The Portland daily press., 1881-07-20
Uncle Remus.
A Plantation Story of the Pigs.
ATLANTA. Ga. Constitutional

CnCio IseiuuS reidpstu luto Slleuce again,
and the little boy, with nothing better to do,
turned his attention to the bench upon which
| the old man kept his shoemaker's TOOLS Prose-
cutting his investigations in this direction, the
| youngster finally suggested that the supply of
bristles was almost exhausted.
II dunner wat Miss Sally wanter be sendin'
un you down yer fer, eff yer gwinter be stirrn
on bodderin' longer dem ar things" exclaimed
Uncle Remus Indignantly. "Now, don't you
scatter dem hog -bristle. De time wuz wen
folks had a mighty slim chance fer ter get
bristle, en- dey aint no tellin' wen dat time
gvinter come agin. Let lone dat time wen
de breed er hogs wuz run down to one po lit
tie pig, on it look like mighty sorry chance fer
dem dat wat was bleeged ter hev bristle."
By this time Uncle Remus's indignation
had vanished, disappearing as SUDDENLY and ur-
expectedly as it came. The little boy was Gu
rious to know when and where and how the
bristle famine occurred.
II done tole you bout dat too long go ter
ak bout" the old man declared, but the lit
tie boy insisted that he had never heard about
it before, and he was so persistent that at last
Uncle Remus, in self defence, consented to
tell the story of the Pigs.
"One time, way back yander, de ole Sow en-
'er chilluns wuz all livin' longer de yuther
creeturs. Hit seem ter me dat de ole SOW wuz-
widder oman, Ell Of don't run inter no
mistakes, hit look ter me like da. she got five
chilluns. Lemme see," continued Uncle Re-
mus, with the air of one determined 20 Justify
his memory by reference TO the record aud
enumeratlng with great deliberation-'dar
INV Ricyp do ,t@In L.
wuz Speckle Pig, EN- dar wuz Blunt, en-, las
on lonesomes dar wuz Runt.
One day, desc yer Pig ma she know she
gwine kick de bucket, en- she tuck'n call up all
'er chilluns en- tell um dat de time done come
wen fey gotter look out for deyse'f, en- den
she up'n tell um good ez she kin, dough er
breH mighty short, bout wat bad man is ole
Brer Wolf. She say, SEE she, dat of dey kin
make der scape from ole Brer Wolf, dAy'il be
doin' monstu's well. Big Pig low he aint
skeered, Little Pig low she amt skeer'd
Speckle Pig low she aint skeer'ed, Blunt say
he mos big q man ez Brer Wolf hisse'f en-
Runt she des tuck n root 'roun' in dc st aw en-
grunt. But ole Widder Sow she lay dar, she
did, en- keep on tellin' un um dat dey better
keep dey eye on Brer Wolf, kaze he mighty
mean en- 'seetful man.
Not long after dat, sho' nuff ole Miss Sow
lay down en- die, en- all dem dar chilluns er
hern wuz flung back on deyse'fen dey whul in,
dey did, en- bull um all house fer ter live in.
Big Pig, he tuck'n bull i'm house outer
bresh. Little Pig, he tuck'n bull i'm house
outer sticks; Speckle Pig, she tuck'p bull
mud house; Blunt he tuck'n bull plank
house; en- Runt, she don't make no great ter
do, en- no great brags, but she went ter work,
she did, On huiP a rock house.
Bimeby. EN- dey done got all fix, on mat
tors wuz sorter settle, soon one mawnin' yer
come ole Brer Wolf, lickin' un his chops en-
ashakin n his tail. Fus' house he come ter
wuz Big Pig house. Brer Wolf walk up ter
de do, he did, en- knock sorter saf'-bim-blim-
blim! Nobody amt answer. Den he knock
loud-blam blam! blam! Dis wake up Big
Pig, en- he come ter de do en- he ak who dat
Brew Wolf low it's fr'en', en- he sing out:
.Ef you'll open de do, en- let me in
I'll Vom my hans en- go home agin.'
Still Big Pig ak who dat, en- den. Brer Wolf
up'n say, sezes:
How yo' map seZee.
MY ma done dead,' sez Big Pig, sszes, 'en
fo' she die she tell me fer ter keep my eve on
Brer Wolf. sees you throo de crack er de do,
en- you look mighty like Brer Wolf,' sezee.
