtnter SET down.
seZte
"W.d dat. bang, went Brer Rsbbit gun.
Co'se, dis sOrter 'St0nish de creeturs, en- cey
look 'IoQn at wunner n'er ulucheZ ter say
Wat in de name er gracious is 1af? Dey nssen
en- l1ssen but dey don't year no no fuss. ca
'twanu long TO dey got ter c1arin' en- jao-
beriL' some mo-. Bimeby, brer RABBIT stick
his head outer his room do, en- shy out:
"'W'en q big man like me waiter sneeZe,
wharbouts he gWineter sneeze at:'
den de yuther creeturs, deg tnck'a' holer
back.
"'Ef big man like you aint gone gump, he
kin sneeze anywhar be please"
4" Watch out down dar, den', sez Brer Rab-
bit, seZee. 'kaZe Pm gwfneter tu'n loose en-
sneeze tight YER" sezee,
Wild dat Brer Rabbit let OF his cannon
rattle, en- de house shuck like she winter come
down, en- ole Brer Bar. he fellolt de rockln-
cheer-Kerbl0mp! Wen de creeturS git Sorter
settle, Brer 'P0SSum en- Brer Mink. dey up'n'
low dat Brer Rabbit got secha monst'uS bad
cole. dey b'leeve dey'l step our and git some
fresh ar, but dem yUther creetnrs dey say dey
gwtneter stick IL out; en- after w'ile wen deg
git der b ar smoove down, dey gun ter lower
'mongs' deyseT. Bout dat time. wen dey git
lie good way, Brer Rabbit, he sing out:
'.'W'en big man like me Take chaV ter
oacker, Wharboufs he gwinepu:'
Den de yuther creeturS, dey boiler back,
dey Gid. sorter like dsyer mad:
"'Big man er little man, spit whr you
please
den Brer Rabbit, he sQusn out:
IDS de way q Dig N IN SDitr en- w1d dat ne