Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-11-10
:BRERs WOLF ANDRABBIE

4BRERRS zWeeII1 + AND RABBIT.
aUncle Remus," said the little
boy one day, "why don't you come
up to the big. house some time 2
and tell me stories2n" "sheo honey
de spoon halter 60 ter de bowls wis
house. Eff I wuz after you ter tell
me tales I'd come ppl. dafl zen, .setin
de back porch en- lissen at you evesy
day en- sometimts, q u seFFe'y , = aigRE But
when de sp6ona v want lany ing it
halter go ter desbowl. Hit bleedz
ter be dat away" "Well, you used
to come" "Des So exclaimed
Uncle Remus. But whar wuz you
'bout dat time? Right fiat er yo'
baclk-dat's whar you wuz. You
laid dar EN- swallered dat doctor
truck twel I be bless eff you had
mo. heft dan pa, fridge egg wild
I.de inwards' blow'd sout.s En- dar
wuzMiss salley actyin'- -an>-gwine
on constantly. Eff she want cryin1,
bout you, she wuz quailin at me
en- Marse John, Oman tongue aint
got no Sunday. Co'se when I get
dar whar you wuz I halter set dar
en- tell tales fer ter make you feg=:
get bout der fuss dat wuz gwins
on. l 'member one time," Uncle
Remus went on, laughing, 81 wuz
settin' dar by ye, ls bed ss stelllin' some e
great tale ernudder, ,sn defus news
1 know'd / vuke up en- fin myself
fast asleep, en- you wake up eli fin
| youse'f in de land er nod, Oar we
,wuz-me in de cheer en- you in do
bed.en I 'dsnodl at you, en- you'd
sno' backatme; en- -dar wus.de ole
torty-shell catsettin' by de hath,
rumnin dat ar buzz wheel what
oats is got somewhars in der inn
wards; en- de clock wuz a-clockin'
en- de candle a-sI'lutterin'; en- des
bout dat time Miss Sally came in
en- rap me on topper Gle .nakedp place
on my head wild 'er thimble,en I
cotch my breff like acow a-coughin'
en- den Miss Sally start in tel,
guoilin'. en- she low she des wisp'in
ter me; en- Marse John say of she
call dat whisp'in, what do she call
squallin,' en- -en I up en- groaned
one or dezeg yers meotin'-house
agroans. Dem wuz : great Times,
mon," Continued the old man, after
pausing to recover his breath
s'Dey mos sholy, wuz., Hit look
like ter me bout dem days dat you
want no bigger dan young
rabbit atJer de hide been tuck off.
You cert'ny wuz spare-made den. 1
sot dar by yo' bed, en- say ter my
self dat ell wuz ole Brer Wolf en-
you wuz ayoung rabbit I wouldn't
get.hungry 'nuff fer ter eat you,
kaze you wuz too bony." When did
Brother Wolf want to to eat the
young rabbit, Uncle Remus2"in-
quired the little boy, thinking
that he saw the suggestion of q
story here. He was not mistaken.
The old man regarded him with
affected astonisbment. "Arn't 1
done tole you bout dat, honey?
Desrun over in you min, en see eff
I ain't,'. The youngster shook his
head most. emphatically. ,a"ell,"' !"
Uncle Remus, "ole Brer- Wolf
wanter eat de.-little Rabs all de
time, but dey wuz one timein
tickler dat dey make his mouf
water, en- dat wuz de time when
him en- Brer Fox wuz visitin'.at
Brer. Rabbits house. De times swuz
hard but de little Rabs Wuz slick
en- fat, on des ez ,frisky ez kittens.
Ole Brer Rabbit wuz off isom'ers,
en- Brer Wolf en- Brer Fox wuz
waitin' fer i'm. De little Rabs wuz
playin' roun', en- dough dey wuz
little dey KEEP der years open. Brer
Wolf look at um out'n de cornder
Nv his eyes, en- lick his chops en-
wink at Brer Fox, en- Brer Fox
wink back at i'm: Brer Wolf
cross his legs en- den Brer Fox cross
his'n. De little Rabs dey frisk en-
de frolic. Brer. Wolf nod his head
lords um en- low, 'Dey er mighty
i
fat Brer Fox grin en- say, Man,
hush-yo'' moufl' De little Rabs
frisk en- frolic, en- play f,lrder off
but dey keep der years primed.
Brer Wolf look out at um en- low,
'Ain't dey slick en- purty?' Brer
Fox chuckle en- say, 'Oh, I wish
you'd hush 7 little Rabs play of
furder, but dey keep, der years