The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-11

BRER FOX FOL
he saw it with his own eyes. He says he
can make ever so many hundred dollars
In Mississippi where he makes one here
.'Marse John amt gwine is hep
mo. heard papa tell mamma that I'm
Gle James was drawing his long bow, and
then mamma said she reckoned that her
kinfolkS were as truthful as anybody
else's."
Immediately Uncle Remus's features
lost their severity and he laid back i'll his
chair to laugh.
Oats Miss Sally up en- down. Hit her
kinnery, en- you got ter hit her. But yo'
pa know Marse Jecms en- / knows I'm. /
been KNOWN i'm sence he wuZ i'll his
teens, en- when he git ter talkin' he'll
stretch his blanket spite er der Worl.
He alters would do it EN- he alters VII.
Now dat DIES de long en- de short Tin 1t.
I don't keer eff he is kin ter Miss Sally,
he'll talk viii.
BLESS yo' soul, honey! done hear talk
er Massasipp long TO you w bornded.
/ done seed UNI go dar, en- l done seed um
come back en- eve'y time hear folks talk
bout maxim mo- money off dar dan dey
Kin anywhars higher home, 1t put me in
min err de time when Brer Fox went
huntin' de place whar dey make money.
rs it a story, Uncle Remus!' asked the
little boy.
well, faint ez you may say, one er
deZe yer reg'lar up en- down tales what
runs crossways Dish yer tale goes right
straight. One time Brer Fox meet up wild
Brer Rabbit in de big raod, en- dey pass
de time er day, en- AK one er nudder how
der family conneXiOn Is. Brer Fox say
sorter middlin' peart, and Brer Rabbit
say he sorter betwiX. My gracious! en-
THANK gracious Whites dey er runnin
on en- confabbn' Brer Fox hear suInp'n
rattlin' in Brer Rabbit pocket.
He low, .Ef | amt mighty much mis-
taken. Brer Rabbit, hear money rattlin,.
"Brer Rabbit sOrter grin slow en- hol his
head keerless.
He say, ''Tain't n0thin' much-des
some small change what bledZe ter take
wild IRE i'll de case err ncedceSSity.'
Wild dat he drawcd out a big" han'ful
or speeshy dollars, en- quarters, en- seven
punces, en- thrips en- all right spang bang
new. Hit shined in de sun twel it fair
bin yo eyes.
.'Brer Fox low, Laws a massy, Brer
Rabbit. l amt seed such money sence /
sold nv watermilions las year. Amt
YOU skeer'd some unll fling you down en-
take it way fun you?
fer take it kin have it, en- he des strut
long de road dar mo- samer dan one er
deze milliumtery mems what got yaller
stripes on der britches.
"Brer Fox low, 'Whar de name er good
ness you git so much new speeshy, Brer
Rabbit
.Brer Rabbit say, I git it whar dey
make it at-dat Whar ! git it
"Brer Fox stop by de side er de road en-
look stonish.
"He low. 'Wharbouts does dey make
dish yer SpceShy at?
''Brer Rabbit say, 'Fust in one place en-
In anudder You got ter do like me, Brer
Fox: you got ter keep yo' eye wide open,
"Brer Fox low. Fer massey sakes. brer
Rabbit, tell me how l gwine ter fin de
place
"IIe beg on he beg. Brerc Fox did, en-
Brere Rabbit look at i'm hard like he got
some doubts on his min. Den Brer Rab-
bit sot down by de side er de road en-
p!ark in de san wild his Walkin' cane.
''Bmcby he say. We'll. spOzcn L tell
you. you'll 90 blabbin' it rOun' de whole
neiglbOrhoOdS. en- den dcy'H git it all en-
we went git none tall
But Brer Fox DIES VOW en- declar' ter
gracious dat he won't tell livin soul, en-
den ole Brer Rabbit sorter lent hissef
back en- cle'r up his throat.
"He say. faint much after you find 1t
ont, Brer Fox. All you got TO do is ter
watch de road twel you see a Vaughn
come long Eff you'll look right close
you'll see dat de Vaughn, eff hits de right
Sind er Vaughn is got two front wheels
and two behime wheels. en- you'll see fld-
7ermo' dat de front wheels is lots hitler
Dan de behme wheels. Now, when you
see dat what is yOn bleedze ter bleieve?