Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-03
A Rainy Day win Uncle Rem u..
AFTERNOON
tSc-ibner's Monthly.


70 send her little boy his dinner. Glancing at
the waiter, Uncle Remus was moved q re-
mark:
Il 'clar' ter gracious, hit look like Miss Sally
done got my name IN de pot dis time, sho'.
DIES wish you look az dat pone er co'n-oreai,
honey. en- at dat plate er greens over dar, en
see ef dey Amt got Remus wit sone'rs on um.
Dat ar chicSn tixin's. dey LOOK Ike deyer good.
yet 'Caint familious via me Ike Cat ar bile
| ham. Dem ar sweet-taters. dey STAINS far fer
| dividjun, but dem ar puZLuv, lay dey ut yo'
| palate mo- samer dan dey does mine. Dsa yer
/ hunk er beef, we kin talk boat dat w'sa &c
/ time come, en- dem ar biscuits, 1 oes naVally
1 knows Miss Sally put um Ia dar fer some little
chap witch his name amt gwineter call In
| coDpny."
It was easy to perceive that the sight OF the
/ dinner had put Uncle Remus IN rare g1oi Id
| Rsr. He moved round briskly taxing the
plates from the waiter and distributing them
! with exaggerated carefulness around upoa hts
/ little pine table. Meanwhile he kept up a
| running IRE OF conversation.
| . Folks AT Kin set down en- have der yittleS
/ brung ca pat down right spsng una der nose-
b dein kinder folks amt got no needs er no ulil-
! oreiL Night 10 las, " lies wQz setdn' q ~ IA
/ d. do, year dem Wilns-whistler5, en- den L
| des showed We 'uz gwlneter GIT a season
The Nnl!s-whiStlers, Uncle Remus" ex-
| canned the little boy; what are tney:'
| '.Iouer too hard for me now, honey. Dat
vat knows don't nit uelIn'. bat wen yoa
| ak he bout dat wat l dunno, den youer too
hard fer me, sho'. Dee yer Wtilis-whlstlers.
! q J bangs ny time, en- bin knockin 'roua' Ia
! ciSh Yer low groun' now gGiae on eighty
year. Some folks wanJsr mako out deyer
! frogs, yit wish dey pint out unter me hog
fregs Kin boiler SO dat de higher you come Tam
! d. fudder you is OF; l be mighty glad ef some
| IN um 'ud come long en- tel me dat Many en-
| many's de time Is gone after deze yer Willis
| whistlers. en-. 10 dlffunce whsr l goes, deyer
| alters OF yan1er. You kin put de shovel In
| de fer en- make de squlnch-owl hush his fuss.
| en- you kin go out en- put yo' han on de trees
en- make deze yer locus'-bug quit der racket,
DIT dem ar Wnlis-whistlers deyer alters way
/ eli yander.n.
suddenly Uncle Remus paused over one OF
the dishes. and exclaimed:
doin's is dis Miss sally dons gone en- sonJ us?a
| That, said the little boy, after making aa
Investigation, lis what mamma calls no3Ulng
| island"
"Wel, den," Uncle Remus remarked, In a
| relieved tone. Oats dlifunt. / wuz mos
fear'd 1t 'uz some er dat ar sillerblg, wien a
| whole joyful Amt sk6'cely nun fer ter make
you seem like you dIemp bout snellin' dram
! Ef I'm gwlneter be fed On foam" continued
| the old man, by way OF explaining his position
On the subject OF syllabub. ''lct iI be foam. en-
eI I'm gwineter git dram, lemme git In reach
un il VILE she got some strenk ler'. OATS me
| up and down. Wen 1t come ter yo floayiu'
ilun, des gimme hunk er glngercake en- a
mug er 'simmon.peer, and dey wont flle no
niger watts got no slicker feelin'5 dan IS.
miss Sally mighty cuuS w1te 'omaa, y
| Uncle Remus went on. "Sne sendn' ali deZs
Coins en- fxin's down yer, en- / 'speck deyer
monstus nice, tut no longer las Chused ~
she lad all de niggers on &c place, big en- little
gwine squallin' 'roun fer Remus. Hit az Re-
mus yer en- Remus dar. en-, 10 en- beho es, w'en !
cine ter fine out, Miss Sally want Remu5 fer ter
| whul In en- cook 'er wunner deze yer ole-tIme
ash cakes. She bleedZd Ter have &c den en- OAR;
en- wen git IL done, Miss Sally, she got 81 ass
or butte rmik, en- tuck a s0t right fiat down on
| de flo, ces like ste use;er wen she wuZ liz Ie
! gaLr The old man uaused. STRAIGHT ned up.
Looked at the child over ais spectacies, and con,
| tiEued, with emphasis: 'En De bless Ell she amt
| elt hunk er dat ash cake N ghty nigh ez zig ca
yo' head. En- den she tuckn make out twa'n't
| cock right.
