The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-04
FABLES.
Brother Fox SIN In Trouble.
By JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.

When he spoke he showed that lie had boon
thinking the matter over. !Ie took the pipe
from his mouth and blew out n cloud OF smoke
"Uh-uh" lie exclaimed. faint no use Ell
talkln'. Crecturs Is creeturs. You or what
you Is. en- you can't bc no User. Pm what / am
en- I can't be no amer. 1t all dcne been TX.
en- I amt SEQ nobody yit what kin onilx it.
Creeturs Is ~nncluliy got hash idecs. On you
may take notice whenever you SEQ ha'r en-
bristles right dar you ct mo dan APP ter fin
claws en- tushes. Hits dos like l tell you.
You nung me off in do track, hut [ amt
done wild dat fuss 'twix Brcr Rabbit Ell Brer
Fox. You sortcr ilinch'd ka2" Brer Rabbit
tuck ell burnt a blister on Brer Fox back. on 1t
got me ter studyin'. but wo mint come ter do
wuss. Ell you ~ too tcchy fer tor set dnr
whites l runs OH You kin dos go ur ter do big
house en- watch Sis Temry fret over dat churn.
] hear her ruoilin' now"
The only reply tho little boy made was to
settle him soil more firmly in tho spiint-bottom
chair IN which he was sitting. Seeing which
the old man continued:
Nov. den. what do Brer Rabbit do after he
scorch Brer Fox? DO he go Off soms'rs en- set
down en- mope kazo Brer Fox rushed out FUN
under de blazin' stove? III you think he
gwino do dat away you mighty much mis-.
taken. He dez OF restless ez he yever is been.
He move bout On hc work his min. Ho Jump
'roun' on study.
He got i'm a string or rod pepper on he
stswei it duwn wild somo hog fat en- mutton
suet. Den no pick out de pepper. en- when de
fat.en do suct git col lie tuck'n spread de
salve on q long piece or rag. He tuck dis rag.
he did. en- put it in his wallet. on den he got
down his wnlkin' cane. on went down lie road
lords dc place wliar Brer Fox live ut. He
sin't gone 30 mighty fur TO he see Brer Fox
settin' down nussin' hisse'f. limo lie SEQ i'm
Brer Rabbit gun ter holler.
"'N'yam. n'yam! Intment fer sweiiin's!
Salve fer burns en- blisters' N'yam! N'yam"
HI keep on hollerin' dis away des loud eG
he kin. lie hol' his head up like he amt see
Brsr Fox. on he wuz gwine OIL by. but Brer
Fox call i'm. Brer Rabbit look at i'm. but no
Fl boiler back: What sou want long err
m mo- 81. Is Ser 'sTant hi kaSs YOU You wM St d. ,'m aass tss
have do face, fer ter hail me, whiles l G%ipe
Long long tepain, tor ter ,gy0 own TSr tb bns ,r p 70. s IatEE
mad iS Bout R.e On ' Hrer q na u III" low i I %'f how
sSWin ns ter 'h fetch HI It on At Top Or dc Hi Ter @ei'
"9rer FGS loek 'st2ntsh, He say; Name ss
wish you'd look ut my back. what got q blister
81 i n tnm dc toy RE- ss my my head sea Do plum ma tor w az en- Kin lr
tote grass when she git Dat hotr .,
lot; Brer Fox. en- YOU got de marks un it. Ids
tuck a notion you WIZ playin' on one or 20
''Brer Fox say: / honr you ewine on by hol.
lerin' ,hout some kind or 'intm snt er nuther
wna1,i pacil' ourhs' On oa' what MAKE ho''er
-'Wid dat Brer Rabbit went down in his wal
ter Brer Fox dat lie mus ,sit his ole oman fer
Tor spread dc plaster on de place des soon ez
des las ez he kin. Brer Rabbit he foller Tong
out or sight. en- hide in de bushes whar he kin
see 81 n0 sah s" y Wa xT' Ions on 10 Erer Rabbit hear
Brer Fox fetch a sIuail: en- den hefhot oat,n
DO DC house ssss en- IN aoou 4. Se eyant lI w,o me- ne ,lan hsii
cats. but dat or Fox he des r9li en- waller in de
On hor his hams on his side for ter Keep
"Bimeby he holier out. Gracious good.
