The Russellville Democrat., 1892-09-01
when I goes in dc woods l got ter know whar I'm gwine
MRS. PARTRIDGE HAS A FIT.

MRS. PARTRIDGE HAS A FIT
 VI reckon maybe you done got de idee dat Brer Rabbit is in about de smartest creetur in de whole CT crea- tion," said Uncle ReTnus, after he had cleaned out his pipe and re- filled it. Well, suh, eff you got dat idee youer mighty much mista- ken, kaze eve'y once in while sump'n CT nudder 'ud happen fer ter take de starch out | Brer Rabbit. Hit allers happen dat away Go whar you may en when you will, en stay long ez you chosen ter stay, right dar en den you'll sholy fin dat folks what gifts full CT consate en proudness is gwine ter git it tuck out'n. You kin see it gwine on right here fo' yo' eyes. Look at dat Yaller Jake. Miss Sally got i'm ter drive de car, riage ter Sunday, en fo' he got back home he done fergot dat his mammy wuz nigger oman. He luz high up one day en under de strap de nex'
 "Dat de way wid Brer Rabbit. Des bout time he git stuck in h;s min dat dey ait. nobody kin outdo i'm, up somebody d jump en do i'm sean lous. Dem what he ain't got in de cordner CT his mind, dey de ve'y ones what make i'm feel mighty umble-come-cumble.
 Tone time when Brer Rabbit wuz feelin like he luz high ez a poplar tree en big aroun ez a gin-house, he tuck a notion dat he want some bird eggs. Creeturs gifts notions in der head same ez folks does, en dat de kind of notion Brer Rabbit tuck up. Not'in' i'll do but he mus have some bird eggs. Dat de way he put 1 it down. He bleeds ter have bird eggs.
 "He got i'm baskit, he did, en hung it on his arm, en sat out to hunt um. He tuck a nigh cut thoo the woods, en whiles he gwine long struttin' en hummin' one CT deze yer sassy chunes, Le come 'cross Miss Partridge.
 "You done hear about Miss Partridge, ain't youi" Uncle Remus asked, noting the boys look of sur prise. Mos any day in de week, an Sunday flung in fur good med ger, you kin hear m hollin' en axin' ole Bob White eff his peas mos ripe, en will his dogs bite, spheshnal at night.
 "Well, sah, whiles Brer Rabbit gwine long huntin' bird eggs, he struck up wid Miss Partridge. She'd done grabbed hole in de hot san en she wuz settin' in 1t Ainging up de dust wid foot en wing.
 "Atter dey'd howdied, Brer Rab- bit low, 'WhaS make you waller in de dustf'
 Miss Pa fridge say, Pm trying ter git de freckles off. Whar you gwine wid dat basktes'
 "Brer Rabbit low he huntin' bird eggs. Miss Partridge ax him eff 'taint bad manners fer ter rob bird nesses. Brer Rabbit low he done hear talk bout it, but when a man git hungry he can't stan on man. ners Dey jower'd, dey did, twel bimeby Miss Partridge say dat eff Brer Rabbit is bent on robbin' bird nesses, she'd take en show i'm whar some wuz, en wid dat, off dey put, Miss Pa a'tridge leadin' de way.
 "Fus dey come whar dey wuz nes' wid two big eggs in it. Brer Rab- bit low, Dat aiu't no bird nes' i, dat's hen nes'.
 Miss Partridge wuz stonished, she say, Lawsy, Brer Rabbit, 1 hear tell dat hens lays mo dan two eggs
 "Dey went on, en bimeby dey come ter a guinny nes'. Miss Partridge low, Dis is sho huff bird nes'.'
 "Brer Rabbit say, 'Ain't you got no sense, 'owanf Dis is Pot Rack nes' Lemme go head; I'll fin bird nes'.'
 "Brer Rabbit lead de way right spang ter Miss Pa fridge nes'. Dis kinder illustrate de ole lady, but she say ter herself dat her nes' is so hid by de grass dat sholy Brer Rabbit won't be able fer ter fin it. But Brer Rabbit got sharp eyes. He see whar de nes' is, but he sorter snuffie 'roun' en make Ike he huntin it.
 "He low, Look like l smell bird egg
 Miss Partridge laugh en fan herself wid a heart leaf, en say, How de name CT goodness kin any body smell bird eggf'
 "Brer Rabbit low, 1'll show you, en wid dat he unkiverd d de nes', en dar 'twaz wid in about a hatful CT eggs piled up in it.
 Miss Pa'tridge make grea
 'miration she say, 1awsy yes, yo kin smell um, Brer Rabbit, en who'd a thunk itf'
 "Brer Rabbit start ter put um in his basket. but Miss Partridge sorter dance 'roun', she did en say, Wait, Brer Rabbit; you better femme see eff ley CT good, kaze I done fergit mo bout bird eggs dan you ever knowed.
 "Wid dat Miss Partridge break one un um en tas'e it, en man, suh she ain't mn git it in her mouf 'fo'