The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08

BROTHER RABBIT And THE CINCERCAKES.
BY Joel Chandler Harris Uncle Remus).

BY Joel Chandler Harris Uncle Remus).
"Now des tell you wat, honey" said Uncle
Remus to the little boy, "ef you wanter year
dish yer tale right straight thro', bidout any
balkin' er stallin', you'll des halter quit maxim
any fuss. Kaze wen der's any fuss gwine on hit
mos alters inginner'lly gets me MKT up. en-
wen I gifts mkt up 1 amt with nothin' tall
skacely fer telin' a tale, en- eff you don't bleeve
me, you may des ak some er my blood kin. Now,
den, you des set right whar you is en- stop yo'
behavishness. Kaze de fust time you wink loud,
you gotter git right up on de bedpos' dar en- ride
straddle.
$50 den! WE'LL one time Brer Mink en- Br'er
Coon er Brer Polecat all live terge'er in de same
settlement. Let lone dat dey live in de same
house. en- de house wat dey live in wuz made in
de resemble Nv great big holler log. In dem
days, Br'er Polecat wuz de king er de creeturs
wat run about after dark, en- you better make
up yo miu' dat he made UNI stan 'roun' nightly"
"Why. Uncle Remus," said the little boy. II
thought Brother Rabbit"
"Well, do goodness en- de gracious! Amt
ak you fer ter please, man, don't make no fuss9
Co'se know mighty well Brer Rabbit use terbe
de slickest en- de sooples, but dey 'bleege ter be
change, kaze faint in natur fer de ter cree
turs not to ketch on ter his ms en- his outs, en-
I speck dat de time wen dey fine i'm out is de
time wen ole Bre'r Polecat got ter be king er de
creeturs-dats wat speck.
But no matter bout dat-by hook er by
crook, Brer Polecat come ter be king er de
creeturs, en- wen he come to be dat dev'd all I'm
um go long ways out er der way fer ter take
off der hats en- bow der howdes, dat dey would,
en- sum UNI would tag after i'm, en- laugh
ever time Bre'r Polecat laughed en- grin eve
time he grinned.
"Wiles dish yer wuz gwine on Brer Rabbit
wuz in de crowd, en- he wuz des ez big man ez
emmy I'm UNI, en- l dunner eff he want de bisges'
Well. Bre'r Rabbit, he move en- secondary dat,
bein' ez how Brer Rabbit wuz sech nice king
dey ought to pass law evey time de yuther
creeturs meet i'm in de road dey mus shet der
eyes en- hor der nose Some I'm um say
dey don't min holdin' der nose. but dey
don't like dish yer way er shettin' der eyes, kaze
Gey mought run up agin tree, err stick brer
in der FOOT but Br'er Rabbit. he up en- low. he
did, dat 'twuz DIES bout ez little ez dey kin do fer
ter shet der eyes en- hor der nose wen dey git
whar sech nice king is, en- so dey all halter
come roun'
de mex day after all dis happen, Br'er Rab-
bit he come by de house whar ole King Polecat
live long wild Br'er Coon en- Br'er Mink. Br'er
Coon he wuz great ham fer ter bake ginger
cakes. Fur en- wide, de folks know'd bout Brer
Coon ginger cakes, en- dey couldn't be no camp
meetn roun' in dem diggin's but wat he wuz
hangin on de aidge sellin' his gingercakes en- his
haar irna RI
Rabbit see Brer Coon dat he whirl right in en-
git hongry fer gingercakes
$50 de mex day after 6ey done fix it all up
bout ole King Poecat, Br'er Rabbit, he come sail
in by Brer Coon house, en- he ak i'm eff he got
any gingercakes fer ter sell. Br'er Coon low he
did, dat he got UNI DIES ez fine ez fine kin be- en-
Brer Rabbit say lie b'leeve he'll buy some Ell
wild dat he run he han in his pocket, he did, en-
pull out de change en- bought i'm a great big
stack err gingercakes.
Den he tuck n ak Br'er Coon eff he won't keep
his eye on de gingercakes wiles he go git some
gyarlic fer ter eat wild UNI. Br'er Coon low
he'll take keer un UNI de bes' wat he kim Br'er
Rabbit rush off, en- des bout dat time ole King
Polecat come in sight In de accordance err de
rules soon ez Br'er Coon see old King Polecat he
mus shet he eye en- hof he nose; en- wlles Brer
Coon doin' dis ole King Poecat walk up he did,
en- grab de gingercakes en- make off wild UNI.
Cose Wen Brer Rabbit come ippitin' back. he
hunt fer he gngercakes, but he can't fine UNI no
whar Den he noller out:
MY gOOOneSS, br er loon! Wnar my ginger
cakes?"
"All Br'er Coon kin say is dat he dint see no.
body take de gngercakes. Brer Rabbit low he
did, dat dis mighty quare way fer ter do a man
wat done bought de gingercakes en- pay fer UNI.
Yit he Say he 'beege ter have some, en- so he
tuck n pitch in en- buy n'er stack IN um. Den
he low:
"'Now, den. done got de gyarlic fer ter go
wild UNI. en- I'll DIES about squot right down yer
en- watch deze yer gingercakes my own SELF
$50, he squot down en- fiji hese'f, en- des bout
de time whence he w ready fer ter stroy de GIN
gercakes, yer come ole King Polecat. Brer
he helt he nose, en- make like he w a-shettin lie
eyes. Ole King Polecat. he come long, he did,
Ell start fer ter pick up de gingercakes, but Brer
Rabbit holler cnJ-
"'Drap dem gngercakesp
"Ole King Polecat jump back, en- look lack his
feelns bin hurled en- he squat out:
"'My goodness how come yo' eye open9
How come you break up de rules dat awayp
"Br'er Rabbit he pick up he gingercakes he
did, en- 'low
81 kin hol my good ez de mex man,
but can't shet my eyes ter save my life, kaze
dey er so mighty bigr
ibis make ole King Polecat mad enough fer
ter eat all de gingercakes wat Br'er Coon eot liz
he chist, but he can't hep hissef kaze he know
dat eff Brer Rabbit tu'n agin i'm, he won't be
much Nv king in dat country. After dat it
got SO dat Br'er Rabbit kin put down his ginger
cakes anywheres he want ter; and folks low dat
he uz mighty nigh ez big man ez ole King
Polecat."
Moved and seconded.
The Confession of Napoleon's Wife.
DAN Mo