Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-05-31

Coon, he wuz tisherinan--
And put 'em in pens" said Lillian
remembering an old rhyme she had
heard.
mo, honey, dey amt no William
Come-Trimbletoe in dis. Mr.. Rabbit
an Mr. Coon wuz / ofe fishermen, but
Mr.. Rabbit, he kotch fish, an Mr..
Coon he fished for frogs. Mr.. Rab-
bit, he had mighty good luck, an Mr..
Coon he had mighty bad luck. Mr.
Rabbit, he got fat an sleek, 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 a
fine chance er tish?'
Mr. Rabbit laugh an say: i kotch
un 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 frogsY
Mr. Rabbit sot down in de road an
scratched fer fleas, an den he low:
Hits kase you done make um all mad,
Brer Coon. One time in de dark er de
moon, you slipped down terde branch
an kotch de ole King Frog; an ever
sence dat time, Whenever you er' pass
in by, you kin year um sing out, fus
one an den anudder-Yerh he come! Oar
he goes! Hit i'm in de eye! Mash i'm and
smash I'M; Mash I'm and smash i'm!
Yasser, dat des wat dey say. | year
um constant, Brer Coon, an dat des
wat dey say
Den Mr.. Coon up an say: 'Ef dat
de way dey gwine on, how der name
er goodness kin ketch um, Brer Rab
bit? | bleeze to have sumpn ter eat
fer me an my family connection.
'Mr. Rabbit sorter grin in de corner
of his mouf, an den he say: We'll,
Brer Coon, bein' ez you bin so socia-
BILE long wild me an >ain'tnever showed
yo' toofies wen pull yo' tail, I'll des
whirl in an help yo' out
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
Mr.. Coon lowed dat he would eff
de Lord spared i'm.
Den Mr.. Rabbit say: Now, Brer
Coon, you des rack down yonder, an
git on de big san'-bar 'twix' de river
an de branch. Wen you git dar you
mus stagger like you sick, an den you
mus whirl roun an drap down like
yo' dead After you drap down you
mus sorter jerk yo' legs once er twice,
an den you mus lay right still. Eff
fly light on yo' nose, let i'm stay dar.
Don't move; don wink yo' eye; don't
switch yo' tail. Des lay right dar, an
'twon't be long fo' you year fun me.
Yit don't you move till give de word.
Mr.. Coon, he paced off. he did, an
done des like Mr. Rabbit to' i'm. He
staggered roun' on de san'-bank an
den he drapped down dead. After so
Tonga time Mr.. Rabbit come lopin'
long, an soon's he git dar he squall
out, Coon deadr Dis reused 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 matter! Wat de matteri He talk like
he had got bad col.
Mr.. Rabbit low: Coon dead"
Frog say: Don't beliere it! Don't be
here 1t!
"'N'er frog say: Yes he as Little bit
er one say: No, he amt No, he amt.
"Dey KEEP on 'sputin' an 'sputin',
tell bimeby Lit look like all de frogs
in de neighborhood wuz dar. Mr..
Rabbit look like he amt a-yearin' ner
a-keerin' wat dey do er say. He sot
dar in de san like he gwine in mourn
in fer Mr.. Coon. De frogs KEEP git
tin closer an closer. Mr.. Coon, he
amt move. Wen fy'd git on i'm,
Mr. Rabbit, he'd bresh i'm off.
''Bimeby he low: Ef you want ter
git i'm outen De way, now's yo' time,
rA,,yf,, UHrAcra H.. AZ hill IN ~ httFxr
him deep in de sam
Big ole frog say: Hop pe gtcine ter
do it? Hote ice gtoine ter do 1t?
Mr.. Rabbit low: 'Des dig de san
out fun under i'm an let i'm down in
de hole.
Den de Frogs dey went to work
sho' nuff.
"Dey mus a bin hundred un um.
an dey make dat san fly, mon. Mr..
Coon he amt move. De Frogs, dey
dig an scratch in de SAN till after
while dey had right smart hole, an
Mr.. Coon wuz down in dar.
"Bimeby big Frog holler: Dis deep
npf. Dis deep nuf.
Mr.. Rabbit low: Kin You jump
outr
big Frog say: Yes. Kin. Yes. l kin.
'Mr. Rabbit say: Den faint deep
nuff.'
Den de Frogs dey dig an dey dig,
till bimeby big Frog say: Dis deep Huf.
Dis deep nuf
''Mr. Rabbit low: Kin you jump