The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

More Trouble for Brother Wolf.

me next night the little DOy narQly
waited to eat his supper before going to
Uncle Remus's home and when Aunt
Tempy failed to put in an appearance as
early as he thought necessary, he did not
hesitate to go after her. Ha had an idea
that there was a sequel to the story she
had told the night before, and he was
right. After protesting against being
dragged around from post to pillar by
children, Aunt Tempy said:
AFTER Brer Rabbit tuck'n make out he
uz pizen'd IN git all de beef, 'twant long
TO he chance to meet ole Brer Wolf
right sprsng in de middle NV de road
Brer Rabbit he sorter SHE'D off ter one
side, but Brer Wolf hail i'm:
"'WIoa dar, my colty! don't be so
gaily. You better be shame yo'se'f
bout de way you do me wen we go inter
cahoots wild dat beef
"Brer Rabbit, he up'n ak Brer Wolf
how all his folks. Brer Wolf say:
"'Youn fin out how dey all is TO dis
day gone by. You TOXIN took de beef,
I'm now I'm a gwine ter tak'n take you
"Wid dis Brer Wolf make a dash at
Brer Rabbit, but he des lack a little bit
Nv bein' quick 'nuff, I'm Brer Rabbit he
des went a sailin' thoo de woods. Brer
Wolf, he tuck after i'm I'm yer dey had it
-fus' Brer Rabbit un den Brer Wolf.
Brer Rabbit mo- soopler dan Brer Wolf,
but Brer Wolf got de vantage Nv de
win, en- terreckly he push Brer Rabbit so
close dat he run in a boiler log.
"Brer Rabbit bin in dat log befo' un he
know dey's a hole at ter cen, en- he des
keep on a'gwine. He dart in one cen an
he slip out de udder. He amt stop to say
goodbye; bless you'll he des keep ON
gwine.
"Brer Wolf, he see Brer Rabbit run in
de boiler log, I'm he say to hisse'f:
"'Heyo, dey bin calm you so mighty
cunnin' all dis time, I'm yer you done gone
un shot yo'se'f up il my trap.
"Brer Wolf laugh I'm lay down by de
cen whar Brer Rabbit went in, un pant
In res hisse'f. He see whar Brer Bar
burnin' off a new groun' I'm he holler I'm
a i'm fer ter fetch i'm a chunk er fer
ter de hoIler log, I'm dey sot dar un watch
it till it burn plum up. Den dey TOXIN
shuck hans's, en- Brer Wolf say Re hope
dat after dat deyu have some peace in de
neighborhoods.
Uncle Remus smiled a knowing smile
as he filed his pipe, but Aunt Tempy con
tinued with great seriousness:
Zone time after dat, Brer Wolf, he
TOXIN pay a call down to Miss Meadows,
I'm wen he git dar un see Brer Rabbit
settin up side Nv one er de gals, he like to
a tainted, dat be did. He 'uz dat 'ston-
ish'd dat he look right down-hearted all
endurin' Nv de party.
"Brer Rabbit. he how'd his howdies
ter Brer Wolf I'm shuck hans long wild
i'm, des like nothin' amt never happen
'twixt 'um, and he JPN say:
"'Ah-law, Brer Wolf! YoI1er much mo-
my fr'en' dan you ever specAed ter be, un
you kin des count on me right straight
long
hisse'f, I'm he ak Brer Rabblt wat make
i'm change his min so quick.
"'Bless you, Brer Wolf, I had needs to
change it, SEE Brer Rabbit, S: zee.
"Brer Wolf, he ak i'm how come.
"'Al about bein' burnt up in a boiler
log, Brer Wolf, en wen you gifts time I
wish you be so good ez to bun me up
some mo- SEE Brer Rabbit, sezee.
"Brer Wolf, he ak i'm how so. Brer
Rabbit say:
"'Im fear'd to ter tell you, Brer-W Wolf,
kaze I don't want de news ter git out
"'Brer Wolf VOW he won't tell nobody
on de top side er de worl.' Brer Rabbit
say;
you git in a holIer tree I'm somebody sets
after, dat de natal honey des oozles out
Nv it, I'm morn dat, after you git de honey
all over you, faint no use ter try ter burn
you up, kaze de honey will pussuv you.
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I done pick me out a n'er boiler tree SEE
Brer Rabbit, sezee.
"Brer Wolf, he wanter put right out
den an dar, I'm Brer Rabbit say dat des de
kinder man wac he bin huntin' fer. Dey
took dese'f off IN 'twan't long TO dey
came ter de holler tree wat Brer Rabbit
say he done pick out. Wen dey git dar
Brer Wolf, he so greedy fer ter git a tas'e
er de honey dat he beg I'm beg Brer Rab-
bit fer ter let i'm git in de holler. Brer
Rabbit, he hor back, but Brer Wolf beg
so hard dat Brer Rabbit gree ter let i'm
git in de holler.
"Brer Wolf, he got in, he did, un Brer
Rabbit stuff de hole full er dry leaves I'm
trash, un den he git i'm a chunk er fer n
totch 'er off. She smoked IN smoked, un
den she bust out in a blaze. Brer Rabbit
he pile up rocks, IN brush, IN sticks, so
Brer Wolf can't git out. Terrectly Brer
Wolf boiler:
"'Gittin' mighty hot, Brer Rabbit I
amt see no honey yit.'
Brer Rabbit he pile on mo- trash, IN
boiler back:
"sDOn't be in no hurry, Brer Wolf;
you'll see it I'm tas'e it too
"Fier burn un burn; wood pop like
pistol. Brer Wolf, he holler:
"'Gittin' hotter un hotter, Brer Rabbit,
No honey come yit.'
"Hor still, Brer Wolf, hit'Il come
"'Gimme ar, Brer Rabbit; I'm a.
chokin'."
"tFresh ar make honey sour. Des
hol' still, Brer Wolff
"ODI she gi. tin hotter en- hotter,
Brer Rabbit
"'Des hor right still, Brer Wolf mos