The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-18
7fOS FABLES.
The Man and the Wild Cattle.
By JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.

"oLb Shh ahhANs
Cppr,gbt 1899. BY Josl Chandler Marri..
One day Uncle Remus saw the little boy
going around the place with a bow and arrow.
shooting at the chickens. and at everything
that came In his way. The bow Uncle Remus
had made himself under protest. and he had
also gathered a handful Of weeds from the
swamp. and showed the enterprising youngster
how to fashion them into arrowa The outfit
was crude aud clumsy enough. but 1t was used
with such unexpected effect that the old man
was com pelled to interfere.
Il lay ef Miss Sally see you gwine on dis
away. she'll put dat ar bow behlne de Chin
bley. en- she'll take dem ar arrers en- war UNI
out on you. boun' I amt gwine ter fix you
ND no mo- contraptions Of dat de way you does
-massycreein' do cats. en- do chickens. en- de
Lord knows what"
WELL. Uncle Remus." said the little boy
seriously. don't you see I am a wild Indian 2"
He had a half dozen feathers stuck in the
band Of his hat. The old negro looked at the
child and smiled in spite Of his efforts to as
sumo an air Of severity.
What kinder Injuns is dem.' he asked.
what goes a pursuin' arter chickens2 Ef
you CIR huntin' war. des go up yander whar dat
ar Dominicker hen got de young chickens: 90
up dar en- 'sturb 'er. en- Of she don't make you
squat de fust letter err my name amt ole man
Remus. Dey wuz a man one time what had a
bow en- arrers dat done i'm some good. but dat
time dun gone by"
Tell mo about it. Uncle Remus." said tho
little boy.
old man. You er lots too busy. Go on en-
Go IN. ef you don't make 'aste dey'll git away.
an den DO inJun man II halter go widout his
ro But the little loy put down his hGw and sF;
III I'M R fold him fha pfnrv
-. We'll. suli. one time dey wuz a maj on he
live close by a great big woods. Dey amt no
Git on a swift boss en- gallup i'm SEWN days in
SEWN en- you'd go ez fur ez De woods wus wide.
S1t G spa Ss !isvis d dsss EN- en- 'T fs1io n In an aa y w6!S
60 ez fur ez de woods wuz long; De woods
wnz full Nv horned s=reetsrs en- about all Nv
horned cattle. be;y roamsd roun' IN De Woods.
boy aain't had no trouble bout n a4t I'M 'ees sppin''
what de man brung um:
der nf Siss si' t.l HsS man Re he saa i9 . soS De .s s: stlsr fer sa
FUN his bow en- arrer he'd ketch wild bis dogs.
VICIOUS dan a painter. Dey worried de- horned
efsss Minny eG Minn1 M 2ns an I'm e Tas naIs1 the
iittls boy. and the other was named Folla-'
Lord a mussy. honey, cried Uncle Remus.
dat" 49, u,,o
boy i IN ths Se e1es sp sRst ye eal fsl1 his lis d desst tt 5h Xii lit the
The Old negro threw his head back and
Well. sub. dat little boy what 1 been tell
you bout he crowd up. en- come tor be a hun:
k iill' de- omen lots wuss 50 he ha Tasd Dc cat, cat.
It went on dat away tWei Simeby de cattle
heit a meetin' Ter ter git up some, kinder plan
lay a.; !, * s% ss1 s :; IT Ists e. AZ I, sSsu e., F. $S 1ess
sci dey kin run in on i'm en- hook i'm inter
j ni3 etT, h%t 81 Dc d s1 g.. roag wid d i'm; den dey
."Bineby a nice young cow. white ez snow.
Ewine ter change inter . young. oman en-
''er. Don she say she'll 'swade i'm ter STAY
home long e. she kin. en- when she cant
huntin'. en- den de hornet c%ieeters kin cioze
en- Sn sh i% e. 'sr @ 'sssd way sS T Vow i !6h. Rs Ds en ds
d dut DC COW = sTT s1 I., ,er tail On low. 'Ah-ha? en-
$50 den. de- mex time de man start for ter
go huntln. no come cross q, young oman in
DC woods. She wuz likely ,lookin' gal. mon.
en-, De man no look at 'er. he did. On de cal.
she n LOOK Gack at i'm. en- den dey bole look ut
That, was the white cow. wasn't 1t. Uncle
"Tooby sho' twuz, honeyI exclaimed tho old
body; eisa IN d. 70 rou y w sos s'' She de es w"nt ne" en-
change 'erseI bodariuusly fun a COW en- cum
ri p ne = IlE se WOW youn bxt 0 as cpset How 8 She s dom it.:
wuz des ez miscellaneous ez dew could be: dey
want no end ter dey tricks. Tor des set here
kin change 'erseT'f twsi she cone ter he a
oman, but dar she wnz right 10 de mans two
S %hat II II naw you Swine git roun' dat' Dat
Nov. den, iar wuz de likely young .'omnn.
G ses apr d %vH d iik man she . De oman IN she 4" hill hil1 Ie or
WI. Wv know how It's when folks D. dat
ter GO young oman en- az 'er Of she Il have i'm.
en- de- ynuns 'onan she tuck'n chaw ON 'er hon;
G Gst tst.IHi tss sa i" oTss a. she n ain i. know w.N w not miI
folks say 'ia.ser on thanky, too. Den dey
went of en- s%t %arried, en- dc man took do
"Dc man sor,sr drapt bis huntiu' after dat;
d"S MiI Iiss h. s ssr srr io S,d de q. appetite fer KILN
sS Srr r1 WAS pit PIT ' Upon nla Dc 81 sh ,ai! V sn he n sta S9T
'roun' do n"use; De dogs amt Know what tor
make er dis: dc wonder on wonder what do
sill ~ look at do man en-, whine. All dis time
dc vii, cattle wlz roamin' In do woods. grain
huntin'; so one night he tuck an to- dc young
'Gman ia Gat he pit pie 1I nz ter 60 hnntin' de mex
out on tied DO dogs hard an fas' on don cropo
back ter bed. De man he got up, he did. On
fried i'm u rasher or meat. on drapt a pone or
corn bread in his wallet, en- den he put out fer
ton tor de dogs, kaze he been In do habits or
gwine er huntin' widout EN-. On when he need
um right bad nd des hoiler on call UNI. No
matter how fur OIL he mouglt be. he'd DIES put
hi. han ter his moui on holler.
,Minnv,Mlnny, Morack! Follamalinska!
Some er dc wiz cattle seed i'm acomin'. en-
dey went en- toli do yu;hers. en- den de whole
drove tuck ter der heels on made of ez hard
ez ever dey could. Dis man follered der tracks.
en- Dis wuz 'zsrkiy what dey want Dey, wsnter
Bimeby he come on UNI In one or deze yer big