The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-28

4 Plantation Story or Iho PIES.


Atlanta Constitution.
Uncle Remus relapsed into silence again
aud the little boy, With nothing better u
do, turned his attention to the bench upor
which the old man kept his shoemaker
tools. Prosecuting his investigations in
this direction, the Youngster finally aug,
gsatsd thslths supply Of brlStlss yagabOuI
exhausted,
II dunnsr what Miss Sally WGntsr BE-
sendin' IN you down yer fer, Ell gwine tel
be stirr'n' en- boddsrin' longer dem a.
thingu," exclaimed Uncle Remus. indig'
mandy, snow don't you scatter dem hog
bTistle, De time WuS wen folks had q
mighty slim chance fer ter get bristle, on
dey amt no tehin' wen dat time gwius
come ag'n Let lone, dat, de time Wul
wen de breed er hogs wuE done run down
to one po' little pig, EN- 1t look like
mighty sorry chance fer dem wat was
'bleeged ter hey bristle."
By this time, Uncle Remus' indignation
had vanished, disappearing % auddenly
and Unexpectedly. Rsit cane, The little
boy was curious 10 know when snd where
and how the bristte famine occurred,
II done tols you bout dat too long go
ter talk bout the old man declared, but
the little boy insisted that he had never
heard about It before, and he vas 90 per-
sistent that ct last Uncle RemuB, In SELF
defense, consented 70 tell the story OF the
Pigs. Ia F
SOne time, way back yGnder, de old
Sow en- Ter Chilluns wuz all Twin longer
de yuther Creeters. Hit seem like her me
dat the ole Sow wuz 0 wilder woman, en-
Of / don't run inter nc mistakes, hit look
ter me dat she got Ave chilluns. Lsmme
see" continued Uncle Rsmus, with the
air OF one determined to justify his mem
DRY by q reference to the record, and
euumerRtiDg with great delibsration-
"dar wuz Big Pig en- dar wuz Little Pig,
en- dar wuz SpeCkle Pig, en- dAr Wuz Blunt,
en-, las an Lonesome, dar was Runt.
zone day, desc yer PiG's ma she know
she gwine kick de bucket, en- she tuCk'n
call up all 'er chilluus en- tell um dat de-
time done come when day gotler look out
for deyseL, en- den she JPN tell UNI good
ez she kin, dough 'sr brsG might short,
JUL va " y pAu nau 10 y pIeE uUll'
She say, seq she, dat ef dey kin make der
'scaps from ole Brsr Wolf, deyll DO doin'
monstus well. Big Pig low he ANT
skssr'd, Little Pig low abe ANT Hkeer'd,
SpeCkls Pig low she amt skeer'd. Blum
he say be most big q man eE Brer Wolf
hissef, en- Runt she des tuck'n' root 'roun
In de straw en- grunt. But ole Widow
Sow she lay dar, she did, en- keep on tell.
In un' um dat dey better keep der eye on
Brer Wolf, kaSe he mighty mean en- sect
ful man.
mot long sitter dat, 5ho' nuf ole Miss
Sow lay down On die, en- all dem dar
chillunS or hern wuz flung back on dey.
self, en- dey whit. In, they did, en- dsy
bull UNI . house fer ter live In. Big Pig,
he toxin bull lin d house outer bresh;
Little Pig, she toCk'h bull o stick house;
SpeCkle Pig, che toxin bull q mud house;
Blunt, he tuCk'n bull Q plank house, en-
Rant, che don't make no great ter do, en-
great bragg, but the went ter wuk, she
did, en- bull q rock house.
"Bimeby, w'sn-dsy done got all Ak en-
mAtters wuS Sorter settle, soon n
mawnin' yer come old Brsr Nolt, q lickin'
un his Chops en- ashRkin' un his tail. FuA'
house he come ter wuS Big Pig house.
Bter Wolf walk up Tor de do, he did, en-
he knock serter sof-blim.blim blimI
Nobody amt answer. Den he kock loud
blaml blaml Dis wake up Big
Pig, en- he come ter de do, en- he OK
who DAFT Bfer Woli'loW re Q ihen,, en-
den he sing out:
.u.l ntEI you'll open DO en- let me In
p. III WON ny ban's cd 90 home ag'in.i
"stilI Big Pig Ak who dat, en- Brer
Wolf JPN say, HsSeeI- ".1 't
WHow yo' mar sezee.
"tMy ma done dead,' see Big Pig, sesee,
ZEN TO- the die she tell me fer Ter keep my
eve on Bier Wolf. l sees you thoo de
crack er de do, en- you look mighty like
Brsr Wolf s'zse.
"Den old Brer Wolf be draw long breff,
like lie feel mighty bad, en- no Jpn say,
seZee:
"tI duuner wat change 20 ma 30 bad,
less'n che 'Uz out'n 'er head. l year tell
dat ole Miss Sow wuE siCk, en- I say Ter my.
sell datId drap round ZEN see how de ole
lady 10, On fetch 'er dish yer bag or roas'n
years, Mighty we'll does l know dat 81 yo'
ma wuz yer right now, en- In Ter min, she'd
take de foas'n years en- be glad ter git um
en- mon dat, she'd tsk'n sx me In by de
fire for to WON my hans sez ole Brer
Wolf, sezee. o'
"De talk bout de 'ross'n' years make
Big Pig moui water, en- bimeby, after
some mo- pAlaver, he open de do en- let
Bref Wolf in, en- bless yo' soul, honey
dat uz de las or Big Pig. He alnt bad time
for Ter squel en- needet Ter ter grunt To-
Btet Wolf gobble I'm up.
"Nex' day, ole Bfer Wolf put up de
fame Same on Little Pig; he 90 en- he sing
his song, en- Little Pig, abe tuek'n' let i'm
10, en- den Brer Wolf he tuCk'n' turn de
complermeutS en- let Little Pig in."
Here Uncie Remus laughed long and
loud al his cOnceit, and he took occasion
10 repeat IL ssvetALlimes,
little Pig, she let Brer Wolf In, en-
Brer Wolf, he let LittlA Pig In, en- w'o
mo- kin yo' Ak dan dAt2 Mex time Bier
Wolf pay q call, be drop In on speckle
PlV, en- zap de do en- sing his song:
hiEt you opsn De DO and Of me Ia,
III WON my han'I en- 20 home as'ln.'
"But spsckls Pig, she kinder ,spicIon
sump'n' en she 'iGse to open de do. Yet
Bier Wolf mighty 'seetiuI man, en- he
talk mighty s5ft en- he talk mighty sweet.
BItbeBy be giL ais nose In de etucks, ett de
do an he say tef speckls Pig, sezeee Ter
ter des let I'm git n paw In, en- den he
emit 20 no iuddeEr He git de paw In,
an dan be beg fer ter git de yudder paw
en- den wen bio glE dat 10, den he beg
ia, ier 81 bis head IL, On den wen be gil
liz head In, en- bic pAws 10, Co'ae oil he
gSl tet do d tsT shove de do open en- walk
Fight 10 en- wen Enattets stAn' uat away
itTs'nt IopE 10 be done make fresh meat
or speckle Pig.
den dc day alter he low dat he make 4
pas Of Runt. Now, den, right daf whaf
Ole Bfef Wolf clip up at, He like come
Iolke. wat I knows. He'd 70 bin mighty