The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-12
UNCLE REMUS.
Why Mr.. Dog Runs Brother Rabbit.
from Nights With Uncle Remus.


The little boy was not particularly
pleased at the summary manner in which
the young Alligators were disposed Of
but he was very much amused at tie
somewhat novel method employed by the
Bear to deceive the old Alligator. The
negroes, however, enjoyed Daddy Jacks
story immensely, and even Tidy conde-
scended to give it her approval; but she
qualified this by saying, as SON as she
had ceased laughing:
81 clare ter goodness you al got
mighty little ter do fer ter be settin' down
yer night after night lis'nin' at dat niger
man"
Daddy Jack nodded, smiled, and rub
bed his withered hands together ap2ar-
emily in a perfect ecstacy Of good-humor,
and finally said:
"Oona come set-a by me, Ill gal. E
berry nice tale wut me rell-a you. Come
sta by me, Ill gal e berry nice tale.
Eff you no want me fer tell a you one tale,
dun you is kin tell a me one tale"
"HumphI" exclaimed Tidy, contempt
uouslY, you'll set over dar in daI corn
der and dribble many's de long day TO l
tel you any tale"
AOOA JC4J S@! Oo1O ASOh4GC3
pretending to ignore the queer courtship
that seemed to be progressing between
Daddy Jack and Tidy, "you gittin' too
ole fer ter be sawin' de ar wild yo' head
en- squealin' lax a FLY. Ef you gwine
ter set wild folks, you better do lax folks
does. Sis Tempy dar amt gwine on dat
away en- she amt think 'ersef too big fer
ter set ur dar en- jine ia wild US en- tell a
tale, needer."
This was the first time that Uncle Re
mus had ever condescended to accord
'Tildy a place at his hearth on an equality
with the rest Of his company, and she
seemed to be immensely tickled. A
broad grin spread over her comely face
as she exclaimed:
"OhI 'clar' ter goodness, INK Remus,
| thought dat ole niger man wuz des a
proiickin' long wild me. Eff it come
down ter settin' up yer long wild you all
an tellin' a tale, | aint 'nyin' but wat |
got one dat you all amt never year tell
un, kaze dat ar S IN Jim wat Mars. Ellie
Akin got out'en de speckerlater wagin,
he up'n tell il Oar at Riah's des TO de
patter- rollers tuck'n split up on um."
"Dar now!' remarked Aunt TemFy.
Tidy laughed boisterously.
WAT de patter- rollers do wild dat ar
Slim Jim?" Uncle Remus inquired.
Ozone nothin'z" exclaimed Tidy,
with an air of humorous scorn. "Time
dey got in dar Slim Jim 'uz up de chimb-
ly, an Riah' uz noddin' in one cornder
an me in de udder. Nobody never is
ter know how dat ar long leg niger
sIick'd up dat chimb,y- dat dey amt. He
800 ooo FND% m 10 Mt rooly on whor
he put de ter foot I can't tell you"
What was the story p asked the little
L boun' fer you, honey?" exclaimed
Uncle Remus.
Well den," said Tidy, setting her
self comfortably, and bridling a little as
Daddy Jack manifested a desire to give
her his undivided attention. =" well, den,
dey wuz one time wen ole Brer Rabbit
'uz bleedz to 60 ter town after sump'n
n'er fer his famerly, an he mos shame
ter go kaze his shoes done wo' tetotally
out. Yit he bleedz ter go, an he put DEE
ez good face on it ez he kin, an he take
down he walkin'-can an sot out des ez
big ez de next IN.
well, den, ole Brer Rabbit go on
down de big road twel he come ter de
place whar some folks bin camp out de
night befo', an he sot down by de fer,
he did, fer ter WON his foots, kaze dem
mawnin's 'uz sorter cole, like deze yer
mawnin's. He sot dar az look at his
toes, an he feel mighty sorry fer hisse'f.
"Well, den, he sot dar, he did, en-
'twan't long 70 he yer sump'n n'er trot-
tin down de road, an he tuck'n look up
an yer come Mr.. Dog a smellin' an a
snufin' 'roun' fer ter see eff de folks lef'
any scraps by der camp-fer. Mr.. Dog
'uz all dress up in his Sunday-go-ter-
meetin' ~cloze, an mon dat, he had on 8
par er bran new shoes.
"Well, den, wen Brer Rabbit see dem
ar shoes he feel mighty bad, but he Amt
let on. He bow ter MI. Dog mighty per
lite, an MI. Dog he bow back, he did,
an dey pass de time er day, kaEe dey 'uE
ole ~'quaintance. Brer Rabbit, he say:
"'Mr Dog, whar you gwine all fix up
like dis ?