The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-10-13
PLANTATION FABLES--xn.
BROTHER RABBITS MONEY MINT.
by Joel Chandler Harris, Author Of ssUn
Gle Remus."
ICopyright, lsaa, BY the Author..l


One day the little boy was telling
Uncle Remus about how much
money one of his mothers brothers
was going to make. Oh, it was ever
so much-ffty, a hundred, maybe 9
thousand bales of cotton in one sea.
son. Uncle Remus groaned little
during this recital.
"Wharbouts he gwinter makeitia
the old man inquired with some as
perity.
"0h, in Mississippi" said the
little boy. "Uncle James told paps
that the cotton out there grows sc
high that man sitting on his horse
could hide in it.
"Did Marse James see dat cotton
hisse'fi" asked Uncle Remus.
ayes, he did. He's been out there,
and he saw il with his own eyes. He
SAYS he can make ever so many hun.
dred dollars in Mississippi where be
makes one here"
"Marse John amt awine, is hef'
''No. | heard papa tell mamma
that Uncle James was drawing hi:
long bow, and then mamma said she
reckoned that her kinfolks were as
truthful as anybody else is. !"
Immediately Uncle Remus' feat
ures lost their severity and he laiC
back in his chair to laugh.
Oats Miss Sally up en- down
Hit her kinnery, en- you got ter hi
her. But yo' pa know Marse Jeem'
en- | knows i'm. | been KNOWN
i'm sence he was in his teens, Ell
when be git ter talkin' he'll stretcl
his blanket spite err dc worP. HI
alters would do it en- he alters will
Now, OATS des de long en- de shor
un it. l don't keer eff he is kin tel
Miss Sally, HEN talk wiz.
"Bless yo' soul, honey | done
hear talk er Massasipp long TO you
w bornded. / done seed UNI &C
dar, en- | done seed um come back
en- eve'y time / hear folks talk bout
maxim mo- money off dar dan dey
kin anywhars higher home, it put
me in min er de time when Brei
Fox went huntin' de place whar dey
make money
"Is it story, Uncle Remusfh
asked the little boy.
"Well, faint ez you may say, one
err deze yer regular up en- down tales
what runs crossways. Dish yer tale
goes right straight. One time Brer
Fox meet up with BrerRabbitin de big
road, en- dey pass de time er day, en-
ak one er nudder how der family
connexion is. Brer Fox say he
sorter middlin peart, en- Brer Rab-
bit say he sorter betwix. My gra-
cious en- Thank graciousP While
dey err runnin' on en- confabbin'
Brer Fox hear sump'n rattlin' in
Brer Rabbit pocket.
"He low, EFF | amt mighty
much mistaken, Brer Rabbit, hear
money rattlin'.
"Brer Rabbit sorter grin slow en-
hol' his head keerless.
s'He say, 'Tain't nothin' much
aes some small change what
bleedze ter take wild me in de case 81
needcessity.
avid dat he drawed out a big
han full err speeshy dollars, en- quar-
tiers, en- seven punces, en- thrips, en-
all right spang bang new. Hit
shined in de sun twel it fair bin yo'
eyes.
"Brer Fox low, Laws "a MASSEY,
Brer Rabbit | amt seed so much
money sence / sol my watermillions
las year. Amt you skeered some
un'll fling you down en- take it way
FUN youi'
"Brer Rabbit say, Dem what
man huff ter take it kin have it, en-
he des strut long de road dar mo-
samer dan one er deze milliumtery
mems what got yaller stripes on der
britches.
"Brer Fox low, "Whar de name er
goodness you git so much new
speeshy, Brer Rabbit
'Brer Rabbit say, i git it whar
dey make IT at-dat whar | git it.
"Brer Fox stop by de side err de
road en- look 'stonish.
"He low, "Wharbouts does dey
make dish yer speeshy att
"Brer Rabbit say, "Fust in one
place en- den in anudder. You got
ter DO like me, Brer Fox; you got
ter keep 20 eye wide open
"Brer Fox low, Fer massy sakes,
Brer Rabbit, tell me how ] gwine
ter find de place
''He beg en- he beg, Brer Fox
did, en- Brer Rabbit look at i'm hard
like he got some doubts on his min !.
Den Brer Rabbit sot down by de
side err de road en- mark in de san
wild his walkin cane.
"Bimeby he say, Well, spozen |
tell you, you Il go blabbin' it roun'
de whole neighborhoods, en- den
dey'n git il all en- we won't git none
tall
''But Brer Fox des VOW en- de-
clar' ter gracious dat he won't tell
livin' soul, EN- den ole Brer Rabbit
sorter lent hisse'f back en- cle'r up
his throat.
"He say, 'Tain't much after you
find it out, Brer Fox. All you got
ter do is ter watch de road twel you
see Vaughn come long. Eff you'll
look right close, you'll see dat de
Vaughn, ef hits de right kind err
waggin, is got two front wheels and