Den ole Brer Wolf he draw long breff like he
feel mighty bad, en- he up'n say, sezee:
i dunner wat change 20 ma so bad, less'n
she 'uz out'n or head. year tell dat ole Miss
Sow wuz sick, en- say ter myself dat I'd kind
or drap roun' en- see how de ole lady is, en-
fetch 'er dis yer bag er roas'n' years. Mighty
well does know dat ef yo ma wuz yer right
now, en- in 'er min, she'd take de roasn years
en- be glad ter git um, en- MON dat, she'd take
soz ole Brer Wolf, sezee
DE talk bout de roas'n years make Big Pig
mouf water, en- bmeby, after some mo- palav-
or, he open de do en- let Brer Wolf in, en- bless
70 soul, honey! dat uz de las er Big Pig. He
amt had time fer ter squeal en- needer fer ter
grunt TO Brer Wolf goDble i'm up.
Mex day ole Brer Wolf put up de same game
on Little Pig; he go en- he sing his song, en-
Little Pig, she tuckn let i'm in, en- den Brer
Wolf be tuck n turn de complerments en- let
Little Pig in.''
Here Uncle Remus laughed long and loud at
his conceit, and he took occasion to repeat it
several times.
Little Pig, she let Brer Wolf in, en- Brer
dan dat? Mex time Brer Wolf pay call, he
drap in on Speckle Pig, en- rap at de do en-
sing his song:
sEf you'll open de do, en- let me in,
I'll won my hams en- go home agin.
But Speckle Pig she kinder splcion sump'n'
on she fuse ter open de do. Yet Brer Wolf
mighty seetful man, en- he talk mighty saft Ell
he talk mighty sweet. Bimeby he git his nose
in de crack or de do en- he say ter Speckle Pig,
sezee fer ter des let i'm git one paw in, en- den
he wont 60 no furder He git one paw in, en-
don he beg fer ter git de yudder paw in, en- den
wen he git dat in, den he beg fer ter git his
head in, on den wen he git his head in en- his
paws in, cose all he got ter do Is ter shove de
do open en- walk right in; en- wen marters stan
dat away 'twarn't long fo' he done make fresh
meat or Speckle Pig.
Nox' day he make way wild Blunt, en- de day
arter he low DAT he make a pass at Runt.
Now den, right dar whar ole Brer Wolf slip up
at. lie like some folks wat knows. He'd
y bin mighty smart of he hadn't er bin too
smart. kunt was de littles' one er de whole
gang, yit all de same news done got out dat she
'us pestered wild sense like grown folks.
Brer Wolf he crops up ter Runt's house, en-
he got un'need de winder, he did, en- he sing
out:
.Ef you'll open de do en- let me in,
I'll WON my hams en- 60 home ag'in,'
But all de same, Brer Wolf can't coax Runt
fer ter open de do, en- needer kin he break in,
kaze dc house done made outer rock Bimeby
Brer Wolf make out he done gone off, en- den
after while he come back en- knock at de do
blam, blam, blam!
Runt she SOt by de fer, she did, en- sorter
scratch 'er year en- holler out:
What dat? sez she.
Hits Speckle Plg,' sez ole Brer Wolf, sezse,
twix' 2 snort en- grunt. Il fotch some peas
fer yo' dinner'
Ruht she tuckn laugh, she did, en- holler
back:
Sis Speckls Pig aint never talk throo dat
many toofies.'
Brer Wolf 50 off gin, en- bimeby he come
back en- knock. Runt she sot en- rock en- hol-
Ter out:
Who dat?'
Big Pig sez Brer Wolf. Il fotch some
sweet CON fer yo' supper
Runt she look throo de crack un need de do
On laugh en- say, seq she:
'Brer Big Pig amt had no ha'r en- his huff
Den ole Brer Wolf he git mad, he did, en-
say he gwineter come down de chmbley, en-
Runt she say, sez she, dat de onliest way wat
he kin git in; en- den, wen she year Brer Wolf
climbin' up on de outside or de chimbley, she
tuck pile up whole lot er broom sage front
or dc hath, en- wen she year i'm cimbin
down on de inside, she tuck de tongs en- shove
de straw on de fer en- de smoke make Brer
Wolf head swim, en- he drap down, en- TO he
know it, he 'uz done bu'nt ter a cracklin'; en-
dat wuz de las or ole Brer Wolf. Leas'ways,"
added Uncle Remus, putting in cautious pro.
viso to fall back upon in case of an emergency,
"leas ways hit 'uZ de las er dat Brer Wolf"