The Russellville Democrat., 1892-11-03

head de yuther man off, en met i'm in de road de come drivin' long still lookin' at de boots en laughin'. Look like when he see de man in de road it make i'm laugh wusser dan befo'.
 "De man in de road low, You mus be havin' mighty heap CT fun all by yo'se'f.'
 "De man in de waggin laugh like he gwinter bus wide open. All he kin say is, 'Lawsy massyl deze boots deze boots deze bootsp
 "De man in de road low, What de matter wid de boots dat dey are so mighty funnyi Dey ain't look funny ter me.
 "De man in de waggin look like he choke wid laughin' When he ketch his breff, he holler, Oh, deze boots deze boots 2
 "Man in de road low, You ain't gwine crazy, is youf
 "Man in de waggin say, You'd be crazy too eff somebody had come Tong en drapt deze boots whar you could git um. Lawsy massyl deze i boots l'
 sMan in de road low, What kin der doin's is dist You better femme git up dar en take you home ter yo' fambly'
 "Man in de waggin say, My folks I'll laugh too when dey know what l knows, en you'd laugh yo'se'f, eff you'd been comin' long de road en fin deze boots what got red on de top.
 '!Man in 6e road say, I had par des like um en dey ain't make me laugh.
 "Man in de waggin say, You'd laugh wusser dan me eff you'd CT pick deze boots up in de road en foun' one ten dollar bill in one un um, en nudder ten-dollar bill in tudder one.'
 "Man in de road low, Leme see dem boots Dey CT minel Han um here tuck'n los um yistiddy while comin' fum town. Gimme de money r
 "Man in de waggin sorter shet his eye. He say, Is you right sho ' dey CT yonef'
 "Man in de road low, Yes dey is, en I got de proof un it.
 Man in de waggin say, Well en good Git up hero en go long wid me en show me de proof.
 "Man in de road clum mp on de wheel but 'fo' he kin set down de man on de waggin flung back in de waggin body, en jump on i'm en tie i'm en tuck i'm off ter de calaboose. Oar dey make i'm tell what he done wid de calico en de chiny, en dey kep' i'm dunner how long, en 'fo' dey turn i'm loose dey tuck i'm out en hit i'm thirty nine on de naked hide.
 "Co'se," continued Uncle Remus, seeing shade of perplexity on the little boys face, "de man in de waggin ain't fin no money in de boots. He des putin on so he kin fin dem an what drap um, kaze he know dat right whar he fin de man dat drop um right dar he'll fin de. man what stoled his calico en erockery, Dat what make 1 say dat folks ain't got no business mockin' de way de creeturs does. Dey CT boun' ter git cotch up wid, en right den dey CT in deep trouble. Creeturs kin take what ain't der'n en tell fibs en dey don't no harm come fun it, but when folks tries it dey CT bleedze ter come ter some bad end Now you des watch um. /"
 H.-BRoTHER MUD TURTLES
 TRICKERY.
 "I don't like deze yer tales bout folks no how you kin fix um," said Uncle Remus, during which he rubbed his left hand with the right in order to run the rheu matism out. "No, suh, l don't like um, kaze folks can't play no tricks ner git even wid der neighbors widout hurtin' somebody's feelins, CT break in some law CT nuddor, CT gwine 'ginst what de preacher say.
 "Look at dat man what l des been tellin' you Tout. He let de udder man fool i'm en ketch i'm, en mo dan dat, he let um take i'm off ter de calaboose. He oughter been tuck dar; l ain't 'sputiu' dat yet eff dat had been some CT de creeturs dey'd CT sholy got loose fun dar.
 "When it come ter talkin' bout git tin loose," Uncle Remus continued, settling himself comfortably in his chair, II git ter runnin' on in my mind bout ole Brer Fox en ole Brer Mud Turtle. Dey had some kinder fallin' out once 'pon time dunner what. l speck hits got tale hung on it, but de tale done switch itse'f out'n my min. Yit dey's done had fallin' out en dey want no love los betwix um. We'll, suh, one day Brer Fox wuz gwine down de creek fshin'. Little ez you may think un it, Brer Fox wuz monstus ion CT fishes, en eve'y chance he got he'd go hshin' !"
 "On Sunday, tool" inquired the little boy He had been lectured on that subject not long before.
 "Well, l tell you now" replied | Uncle Remus laughing, "Brer Fox is like 'oman's tongue--he ain't got no Sunday !"
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