The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-01
UNCLE REMUS.
Brother Rabbit Gets Brother Fox's
Dinner.
From Nights With u Gle Remus.l

quite a pantomime o. his courtship, Uncle
Remus startled them all somewhat by
breaking into a loud laugh.
Il oOun' YOU" exclaimed Aunt Tempy,
grinnlng with enthusiastic sympathy, Il
boun' you, Brer Remus done fine out some
mo- er Brer Rabbit funny doin's; now 1
boun' you dat"
"YOu hit it de fus clip, Sis TemIy, 1
clare ter gracious eff you amt. You nailed
1t! You nailed it" Uncle Remus went
on, laughing as boisterously as before,
DIES lax ole Brer Rabbit done"
The little boy was very prompt with
what Uncle Remus called ais enquire
ments," and the old man, after the usual
hens" and "haws," began:
Hit ruh'd cross my min DIES lax a rat
long a r~atter, de way ole Brer Rabbit
tuckn done Brer Fox. 'Periently, after
Brer Rabbit done went IN put a steeple
on top er he house, all de yuther creeturs
wanter fix up dey house. Some put new
cellars una um, some slapped on new
wi~nderblines, S me Il thing and some
r'er, but ole Brer Fox, he tuck a notion
dat he'd put new shingles on de roof.
"Brer Rabbit, be tn ;k'n year tell er
dis, en- nothin'd do out he mus rack
roun' en- see how ole Brer Fox gittin' on.
Wen he git whar Brer Fox house is, he
year a mighty lammin' en- a blammin', en-
10 en- beholes, dar 'uz Brer Fox settin'
straddle er de comb er de roof nailin' on
shingles des hard ez he kin.
"Brer Rabbit cut he eye 'roun' en- he
see Brer Fox dinner settiI' in de fence
cornder. Hit 'uz kivered up in a bran
new tin pail, en- it look so nice, dat Beer
Rabbit mouf gun ter water time he SEE
it, en- he low ter hisse'f dat he bleedz ter
eat dat dinner TO he so way fun dar.
"Den Brer Rabbit tuck'n hail Brer
Fox, en- AKIN how he come on. Brer
Fox Tow he too busy to hol' any confab.
Bier Rabbit up an AKIN wat is he dom
up dar. Brer Fox low dat he putin
roof on he house gin de rainy season sot
in Den Brer Rabbit up en- ak Brer Fox
wat time is it, en- Brer Fox, he low dat
hits wukkin time wild him. Brer Rabbit,
he up an ak Brer Fox eff he amt stan in
needs er some hep. Brer Fox, he low
he did, dat eff he does stan in needs er
any hep he DINNER whar in de name er
goodness be gwine to git it at.
Wild dat, Brer Rabbit sorter pull he
mustars2, en- low dat de time wuz wen
he az a mighty handy man wild a ham
mer, en- he amt too proud fer to whirl in
en- hep Brer Fox Cut'n de ruts.
"Brer Fox low he be mighty much er-
blige. E. no Don is he say dat dan Brer
Rabbit snatched off he coat en- lipt up de
ladder, en- sot in dar en- put on mo- shin
giles in one hour dan BCer Fox kin put
on in two.
"Oh, he 'uz a rattler-ole Brer Rabbit
wuz," Uncle Remus exclaimed, noticing
a questioning look in the child's face.
"He 'uz a RATHER, N n, dez ez sho' &
youer settin' dar. Dey want no kinder
wuk dat Brer Rabbit can't put he han at,
en- do it better dan de mex man.
He nail on shingles plum twel he git
tired, Brer Rabbit did en- all de time he
nalln' he study how he gwine git dat
dinner. : e nailed en- he nailed. He I'D
nail one row, en- Brer Fox nd nail n'er
row. He naIld en- he naipd. He kOtch
Brer Fox en- pass 'im-kotch i'm en- pas,
i'm, tWel bimeby wIles he nailin' long,
Brer Fox tail git in he way.
"'Brer Rabbit low ter hisse'f he did,
dat he dunner wat de name er goodness
make folks have such long tails fer, en- he
push it out he way. He amt no mon
push it out'n de way, TO yer it come back
in de way. Co'se," continued Uncle Re
mus, beginning to look serious, "w'en
cats de case dat a soon man lax Brer
Rabbit git pester'd in be min, he bleedz
ter make some kinder accidents some'rs.
"Dey naipd en- dey naird, en-, bless yo'
soul! 'twa'n't long TO Brer Fox drap
everything en squall out:
claws a massy, Brer Rabbit, you
done nail my tall Hep me, Brer Rabbit,
hep ne! You done nail my tail! 7
Uncle Remus waved his arms, clasped
and unclasped his hands, sta nped first
one foot and then the other, and made
various other demonstrations of grief and
suffering.
"Brer Rabbit, he shot fus one eye and
den de yuther en- rub hiSse'f on de forrer'd,
en- low:
"'Sholy 1 amt nail yo' tail, Brer FIX;
sho'ly not. Look right close, Brer Fox,
be keerful. Fer goodness sake don fool
me, Brer Foxr
"Brer Fox, he holler, he squall, he kick,
he squeal.
claws a massy, Brer Rabbit! You
done naird my tail. Onnail me, Bre1
| Rabbit, onnail mel
"Brer Rabbit, he make fer de ladder,
en- wen he start down, he look at Bre1
Fox lax he right down sorry, en- he JPN
low, he did:
well, we'll, we'll! Des ter think dat
l should er lamm'd aloose en- nail Brer
Fox tail. I dunner wen l year tell Ell
anything dat make me feel so mighty
bad; en- eff 1 hadn't er seed it wild my
own eyes 1 wouldn't er bl4ev'd it skacely
dat I wouldn't
"Brer Fox holler, Brer Fox howl, yit
faint do no good. Oar he wuz wild he
tail hard and fas'. Brer Rabbit, he keeT
on talkin' w'iles he gwine down de lad,
der.
"tHit make me feel so mighty bad,
sezee, dat 1 dunner wat ter do. Tine ]
year tell I'm it, hit make a empty place
come in my stomoch, seq Brer RABBIT
sezee.
by dis time Brer Rabbit done git
down on de groun', en- w'iles Brer Fox
hOller'n, he des keep on a talkin'.