The Russellville Democrat., 1892-10-27

roach Dack hlS years en make hlsSe f look tumble -come-tumble, en den he draw'd his mouf round en wunk one eye, en shuck his fist at his shadder in de water.
 "He got back in de big road, he did, en crop long like he ailin' hmpin' fus on one foot en den on tudder, en bimeby he come ter de place whar ole Brer Lion stay at. Brer Rabbit sorter drag hisse'f long en make bow Brer Lion look at i'm sideways, en ax i'm whar he gwine. Brer Rabbit say be come kaze it's his turn ter come, en he come dc mo willin' kaze he been feelin' mighty poly dis long time. He talk mighty weak en trimbly.
 "Brer Lion look at i'm right close en low, You won't make moufful. Time I eat you, I'll des be gittin' hungry good.
 "Brer Rabbit say, "Yasser, I know ain't fat, en I speck I got lots CT feas on me, but I'm mighty willin' I got bad cough en Pm tired CT fallin' off. Pm des about ez fat ez de mule de man had, which he natter tie knot in his tail fer ter keep i'm fum slippin' thoo de collar.
 "Brer Lion look at i'm en study. Brer Rabbit luz so skeer'd he talk weaker en weaker.
 "He say, 'Wniles I comin' long des now, I seed creature dat luz mos big on fat ez what you is, en ] low ter myself dat I wish ter goodness I uz fat ez you is, so Brer Lion kin make out his dinner
 "Brer Lion low, Who is hef"
 "Brer Rabbit say, I ain't ax i'm his name. He fuse ter 'spon' ter my howdy, en he look so servigrous dat 1 put out fun dar.'
 "Brer Lion low, Come show me whar he is.
 "Brer Rabbit say, 'I'd do it in mint Brer Lion, but I skeer'd he'll hurt you
 "Brer Lion sorter bristle up at dis. He low, Hurt whof Come on en go wid me whar he is, en I'll show you who'll git hurted, en dat in short order
 
 "Brer Rabbit shuck his head. He say, You better take me, Brer Lion. 1 ain't much, but I'm sump'n, en dat ar creetur what 1 seed will sho'ly hurt you. He got claws en he got tushes, kaze 1 done seed um. Don't go whar he is. Brer Lion eff you got any friendly feelin' fer yo' fambly. Dat creetur will sho'ly cripple you
 ''Dis make Brer Lion mighty mad. He low, Git right in de road dar en show me whar he is.
 "Brer Rabbit say, "Well, eff I bleedze ter go, Brer Lion, I'll go. 1 don tol' you en dat's all kin do.'
 "Dey went on, dey did, en Brer Rabbit tuck Brer Lion ter de spring. When dey got dar, Brer Rabbit look 'roun' en say, He uz right 'roun' here some'rs, en he ain't so mighty fur off now kaze l feel it in my bones.'
 "Den he crope up, Brer Rabbit did, en look in de spring. Time he do dis he fetched a squall en jump back-'Ouch, Brer Lion He in dar. Less run. He'll git us sho
 "Brer Lion walk up to de spring en look in. Sho huff, dar wuz big ereetur lookin' back at i'm. Brer Lion holler at i'm. De creetur in de spring ain't say nothin'. Brer Lion shuck his head. De creetur shuck his. Brer Lion showed his tushes. De creetur grin back at i'm.
 "Dey kep' on dis away, twel bimeby Brer Lion git so mad dat he jump in de spring head foremos' When in dar, he can't git out no more, en so dar he is, strangle wid de water en drowned fer de want CT bofe sense en breff.
 "Brer Rabbit, he caper 'roun' dar some little time, den he put out fer home, en when he git dar, he tuck his chilluns on his knee en tole um a mighty tale bout how he make way wid ole Brer Lion, en all de creeturs hear bout it, en dey go 'roun' en say dat Brer Rabbit sho'ly Is got deze ere things up here"
 Uncle Remus tapped his forehead significantly, and the little boy laughed.
 n,-"HEYo, HOUSE !"
 "I don't think Brer Lion had much sense," remarked the little boy after awhile.
 "Yet he had some," responded Uncle Remus. "He bleedze ter had some, but he ain't got much ez Brer Rabbit. Dem what got strenk ain't got so mighty much sense. You take niggers-dey CT lots stronger dan what white folks is. I ain t so strong myself" remarked the old | man with sly touch of vanity that was lost on the little boy, "but de | common run CT niggers is lots stronger dan white folks. Yit 1 done | tuck notice in my time dat what | white folks calls sense don't turn out ter be sense eve'y day en Sun day too. l ain't never see de batter roller what kin keep up wid me. He may go hoss-back CT he may gof foot