The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
"HE DONE CHANGE


gin ter feel cravin' in my gizzud Now
den, lem me see What p int wuz sput-
in bout? We want sputn' bout deze
shucks, en- we want 'sputin bout no plain
corn bread. | clare ter gracious! de sight
er cake materially drives everything else
out'n my head"
why, Uncle Remus, you were talking
about the bull that went along the road just
now," said the little boy.
"Tooby SHOP exclaimed the old man.
Look alike u bull is too big fer ter be
driv' out'n my min by a little piece er
cake like dat, but dat DIES de way it come
bout Well, dat ar bull wuz gwine on
by a-grumbln en- a-grOwlin'. You WIZ
settin right whar you could hear i'm wild
you own years Dat 'zackly what he wuz
er de time when ole Brer Bull change
hissef inter man Ell went 'rOun' courtln'.
While he was gWine on dis way. he come
cross oman which he like err looks
well, sub, Rrer Bull he'd Craze 'roun'
in de pastur all night en- in de daytime
he'd turn ter be q man en- call on dc oman,
en- cas- sheep eyes at 'er, en- tell er right
pincblank how purity she is. Hit KEEP on dis
way twel bimeby de 'ofnan got so she can
min bout did yer nice man what cumin
s%n.o' dnnS sue shed Cd" if de sAi iodie
4 .nr stir dc pot en- hol' it in de ar n
'lE.niL, en- oeIf-nelIs} -panS-oag@' ~ q
drap On de flo. She can't keep way fun
de iookin' glass. a-breslin' 'er ha'r en- plas-
term down 'er beau ketchers.
Now, den, dey wuz little boy Twin
dar wild dc oman. He moughter been
some bigger dan what YOU is, but he want
no older. lie wuz sharp ez a bamboo
brier, en- ez foot wuz light en- quick ez ole
Brcr Rabbit hissef. lie watch mighty
close. He notice dat when de man wuz
courtin' dey want no Brer Bull in de pastur,
Ell when dey want no man cr cGurlh uar
wrz Brer Bull grain 'roun'. He got be-
watch how Brer Bull change hisSef. tie
watch. en- he see Brcr Bull set down on
his hunkcrs des like dog. Den he'd shake
his head en- say, 'Ballybaloobil. Wild dat
his horns I'd sWlnk, en- his tan 'id sWi I've.
en- mos TO you kin bat yo' eyes, dar he d
stan changed inter q man. Den de Htte
boy 'ud slip back ter de house en- pick up
chips fer ter put on de oyen-lid ter bake
bread,
"Bmeby, de little boy git so Uneasy dat
oman gwine ter marry l}rer Bull, I'm sho
huff, dat DEE zackly what de oman laid
off ter do. When de boy see dat he DIES
up n tell de oman all bout it, but std
der b'lievin' i'm she got mad en- come
mighty nigh snatchin' i'm bal-headed;
But de boy, he watch, en- keep on watcIin
en- bimcby lie hear what de man say When
he change back inter Brer Bull.
80, one day, whites de man eatin' din
ner at de oman house, de boy han roln
de vittles, en- when he comes ter de man,
he say 'Bullybaloobill" De man look
skur'd en- put his hans up ter his head,
but faint do no good, de horns done gun
ter grow, en- boots come out
on his hams an foots, en- de close drap oil,
en- mos 10 de man can git outn de door,
he done change inter Brcr Bull en- he curl
his tail topper his back en- rush out ter
past IT.
"Well, de 'oman make tumble 'polergy
ter de boy, but he rub his9o.t Ill de nahor.
hoods err de coattai, whar she spank IN.
The old man paused a moment ana then
went on. y been liyin' 'rnun' here mighty
long time, but | amt never see 10 poicr-
gy what wuz pouice er plaster 'nuit Ter
fer swage a swellin' er kyo a brulse: Now,
YOU dez keep dat en- yo min en- git sorry
80 you hurt anybody. l been takin' notice
deze many long years dat Didn 30 Ier
Do 1t is de very chap what do it all"
But, Uncle Remus," said the little boy,
what became of Brother Bull and the
boy that found him out?"
"Well | tell you" responded the old man,
"dat boy wuz name Simmy Sam, en- he
wuz mo- sharper dan what folks tuck I'm
ter be- His common sense done tell i'm
dat after he make that eXplosure bout
Rrer Bull he'd halter keep his wedder eye
0pen. SO he slip off ter whar his nanny
live at en- she gun i'm little bundle er
fiapiacks en- tol' i'm ter go back en- ten
fer his business en- keep outn Brcr Bull
way.
cole Brer Bull wuz grain in de pastur'
des like nothin' amt happen but he keep
on de watch When he'd see SimmySam
anywhars ent'n de yard Brer Bull nd sorter
feed to'ds i'm, but Simny-Sam want tax
in no chances. en- he keep cioseter hyyer.
But creeturs is mo- patient-lile dan what
folks is en- bmcby it got so dat
Simmy-Sam nd sc furder en- furder fun
de house, en- one day de oman sont i'm out
in de woods after some pine kindlin'. en-
he got ter pla?yE,in' en- foolin' 'ropn';; You
well, dat DIES de way Simmy-Sam done