The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-24
Uncle Remus.
Brer Rabbit as a Lover.
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lay Ciaiu IHero was q tiIne, 100, tne OLD man
pontedly suggested, when the romantic rascal
used his musical abilities to win the smiles of a
nice young lady of quality-no less parsonage
indeed than King Deer's daughter. As matter
of course, the little boy was anxions to hear the
particulars, and Uncle. Remus was in no wise
loath to give them.
Gwen yer come ter ak me bout de wear en-
de day er de mont" said the old man, cunning.
ly arranging defence against criticism, "den
I'm done, kaze de almanack wat dey got in
dem times won't pass muster in deze days,
but, let lone dat, spec dey amt had none yit;
en- ef dey is dey amt none ben handed roun'
ter Remus.
Well, den, some time long in dar, ole Brer
Fox en- Brer Rabbit got ter fyin' roun' King
Deers darter. Dey tell me she 'uz monstous
likely gal, en- spect maybe she waz leas' ways
Brer Fox, he banker arter 'er en- likewise Brer
Rabbit, he banker arter FER. Ole King Deer
look like he sorter loan todes Brer Fox, kase it
seem like, ter settle man like him, dat Brer
Fox kin stir roun' en- keep de pot abilin', mo-
speshully bein's he de biggest. Hit go disaway
twel hardly day pass dat one er de yuther er
dem creeturs don't go sparkin' roun' King
Deer's darter, en- it got so after vile dat all day
long Brer Rabbit en- Brer Fox keep de front
gate askreakin en- King Deer darter amt
skacely had time fer ter eat meal er vittles
in no peace er min.
In dem days" pursued Uncle Remus, in a
tone of unmistakable historical fervor, "wen a
creetur go acourtin' dey want none er dish yer
bokay doin's mix up longer der co'tship, en- dey
amt cut up no capers like folksdoes now Std
der scoliopin roun' en- hawin' en- scrapin', dey
des go right straight after de gal. Ole Brer
Rabbit, now, he mouter had some bubby-blos-
SONS wlop up in his hankcher, but mostly him
en- Brer Fox I'D des drap in on King Deer dar-
ter en- gin ter cas- sheep eyes at 'er time dey
sot down en- cross der legs.
Dey went long dis way" continued Uncle
Remus, 'twel it gun ter look sorter skittish wild
Brer Rabbit, kaze ole King Deer done good ez
say, sezee, dat he gwineter take Brer Fox inter
de family. Brer Rabbit, he low, he did, dat
dis amt gwineter do. en- he study en- study
how he gwineter cut Brer Fox out
Las one day, wiles he gwine throo King
Deers pastur lot, he up wild rock en- kilt two
er King Deer goats Wen he git ter de house,
she up say she go call i'm, en- wen Brer Rab-
bit see i'm he ak wen de weddin' tack place,
en- King Deer ak wich weddin', en- Brer Rabbit
say de weddin' twix Brer Fox en- King Deer
darter. Wild dat ole King Deer ak Brer Rabbit
wat make he go on so en- Brer Rabbit he upn
spon dat he see Brer Fox maxim monst1s free
wild de family, gwine roun' chunkin' de chick
ems en- KILN up de goats
Ole King Deer strike his walkin cane down
pom de flo en- low dat he don't put no PEN
nUnce in no sech tale like dat en- den Brer
Rabbit tell i'm dat ef he'll des take a walk
down inter de pastur lot he kin see de kyarkiss
er de goats. Ole King Deer he put out, en-
bimeby he come back, en- low he gwineter set
tie marters wild Brer Fox eff it take him a
mont.
Brer Rabbit say he good frien' ter Brer Fox
en- he amt got no room ter talk bout i'm, but
yit wen he see i'm 'stroyn' King Deer goats en-
chunkin' at his chickens, en- rattlin' on de pal
in's fer ter make de dog bark he bleedz ter
come lay de case fo de family.
