The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-10-24
AN UNCLE REMUS STORY
FROM TIE CHARMING PEN OF JOEL
CHANDLER HAHRIS.
Ben Wolf F:rds a Strange; on His Eeas
ard "Sacses" BIN, With an Al 3rishing
Resul. An -Exs cact From "Tae Ctea-
tG.es VIII NO Cav" ia S.. Nichclas for


| -'W'en y..n git lee;le bit bi ger
dan wat yon -, honey" said Uncle
Remus t" the liz &c boy, you'll know
lots more dan YOU does now"
The old man had pile of white
oak splits by his side, and these he was
weaving into "A chair bottom. He was
al expert in the art of ''hoi toming
chairs" and ht earned many silver
quarter in this way. The little boy
process.
Hits des like 1 tell you" the old
man went on; 81 done had de sps sunce
on it. / done got so now dat | dom t
b'iieve wat l see, much less wat |
year. 1t got lee he whar [ kin put
my ham on il en- tumble wild it. Folks
kin fool deyse't lois wu.s dan yuther
folks kin fool um, an ef you don't be-
lieve wat Pm a-tellin' un you, you
kin des ak Brer Wolf de mex time you
meet i'm in de road
What about Brother W off, Uncle
Remus p The little boy asked, as the
old man paused TO refill his pipe
We'll, honey, 'tain't no great long
rigamarole; hits des one er deze yer
tales W at goes i'll a sailop swel it gets
ter de jumpin' of place.
'One time Brer Wolf ~uz gwine
Tong de big road. feein' mighty proud
en- high strung. He wuz a mighty
high up man in dem days, Brer Wolf
wuz. Ell mos all de yuther creeturs
wuz feefed un i'm. Well, he wuz
gwine long lickin' his chops en- walk
ia sorier stiff.kneed, wen he happen
ter look down 'pon de groun' en- dar
he seed er track in de SAN. Brer
Wolf stop, he did, en- look at it, Ell
den he low:
/: 'Heyo! what kind er creeiur dis
! yer? Brer Dog amt make dat track,
j en- peeder is Brer Fox. Hits one er
| deze yer sind er creeLJrs wat amt
go: no claws. I'll des bout foller i'm
up, en- eff | ke,ch i'm he'll shohly be
my meat
dat de way Brer Wo,f talk. He
foller long ar,er de track, he did, en-
he look at it close, but he amt see no
print er no claw. Bimeby de track
| tuck II III IL out uo esa a., or
dreen whar de rain done wash out.
De track woz plain dar in de wet san
but Erer Wolf a.n't see no syn er no
claws.
"He folIer en- folier, Brer Wolf did,
eu de track git fresher en- fresher, but
still he amt see no sign er no claw
Bimeby he come in sight err de creetur
Ell Brer Wolf stop, he did, en- look at
'In. He stop stock still Ell look. De
creetur WIZ mighty quare-lookin', ell
he WIZ cu,Lio' up some mighty quare
capers. He hal biz head. shar p nose
ell bob tail; ell he wuz waikiki roun
Ell roun' er big dogwood tee, rubbin
his sides as',n it. Brce Wolf watch
i'm er right smart Wide, he act S,
quare, en- he uen low:
/ e.sShoo! dat creetur don been in el
fight an los de bes' part er he tail; eI
wat make he scratch hisse'f dat away
!; I'll let i'm know who he foolin' long
Wild
carter while Brer Wolf went up el
little higher de creetur en- holler out
"'Heyo, dar wat yo' dom scratch
in yo' scaly hide on my tree en- tryin
fer ter break hit down 2
"De creetur amt make no answer
He des walk 'rom' ell 'roun' de ire
scra,chn,' he sides en- back Rrer VOL
holler out:
":I lay III make you year me if
halter come dar wbar you is
"De creetur des walk 'roun en- 'roul
de tree, en- aim, make no answer. De-
Brer Wolf hail i'm ag'ii, ell talk lac
lie mighty mad:
"sAin't yer gwine ter min me, ye
imperdeut scDundul Amt yer gwin
ter mozey outer my woods en- let ~
tree lone?
"Wid dat Erer Wolf march tode
de creetur des like gwine ter SOUS
| i'm IN lie groun'. De creetur ru
f | hissef ag'in lie tree ell look lack h
q feel mighty good. Rrer Wolf keep 9
0 gwine todes I'm, en- bimeby wen b
p Oil sorier close de cree.ur tuck'n 81
;, up ON his behine legs des lack you Sc
r souir'ls do. Den Brer Wolf he 'los
g he did:
q ".Ah-yi! you beggin. is you9 81
faint ergwine ter do yer no good.
mout er let you off if you'd minde
me wen fus holl-r atte.: yo,, but
amt gwine ter let you off now. L.
er gwine ter larn you er lesson Cat
stick by YOU
>eI aDen de creetur sorter wrinkle
:; he face en- mouf ell Brer Wolf low:
e "'Oh, you 'n',er swell up en or
! YOU 'ceitful viiyun, IN a gwime ter 1
: : you er fraiiin' dat l b.un' yer VOL
Il fergit!
= aBrer Wolf make like he gwIne t
hit de cIeetur. en- den--''1a5at,s
Here Uncle Remus laused Al
looked all around The rss',i, aud up
ev the rafiers. When lie -hesall a.a
a. his voice was very 'lcmm.
se. swell, sub, dat crestur DIES fot
q one swipe dis away, an'i 'n'er swi
Is - dat away, Gu mos 10 you can vii
r. you eye balls, u er Wolf hide v
e mighty nigh tseislaiiy tored off u i
his After dat de creetar ss'atered ott
'P- de woods en- gun ter rub hisset
81 'n'er tree"
ce. "What kind ofa creature was
re- Uncle Remus 2" asked the little b.,
Its sWell, honey replied the old II
AIS in q confidential whisper, hit WI
O nobody on de topside er de yxth