Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-02

(AFTERNoON.l
[Scribner's MONTHLY

to send hef little boy his dinner. CHANGING at
the waiter, Uncle Remus was moved 70 re-
mark:
Il 'clsr' ter gracious, hit look like Miss sally
| done got my name In de pot dis ume SAD.
des wish you look &C dat pone er co'n-oreai,
honey, en- at dat plate er greens over dar, en-
see ef dey Amt got Remus writ somers on UNI
Dat ar chickn fixin's, sey look Ike deyer good
| yet faint familious wild me Ike cat ar bile
| ham. Dem ar sweet-taters, dey STAINS far fer
! palate mo- samer dan dey does mine. ID sn yer
| hunk er beef, we kin talk bout dat wen d.
time come. en- dem ar biscuits, l ces naGaly
/ knows Miss Sally put um In dar fer some III l.
chap WITCH his name l amt gwineter cali in
I con p'ny."
1t was easy TO perceive that the sight OF The
dinner had put Uncle Ranls Ia rare glo1 hl-
nor. He moved round orisky, taxing the
| plates from the waiter and distributing The IA
/ with exaggerated carefulness around upon hts
| little Pile table. Meanwhile Ne KEPT uo
/ running IRE OF conversation.
Folks " al Kin set down en- b ave der VlGtleS
oIGng eJ put down right Spa1g una der nJs5-
! d III ki0der folks ainI got no neei5 er no
| breiL Night 10 las, " lies wuZ s-tua 4 Ar a.
! de do, year dem Wlllls-whisuerS. en d "a
| dts moved We 'u7 gwineter giJ a seasbn.
TIE WI s-w insiders. Uncie Ramqs." eS-
came tie little boy; what ale tney?'
| louer too hard for me nov, hoary. Dit
Wat hnoWs DON'T tnln Jellin, Dat wen yol
ak ma bout dat wat l dunno, den you-r too
! ha'd Ter me, Sno. Dee yer WllltS-@hls lsrs
| &c ) oaIgS NY time, "a | Din knOcKia r0Id' IN
Cisl yer low gr0ul' now gSine on eighty
| Year Some folks wanter make olt dtytr
! rigs, yit Wish dey pint out uG'er IA aog
| irogs kin hoilar so dat de higher you cone pIn
! d Iu0der you Is OF; | De mighty glad ef S)ns
| un um I'D come long en- tel me dat Macy ca
many de time Is gone after ceZe yer Wills
wtist.ers, eD, no diIfduce Whar L goes, 1ster
| alters off yanier. You kin put de SHOW / In
| de her en- make de squinch-owi hush is fuss.
| en- you Kin go out en- put 20 hsn' on oe Trees
! Ell make deze yer locus bugs quit DER rsck-t,
ont dem ar Wills HhiSilerS deyer alters say
/ th yander.'-
| the DISHES, AID exclaimed:
Gracious en- de goodness Wa kinder
! doln's Is dis Miss Sally don gone Gu so1t us?"
/ THAT" said che little boy, after IN ,ktng al
Investigation, lis what mamma Calls Il yaliu.
/ Island"
! We'll, den." Uncle RemuS remarked. IN
relieved tone, "dat5 dfdnr. l WIZ "A Ds'
1eard It uz some er dat ar sllerplg, wIcl
whole iugTul alnt ska'cely nun fer ter IN AKA
you seem like you dTemp 'oouC Smeliia ORA n
Ef I'm gIlneter be fed OF foam continued
The Old man, by way OF eX plaining his pJs.JiDl
/ On tie subject OF sy llabuo. "lrt lC be foam Ell
| ef I'm gwineter git dram, lemme git Ia reach
un ii " lie she got some strtnS lef. DAYS 10
up aid down. Wen iG come ter y0' lotuI'
/ tuD, des gimme hunk or ginger cake ca a
mug er 'slmmon- beer, and deg Won nle NJ
nil ger watts got no sitcker feelin's dan is.
Uncle Remus went on. .Sle sendtn' ali i1zs
| CON 5 en- nxin's down yer. en- 'specG deser
nonsi'us nice, hut 40 icnger'n las Caased ~
she iad all &c D!CgeTS on De place, big eu liJJla
g1Siue sGuallin' 'rouu' fer Renus. HIT az RI
| mus er "a RemuS dtr en-, 10 eli oehG Is, w'el /
ca me ter fine out, Miss Sally waaL Reinu5 Ter Ter
| wnui In en- cock CT wunner deZe yer ole tim
| ash cakes she bleetizd Ter have Il den en- q 4 f;
| ell wen ct f. Cole, Miss Sally, SIC gog Il as
er bu' tt rmlik, Ell tuckn sos right iiat IVA oa
defio', CeS Ike s. g use er Wen she wuz 1t G
gsL' The Old man pauS-d, straight ned up.
| JCOEe1 at tie child over his specJacie5. ana COZ
Il! ued, With empt ass: ''En DE nitSS et she ATT
eat hunk er DAT ash cake N & uty nigh IL n
yo head, en- Gen she tuckn' MAKE ou5 J"a'a 1
ccC X light.
Now, den, honey, all dez, done tx YD1
set over Oar, and IN set over Yer, en- 'ywIA' Ell
I've Ell us well sample Dish yer truck ea see
sont Us: en- miles We er maxim way
wild it,, III softer rustic 'roua' wlJ
&c tale bout low ole Brer RioblJ goJ in a
two story house wdout layin' out ma;a c45a."
