Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-03-09
4 zlaHs WEE UuclE REuus.
JOEL cHASDLER HARRIS.

''I dreamed all about Brother Fox
and Brother Rabbit last night, Uncle
Renus." exclaimed the little boy when
the old man came in after supper and
took his seat b. the side of the trundle
bed; II dreamed that Brother Fox
had wings and tried 70 catch Brother
Rabbit by flying alter him."
II don't 'spute it, honey, dat /
DON'T" replied the old man, in tone
which implied that he was quite pre-
pared to believe the dream itself was
true. "Manys en- manys de time,
deze long nights en- deze rainy spells,
dat sets down dar in my house over
agin de chimbleg -iam-I sets dar en-
| dozes. en- it seem like dat ole Brer
Rabbit. he'll stick his head in de crack
er de do en- see my eye periently shot.
en- den he'll beckon back at de yuther
creatures. en- den dey'll all come slip
pin in on der tiptoes. en- dey'll set
dar en- run over de ole times wild wun-
ner nudder. en- crack der jokes same
ez dey uster. An den agin. contin-
ued tbs old man. shutting his eyes
and giving 20 his voice a gruesome
intonation quite impossible to describe,
ZEN den ag'in hit look like dat Brer
Rabbit'.l gin de wink all 'roun. en-
den deyll tu'n in en- git up reg'lar
juberlee. Brer Rabbit, he'll retch up
en- take down de trivet, en- Brer Fox
he'll snatch up de griddle, en- Brer B ar
he II lay hol er de pot-hooks, en- old Brer
Terrypin he'll grab up de fryin' pan.
en- dar dey II have it. up en- down, en-
roun' en- roun. Hit seem like ter rae
dat ef | kin git my mine smoove down
en- ketch up some er dem ar chunes
wat dey sets dar en- plays, den I'd
lean back ycre in dish yer cheer en-
I'd entrance You wild uln. twel. by dis
time termorrer night. you'd be settin'
mp dar at de supper-table. 'sputin'
longer 70 little brer bout de 'lassea
pitcher. Dem crcetnrs dey sets dar, :
Uncle Remus went on, zen dey plays
dem kinder chunes wat moves you
fun way back yander !; en- manys de
time wen / gifts lonesome kaze dey
aim { nobody year um 'ceptin' it's me.
Dey ain.t no tellin' de chunes dey is
in dat triyet, en- in dat griddle, en- in
dat fryin pan er mine dat dey amt.
Wen dem dar creetures walks in en-
snatch um down. aey lays Miss Sally .
pianer in der shade. en- Mars john q
liute. Lit amt no-whars.
"Do they play on them just like a
band. Uncle Remus?" inquired the
little boy. who was secretly in hopes
that the illusion would not be destroy.
ed.
"Dey comes des like / tell YOU,
honey. Wen / shets my eyes en-
dozes. dey comes en- dey plays, but
W en- ] opens my eyes dey amt dar.
Now. den. wen dat's de shape er
marters. w ct duz / do? / jes shsts
my eyes en- hol um shot, en- let um
come en- play dem ole time chunss,
twel long after bedtime done come en-
gone. ~
Uncle Remns paused, rs though be
expected the LITTLE boy TO ask some
question or make some comment, bul
the child said nothing. and presently
the old man resumed in matter-of,
fact tone.
Dat dream of yone. honey, bout
Brer Fox wid wings. fstches mp de
time wen Bnsr Fox en- Brer Wolf had
der fallin oct wid wunner n'er-bni
| speek done teld you bout dat
"Oh. no you hsvsn't. Unele Rsmus
You know goa haven't the little 30,
exclaimed.
"Well. den. one day, after 20 Ion,
q time. Brsr Wolf en- Brer Fox deg
got ter 'sputin' Gong wunner ner
Brer Wolf. be tuek'n 'buee Brer Fol
kazs Brer Fox let Brer Rabbit foo
i'm. en den Brer Fox. ks tnck'n quo
back at Brer Wolf. kaze Brer Vol
let old man Rabbit likewise fool i'm
Der keep on sputin. twel bimeby De.
cIinch, en- Brcr Wolf bein' de big ges