The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-28
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY %.
Uncle Remus's Latest.
The Old Man Tells the Little Boy about
Mr.. Rabbit and the Little Girl.
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"Whst did the Rabbit do after that?' the
little boy asked presently.
''Now, den, you don't wanter push old Brer
Rabbit too Close" replied Uncle Remus signif-
cantly. "He mighty tender-footed. creetur, en-
de mo- wat you push him de fudder he lef'
you"
There was prolonged silence in the old mans
cabin, until, seeing that the little boy was
growing restless enough to cast several curious
gla1ces in the direction of the tool-chest in the
corner, Uncle Remus lifted one leg over the
other. scratched his head retlectively, and be-
gan:
''One time, after Brer Rabbit done bin from
pin 'roun' huntin' up some salid fer ter make
out his dinner wild. he find hissef in de neigh
borhoois er Mr.. Mans house, en- he pass long
twel he comes ter de gyardin gate, Ell nigh de
gate he see Little Gal playin' roun' in do
sun. When Brer Rabbit look 'twix' de gvar-
din' palms he see lie colluds en- de sparrer
grass, en- de yuther gyardn' truck CROWN darl
hit max his mouf water. Den he take en- walk
up ter de Little Gal, Brer Rabbit did, en- pull
his roach, en- bow en- scrape his foot en- talk
mighty nice en- slick
'Howdy Little GAL SEE Brer Rabbit, sezee;
How you come on?' sezee.
Den de Little Gal, she 'spon' howdy, she
did, en- she ak Brer Rabbit how he come on ZEN
he low he mighty poly, en- den he AK eff dis de
Little Gal wat 'er pa live upin de big wife
house, witch de Little Gal she up'n say 'twer.
Brer Rabbit say he mighty glad, kase he des
bin up dar fer ter see 'er pa, en- he say dat 'er
pa he sont i'm out dar fer ter tell de Little Ga
dat She mus open de gyardin' gate so Brer
Rabbit kin go in en- git some truck. Den de
Little Gal, she jump 'roun' she did, en- she
IN, ne ua, en- got iii mess 81 riieeiits, eA, hop
out agin, en- wen he gwine off he make his
bow. he tell de Little Gal dat he much 'beege,
en- den he put out fer home.
Mex day Brer Rabbit, he hide out he did,
twel he sees de Little Gal come out ter play, en-
den he put up de same tale, en- walk off wild a
n'er mess er truck en- hit keep on dis away,
twel bimeby Mr.. Man, he gun ter miss his
greens, en- he keep on a-misSin' un UNI twel he
goter excusn' ve'body on de place err stroyin'
un nm, en- wen dat come ter pas, de Little
Gal she Jpn say:
My goodness, pa!' SEE she, you done tole
Mr.. Rabbit fer ter come en- make me let i'm in
de gyardin after some greens, en- amt he done
come en- axtme, en- amt done gone en- let i'm
imp seq she.
how de lam ley, en- den he laff, en- tell de Lit
Tie Gal dat he done gone en- disremember all
bout MIR. Rabbit, en- den he up'n say, sezee:
Mex time Mr.. Rabbit come you tax n tu'n
'lm IN, en- den you run des ez fas' ez you kin
en- come en- tell me, base L got some bizniss
wild dat young chap OATS 'bleeged ter be ten
ter sezee.
Sho huff, mex mawnin' dar wuz de Little
Gal piayin' roun', EN- yer come Brer Rabbit af
ter his 'lowance Ell green's. He wuZ ready wild
dc same tale, en- den de Little Gal, she tun
him IN, she did, ell den she run up ter de house
On holler.
oh, pa! pa! Oh, pal Yer Brer Rabbit in
de gyardin now. Yer he is, pa!'
Den Mr. Man, he rushed out, Ell grab up a
hshin' line wat was hangin' in de back po'ch,
en- make fer de gyardin, en- wen no git dar,
dar wuz Brer Rabbit tromplin' roun' on de
strawbe'y bed en- mashin down determartusses
Wen Brer Rabbit see Mr.. Man he squot be-
hime a culud leaf, but t'warn' no use Mr.
Man done seed him, en- TO you kin count lev
en- he done got ole Brer Rabbit tie hard en-
fas' wild de fishin' line. After he done got i'm
tie good, Mr.. Man step back, he did, en- say,
sezee:
You done been fool me lots er times, but dis
time youer mine. I'm gwineter take you EN-
gun you larrupin', seZee, 'en den I'm gwine-
ter skin you en- nail yo' hide on de stable do
sezee, 'en den to make sho dat you git de right
kinder larrupin', IN des step UP ter house.
sezee, ZEN fetch lie little red cowhide, en- den
III take en- gin you brinjer,' sezee.
Den Mr. Man call ter de Little Gal ter
watch Brer Rabbit w'iles he gone.
Brer Rabbit amt sayin' nothin', but Mr.
Man amt mon out de gate TO he gun ter sing,
On IN dem days Brer Rabbit wuz singer,
mon, continued Uncle Remus, with unu sual
emphasis, 'en wen he chuned up fer ter sing
he make dem yuther ereeturs hol' der bref''
What did he sing, Uncle Remus?" asked
the little boy.
EFF amt forget dat song off'n my MINI"
SAID Uncle Remus, looking over his spectacles
at the fire with a curious air of attempting to
remember something, shit run sorter dis yer
way:
ode jay-brd hunt de sparrer-nes'
De bee-martin sail all 'roun';
f auf Mole h he h SAY in aT &c sroa i dc
He hide en- he stay twel de dark drap down
Mr. Mole, he hide in de groun'.'-
wen de Little Gal year dat, she laugh she
did, en- she up'n ak Brer Rabbit fer ter sing
some mo-, but Brer Rabbit, he sorter cough,
ne did, en- low dat he got mighty bad hose
ness down inter his win'pipe som'ers De Lit
lie Gal, she swade en- swade, en- bimeby Brer
rabbit, he up'n low dat he kin dance mo-
samer dan wat he kin sing. Den de Little
Gai, she ak i'm wont he dance, en- Brer Rab-
bit, he 'spon' how in de name er goodness kin
a man dance whites he all tie up dis away, en-
den de Little Gal, she say she kin ontie i'm,
en- Brer Rabbit, he say he amt keerin' eff she
do Wild dat de Little Gal, she reich down en-
onioose de fish-line, en- Brer Rabbit. he sorter
stretch hisse'f en- look 'roun"
Here Uncle Remus paused and sighed, as
though he had relieved his mind of a great
burden. The little boy waited few minutes
for the old man to resume. and finally he
asked:
Did the Rabbit dance, Uncle Remus?''
who? Him." exclaimed the old man, with
queer affectation of citation. "Bless yo' soul,
honey! Brer Rabbit gedder up his fotses und'
nr1fn IrA
dance home. He did dat! Sholy you don't
speck dat a ole-timer wat done had 'spe'unce
Ike Brer Rabbit gwine ter stay dar en- let ar
Mr. Man sackyfice i'm? Shoot Brer Rabbit
dance hut In 1apca