NOV, den, honey, all deze done fix. You
tween US wen sample dish yer truck ca see
wat is it Miss Sally done gone en-
SOFT US: en- wlles we er maxim 'Eav
MY membunce en- see eff Kin cali Iq ter mn
de tale bout how ole Brer Rabbit got I'm q
two story house widout layin' cut much cash."
nI, rs StpPPeQ 1sk 81 s Gne
| thing-an effort that was accompanied by
curious humming sound In his throar. FL
eas ene ana da oeg Ehoe lot er
creeturs tuck notion dat dey'd 60 In conoots
wild bu1Pn' un um house. Ole Brer Bar, he
was 'mongs' um, en- Brer Fox. en- Brer Wolf, en-
shoo', but 1t seem Like ter me dat plum down
ter ole Brer Mink 'uZ mongs' um. Leas ways
dey wuz whole passed. un um en- dey whul ia,
| time. Brer Rabbit, he make like it make his
head swim fer ter cltnb up on de scanie. en-
Likewise he say it make Inn ketch de palsy fer
ter wuk In de sun, but he got ru sqaar', en-
he stuck a pencil behime his year, en- ne went
| 'roun' medium en- MAJ kin-meGjun ca
markn'-en he wuz dat bizzy dat de yuther
creeturS say ter deySef he dom monstu5 sight
er wuk. en- folks gwine long de big road Say
| Brer RABBIT dom mo- hard wuK dan DE- who e
Kit en- bilin' un um. Yit all de time Brer RABBIT
Amt doin' nothin', en- he des well sln lsyia' OF
| In de shade scratchin' de neas off'n I'm. De
| yuther creeturs, dey bull de house, en- CENTER
mems! she uz hne un, TOO, mon. Sae'd "a
bin fine un deze days, let lone dem days
| She had er upstairs en- downstairs en- chin b.
leys all roun', en- she had rooms for all de cree
turs wat went inter cohoots en- hope make It.
"Brer Rabbit, he pick out wunner de up
stars rooms en- he tuckn got i'm gun, en-
wunner deze yer brass cannon, en- he tuck n
put UNI in den. wen de yuther creeturs amt
1ookin'. en- de he tuck'n' got Inn tub er nasty
slop water, wich likewise he put in dar wen
dey Amt lookin'. SO den, wen dey git de house
all Fix, en- wiles dey wuz all a-seUtin' In de
parlor after supper, Brer Rabbit. he sorter ga
en- stretch h1ssef, en- make his 'Skuses en- say
he b'neve he'll go ter his room. Wen he git
dar. en- w'iles all de yuther creeturs wuZ a
laugnin, en- a CHI, Shattin' des e. socianle ez you
DO er bis room en- sing out:
Nv ZEN big man Like me wanter set down,
Wharbouts he gwineter Set?' sezee.
Den dc yuuher creeturs dey laugh, en- hol-
"' Ell big man like you can't set in a cheer,
he better set down on de TO-"
80 Watch out down dar. den SEE ole Brer
Rabbit, SezeG. 'kaSe I'm gW1nter set down.
| sezee.
"Wid dat, bang, went Brer Rabbit gun.
Co'se, dis Sorter 'stonish de creeturs, en- dey
look 'roun' at wunner n'er much eZ ter say,
Wat in de name er gracious is dat? Dey lissen
en- nssen, but dey don't year no mo- fuss, en-
'twa'n't long TO dey got ter chattin' en- jao-
his head outer his room do. en- sing out:
"'W'en big man like me wanter sneeZe,
wharbOutS he gwineter SneeZe at?"
Den de yuther creeturs dey tuck'n' hoiler
back.
"' Ell big man like you amt gone gump, he
kin sneeze anywhar he please"
80 Watch out down dar, den, SEE Brer Rao-
bit, sezee. 'Kaze I'm gw1neter tu'n loose en-
sneeze right YER" sezee,
Wild dat, Brer Rabbit let off his cannon
bulderuDa-nl-m! De winder- glass dey shuck en-
rattle, en- de house shuck like she gwinter come
down, en- Ole Brer Bar. he fell out de rockin'-
chit er-KerJlunap! Wen de creeturs git sorter
settle, Brer Possum en- Brer Mink, dey up'n'
low dat Brer Rabbit got sech monStus bad
cole. dey bIeeve dey'l step out and git some
fresh ar, but dem yuther creeturs, dey say dey
gwfneter stick Ii out; en- after VILE, wen dey
git der h'ar smoove down, dey gun ter Jower
'moDgs' deyseL Bout dat time, wen cey git
In good way, Brer Rabbit he sing out:
"'W'en Dig man like me take chaw ter
backer wharbouts he gwine spite
den de yuther creeturs, dey boiler back,
deg did. sorter like deyer mad:
"'B Big man er little man, spit whar You
please
"Den Brer Rabbit. he squat out:
".D's de way big m IN SDttr en- wild dat he