The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-27
Uncle Remus Again.
Mr.. Fox and Miss Goose.
[scribner's Monthly for June

impossible to go out. The storm had begun
the old man declared, just as the chickens
were Growing for day, and it had continued al
most without intermission. The dark gray
clouds had blottcd out the sun, and the leaf
less limbs OF the tai oaks surrendered them
selves drearily to the fantastic gusts that drove
the drizzle fitfully before them. Mrs. Hunt
ingdon, to whom Uncle Remus processes to
owe allegiance, had been thoughtful of the old
man, and 'Tidy, the house girl, had been COM
missioned to carry him his breakfast The ar
rargement came to the knowledge of Mrs.
Huntingdon's little boy, and he lost no time in
obtaining permission to accompany Tidy
Uncle Remus made q great demonstration
over the thoughtful kindness of his "Mi,s
Sally"
"Ef she amt one blessed w'ite 'on,an,'' he
said, in his simple, fervent way, eden dey aint
none un um roun' in deze parts"
With that he addressed himself to the break
fast, while the little boy sat by and eyed him
with that familiar curiosity common to chill
dren. Finally the youngster disturbed the old
man with an inquiry
Uncle Remus, do geese stand on one le- all
night, or do they sit down to sleep?"
= "Tooby sho' dey does, honey; dey sets down
same ez you does Co'ss dey dout cross der
legs" he added, cautiously, "kaze dey sets
down right hat-footed.
well, l saw one the other day. aud he was
standing on one foot, and watched him and
watched hlm, and he kept on standing there"
"Ez ter dat," responded Uncle Remus, "dey
mout stan on one loot, an drap off ter sleep en-
fergit derse'f. DeZe yere gooses," he continued,
wiplng the crumbs from his beard with his
coat-tail, sis mighty cu'us fowls; deyer mighty
GU us. In ole times dey wuz 'mong de biz
bugs; en- in dem days, W en- ole Miss Goose gun
dinin, all de quality wuz dere. Likewise,
en- needer wuz dey stuck :p, kase wild all der
kyarn on, Miss Goose wern't too proud fer ter
take in washin' fer de neghborhoods, en- she
make money en- git slick en- fat like ole Aunt
Ferraby.
Dis de way marters STAN wen one day Brer
Fox en- Brer Rabbit dey wuz settin' up at de
cotton patch, one on one side er de fence ell ter
one on ter side, gwine on wild wunner n'er,
blim blim, bliml
Brer Fox he Ak vat dat fuss is, en- Brer Rab-
bit he up'n 'spon' dat it's ole Miss Goose down
at de spring. Den Brer Fox, he up'n ak wat
she doin,, en- Brer Rabbit, he say, sezee, dat
Battling clothes, Uncle Remus?" said the
little boy.
"Dat's wat dey called it dem days, honey.
Deze times, dey rubs cloze on deze yer bodies
watts got furrers in um, but dem days dey des
tuck n tuck de cloze en- lay um out on a bench,
en- ketch holt er de battlin' stick en- netally
paddle de film outen um.
Wen Brer Fox year dat ole Miss Goose wuz
down dar dabblin' in soapsuds en- washin'
cloze, he sorter lick his chops, en- low dat sum
er deze odd-come-shorts he gwineter call en-
pay his 'specks De minnit he say dat, Brer
Rabbit he know sump'n 'uz up, en- he low to
hissef dat he specls he better whu! in ell hey
some fun wiles it gwine on. Blmeby, Brer Fox
Vrfs,tr NJ fnn L II. "a I
movin' long todes home, Ell wild dat ley bofe
say goodbye.
Brer Fox he put out to whar his family wuz
but Brer Rabbit, he slip roun', he did en- call
on ole Miss Goose Ole Miss Goose, she wuz
down at dc spring, washin' en- biln' cloZs, en-
battling, but Brer Rabbit ne march up en- ak
her howdy, en- den she tuck AK Brer Rabbit
howdy.
