The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-30

zone time de wuz a n onst'us dry season
in de settlement whar all de creeters live
at, en- drinkin'-water got mighty skace.
De creeks got low, and de branches went
dry, en- all de springs make der disappear
ance 'cep'n n great big un whar all de
c~reeturs drunk at. Dey'd all meet dar,
dey would, en- de bigges' nd drink fus',
en- by de time de big uns all done swaje
der thuss dey want a drap lef fer de little
uns skacely.
Goose Brer Rabbit w on de happy
side, Eff any body gwine git water Brer
Rabbit de man. De creeturS nd see he
track 'roun' de spring, but de amt new
ketch i'm. Hit got so after vile dat de
big creeturs nd crowd Brer Fox out, en-
den 'twan't long TO he hunt up Brer Rab-
bit en- ak i'm wat he gwine do.
"Brer Rabbit, he sorter study, en- den
he up'n tell Brer Fox fer ter go home en-
rub some 'lasses all on hisse'f en- den 60
out en- waller in de leafs. Brer Fox ak
wat he mus do den, en- Brer Rabbit say
he mus go down by de spring en- wen
de creeturs come ter de spring fer ter git
dey water. he mus Jump out at 'um, en-
den after dat he mus waller lax he n er
GIL d hlAAC LIN " az SOS SO5N
on UNI
"Brer Fox, he put out fer home, he did,
en- w'el he git dar he run ter de cubbud
en- des GAVIN hisse'f wild '~lasses, en- den he
went out in de bushes, he did, en- waller
ez de leafs en- trash twell he look mos bad
in Brer Rabbit 10 * wen he play Wult-
er-de-Wust on de creetu~s.
Gwen Brer Fox git hisse'f all fix up,
he went down ter de spring en- hide his
self. Bimeby all de creeturs come after
der water, tn w'iles dey 'uz a-scuffn' en-
a hunchin', en- a pushln', en- a-scrougi' ;,
Brer Fox he jump out'n de bushes en-
sorter switch hisse'f 'roun', en-, bless 20
soul, he look lax de Ole Boy.
"Brer Wolf tuck'n see i'm fus, en- he
Jump spang over Brer Bar head. Brer
Bar, he lip back, en- ak who dat, en- des
time he do dis de ter creeters dey tuckn
make a break, dey did, lax punkins rollin'
down hill, en- mos 70 youk'n wink yo'
eye ball, Brer Fox had de range er de
spring all by hisse'f.
"Yit 'twan't fur long, kaze TO de cree
turs moved fur, dey tuckn tun 'roun,
dey did, en- crope back fer ter see wat
dat ar skeery lookin' varment dom.
Wen dey git back in SEEM distuns dar
'uz Brer Fox walkin' up en- down switch
in hisse'f.
ode creeturs dunner wat ter make un
i'm. Dey watch, en- Brer Fox march, dey
watch, en- he march. Hit keep on dis
away twel bimeby Brer Fox gun ter wal
Ter in de water. en- right dar," continued
IN lie Remus, leaning back to laugh,
fright dar 'uz whar Bier Rabbit had I'm,
Time he gun ter waller in de water de
'lasses gun ter melt en- t want no time
skacely TO de 'lasses en- de leafs done all
wash of, en- dar 'uz de ole Brer Fox des
ez natchul ez life.
"De fus Brer Fox know bout de leafs
comm Of, he year Brer Bar holler on
top er de hill:
"tYou head i'm off down dar, Brer
Wolf, en- I'll head i'm off 'roun' yerI
"Brer Fox look 'roun' en- he see all de
leafs done come off, en- wild dat he make
a break, en- he want none too soon, n'er,
kaze little mon de c~reeturs nd a kotch
inn
Without giving the little boy time to
ask any questions, Uncle Remus added
another verse to his Rabbit song, and
harpej on it for several minutes:
go Mr.. Rabbit! yo' year mighty long
Yes, my Lore dey made fer ter las;
o Mr.. Rabbit yO' toof mighty sharp.
Yes, my Lord dey cuts down grass =