The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24
ON THE PLANTATION.
A Story Of a Georgia Boys Ad.
ventures During the War.
~ Jssl Chsaaisr Harris.
nr.-tsA. 1891 NJ Jnsi cAssdz~ Asr~AL
CHAPTER vrII.-tCosclupKDl

N'V'' " 49, ~--'~
CHAPTER vIIL-tCoNclupKDl
Buddy" said he. turning to Joe Max well.
did you ever hear tell how the fox gifts rid
or heas2"
Joe had never heard.
WELL" said Mr.. Pruitt, ITS this away.
When the fox, speshually Of It's one er these
here big reds. gifts full or Heas. which they or
bleedze tor do in hot weather. he puts out an
goes tell he finds a flock er sheep. Then he
runs In amongst EN-. an runs along by the
side or one tell he gifts chance ter pull u
mouffle er wool out Then he makes a break
fer the creek an finds him q wash hole an
wades in.
He don't es you may say. splunge 10. he
Jest wades In. little bit at time. Fust he
gifts in up ter his knees. an then he COOS in
deeper an deeper But he hain't In no hurry
When the water strikes the neas nachally they
starts fer high water mark. The fox feels 'em
crawl UP. an then he goes in little deeper
When they crawl UP OF high ez his back he
goes In furder. an then they crawl lords his
head. He gifts little deeper. an they crawl
out on his nose. Then he gifts deeper. tell they
haint nothin' out or the water but the pint or
his nose.
Now all this time he's got that chunk or
wool in his mouf. an when the heas hain't got
nowheres else ter go they make fer that
Then when the f1eas Is all in the wool. the fox
drops 1t In the water. comes out. shakes his.
SET. an trots of ter do some other devilment"
Dat cert'ny Is one way fer ter git red or
feas." exclaimed Mink. laughing heartily
Then he turned to Injun Bill.
BILL" said he. what tale IL dat been hear
you tell bout ole Brer Rabbit an de overcoat2
Dat amt no niger tale
Nav" said Injun Bill. ntemptuousy
Dat amt no niger tale. My daddy toll dat
tale. an he want no Niger wish could toll
it like hear him tell it,"
How did It 60 ?" asked Mr.. wimberly.
WELL" said Injun Bill rolling his eyes to-
ward the rafters. 1T sorter run dis way. nigh
ez l kin reckermember: De time wuz when
Mr.. Beaver wuz dc boss er all de crceturs. He
want de biggest ner de strongest, but he wuz
mighty smart. Fine cloze make fine folks in
dem days. an dat what Mr. Beaver had. Eve'y-
body know him by his fine overcoat. He look
slick all de week. an he mighty perlite-he
amt never ferGit his manners. Mr. Rabbit
see all dis an it make i'm feel Jealous. He
dunner how come Mr. Beaver kin be sech big
man. an he study how he gwine make hissef
populous wild de yuther creeturs.
"One time dey all make 1t UP dat dey wua
gwine ter have big meetin'. an 80 dey gun
ter fix up. De word went 'roun' an all de
creeturs make ready ter come Mr.. Beaver he
live UP in do mountains. an it wuzlots mo- dan
q days journey FUN his house ter de place
whar de creeturs Gwine ter hol' der big
meetin'. But he wuz bleedz ter be dar. kaze
he de head man. Ole Mr.. Rabbit low ter his
SCI dat sumpin got ter be done. an dat
mighty quick. an 80 he put out fer Mr..
Beaver house. Mr.. Rabbit sho is soon
mover. mon. an he sit dar in little or no
Ha an dav III so Urn ID Mr. nao jp,t
comm ter de meetin' dat dey sont i'm after
i'm. an he help MIR. Beaver pack his kyarpet-
bag. an went on back wild i'm fer comply.
Mr.. Beaver can't git long ez peart ez Mr..
Rabbit. kaze he so fat an chunky. VT he don't
ter shutdown Des TO dark dey come ter
whar dey wuz river. an MI. Rabbit. he low
start in de mornin'. SO dey built up fer. an
coon oer spter IN p hd p ,e aey "u1
.es 'el fs.rsa
ter have trouble dis nsht Mr. Beaver say
nov comes ~; nre. naopI
in is call anin ' HOT Gmbers sn don M like
no such name. Dat de reason wanter
ste se close u ter Water 80 A'' AA'''
Mr. Beaver ak. What de name or goodness
ob wild lit 1" do s de- ss,
We kim Den he sorter study. an low. L
yoar3: sf.t Beaver: an hang $: it Up in d. trss
u"'. Aa%e .. 10 "us' conue 'e1 uo "use' 'ou
Den Mr.. Beaver tuck of his oysrcoat an
h.nr ;,u, r. do 10. ~, .tt.r -h;,. 49, :,
n"ns l. up III ue 'tee' Oil s.te1 VINO uey Jay
down fer ter take nap. Mr.. Rabbit he stay
wake. but twa MT long TO Mr. Beaver WIZ done
80. 49, s,..n ~, sno,;., -;.ht -. U..,
sone 70. eteep al sno.'n i'sh' a.ons' nc sno
so loud dat MIR. Rabbit laugh ter htssef. an
| low. Hey! Ole Brer Beaver pumpin' thunder
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,ef i Dry wanqe e oue we ghIpe Yer nave some
ra! am NJ Rsbct raiss hisss s On 3 bis allow
sS5 at M gs+ve Hs sse
an, slipped 'roun. an, got i'm great big piece
SI paIA. an ueh ne stip patk tet uo nSI az run
de piece or DARK uil de not enOers 9es IKE II
NV T,a shoS Ia ne nuns um up IN oe ar ne
dia. en- holler OUT;
nun Ier ae wafer; bIer beaverI Tnn 1eP as
Water! ~ ralnin not emoers! hun. brer
Beaver! run!
De not emoers dreppeo on mr.. 6eaVSr. al
ne scumed ,pout mlgntlly. Ilms Mr. HaoDit
noheIe1' ne HunR an OF shower Of emnens on
I'M. an mr.. Beaver gun one loud squatl an
splpnged inter de water mead over heels. Mr.
ks6et gnb de- ne an down Dc