Pa shake hans longer you, Brer Rabbit
SCI she, but dey all full er suds, ssz she.
No matter about dat Miss Goose, sez Brar
Rabbit, sezee, so longs 20 Wills good sezee"
"A goose with hands, Uncle Remus!" the lit
tie boy exclaimed.
How you know goose aint got han's?'
Uncle Remus inquired with frown us you
bin sleepin' longer ole man Know-all? Little
mon you'll upn stan me down dat snakes
amt got no footses, and yit you take en- lay
snake down yer 'fo' de fer, en- his footses'll
come out right TO yo' eyes,
Uncle Remus paused here, but presently con-
tinued:-
AFTER ole Miss Goose en- Brer Rabbit done
pass de time er day wild wunner Ter, Brer
Rabbit, he ak 'er, he did, how she come on
deze days, en- Miss Goose say mighty poly.
I'm gittin stiff en I'm gittn' clumpsey, sez
she, en more'n dat I'm gittin' bline.' sez she
'Des TO you happen long Brer Rabbit, drap
my specs in de tub yer, en- eff you'd come long
bout dat time,' seZ ole Miss Goose, sez she, Il
lay "a er tuck you fer dat nasty, owdashus
Brer Fox, en- it'd er ben a born blessin ef
hadn't er scald you wild er pan er bilin'
suds,' sez she. I'm dat glod found my specks
dunner wat ter do sez ole Miss Goose, sez
she.
Den Brer Rabbit, he up'n say dat bein's how
Sis Goose done fotch up Brer Fox name, he got
sump'n fer ter tell her, Ell den he let out 'bout
Brer Fox gwine to call on her.
He cumin,' sez Brer Rabbit, sezee, 'he COM
in sho en- wen he come hit'll be des 'fo' day.
SeZee.
Wild dat ole Miss Goose wiper hans on 'er
apun, en- put 'er specks up on 'er forrerd, en-
look like she done got trubole in 'er mine.
Laws-a-massy!' sez she, 'sposen he come,
Brer Rabbit! Wat gwine ter do? En- dey aint
man bout de house, sez she.
Den Brer Rabbit he shot one eye ell he saw
sezee:-
sis Goose, de time come wen you bleedzed
ter roos' high. You look like you got de drop
sy,' sezee, but don't mine dat, kase eff you
don't roos high, youer goner,' seZee.
Den ole Miss Goose ak Brer Rabbit wat she
gwine do, en Brer Rabbit, he up en- tell Miss
Goose dat she mus go home en- tie up bundle
er de wife folks cloze, ell put um ON de bed,
en- den she mus cline up on a rafter, ell let
Brer Fox grab de cloZe en- run off wild um.
Ole Miss Goose say she much 'bleege, en- she
tuck n tuck her things en- waddle off home, on
dat night she do like Brer Rabbit say wild de
bundle er close, en- den she sont wud ter Mr..
Dog, EN- Mr.. Dog he come down, en- he say he'd
sorter set up wild er.
Des TO day, yer come Brer Fox creepin' up
en- he went en- push on de do easy, en- de do
open, en- he see sump'in w'ite on de bed he
tuck fer Miss Goose en- he grab it en- run.
Bout dat time Mr.. Dog sail out from under de
house, he did. en- eff Brer Fox hadn't er drapt
de cloze he'd er got kotch. Fun dat: wud
went round dat Brer Fox bin tryin' ter steal
Miss Goose cloze, en- he come mighty nigh los
in his stannin at Miss Meadows Down ter
dis day." Uncle Remus continued, preparing
to fill his pipe, 'Brer Fox b'leeve dat Brer
Rabbit was de 'casion er Mr. Dog bein in de
neighberhoods at dat time or de night, en- Brer
Rabbit amt 'spute it. Dc bad feelin twix Brer
Fox en- Mr.. Dog start right dar, en- hits bin
agwino on tYal now deY Amt GOT in smalli1,