En- mon dat, sez ole Brer Rabbit, seZee
I'm de mau wat kin make Brer Fox come en-
stan right at de front gate en- tell you dat he is
kill dem goats, en- eff you des wait twel ter
night won't ak yer ter take my wud,' sezee.
King Deer say of Brer Rabbit man nuff ter
do dat, den he kin git de gal en- thanky, too.
Wild dat, Brer Rabbit jump up en- crack his
Fox. He amt got fur fo' he see Brer Fox
comm down de road all prlmp up. Brer Rabbit
sing out, he did:
'Brer Foxy, whar you gwine?'
En- Brer Fox he holer back
Go way, Rab; don't bodder wild. me. I'm
gwine fer ter see my gall
Brer Rabbit he laugh way down in his stom-
ach, but he didn't let on, en- after some mo-
chat, he up'n say dat ole King Deer done tell
him bout how Brer Fox gwineter marry his
darter, en- den he tell Brer Fox dat he done
promise King Deer dat dey'd drap roun' ter
night en- gin i'm some music.
En- up'n tole 'im,' sez Brer Rabbit, sezee,
dat de music wat we can't make amt wuth
makin'-me wild my quills, en- you wild yo'
triangle De nex' motion we makes, sezee,
tva, hoff off r,c
de song We'll sing en- got one yer dat'll tickle
um dat bad seZ Brer Rabbit, sezee, 'twel !
lay dey'll fetch out hunk er dat big chicken
pie at see um putin in de pot des now,
seZee.
In 'casion like dis, Brer Fox say he de ve'y
man W at Brer Rabbit huntin en- he low dat
he des bout put off pavin' his call ter King
Deer house en- go with Brer Rabbit fer ter
practice on dat song.
Den Brer Rabbit he git his quills en- Brer
Fox he git his triangle, en- dey went down on
de spring branch en- dar dey sing en- play twel
dey git it all by heart. Ole Brer Rabbit he
make up de song his own self en- he fix it Sc
dat he sing de call, like de captin er de con
pile, en- ole Brer Fox he halter sing de an.
swer."
At this point Uncle Remus paused to indulge
in one of his suggestive chuckles and then pro.
ceeded:
"Don't talk bout no songs ter me. Center
mems! dat 'uz funny song fun de wud go.
BimeDy, W en- dey practice long time, dey gifts
up en- goes 'roun' in de neighborhoods er King
Deer house, en- wen night come dey tuck der
stan at de front gate, en- after all got still
Brer Rabbit, he gun de wink, en- dey broke
loose wild der music. Dey played a chune er
two on de quills en- triangle, en- den dey got ter
de song. Ole Brer Rabbit he got de call, en- he
open up like dis:
Some folks pile up mon dey kin tote,
En- dat wat de marter wild King Deer goat
en- den Brer Fox, he make answer:
OATS so, dat's so, en- I'm glad dat it's sol'
Den de quills en- de triangle, dey come in, en-
den Brer Rabbit pursue on wild de call:
Some kill sheep en- some kill shote.
But Brer Fox kill King Deer goat
en- den Brer Fox he jne in wild de answer:
4 did, 1 did, en- Pm glad dat did!
En- des bout dat time King Deer he walk outer
de gate en- hit Brer Fox clip wild his walkin'-
cane, en- he foller it up wild 'n'er'n, dat make
Brer Fox fairly squall, en- you des better blieve
he make tracks way fun dar, en- de gal she
come out en- dey ak Brer Rabbit i'm
"Did Brother Rabbit marry King Deer's
daughter, Uncle Remus?' asked the little
boy
"Now den, honey, youer crowdin' me, re-
sponded the old man. "Dey ak i'm in, Ell dey
gun i'm great big hunk er chicken pie, but
won't make sho' dat he tuck'n marry de gal
De pint wild me is de way Brer Rabbit run
Brer Fox off fun dar."