The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-10-06

Le -Wa3E ~ -Nb0A& Ia VI NiLNAt
sayin grace
so Gen. Oar 'twuz- Brer Tiger
inst Brer Rabbit, en- Bier RABBIT
g'inst Brer Tiger; one big en- tudder
one little; one servigous fun de
word 20, en- tudder one got needeF
iush ner claw. HiE look mighty bad
fer Brer Rabbit. Wen, / wish ter
goodness You could er seed i'm bout
DAT time. He went long thoo de
woods des ez gayly as colt in a
barley patch. He winked at De
trees; be shuek his fsties at De
stumps; be make like he wuz quoil-
in wild his shadder kaze il foller
long altar i'm 80 close; en- he went
on scan lous mon
'sBrer Rabbit amt gone SO mighty
fur fo' he hear big noise in De
bushes, en- 10 en- beholesl dar wDz
ole Brer Elephsn tramplin' 'roun en-
th'ashin out De tops en- de saplin's
He look big ez a young house, but,
bless yo' soul dat amt set Brer
r. obit back none. He dAs march
ro en- AK ole Brer Elephen how he
come on, en- one word led ter anud
der twel Brer RABBIT UP en- tell ole
Brer Elephen ali bout de confab
what be been had Wild Brer Tiger
Den be low dat ef ole Brer Elephen
viii loan I'm q helpin' han dey kin
drive Brer Tiger bodaeiously out n
de country. Old BIer Elephen flop
his years en- shake his snout ike he
sorter jubous.
He low. i amt gwineter git
hurted, is /, Brer Rabbit
"Dis make Brer Rabbit roll his
eyes en- study.
He AK, Who de name er good
ness gwine hurt you, Brer Elepheni'
''Brer Elephen low, .Brer Tiger
got sharp claws en- long tushes. !
skeer'd be bite me en scratch me-
"Brer Rabbit say, 'Cordin' ter
dat, / oughter be skeer'd nv a flea,
kaze des ez / kin squash a flea, des
dat away you kin squash BreT Tiger.
Yit dey amt gwine be no squashin'
done. Ef you'll do what / tell you,
Wen des taken run Brer Tiger
out'n de country. Goodness knows,
ef my upper lip wuz long en- timber
ike yone, | boun' ia done got rid
ar Brer Tiger TO now.
sole Brer Elephen, he greed ter
DO what Brer Rabbit say, bur he
flop his years en- work his snout Ike
ne mighty restless in de min Brer
Rabbit holp i'm up De bes' var he
kin wild biggity talk
soon mex mornin' Brer Rabbit
wuz up en- a-movin'. He done had
everything FIX. en- he sot round in De
bushes whar he kin see Brer Tiger
long ways of. Bimeby be see Brer
Tiger come slidin' down de path,
en- no sooner is Brer Rabbit seen
i'm dan he make a break en- run ter
whar Brer Elephen stannin Den
Brer Rabbit tuck en- wrap a long
vine round one er ole Brer Ele-
phen's behine legs en- den 'roun'
tree. He fix it so dat anybody
passin' long would make sho' De
leg tied hard en- fas'. Den ole Bier
Elephen kneel down en- Brer RABBIT
tuck a rannin start en- lip up on his
back. Dey done had all de range
ments made, en- when Brer Tiger
come long be seed q sight dat make
him open his eyes. Oar wuz Brer
Rabbit on top Of ole Brer Elephen's
back, and day wuz ole Brer Elephen
wild his behine leg tied ter de tree,
a-swingin' backerds en- forrerds, en-
a-roekin' fum side ter side.
s'Brer Tiger look at um a little
while, cd de notion strike I'm dat
Brer Rabbit wuz eotch up dar en-
can't cit down. Dis make Tiger
laugh twel be shook all bis tushes.
He walk 'roun', he did. en- he feel
so good he rub hisse'f 'ginst De
saplin's des. like YOU seen cats rub
up 'gainst cheer legs. Den he set
down fiat on de groun' en- look al
Brer Rabbit en- hex bis chops. Ole
Brer Elephen swung backerls en-
ferrerds en- rocked fun side ter side. /
''Brer Tiger low, i tole you Ia 1
git you, Brer Rabbit, en- now ! done
come after YOU.
"Brer Elephen swung baekerfs /.
en- forrerds en- rocked fun side ter 4
side.
"Brer Rabbit say, You done
come, IS youi Wen, des wait
a minnit twel git thoo skinnin' dis
creetur what ] des catch. Stay dar
twel | cit good en- ready fer you.
Den Brer Rabbit dip his head .
down by ole Brer EleDhen year en-
whisper, 'Squall when ] put my nose I
on so neck. Don't be skeered sop
squat Z
cole Brer Elephen squeal thoo /
DAT snout er his'n-you mought er
heeFd i'm a mile er mo-
"Brer Rabbit heller ont: 'Des /
wait, Brer Tiger. Yo' turn u come
terrectly. tn 20 mighty hard wid
you e halter run after you.
"Ole Brer Elephen swung
backer1s en- forrerds' en- rocked FUN +
side ter side Eve'y time Brer
Rabbit a nibble behine his years,
he'd sgnall ont en- trample De
groun
when BE fus seed Brer Rabbit