The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-31

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Once when there was . luil In tho talk.
Lillian asked why the frogs made 90
much fuss.
II speck It's kase dey or mad with MI
Rabbit" said Crazy Sue. "Dey er tryin'
der best tar drive'im outen de swamp"
"What are they mad with the RABBIT
for r. asked Lucien, thinking there might
be q story Ia the explanation.
"Hit's one er dem ole time fuses" said
Crazy Sue. Hits most too ole ter talk
about
"Don't YOU know what the fuss was
abon, n asked Lucien.
-Well,' said Crazy Sne. Zone time Mr..
Rabbit an Mr.. Coon live close ter one
anndder in de same neighhorhoods.
How dey does now | amt a-telIin' YOU:
but In dem times dey want no hard fee-
ms twix' i'm. Dey dcs went long like
two old cronies. Mr.. Rabbit, he wuz a
fisherman, and Mr.. Coon, he wuz a fisher
man-n
"And put EN- In pens,v said Lillian, re-
memb.ring the old rhymes she had
heard.
No, honey, dey amt no WMiam-Come-
l~Trimbletoe in dis. MIR. Rabbit an MI.
Coon wuz bofe fishermans. but Mr.. Rab-
bit he koIch fish, and MIR. Coon. be f.hed
'er frogs. Mr.. Rabbit he had mighty
good luck, an Mr.. Coon he had mighty
bad luck. Mr.. Rabbit. be 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.
hey shook hans dey did, and den Mr..
Coon. he low:
..Brer Rabbit. wnar you git such q
fine chance es fish,
mr.. Rabbit laugh an say IL kotch
INN outen de river, Brer Coon. All
lyot ter do 10 Ter bait my:hook, sczee."
sDen Mr.. Coon shake his head an'low
Den how come l KANT kin ketch no
hogs!'
mir. Rabbit sat down in de road an
scratched fer flcas, an den he low
,%l'iIii's kaze you done make um all mad,
Brer Coon. One time in dc dark or dc
moon. yon slipped down Ter de branch
Ian kotch de ole King Frog an ever
lsence lat time, whenever you er pa-sin'
lb,, YOU kin year um sing out. fns one
Ian den anudder Yer he comesl Oar
he goc-, Hif'im in de eye. Hit'im IN de
M'le,e! Mssh'im an smsshim; mashim
an smashimi Yasser, dat wat dey say
year nm constant. Brer Coon, an dat
j les wa, dey say
.Den Mr.. Coon up an say: III dat
/ de way dey gwinc on, how de nsme or
! goodness ken ! kesch um. Brer Rabbit Z
7 bleege ter have eump'n ter eat Ter me
an my family connection
Mr.. Rabbit eoFter grin in de cornder
Ter hi~ mouf, an den he say: We'll,
Rrer Coon. brin' ez you bin 80 sociable
long wild % 49, Amt never showed yo'
l~ioofie- we'en / pull yo' tail, IN des whirl
in an'he'p You out
"Mr. Coon he say 'Thanky, thanky-
do. Brcr Rabbit
MIR. Rabbi, hung bis ish on q tree
lin. an say Now, Brer Coon, >ou
lblccze Ter do dies like ! tell you
MIR. Coon lowed dat he would ef de
Lord spared I'm.
.Den Mr.. Rabbit say Now, Brer
Coon. YOU DIES rack down vander az III
lnn de big san'-bar 'tw,x' de river an az
branch. Wen you git dar you mus
-tAgger like you sick. an jeu you Mus
whirl roun an roun' M drap down like
YOU dead. After YOU drap down, vou
mu-' sortcr jerk yo' legs once er twice
an den yon mus lay right sill. FL ~
light on yo' nose. let i'm stay dar. Don
move don't wink yo' eye; don't switch
yo' tail. Des lay right dar, ant wun''
be long To- you hear from me, an
done you n.cyl iii ! give De word
@Mr Coon. ne paced of. he did, ~
done des lisr Mr.. Rabbit toll I'm. lie
staggered 'roun' on de ~san'bank, an 10
Idtapped down dead. After 20 long q
: time. Mr.. Rabbit come lopin' long. az
|soon's be git dar he squail cut, Coon
Idcadr Die reused de Frogs. an dc,
stuck dey head up ter see whit al de rip
Ipit wuz bout. One great big green ~
up an boiler. w AT de matter! Wa
c. Ide matter p lie talk like be got . bat
Icol.' w.
mr.. Rabbit low: Coon deadv
Frog say "Don't believe II! Dca
Stelieve itp
..N'er Frog says: Yes, he III Ye
:, he islr Little bet or one say: No, b
laint! No he ANTI ...,
.Dey KEEP on 'sputin an 'sputin,' tel
Ibimeby hit look like ell de Frog IN q.
- ~neighborhoods wuz dar. Mr.. Rapbi
look like he amt a-yearin' her a-keerIi
wat dey do err say. lie sot dar in q
Isan' like he gwine in m0nrnin' fer MT
s Coon. De Frogs KEEP gittin' closer ~
~lcloser. Mr.. Coon. he ain't move WEI
q ny git on i'm, Mr.. Rabbit, he'd bres
'Im oil.
.Bimeby be low: sEf you want e
y, cit i'm outen den way, now's 20 tim
Cousin Frogs. Des whirl IN an bur
N him deep in der san
big ole frog says: How We gwiu
ter do IL? How We gwine ter do ~
MIR. Rabbit low: Dig dc san' 9.
FUN under i'm an let i'm down In q
hole Z.
.Den de frogs dey went ter work sh
Inu6F. Dew mus q bin . hunren un IN
|an' dey make dat san' fly, mon. n
Coon. be aint move. DE frogs, dey d
an scratch in de san, den after while d.
had ! right smart hole, an Mr.. Coo
wuz down In iar.'
= sBimeby big frog holler: Dis dee
nuft2 Dis deep nuffy