Uncle Remus stopped talking little while
! tnirs-an effort that was accomp iuied by a
cuIiOus hunming sound IN his Inroa F.
nily, he frightened up and began:
| Hit Jun out one uile dat a whole lot or de
| crceturs tuck notion dat deyd go 10 cohoots
! Wiu buirn' un um house Ole Brer Bar, he
was 'mopgs um, en- Drer Fox, en- Brer Woit, G i
Brer coon en- Brer 'Possum. L won't MAKE
snoo', but it seem like ter me dat plum do w
Ter Gle Brer Mink 'uZ 'mongo' um. l. eas'Says,
Cey WIZ whole passed. un um. en- dey whui Ia,
dey did, en- dey bull de house Ia less'n no
time. Brer RABBIT he make like it 10 axe hi,
head swim fer Ter CLIMB up Oh de- sciiile, en-
likewise he7say 1t N Ike I'm hsOch IL palsy Ter
Ter wuk 10 de sun. but he got In slIE'. eu
he stuck pencil beLinc bis year, en- ne Wet
'rtun' medium en- makin--m edJul ea
maj kih'-en he wuZ dat biZzy dat De yuther
creeturs say Ter deysef he d)in' mon3rI5 s! sl5
er wuk, Ell felix's gwi,e long de big rJai ~
| Brer Rabbit doin mo- hard WuS q A d wac e
Kit en- bilin' IN um. lit all do tine Brer Rloo {
alnt dom nothfn', en- he des Well o n :yiI' Oh
in de shade scratehin' de deas off'n n. ID,
yuther cTeeturs, dey bull de house, en- gelter
mens she 'uZ a flne I'm, too, moa. Shs'i a
bin a fne un deze days, let lone dem days.
Sne hau ,sr upstairs en- lNn-sta'r5, ca liI o.
leys all 'roun', en- she ha1 rooms for all de crce-
turs wat went inter cohoots en- hope m Ike t.
/" Brtr Rabbit, he PICK out wunner de up
stars rooms. en- he tuck'n got I'm a qua, en-
| WuDner dtZe yer brass cannon, en- he III tx n
put um IN den W EN- de yuther creeturs aln'l
loOkin', en- de be tuck'n' got i'm a tlo er nasty
slop water. witch likewise he put In dar wen
&c! Amt lookin'. So den, wen dey git de house
all fix, en- w1les dey wuZ all a seJJin' IN de
parlor after supper, Brer RABBIT. he sorter ga
en- stretch hissef, en- make his 'Skusss en- say
he b'Iieve he'll go ter his room. Wen he git
dar. en- Wlles all de yuther creeturS wdz a
laughin' en- chattin' des ez sociaole ez you
please, Brer Rabbit, he stick his head out er de
do er his room en- sing out:
"'W EN- big man Like me wanter set down,
Wharbouts he gwineter Se;?' sezee.
Den de yuIher creeturs dsy laugh, ca hol-
| Ter back:
/" Ef big man like you can't set In a cheer,
he better set down on de no."
watch out down dar. den.' seZ ole Bier
Rabbit, sezee. 'kase I'm gw1nter set down,
|
"Wid dat, bang, went Brer r boit gun.
Cose, els sorter Stonlsh de creetur5, en- dey
! look 'roun' at WuDner ner much ez ter say,
Wat Ia de name er gracious is dat? Day lissen
Eli lSsen. but dey don't year no mo fuss, Ell
hWanC long 10 dey got ter chattin' en- jlo-
berin' SOME mo-. B;meby, Brer Rioot stick
his head outer his room do, en- sing olt:
| "'W'en big man like me waiter sneeZe
EhafboutS he gTineter Sneeze at?"
den de yuther creeturS, dey tuck'n' no Ter
back.
'Ef big man like you amt gone gump, he
kin sneeZe anywhar he please"
:" Watch out 90 Hn dar, den, SEE Brer Rao-
| bit, seZee 'kaZe I'm gW1neter tu'p loose en-
| sDeeZe tight YER sezee,
Wild dat, Brer Rabbit let off his cannon
| 6ulde7eOR Bl-1n, De winder- glass dey shuck en-
rattle, Ell de house shuck like she winter come
down, en- Ole Brer Bar. he fell ont de rockln :
| chs er-Ker6lumpt Wen de creeturS git Sorter
settle, Brer 'POssum en- Brer Mink, dey uD'n'
| low dat Brer Rabbit got sech mon5Tus bad
| cole. dey b'leeve dey'li step out ana git some
| fresh ar, but dem yuther creeturS, dey say dey
| gwiEeter stick It out; en- after VILE, wen dsy
| git der h'ar smooye down, dey gun ter over
| 'mongs' deyseL Bout dat time wen dey gilt
| In good way, BTer Rabbit, he sing out:
'''W'en big man like me take chag ter
| backer, wharbouts he gwine spit?'
den de yuther creetuIS. dey boiler back,
! dey old, SorJer like deyer mad:
"'B'g man er little man, spit whar You
| please
Den Brer Rabbit, he sQuau out:
Ids de way big 10 IN spit!' en- w1d dat he
| tilt over de tub er SlOD-Water en- wen de