The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-09-22
PLANTATION FABLES vii.
WHY BROTHER BULL GRoWLS AND
6RUMBLES.
BY Joel Chandler Harris, Author of
ssUncie Remus."

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little boy, and then shook his heaC
solemnly.
''You hear dat, don't youi Yor
hear dat creetur gwine long out dal
| growlin' en- grumblin' en- complain
in ter hise'fi Well, hs got el
mighty good reason fer gwine on da
way, but who'll tell youf Yor
may spit on your thumb en- turr
over de leaves NV all de books W
dar in Marse Johns liberty, vi
you won't fin it in UNI. You may
ak Marse John, you may ak Mis-;
Sally, you may AK a preacher, yit-
but none un um'll tell you. Der
who can tell youi Me! Ole mar
Remus, de niger what smell cake
en- yit can't git none"
The little boy laughed and drew
forth from his pocket a slice Of
cake. The old mans features lost
something of their severity, as be
took the cake and placed it on the
plank that served as mantel.
"I'll lay 'er up dar, Re remarked,
"twel / gin ter feel crayin' in my
gizzud. Now den, lem me see
What pint wuz we 'sputin' bout
We want 'sputin' bout deze shucks,
EN- we want 'sputin' bout no plain
corn-bread. | clare ter gracious
de sight er cake materially drives
everything else out'n my head"
"Why, Uncle Remus, you were
talking about the bull that went
along the road just now" said the
little boy.
''Tooby shot" exclaimed the old
man. "Look alike a bull is too bic
fer ter be driv' out'n my min by a
little piece er cake ike dat, but dat
des de way it come bout. Well,
dat are bull wuz gwine on by s
grumblin' en- agrowlin'. You wuz
settin' right whar you could hear
i'm wild you own years. Dat
'zackly what he wuz doin'
Time l hear i'm, it put me in
min err de time when ole Brer Bull
change hisse'f inter a nan en-
went 'roun' courtin'. While be
wuz gwine on dis away he come
cross oman which he ike 'el
looks moghty well, en- seem like she
like him.
"Well, sub, Brer Bull he'd Craze
'roun' in de pastur all night en- in
de daytime he'd turn ter be man
en- call on de oman, en- cas- sheep
eyes at 'er, en- tell Ter right pine.
blank how purity she is. Hit KEEP
on dis way twel bimeby de oman
got so she can't do nothin' tai
widout runnin' over in min bout
dis yer nice man what cumin' court
in. She can't skacely cook dinner,
She'd lif' de ladle fer ter stir de pot
en- hol' it in de ar a mint, en- den
-belingy- bang-dang-it d drap on
the flo. She can't keep way fun
de lookin' glass, a-breshin' 'er ha'l
en- plasterin' down 'er beau-ketchers,
''Now, den, dey wuz little boy
Twin dar wild de oman. He
moughter been some bigger dan
what you is, but he wasn't no older.
He wuz sharp ez a bamboo brier, en-
ez foot wuz light en- quick ez ole
Brer Rabbit hisse'f. He watch
mighty close. He notice dat when
de man wuz courtin' de want no
Brer Bull in de pastur, en- when de
want no man er courtin' dar wuz
Brer Bull grain 'roun'. He got
behime a 'simmon tree, de little boy
did, en- watch how Brer Bull change
hisse'f. He watch, en- he see Brer
Bull set down on his hunkers des
ike dog. Den he'd shake his head
en- say, 'Ballybaloobillp Wild dat
his horns nd swink, en- his tail 'ud
swivel, en- mos TO you kin bat yo'
eyes, dar he'd stan changed inter a
man. Den de little boy 'ud slip
back ter lie house en- pick up chips
fer ter put on de ovenhd ter bake
bread.
''Bimeby de little boy git so on
easy dat he don't eat much. He
wuz skeer'd de oman gwine ter
marry Brer Bull. En- sho nuff, dat
DEE zackly what de oman laid off
ter do. When de boy see dat, he
des up n tell de oman al bout it,
but stidder b'lievin' i'm, she got
mad en- come mighty nigh snatchin'
i'm bal'headed. But de boy, he
watch, en- keep on watchin' en- bime-
by be hear what de- man say when
he change back inter Brer Bull.
$50 one day, whites De man eat
in dinner at de oman house, de
boy han round de vittles, en- when
he comes ter de man he say, 'Bally-
baloobilli' De man look skur'd en-
put his hans up ter his head, but
faint DO no good, de horns done
gunter grow, en- boots come out on
his hans en- foots, en- de close drap
off, en- mos TO de man can git
outen De door he done change inter
Brer Bull, en- he curl his tail topper
his back en- rush ont ter pastur'
"Wel, De oman make 'umble
ffS.nlar,,x+ 4a,. Ia how h,t Ia rtsh his