The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-09-22

make dat exposure bout Brer Bull
he'd halter ter keep his wedder eye
open. So he slip off ter whar his
nanny live at, en- she gun i'm a
little bundle er flap jacks en- toll i'm
ter go back en- ten ter his business
en- keep out'n Brer Bull way.
"Ole Brer Bull wuz grain in de
pastur' des ike nothin' amt happen,
but he keep on de watch. When
he'd see Simmy- Sam anywhars ent'n
de yard Brer Bull I'D sorter feed
lords i'm, but Simmy- Sam want
takin' nc chances, en- he keep
closeter kivyer. But creeturs is
more patient.hke dan what folks is,
en- bimeby it got so dat Simmy
Sam I'D go furder en- furder fun
de house, EN- one day de oman sent
i'm out in de woods after some pine
kindlin', en- he got ter playin' en-
foolin' 'roun'. You know how chill
lun is, en- how dey'll do; well, dat
des de way Simmy-Sam done. He
des frolicked 'roun' out dar in de
woods twel bimeby he hear ole Brer
Bull come a rippin' ard a snortin
thoo de woods. Hit about look like
his time wuz up"
'What did he dol" the little boy
asked, as Uncle Remus paused to
search in his pocket for some to-
bacco crumbs. The old man had a
knack of holding the youngster in
suspense at a critical point in a
story,
"What he dot Well, sub, dar
wuz Simmy Sammy, yander wuz a
tree, en- here come Brer Bull. Now,
in case er dat kim, what Simmy-
Sam gwine doi 'Fo' you kin ak
de question he des skinned up de
tree like one err deze yer rustyback
Lizards. Brer Bull come up en- hit
de tree wild his horns kerplipl But
faint do no coed. He walk 'roun'
en- switch his tail en- shake his head,
but Simmy-Sam des laugh at i'm.
Brer Bull drawed back, he did, en-
hit de tree wild his horns, kerblam !
'Tain't do no good.
HE KEEP on dis way twel he get
plum tired, en- den he stop ter
res. After he got his win back.
he sot down, he did, en- change
hisse'f inter a man, en- de man had
ak. Den Simmy Sam git skeer'd
kase he know dat when de ak start
ter talk, dat tree got ter come
down. De man look up en- sorter
grin.
'He low, Il got you, is II
"Simmy-Sam say, 'Yasser, /
speek so.
"Man low, You better come on
down en- save me de trouble er cut
tin down dis tree.
"Simmy- Sam say, i skeer' d."
''Man low, 'Skeer'd or no skeer'd
you better come down.
Skinny Sam say, Gut some fust
en- femme see how it feel.
ovid dat de man let inter cuttin'
hard ez he kin-blap blap blip.
blat Bout dat time Simmy-
Sammy, whites he was feelin' in
his pocket fer his hankeeher so he
kin wipe de water outin' his eyes,
come cross de little bundle err flap
jacks what his nanny gi' i'm. He
onroll De bundle en- dey wuz three
un um in dar. He took one un UNI,
he did, en- drap it on de man, en-
one er his arms fell off. De man
amt wait ter put de arm back on
he DEE took de ak in one han en-
keep on chopin hard ez he kin.
Skinny Sam see dis, en- he make
'ase an drap anudder hap-jack. 1t
no sooner drap dan de mans tudder
arm fall off. Oar he wuz, amt got
no arm en- can't do no cuttin'. Look
like nobody can't be skeer'd un i'm
when he in dat kinder fix. But
Simmy- Sam fear d de man kin run
at i'm en- fall topper i'm. So, den,
to make sho, be drap de las flap
jack, en- den de man head fell off
Wild dat, Simmy- Sam clum down de
tree, en- took his foot in his han en-
put out fur home"