The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-22
REMUS.
How Waffle Weasel Was Caught.

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the end of a plug, rubbed it between the
palms of his hands, placed it in his pipe,
dipped the pipe in the glowing embers,
and leaned back in his chair, and seemed
to be completely happy.
Hit mOught not er bin endurin' er de
dog days." said the old man, recurring to
Daddy Jacks story, "kaze dey wuz times
dat wen dey push ole Brer Rabbit so close
he 'uz des bleedz ter git he revengeance
out'n I'M. Dat mought er bin de marter
'twix' him en- ole Grinny-G Granny Wolf,
kaze wen ole Brer Rabbit git he dander
up, he 'uz a monst'us bad man fer ter fool
wild.
"Dey tuck after 'im," continued Uncle
Remus, Ell dey 'buzed i'm, en- dey tried
ter 'stroy i'm, but dey wuz times wen de
ter creeturs bleedz ter call on i'm fer ter
hep EN- out dey trouble. | ain new tell
you bout little Waffle Weasel, is IY
asked the old man, suddenly turning to
the little boy.
The child laughed. The dog on the
plantation had killed a weasel a few
nights before,-a very cunning looking
little animal.-and some of the negroes
had sent it to the big-house as a curiosity.
He connected this fact with Uncle Remuss
illusions to the weasel. Before he could
make any reply, however, the old mar
went on:
mo, I boun' I amt en- it comes cross
me right fresh en- hot time 1 year talk er
Brer Wolf eatin' he granny Dey wuz
one time wen all de ~creeturs wuz Twin IL
de same settlement en- usin' out'n de same
spring, en- it got so dat dey put all dey
butter in de same piggin'. Dey put it in
dar, dey did, en- dey put it in de spring
house, IN dey'd go off en- ten ter dey
business. Den wen dey come back dey'd
fine whar some I'm been nibblin' at dey
butter. Dey tuck'n hide dat butter all
'roun' in the spring-house; dey sot it on
de ~rafters, en- dey bury it in de san; yit it
all de same de butter nd come up miss
in
"Bimeby it got so dey dunner wat ter
do; dey zamin' de tracks, en- dey fine out
dat de man wat nibble dey butter is little
Waffle Weasel. He come in de night,
he come in de day dey can't ketch i'm.
Las de creeturs tuck'n helt er cOnfab, en-
dey gree dat dey halter set some un fer
ter watch en- ketch Waffle Weasel.
"Brer Mink wuz de fus man 'p'inted,
kaze he want mon a half a han no way
you can fix it. De ter creeturs dey tuck'n
went off ter dey wuk, en- Brer Mink he
tuck'n sot up wild de butter. He watch
en- he lissen, he lissen en- he watch he
air see nothin', he amt year nothin'.
Yit he watch, kaze der ter creeturs done
fix up a law dat eff Waffle Weasel come
w'les somebody watchin' en- git of widout
gittin' kotch, de man wat Watchin amt
kin eat no mo- butter endurin' er dat
year.
"Brer Mink, he watch en- he wait. He
set so still dat bimeby he git de cramp in
de legs, en- des bout dat time little Waffle
Weasel pop he head und' de do. He see
Brer Mink, en- he hail i'm:
"FHeyo, Brer Mink! you look sorter
lonesome in dar. Come out yer en- less
take a game er hidin'-switch.'
"Brer Mink, he wanter have some fun
he did, en- he tuck'n iine Waffle Weasel
in de game. Dey play en- dey play twel,
bimeby, Brer Mink git so wo' out dat he
sets down ter res'' Brer Mink, he draps
mighty big en- fine, he goes en- nibbles up
de butter, en- pops out de way he comes
in.
ode creeturs, dey come back, dey did,
en- dey fine de butter nibbled, en- Waffle
Weasel gone. Wild dat, dey marks Brer
Mink down, en- he amt kin eat no mo
butter dat year. Den dey fix up n'er
choosement en- pint Brer Postum fer ter
watch de butter.
"Brer Possum, he grin en- watch, and
bimeby, sho nuf, in pop little Waffle
Weasel. He come in, he did, en- he sorter
bunch Brer Possum in de short ribs, en-
ak i'm how he come on. Brer Postum
mighty ticklish, en- time Waffle Weasel
totch i'm in de short ribs, he gun ter
laugh. Waffle Weasel totch I'm ag'in en-
laugh wusser, en- he keep on hunchin' i'm
dat way twel bimeby Brer Postum laugh
hisse'f plum outer win, en- Waffle Weasel
lief i'm dar en- nibble up de butter.
Ode creeturs, dey tuckin mark Brer
Possum down, en- pint Brer Coon. Brer
Coon, he tuck'n start in all so mighty
fine but w'iles he sittin' dar, little Wat
tie Weasel banter i'm fer a race up de
branch. No sooner say dan yer deY wentl
Brer Coon, he foller de tu'ns er de branch.
en- little Waffle Weasel he taken take
nigh cuts, en- 'twan't no time TO he done
run Brer Coon plum down. Den dey run
down de branch, and TO Bro Coon kin
ketch up wild i'm, dat little Waffle Wea-
sci done got back ter de piggin' er butter,
en- nibbled it up.
"Den de c~reeturs tuck'n mark Brer Coon
down, dey did, en- pint Brer Fox fer ter
watch de butter. Waffle Weasel sorter
'fear'd er Brer Fox. He study long time,
en- den he wait twel night. Den he tuck'n
went roun' in de ole feel en- woke up de
Killdees en- drov 'roun' todes de spring
house. Brer Fox year I'm holler, en- it
make he mouf water. Bimeby, he low
ter hisse'f dat taInt no harm eff he 90 out
en- slip up on one"
"Dar now!" said Aunt Tempy.
"Brer Fox tuck'n slip out, en- Waffle
Weasel he slicked in, en- bless yo' soul
dar goes de butter!"
"Entyw exclaimed Daddy Jack.
"Brer Fox he got marked down." con-
tinued Uncle Remus, en- den de creeturs
tuck'n pint Brer Wolf fer ter be dey
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