Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-11
"RIsE UP. SANDY.
Why the Frogs Were Mad with Bre
Rabbit,

Rabbit.
Once when there was lull in the talk.
Lillian asked why the frogs made so much
fuss.
Il speck it S kase dey er mad wild Mr..
Rabbit" said Crazy Sue. "Dey er irwin
der best ter drive i'm outen de swamp
What are they mad with the Rabbit
torY asked Lucien, thinking there might
be story in the explanation.
Hit s one e. dem ole-time fuses" said
Crazy Sue. Hit S most too ole ter talk
about"
Don't you know what the fuss was
about?" asked Lucien.
"Well," said Crazy Sue, q one time Mr..
Rabbit an Mr.. Coon live close ter one
anudder in de same neighborhoods. How
dey does now l amt a-tellin' you; but in
dem times dey want no hard feelin's ,twix'
UNI. Dey des went long like two ole GRO
MES. Mr.. Rabbit, he wuz fisherman, and
MIR. Coon, he wuz fisherman"
And put 'em in pens" said Lillian, re-
membering an old rhyme she had heard.
No, honey, dey amt no Willium- Come
Trimbletoe in dis. Mr.. Rabbit an Mr..
Coon wuz bofe fshermans, but Mr.. Rab-
bit, he kotch fish, an Mr.. Coon, he fshed
fer frogs. Mr.. Rabbit. he had mighty
good luck, an Mr.. Coon, he had mighty
bad luck. Mr.. Rabbit, he got fat an
slick, an Mr.. Coon, he got po' an sick.
Hit went on dis away tell one day
Mr.. Coon meet Mr.. Rabbit in de big road.
Dey shook hans dey did, an den Mr.. Coon
he low:
"' Brer Rabbit, whar you git sech fine
chance err fish p
Mr.. Rabbit laugh an say +: Il kotch
UNI outen de river, Brer Coon. All ] got
ter do is ter bait my hook sezee.
Den Mr. Coon shake his head an low !:
Den how come | amt kin ketch no
frogs?'
Mr.. Rabbit sat down in de road an
scratched fer feas, an den he low: Hit
S kaze you done make UNI all mad, Brer
Coon. One time in de dark er de moon
you slipped down ter de branch an kotch
de ole King Frog; an ever sence dat
time, Whenever you er passin' by, you kin
year UNI sing out, fus one an den anud-
der Yer he come Oar he goes Hit
i'm in de eye; hit i'm in de eyel Mash
i'm an smash i'm; mash i'm an smash
'imp Yasser, dat wat dey say. | year
um constant, Brer Coon, and dat des wat
dey say
Den Mr.. Coon up an say: EFF dat de
way dey gwine on, how de name er good
ness kin | ketch UNI, Brer Rabbit? /
bleeze ter have sump'n ter eat fer me an
my family connection
Mr.. Rabbit sorter grin in de cornder err
his mouf, an den he say: Well, Brer
Coon, bein' ez you binso sociable long wild
me, an amt never showed vo' tooiies wen
l pull yo' tail, Pll DIES whirl in an hep
you out
q Mr.. Coon, he say: 'Thanky, thanky-
do, Brer Rabbit
" Mr.. Rabbit hung his fish on tree linn.
an say Now, Brer Coon, you bleeze ter
do des like / tell YOU
g Mr.. Coon lowed dat he would eff de
Lord spared i'm.
Den Mr.. Rabbit say: Now. Brer
Coon, you des rack down yander an git on
de big san'-bar 'twix' de river and de
branch. Wen you git dar you mus stag
ger like you sick, an den you mus whirl
roun' an roun' an drap down like You
dead. After you drap down you mus sorter
jerk yo' legs once er twice, an den you
mus lay right STILL Ef fly light on yo'
nose let i'm stay dar Don't move; don't
wink yo' eye; don't switch yo' tail. Des
lay right dar, an It won't be long 'fo' Won
year fun me. Yit don't you move till |
give de word
Mr.. Coon, he paced of, he did, an done
DIES like Mr. Rabbit toP i'm. He staggered
'roun' on de SAN bank, an den he dropped
down dead. After so long time Mr.. Rab-
bit come lopin' long, an soon S he git dar
he squall out, Coon dead ? Dis rousted
de frogs, an dey stuck dey heads up fer ter
see wat all de rippit wuz bout One great
big green un up an holler, Wat de mat
ter? Wat de matter% He talk like he
got bad co'.
" Mr.. Rabbit low: Coon deadp
I" Frog say: Don't believe it, Don't
believe itp
"N'er frog say YES he is! Yes, he
is? Little bit er one say: No, he amt
No, he ain'tp
"Dey KEEP on 'sputtin' an sputtin tell
bimeby hit look like all de frogs in de
neighborhoods wuz dar. Mr.. Rabbit look
like he amt a-yearin' ner a-keerin wat
dey do er say. lie sot dar in de SAN like
he gwine in mournin' fer Mr.. Coon. De
Frogs KEEP gittin' closer and closer. Mr..
Coon, he amt move Wen hv ID cit on
i'm, Mr.. Rabbit, he'd bresh IN off.
"Bimeby he low: 'Ef you want ter cit
i'm outen de way now's yo time. Cousin
Frogs. Des whirl in an bury i'm deep in
de SAM
+" Big ole Frog say: How we gwine ter
do it? How we gwine ter do it p
"Mr Rabbit low: Dig de SAN out fun
under i'm an let i'm down in de hole
Den de Frogs dey went ter work sho
nuff. Dey mus "a bin a hundred I'm UNI,
an dey make dat SAN fly, mon. Mr. Coon.
he amt move. De Frogs dey dig an
scratch in de SAN tell after while dey had
a right smart hole, an Mr. Coon wuz down
in dar.
Bimeby big Frog holler Dis deep
huff? Dis deep nuff?'
" Mr.. Rabbit low: Kin you lump out?'
7" Big Frog say: Yes, l KIM Yes, l
kin
Mr.. Rabbit say: Den It amt deep
nuff.'
Den de Frogs dey dig an dey dig, tell
bimeby big Frog say: Dis deep huff? Dis
deep nuff?'
"Mr. Rabbit low Kin you jump OUT?
Big Frog say: i DIES KIM DIES kin ?
" Mr.. Rabbit say Dig it deeper
" De Frogs keep on diggin' tell, bimeby,
big Frog holler out: Dis deep nufi? Dis
deep huff?
Mr. Rabbit low Kin you jump out p
Big Frog say: No, | can't, No,
can't Come hep mel Come hep mep
Mr.. Rabbit bust out laughin' and hol-
Ter out: Rise up, Sandy, an git yo'
meat an Mr.. Coon riz."-Jod Chandler
Harris IN 81. Nicholas for My.