The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-10-13

Ketcn ue utLie un. 10 common
sense ought ter tell you dat.
''Brer Fox low, Hit sholy look
So.
"Brer Rabbit say, 'Ef you know
dat de big wheel gwine ter ketch de
little un, an dat bran new money
gwine ter drop fun bstwixt UNI
when dey grind up g'inst one anud
der, what you gwine do denf'
"Still Brer Fox study en- shake
his head. Brer Rabbit look like he
gittin sick.
"He say, You kin set down en-
let de Vaughn go on by eff you don't
want no bran new money, den agin
if you want de money you kin follow
long en- keep watch, en- see when de
behine wheels overtake the frunt
uns en- be on han when de money
starts to droppin'
"Brer Fox looks like he got de
idee. He sorter laugh"
"Brer Rabbit say, Mex time you
see Vaughn gwine by, Brer Fox,
des holler for me eff you don't want
ter take no chances. Des bawl out.
| aim huff speeshy en- | amt gwine
ter have nuff.'
"Brer Fox, he broke off broom
straw en- gun ter chaw on it, en-
des bout dat time dey hear wag-
| oin COMM eross de- hill
"sBrer Rabbit low, sDes say the
word, Brer Fox, en- if you amt
gwine long after de Vaughn I'll go
myself.
'Brer Fox say, Maybe de wheels
done grinded tergedder back yonder
piece
"Brer Rabbit low, Il amt got
time ter 'spute, Brer Fox. Ef you
amt gwine say de word
sBrer Fox sorter laugh like he
shame. He say, Il b'heve III go a
little piece or de way en- see how de
wheels runs.
ovid dat,'' said Uncle Remus
looking up at the ceiling with a
peculiar smile, "Brer Rabbit wish
Brer Fox good luck en- went on
bout his business. VT he ain't
got so fur dat he can't watch Brer
Fox motions. AT de rise er de mex
hill he look back, en- dar he see
Brer Fox trottin' long after de
Vaughn. When he see dat, ole
Brer Rabbit des lay down in de
grass en- kick up his heels en-
holler."
Uncle Remus laughed and the
little boy laughed. The old negro's
enjoyment was as keen as that of
the youngster, for his humor swept
over wide field of human expert
ence. The little boy laughed at the
transparent trick; Uncle Remus no
doubt beheld in his imagination
long procession of human Brer
Foxes ''polin' long" up hill and
down, waiting for the hind wheels
to overtake the front ones. After
awhile the little boy asked what
became of Brother Fox.
"Well, honey" said Uncle Re-
mus, che des foller long, trottin'
en- gallopin', waitin' fer de wheels
ter ketch up wild one anudder. Ef
he amt in Massasipp by dis time
Pm mighty much mistaken. |
boun' yo' Unc Jeems'll see i'm when
he go out dar. Brer Fox had ter
take his foot il his han en- git dar
de bes' way he kin; yo' Unc Jeems
gwine by conveyance. F"
u.-wHY THE MOONS FACE is
sMUTTY.
Gifts money, money, de worP
over,,' remarked Uncle Remus,
after somewhat prolonged silence.
$50 whar you will, go when you
may, en- stay ez long ez mought be,
EN- you'll fin folks huntin' after
money-mornin' en- evenin', day en-
night.
look at UNI Why, dar's de
moon" something in the attitude
of the countenance of the child
caused Uncle Remus TO stop sudden
ly and laugh.
1.-THE moon, Uncle Remusi'' ex-
claimed the youngster. "What
about the moonf"
"Well, you know how folks talk
bout de moon. You'll hear UNI say
she's on 'er fus quarter, en- den on
'er las quarter, en- dat des zackly
de way dey talk bout money. /
hear tell dat one time dey waz a man
gwine long in de woods en- he hear
a mighty jinglin' en- rattlin' He
look roun' en- see ii wuz de moon err
ehangin'. Seem like she lacked a
quarter en- den de man pulled out
his money-pus ed flung de quarter
in, en- den she change all right.
''But dat amt no tale; hits des
a rig" Uncle Remus continued, not
waiting to see the effect of this ven
cradle joke. ode tale dat / been
hear bout de moon amt got no
money in it, en- dat mighty funny,
too, kase it look ike money is mix
up wild mos everything.
Sin dem days, way back yander,
de moon use ter come down en- git
behind big poplar log when she
want ter make er change. She amt
want nobody ter see 'er. She'd rise
later en- later eve'y night, des ike
she do now, en- den lords de las
she'd drap down on de fur cen err
lam over dat way, en- slip behind
de poplar log en- change all she
want ter.