The Helena independent., 1892-08-07

fiat 'cross dc river. l tell you, mon, &c"
wuz gay times"
Here Uncls Remus paused and looked
steadily into tho frs- place and sighed. The
impression he left on the little boy was that
he himself had crossed at the ferry while
Brother Bear was in charge. But where
was the story2 The younasser looked at
II the old man intsntly, and waited pa
tiently. :,
"Brer Bar wuz mighty hne fsyman, y
said Uncle Remus after while. taking oil
his spectacles and rubbing them gently on
his knee. 'Dsy amt no two ways bout dat.
But dey wuz one time when hs got outdone.
dunner what time or de day nor what day
or Dc, mont, but 'twuz soms'rs 'twixt two
sun-ups. Brer Bar wuz ssttin' In the
shade wishin' dat some un 'ud come long
on drap sewn puncs in his pocket. lie
,nz des bout ter dozs off whom he hear
somebody holler:
'Man 'oross dc river, say, Hello.
''Brer Bar raise up en- 'low. How You
like for somebody ter call You Hello!
MAN hollar back, come put me 'eross
'.Brsr Bar 'spon.' 'Ah-yi"
DE man wuz ridin' gray mar, en- dc
gray mar had gray colt wid 'er. Brer
Bar swung de fiat on Ter side, en- whiles
she wuz . swiRgln' he 'uz countin' his
money
"oh. Dc rope is long; ke'ch holt. tetch
Oh. the rope il long, keteh holt
A dime fer de mar. a dime fer dc man.
En- thrip fer do little gray colt!
de fat he swung 'roun,' she did. en-
Brer Bar, he sung out-'Ride in Mister, en-
make yo' sell at home
Fright den en- dar," continued Uncle
Remus, leaning back in his chair and lift
ing his eyebrows-"riQht den en- dar de
trouble begun. Nobody want ter blame;
nobody vans dc 'cason nm it. Hit des
come dry SCI, des like do measles did when
You had um."
''What trouble was it, Uncle Remus"
the little boy asked.
ssHit des broke out by hits own lone ae'f,"
responded the old man, solemnly. DE
man. he cluck ter de mar en- try ter ride 'er
in dc fiat, but de mar she hilt 'sr head
down and sorter snort: en- fuse ter bulge.
Do man try ter COAX 'er, but she won't be
coaxsd. Den he put whip en- spur. but she
whirl 'roun' en- fuse ter 90 in de fat She'd
90 up. shs'd 20 down. she'd 20 any whar On
eve'v whar 'ceptin' in dc fiat. Den de man
lit en- tried tor lead 'er. but de mar drug
i'm bout over do sam like he amt wei igh
mon two poun' en- half Brer Bar try
ter hep, but faint do no good. De colt
seed dat his nanny wuz skeer'd en- he gun
ter whieker en- sqoa! On run 'roun' like 4 pig
wid hot embers on his back. Dis makes u
bad matter wuss.
Brer Bar he study. but faint do no good.
Bimeby Brer Bar look 'roun' en- who
should he see sstsin' oross-legged on stump
a-watohin' I'm um but ole Brer Rabbit! Oar
he WIZ, des OF nachal sz one or dezs yer
dagarry-types. Fun whar he stood Brer
Bar oouldn's tell whedder Brer Rabbit wuz
laughin' or whedder he wuz oryin', but
his face wuz mighty wrinkler up. Brer
Bar hail i'm, but Brer Rabbit ahuok his
head. Brsr Bar call 'im. but Brer Rabbit
shuoh his head. Brer Bar ak i'm ter come
hep i'm git de mar in de fat, but Brer
ID d.
bout ter 'buss Brsr Rabbit TO oomp'ny,
but n'er notion struck i'm. en- he tuck en-
wabbled off ter whar Brer Rabbit wuz sot-
ten. Time he got whar dey could hold or
confab Brer Rabbit low:
"'What de name or goodness ia you all
tryin't ter do down dar? What kinder
capsrs il you cuttin' up? 1 been settin'
here watehin' you. en- des dyin' or Iaughin'
Ut do way you en- de man en- dem oresturs
been gwine on
'Brsr Bar try ter splain, but Brer Rab-
bit keep talkin'-
ioon 'roun' wild um some mo-. Fer gracious
sake lemms have my fun cut. Go on, f3rer
B'ar-Eo on. Whiles Pun a-kestin' here
chawin' my terbaoker lsmne Joy myself en-
git de wof sr my holiday. Go joon 'roun'
some MOI
Den Brsr Bar up On tell Brer Rabbit
what de matter is en- Brer Rabbit laugh en-
holler fit ter kill hsss'f. He low: NV
goodness. Brer Bar. had de idse dat YOU
all been outtin' up dem oapers a-purposs.
"Brer Bar low: NO. bless gracious! Dat
man yonder want ter be put 'oross. He des
blesdz ter be put Gross. but how gwne do
1t. I'll never tell you
"Brer Rabbit say, seZee, We'll, Brer Bar.
Of you let dat bodder you mon minuit
you'll make me b'lieve dat You got dropsv
or do head. hear tell dat lots or folks js
gittin' down wild dat kinder sickness'
Rrar n ha l..
kaze he can't make no 'rangement fer I. r
git dat ole mar on de fiat. Brer Rabbit
look at i'm right hard en- sorter wrinkle m
his face. He low, seZee:
"Brer Bar. hit des sz easy ez gwine tor
sleep in 4 swing
''Brer Bar say, sezes, Brer Rabbit, how
1gwins do! Ell you'll tell me dat P!I do
anything you Az ne; you can't * ma
nothin' won't do
''Brer Rabbit low, sezee, well den, Bre,
Bar. all you got ter do is ter shove do colt
on de Hat On de nanny III foller right
after
"Ole Brer Bar went a wabblin' back ter
de river. en- when he got dar he driv de coli
on de fiat en- de mar follersd after ssms AZ
if she'd . been borA en- raise on fIat-
Whsn Brer Bar see dat he 'low-'Wellr
'Do man AZ i'm who top i'm how ter de
dat. Brer Bar make answer dat 'tvny
Brer Rabbit. en- den he went on ter tell de
man bout what q soin crsstur Brer Rabbit
is--dat nobody can't fool I'm, en- nobody
can't outdo i'm. De man listen, on den be
low dat he comm back dat away In a day
or two, and he bet a pot or honey aein q
dish sr cream dat he kin outdo Brer Kab-
bit. Brsr Bar tuck de bet en- den do,
shuck hans fer ter make it mo- bindin'.
"Well, 'twant long after dat TO- her,
come Do man back. en- dis time he had two
mars. He wuz Iidin' one On leadin, d,
udder. On dey wuz both des ez much alike q;
two poas Dsy wuz de Same color, do sam,
size. en- do same gait. Brer Bar tuck d,
man across on TER side. en- den he low da
now 10 de time fer ter settle der bet. Ii.
sloW, Dexee:
"'One or dezs mars 10 de NANNY On d,
ndder one il do colt. Now call up Brel
Rabbit, en- AZ i'm ter tell me which is which
en which 10 do uddss. wkioh 10 dc nanny