ns:.; p. BT. sa Eek so. MhHS de matter' Is dat dc
Bier Fox say. i'm ruint. Brer Rabbit
You dons ruint me! Dat ar stuff you gi' me is
1'sfBs Bro ssn ka Pl5sn open his wallet quick en- look
" " Il; B bs5! hs Tx T.r .shS 1s! ! i i i, ss sild ES% & &
.sS : e. s' i55ssi&' IL P ssSis ssnsts SiiSvs = my
s ssi IL r. I :es sISi S?eF F@% kasSit r Fl ~ bout sss. in aS Ss
a a'siR s pls a ! On aeP Sis se got some err dc n'yIp'
m .Mhr rne 10 Rs slSa@ :; '1 isaaire sn he n nyaprstsI'
Hits dos dc name er Do physie. / sipeet:
n nSS kn0T Da Mnn ip ayars Names an ysl Ineto ss Is Se sSe ist
na% %s, fa iIsd litter Hs: let lone SS,t d 9, PhysiS;" 49,
"Ei you er anyways tetchy. honey. you bet
ter put 70, finger in 70 years; kaze dstale gifts
sssts ,Rlusssds Mell; Den. atss uos SO f Iopf va a
ter. en- he went on bout his business same ez
any udder crsetnr he WuZ gwine long by de
m rassf PINOT not FUR II or SSy and d" he !" say aalH ter hisssf dat asi he
b'lieve he'll go see what all do fuss wuz bout.
.hou Tsn Il. , sss ib hs S Slsi f Esb S{ffs M far Sis coat w a'
on his sleeve rolled up. hammerin' en- nailin'.
en- psiiin zen en- hammeWTIhh, :, vor d,;n,,,, p.o.
"Brer Rabbit say: 'Des maxim a boat. Brer
"Brer F9x ,,Iow:' What you want wild a boat.
'.Bror Habit say: Ter 90 ter my fish traps
"Brer Fox look ',roup' en- SEQ planks en-
scafnft a Iyln, 'ro, n en- en- ne =, MAKE M :, Up MS 5ains
Ter Dc IL SAKE y er u iittlee boat: u So he ,t set on u de-
Shsnk ~ aght %san,lies On skeYters. u watch
ter wait long. nudder., kaze Brer Rabbit. dough
10 was light in DO body, wuz mighty handy en-
Den he got in It on paddle, IN dc, river. on
'twnnt long TO- here no come back wild a long
ID make Brer Fox dribple at de. mout.
kaTe Of dey's any kinder -yittIes what hs like
make up his min dat he .bleedz ter have a
boat. Den he AK Brsr Rabbit ef q mud boat
Iirer Rabbit make answer dat. while mud boats
might suit some folks. doy don't suit him.
."Brer Fox amt got dc knack err maxim
plank boats, en- so he ,sny ter .hisse'f dnt no
gwino ter show Brer Rabbit dat some folks
Wid dat he Thirl 10; he dId, en- make I'm a
dc sun. he shove 1t in de water On Jump in
Wild his paddle.
"Brer Rabbit wu2 dar wild his plank boat. fer
ter SEQ 1t we'll done, en- when Brer Fox start he
start too. Well, sub. hits des like. tell you
10 do mud gun ter melt, De boat went down.
a. sa, oar W WV Io ole ! bf tr aI ns scafh.nl IN az i. Tat9r'
but let you know he amt make no mo boats.
Sssder mud boats ner plank boats"
Why brother FOx's Legs Are Black.
Honey" said Uncle Remus. shaking tho
ashes from his pipe by tapping it on the hearth
stone. how long sencc you seed a fox