The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-07-14
Mr.. Rabbit and the Little Girl.
.What did the rabbit do after tba,


"What did the rabbit do after thatp''
the little boy asked, presently.
Now, den, you don t wanter push
old Brer Rabbit too close.o replied I'm.
Gle Remus Significantly. He mighty
tender-footed creetur, en- de mo- wat
you push i'm, 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 glances in the
direction of the tool-chest in the corner.
Uncle Remus lifted one leg over the
other, scratched his head refiectively.
and began:
One time, after Brer Rabbit done
BIN trompin' 'roun' huntin' up some
saliid fer ter make out his dinner wild,
he line hisse'f in de neighborhoods er
Mr.. Man house, en- he pass long twell
he come ter de gyardn-gate he see Lit
tie Gal playin' 'roun' in de SAN. Wen
Brer Rabbit look 'twix' de gyardin-pa-
Inns en- see de colfsds, en- de sparrer-
grass, en- de yuther gyardin truck
CROWN dar, hit make he mouf water
Den he take en- walk up ter de Little
Gal. Brer Rabbit did, en- pull his roach,
[ top knot, en bow, en- scrape his foot,
en- talk mighty nice en- slick.
50 Howdv, Little GAL sez Brer Rab-
bit, sezee; how you come onp' sezee.
"Den de Little Gal, she 'spon' howdy
she did, en- she AK Brer Rabbit how he
come on, en- Brer Rabbit, he low he
poly. en- den he ak eff dis de Little Gal
wat 'er pa live up dar in de big w,ite
house, witch de Little Gal, she up'n say
'twer'. Brer Rabbit, he say he mighty
glad, kase he des bin up dar fer ter see er
pa, en- he say dat 'er pa, he sent i'm out
dar fer ter tell de Little Gal dat she
mus open de gyardin- gate SO Brer Rab-
bit kin go in en- git some truck. Den
de Little Gal, she jump 'roun'. she did,
en- she open de gate, en- wild dat, Brer
Rabbit, he hop in, he did en- got i'm mess
er greens, en- hop out ag in, en- W. EN- he
gwine off he make his bow, he did. en-
tell de Little Gal dat he much 'bleedge.
en- den after dat he put out fer home.
Mex day, Brer Rabbit, he hide out,
he did twel he see de Little Gal come out
ter play. en- den he put up de same tale.
en- walk off wild n'er mess er truck
en- hit keep on dis away twel bimeby
Mr.. Man, he 'gunter miss his greens.
en- he keep on a-missin' un um twel he
gotter excusin' eve'body Oh de place er
stroyin' I'm um en- wen dat come ter
pas, de Little Gal, she up'n, say:
My goodness. pat sez she, syou
done told Mr.. Rabbit fer ter come en-
make me let i'm in de gyarden after
some green's, en- amt he done come en-
AK me, en- amt | done gone en- let i'm
in?'' seq she.
Mr.. Man amt halter study long 70,
he see how de lam lay, en- den he laff.
en- tell the Little Gal he done gone en-
all bout MIR. Rabbit. en-
den he up'n say, sezee:
's' Mex time MIR. Rabbit come, YOU
tak'n tu'n 'imin, en- den you run des ez
fas' ez you kin en- come en- tell me, kase
l got some bizness wId dat young chap
dat's 'bleedged ter be tend ter, sezee.
''sho nuH, mex mawnin' dar wuz de
Little Gal playin' roun', en- yer come
Brer Rabbit after his 'lowance er greens.
He wuz ready wild de same tale. en-
den de Little Gal, she tu'n him in.
she did, en- den she run up ter de house
en- holler:
oh, pa! pal Oh, pa! Yer Brer
Rabbit in de gyarden now. Yer he is par
'sDen Mr.. Man, he rush out, en- grab
up fishin' line wat was hangin' in de
back po'ch. en- make fur de gyarden, en-
W en- he git dar. dar wuz Brer Rabbit
trompin' round on de straw be 'y-bed
en- mashin' down de termartusses.
Wen Brer Rabbit see Mr. Man he sauot
behine cullud. leaf, but 'twa'n,t no
use. Mr.. Man done seed him, en- 10,
you kin count 'leven, he done got old
Brer Rabbit tie hard en- fas' wild de
ishin' line. After he done got i'm tie
good, Mr.. Man step back, he did, en-
say, sezee:
60 You done been fool me lots er
lime, but this time you're mine. I'm
swinter take you en- gin you larrupin'.
sezee, en- den I'm gwinter skin
7ou en- nail yo' hide on de stable
10, sezee; en- den to make sho dat
Iou git de right kinder larrupin', I'll
les step up ter de house, sezee, zen
etch de little red cowhide, en- den I'll
axe en- gin you brinjer,' sezee.
g Den Mr.. Man call ter de Little Gal
er watch Brer Rabbit w'iles he gone.
Brer Rabbit amt sayin' nothin',
nut Mr.. Man aint mon out de gate TO
le gun ter sing; en- in dem days Brur
tabbit wuz singer, mon,n continued
Jncle Remus, with unusual emphasis,
ZEN wen he chuned up fer ter sing he
make them yuther creature hor der
,refn
What did he sing, Uncle RemusP''
.sked the little boy.
!" Ell | amt fergit dat song of7n my
nin',," said Uncle Remus. looking
yer his spectacles at the fire, with |
curious air Of attempting to remem-
er something, g hit run sorter dis yer
ray:
.. De iay-bird hunt de sparrer nest,
De bee-martin sail all 'roun';
De squar'I, he holler from de ton er de tree |
Mr. Mole he stay in de groun'
He hide en- be stay twel de darK drap down. I
Mr.. Mole he hide in de groun'.'
Wen de Little Gal year dat, she
augh, she did, en- she up'n ak Brer
.abbit fer ter sing some mo-, but Brer
.abbit, he sorter cough, he did, en- low
at he got a mighty bad ho' 'seness down
tier his win pipe som ers. De Little
al she swade en- swade, persuaded, / /
n bimeby Brer Rabbit, he up'n low
at he kin dance mo- sarner dan wat
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