Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-21
UNCLE REMUS,, AGAIN.
BYer Fox Meets Brer T8Yrypin. hut
breH Rabbit Comes 70 the HesCue.

Rrer Fox Meets Brer Tarrypiu, hu,
breH Rabbit Comes 20 the Rescue.
The next night the little boy had been
thoughtful enough to save some OF his supper
for Uncle Remus: and to this Miss Sally mad
added On her own account large piece Of fruit
cake The Old man appeared to be highly
pleased.
:" Ef deys emmy kinder cake wat ! likes de
mos, hits dish yer kind watts got reezens
s'rowed ,mongs' It Wid sick folks. now" be
eohtnued, holding up the cake and suoiecting
ud mighty nigh las mont, but wild a wen
man ike 1s, hit won't las minntt
And 1t didn't. 1t disappeared so suddenly
IDat the little boy laughed aloud, and wanted
Uncle Remus to have some more cake: but tina
latter protested that he didn't come s'fer ter
&c. I0ondud, but merely to see "ef somebody's
The little boy said II Uncle Remus meant hlu.
ne was sure his health was good enough to
listen 10 any NUMBER OF stories Whereupon
tns old man WiAout any tantalzing prelimt.
"Brer Fox done bin fool so much by Brer
Rabbit dat he sorter look rOun for ter see ef he
can't ketch up wild some er de yuther creeturs.
en- 80, one day, wiles he gwine long down de
big road, who should lie strike up wild but old
Brer TarrypiD. Brer Fox sorter lick his chops.
en- say dat II ne kin ding emmy body en- gin un
all under holt, Brer TarrypIn de man. en- he
march up. mighty biggity. IKE he gWins ter
B BIer F spo5 aa IN INN NM Wen he git up Dgn nu
80, How you speck you fine yo'seids M swn,n,
r. SLOW, Brer Fox-mighty Slow SEE Brer
SLOW, emit look like Pm q gitt1n' slower: Pm
SLOW en- poly, Brer Fox-how you come on?
".Oh. I'm slanchindlckler, same e. alters is i,
SEE Brer Fox, sezee. Wat make yo' eye SO red.
Hits all longer de trouble see. Brer Fox
see none: trouble come and pile up on trouble
sezee.
see sh0 nun trouble, you des Oughter 20 longer
me; Pm de man wat kin show you trouble
"'Wel, den.' SEE ole Brer Tarryptn. sezee.
.ef youer de man wat kin show me trouble
den I'm de man wat want glimpse un it,
Den Brer Fox, AK Brer Tarrypin If he see1
oe Old Boy, en- den Brer Tarrypin, ne maks
answer dat he amt seed I'm yit, but year tell un
l nm, WIG a, dat, Brer Fox low de Ole Boy d.
Bfer Iarrypin, he Jpn AK how he gwyne see
I'm: Brer Fox, he tak'n lay out the progrance.
en- ne uP'n tell Brer Tarrypin dat eff he'll step
en- squou dar spell, twon't be no time TO- he'ii
ketcn glimpse er de Ole Boy.
"Brer Ta' ryp1n know'd ders sump'n wrong
some rs, VII ne mos too flat-footed fer ter get in
er scuffie wild Brer Fox, en- he say ter hisssT dat
he'll go long en- deS trus ter luck; en- den he
low dat ct Brer Fox hep I'm 'cress de fence, he
O'1eVe he'll go up en- resk one eye on de Ola
Boy. Co'se Brer Fox hope I'm cross, en- no
sooner Is he good en- gone dan Brer Fox be IN
up n, Ter TO make IA see trouble. He lipt out to
MISS Meadows house, Brer Fox did, en- make
iiRe ne Wanter 6orry chunk er fer fer ter
light lSnt his pipe, en- he tuck dat chunk en- he run
f%an d Iena e en- on he sot Dc grass as
yeth wuZ blaZln' up"
"Did 1t burn the Terrapia up?' interrupted
the little boy.
Don't push me, honey; don't make me Oft de-
kyaTt 10 ce boss. Wen old Brer Tarrypin gun
yer Waae thoo de straw, de v'ey fus' man wat
ne stl1ke up Wild wu ole man Rabbit layin'
Gar sleepln' on de shady side Nv tusSock.
Brer Rabbit he wunner deze year kinder mems
wat sleep wild der eye wide open. en- he WIZ
wake se. dIecky ne year Brer Tarrypin scuffiln'
shuck hans en- ak bout wunner rudder famhIV
nut amt take long fer Brer Tarrypin fer to tell
Brer Rabbit rat fotch I'm dar, en- Brer abbIt.
Hits der natally born bless,n dat you
struck up wild ne wen you did, sezee, 'kazs
little moen bofe un US would bin bobsycu'd,'
"Dis kinder tarrify Brer Tarrypin. en- he say
he wanter git out FUN dar; but Brer Rabbit he
low neo take keer un i'm, en- he tuck Brer Tar
big heller stump. Onter dis stump Brer Pan
bit liz Brer Tarrypin, en- den he lip no hissef
en- crope In de boiler, en- bless 70 soul, honey
wen De IRE come snippin' en- q snappin'. dar
dey sot des eZ safe en- ez snug ez Won Ia IN w
bed dis mint ~
"Wen de blaze blow over Brer Tarrypin look
run Ou 0O 6CC DICT tux IuQQlQ uO n down
do fence like huntin' sump'n. Den Brer Rabbit
ne SUCK his head up 0uten de hole en- likewise
ne seed I'm, en- den he boiler like Brer TarrS
pln.' Here Uncle Remus puckered his voice 80
as 10 say In most amusing voiee:j
"Brer FOXi Brer Fox! On. Brer Foy' Pm
yer-we Gone kOtch Brer Rabbit,D
"El den Brer Fox. he jump up on de top rail
el oe 'ence en- fetch spring dat lam I'm way
0Gt In de 0uD1n' grass en- 1t hurted i'm en- sting
I'm IN de footses dat bad dat he sduesl en- h5
roll, en- DE mo- he roll de wus 1t bum IA. "a
Brer Rabbit and Brer Tarrypin dey des holl,r
en- laugh. Bime-b by. Brer Fox git out. en- of ne
put doWn de road, nmpin' fus' on one foot en- den
on de yuther."
The little boy laughed, and then there was a |
long silence, SO long, indeed, that Uncle Reanus'
MISS sally" sewing In the next room. con |
cluded to investigate 1t. An exceedingly inter
estlng taoleau met her sight. The little child |
had wandered into the land OF dreams with |
smile on his face. He lay with one OF his little |
nanos buried In both OF Uncle Remus' while |
the OLD man himself was fast asleep, 18th his |
mead thrown back and his mouth Wide Oman. |
Miss Sally shook him by the shoulder and |
nelS up her finger to prevent him from speak |
Dg. re was quiet until she held the lamp for |
him 10 get doWn the back steps, and then she |
heard him gay, In an Indignantly modified tone. !
Now deh, Miss Sallyn be riggIn' me 'bont |
noddin, bat stidder dat she better be glad DAT |
a.nt bus loose en- sno' en- 'larm de h0use-lef |
lone ost sick baby. OATS w'at.'-Atanto lqaS