The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-24

elbow an look at Mr.. Beaver. He SCUM
asleep, an he keep on a snorin'. Mr.. Rab-
bit got up easv, an slipped 'roun' an got
i'm a great big piece or bark, IN den he
slip back ter de fer an run de piece er
bark un' de hot embers des like it wuz q
an holler out:
"Kun fer de water, Brer Beaver! run
fer de water! It's a rainin' hot embers!
Run. Brer Beaver! run!
DE hot embers drapped on Mr.. Beaver,
an he scuftled bout nightly. Time Mr..
Rabbit hollered, he flung amer shower or
embers on i'm, an Mr.. Beaver gun one
head over heels. MIR. Rabbit grab de fine
overcoat an run down de bank twel he
come to whar dey wuz q canoe, an he got
in dat an went 'cross, an den he put out
to whar de cresturs Rwine tor hoP der big
meetin'. Des TO he got dar he put on de
der, kaze some un UNI had done got 30 I'M
patient long er waitin' fer Mr.. Beaver dat
dey went out on de road a little piece fer
ter meet 'im.
ode ovsrooat wuz lots too big fer Mr..
Rabbit, but it bin sech q long time sence
de o~rsoturs had seed Mr.. Beaver dat it look
all right ter dem, an so dey gallanted Mr..
wuz big man ez Mr.. Beaver. Dey tuck i'm
dar an gallanted i'm up on de tatform.
an sot i'm down in de big cheer, an made
i'm do boss or dc meetin'. Mr.. Rabbit gun
ter speak an toll UNI he mighty much
'blige fer all deze favers. an bout dat time
Mr.. Fox low:
= Hey! Mr.. Beaver done los his voioe!!' .
"Mr. Rabbit say he ami have no talkin',
an he KEEP on wild hiG speech. Bimeby Mr..
Wolf say: Hey! Mr.. Beaver bin sick. kaze
his close amt fit 'im.' Mr.. Rabbit say he
bIeeze ter have order Ia do 'sembly,. an he
go on wild his speech. 'Ivant long TO MI.
Fox jump an holler out:
"tHey! Mr.. Beaver done bouRht'im some
new years"
"Mr. Rabbit cook up one eye, an see dat
bofs er his long years done como out fun
nm de overcoat, an den he know dat he
better be gwine. He mako or break, he
did, an bounced of'n de fiatform, an start
urs head i'm off an kotched Tim, an den
dey tuck i'm an tried Jim, an dc jedge
what sot on i'm say he mus nave mark ON
i'm SO he can't fool UNI no mo-. Den dey
tuck CT sharp flint rock an split his upper
lip, an dat how come de rabbits is got der
lip split" an,
Niger rabbit would "a fooled dom ereeturs
right straight along, an he wouldn't "a bin
cotch, nudder."
Jim" said MI. Pruitt TO Mr.. Wimberly,
would it strain you too much ter whirl in
an tell us q tailor We Want0r show this
young IN here that country folks hain't 81
no count as they look ter be-"
"Jesso"!' exclaimed Mr.. Wimberly, with
much animation. 81 wuz Jest a-thinkin'
bout one that popped in my min. 1t amt
much Of a tale, but it tickled me nightly
whom | fust heard it, an | hain't never for
| got it."
well" said Mr.. Pruitt, tout wi it, II
amt nigh bedtime, an Of it wuz We haint
got no beds ter go ter-that is, We haint
got mona ter speak Of"
OLE A KEow-ALL.
Zone time" said Mr.. Wimberly, smnok.
ing his lips, "ther' wuz d man what took
the idee that he had lone gone an larnt
ever blessid thing under the sun tina; Their
wuz to larn, an it worried him nightly.
De took the idee wi i'm ever whar ie
went. Folks called i'm Ole Man Know-aII
He sarched in ever hole an cornder arte,
sump'n that he didn't know, but. huni
whar he would an when he might h.
couldn't fin it. II look like he knowe6
everything thei' wuz an had been. Nobods
couldn't tell i'm, nothin' that he didn,,
know, an it made i'm feel mighty lone.
some. He studied an studied about it. mn
at last no said tor hisse'f, sezeo. that Il
thor want nothln' more for i'm ter I,rn
he jest might ez well lay down an die. NJ
SAID ter hlsss'f, seZce, that may be praudsi1
death could larn i'm sumpin. Jesse.
well, no went home ono night an buil,
i'm up a big fire nm fixed his pallet AM In,
down on it. 4 won't lock the door aezsa
I'll jist lenve it onlatehed 80 prands;
death can come in. M maybe he can lar,
me snmp'n.' Jesse.
y ole Man Know-all lay thar on the pal