The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-11-21
BROTHER RABBIT AND THE
 GINGER-CAKES.
| Joel Chandler Harris (UDcle Remus) in New
 York Mercury.l

Joel Chandler Harrls (UDcie kemus) ln New
 York Mercury.l
 "Now des tell you wat, honey" said "Uncle Renius" to the little boy, " ef you wanter year dish yer tale right straight through, bidout any balkin' CT stallin' !, you'll des natter quit maxim any fuss kase wen der's any fuss gwine on hit mos alters 'nginperily gifts me wuk up, a0' " en gits wuk up ain't wnth nothin' l tall skarcelY fur tellin' tale, and ef you don't o'leeye me you may des ax some CT my blood kin. Nov, den, you des set right whar you is an stop yo' uehavish. ness. kAze de fuss time you wink loud you gotter git right up on de bed pos dar an ude straddle.
 "So, den. Vel, one time Bro'r Mink, en Bier Coon, en Br'er Polecat all live tergether in de same settlement. Let lone dat dey live in de same house, an de house wat dey live in wuz made in de resemble of a great big holler log In dose days Br'er Polecat wuz de klng CT de creeturs wat run about after dark, en you better make up } O min dat he made um stan roun' nightly"
 "Why, Uncle Remus,'" said the little boy, " thought Brother RAboit-" We'll, de goodness an dc gracious, | ain't ax you fer ter please ma'am don f make no fuss. Co'se know mighty we'll dat Br'er Rabbit use ter be de slickest an sooples', but dey 'bleege ter be change, kaze 'tain't in nature fur de ter creturs net ter ketch on ter his ins an his outs. an l 'speck dat de time wen dey fine i'm out is de time wen ole Br'er rolecat got | ter be de king CT de creeturs -dats at 'speck.
 But no matter bout dat-by hook CT by crook, Br Ter Polecat come ter be de king CT dc creelurs, an wen he came ter be dey'd all un um go long ways out CT der way fer ter take of der hats en bow der bowdies, dat dey would, en some un um would tag alter i'm, en laugh ever tune Ere Polecat laughed, en grin ever time he grlnned.
 "Wiles dis yer wuz gwine on Br'er Rabbit wuz in de crowd, en he wuz des ez big man ez aAy UT um, en l dunno ct he warn't de oigges'. We'll, Br'er RAb- bit he move and seconded dat bein' ez how Br CT Polecat wuz sech a nice king dey oughter pass a law eve'y time de yuther creeturs meet i'm in de road dey mus shet der eyes en hor der nose Some un um say day don't min holdin' der nose, but dey don't like dis yer way CT shettln' der eyes, kaze dey thought run up agin a tree, CT stick a brier in der foot ,; but Br'er Rabbit he up CD low, he did, dat twas des bout ez little ez dey kin do fer ter shet der eye en hol' der nose wen dey git whar sich a nice king is, en so dey all halter come 'roun'. "De nex day after all dis happen, | Br'er Rabbit he come by de house whar ole K,ng Polecat live Tong wid Br'er Coon en Br'er Mink. Br'er Coon he wuz a great ham fer ter bake ginger-cakes Fur en wide de folks know'd bout Br'er Coon's ginger-cakes, en dey couldn't be no camp-meeun' roun' in dem diggin's but wat he wuz hangin' on de aidges sellin' his gipger-cakes en his sim non beer; en it seem like eve'y time Br'er Rabbit see Br CT Coon dat he whirl right Tn en git hongry fer ginger. cakes. "So de Dex' day after dey done fit 1t all up bout ole k,ng Polecat. Br'er Rab- bit he come salln by Br'er Coon house, en he ax him ef he got any gingercakes fer ter sell. Brer Coon Tow, he did, dat he got um des ez fine tz fine kin be, en Br CT Rabbit say he b leeve he'll buy some en wid dat he run he ham in he pocket, he did, en pull out de change en bought i'm great big stack CT ginger. cakes.
 "Den he tuck n ax Br'er Coon ef he won't keep his eye on de gingercake; wiles he go git some gyarlic fer ter eat wid lem. Brer Coon low he'll take keer un um de bes' wat he kin. Bier Rab bit rush of, en des bout dat time ole King Polecat come in sight. h de ac- cordance CT de rules, soon ez Br'er Coon see ole King Polecat he mus shet he eye en hol he nose; CD wiles Br'er Coon doin' dis, ole k,ng Polecat walk up. he did, en grab de gingercakes en make of wid um. Co'se wen Br'er R, b ,it come lippitin' back, he hunt ter. he gingercakes, but he can't fine um nowhar. Den he holler out:
 "My goodness, Br'er Coon whar my gingercakes ?'
 "An Br'er Coon kin say is dat he dint see nobody take de gingercakes. Br'er Rabbit Tow, he did, das dis a mighty quare way fer ter do man wat done bought Ger gipgercakes en pay fer um. Yt he say he 'beege ter have some, en so he tuck'n pitch in en buy n'er stack un um. Ben he low:
 Nov, den, done got de gyarlic fer ter go wid um, en I'll des about squot right down yer en watch deze yer ginger. cakes my own set'
 "So he squot dewn en fl hese'f, en des bout de time whence he uz ready fer ter 'stroy de giugercakes. yer come ole King Polecat. Brer Rabbit, he got up, he did, en made bow, eh helt he nose en make like he uz a. shettin' he eyes. Ole K,ug Polecat, he come long, he did, en start ter ter pick up de gingercakes, but Bier Rabbit holler out:
 "'D Drao dem gingercakes
 "Ole K,ng Pelecar jump back en look lack hls ieelin's bin hurted, en he squall out:
 "s My poodnessl how coma yo, cue