The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-24
PLANTATION FABLES.
Brether Bear and the Hoasy Orchard.
by JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.

harness in tho carriage house. he heard the
| little boys baby brother crying. and he went
| out to investigate tho matter. He soon disoov-
| cred that the baby was crying for q piece OF
cake which the little boy held In his hand and
refused to give up. The old man stood watch.
ing long enough for the little boy to SEQ him.
| whereupon he exclaimed. Laws massyr'
shook his head slowly from side to side. and
returned to the carriage house. 1t was not
long before the little boy followed him. Uncle
| Remus pretended not to notice the young
stor's presence. and began to talk to himself
y done put 1t down In my min long ago dat
stingy folks amt gwine ter come ter no good
on done sec too much UNI It Oar wuz ole
man Dickerson. ho save money en- save money:
he rinched hero and he pinched dar. on he 30
stingy ho won't buy him dram skacoly. En-
dc gracious en- de goodness? What good do it
do imp He sot dar In de house too stingy ter
scratch hissef right hard en- swivel up en- die.
en- now dem are chillun or hisn Is flinRin' It
fur en- wide. Shoe! When 1t come ter stingy
folks. take UNI way from mel Don't femme
como nigh uni done SEQ too much I'm 'em."
well. Uncle Remus." began the little boy.
but the old man interrupted.
"Heyo. dar! Dat your Whynt you stay out
dar en- fret dat ar baby some MOP"
Well Uncle Remus. had q piece OF cake
for you. and the baby saw it and cried for 1t,
and I didn't want him to have it. He gets
everything anyhow"
What dat in your pocket ?" asked Remus.
We'll that's my piece OF cake"
Den whyn't You gr de baby my piece en-
fetch me youne?"
Then wouldn't have had any,"
II speck OATS So" said Uncle Romua
May BIO de cake mouEhter flung de baby In
spasm. on dern I'd had ter got on boss en-
Gnlop after dc doctor. en- de boss moght or
stumbled en- broke my neck. on den desc yer
trifin' Good-fer-nothin niggers roun' dc house
would "a had big jollifcation.
En- VII" the old man went on. slowly eating
the cake. spices ter see stinginess. Hit nut
mo in min or olo Brer Bar en- de honey Or
chard If ! amt done tol you dat tale. I'd
like ter know de reason why. kaze 1t all de
time n-poppin' In my head"
Tho little boy was very. very sure he had
never heard Of the honey orchard before.
Well" said Uncle Remus. 'dey wuz one
time when mos all de creeturs. horn and claw.
i've in dc same settlement. Dey'd have some
fuses. but dey amt had no fallin' out en- dey
wuE Twin Just ez sntlsfactual ez what folks
does Times wuz mighty hard. en- twas In
about all dey kin do fer scufrle long en- mako
buckle en- tongue meet. Rake en- scrape ez
de would. some I'm 'um d halter 60 ter bed
hungry. :, iit dey took notice or one thing. dat
Whiles all un um wuz gittin po' and po'er ole
de- ter ereetas ribs Waz sa out Ike
pq ppa bT s a WIZ sf * Ss
too lat ter keep de flies or n hisseG
fat VI, when times is SO hard; Brsr Rabbit make
ss ne r Se .sp FL ct sy 90 Oh
Bar He watch i'm he did. en- 'twant long TO
Ssa dat e5 Bns SGn
60 ter bed wild de chickens. en- by good day
light he'd be w and gone. This bedder Brer
dat many's de time when he'd be, gwine long
de road ned SQUAT right nat on de groun en-
Brer RsbS S had done ' got de knack or set
tin up all night en- secpn, late in do day, but
bin. hiime6y. one night he tuck'n pay Brer Bar q
ter de door. he did. en- scrape his foot on do
step step en- sorter cle'r up his throat. Ole Miss
It's en- she wuz monstrus perlite. She how c
died with Brer Rabbit, an ak i'm OF he won't
come cor; Gin in en- take OF his things en- set awhile
en- den ole Miss Bar shS nestled 'roun' "a
iotch chair. an Ak Brer Rabbit fer to make
). -. "B re Rabbit crossed his legs. he did. on
oy das an sssd brer M
fan. en- low dat times so hard her ole man hat
te. work soon en- late fer ter mako bofe Gems
ter go right now and fix a bag er ashes fer I'm
ter9 take ter ,, work wid i'm IN Dc mornn
Brer RABBIT axeQ WnuC IN DC name er good
ole Miss Bar laugh en- say she dunner what on
top side err yerth he do wild 'um. but she spsck
ole Miss Bar work er fan twel IT fair flut-
tor. EN- she low. Goodness knows. dat ole bag
Tuih But You Know how mon folks o Bre y,
Rabbit. dey'll have der way 81 it's de las ao'
What my ole. man want wild a bag er ashes
um he will spite or all creation. Dey got ter
be rt dar by dc chinbey corner so he can get
~ ~ BEer RABBIT say =. SWhar Brer Bar now7
." ole Miss Bar laughed twel she bent over
er Brer RABBI less yon happe aoa ter hear
i'm sno'. Sleep, amt never is see, nobody
time tor eat scachsly. 70 he's ready fer de bed.
en- he no mo- strike de bed TO- he's SCUM or
ssss ,aqEGh end en- dsp tell mighty
head G be Is Tor ! marroed him."
:. The little boy wanted to laugh. but the gray
y,ersation warned him that his mirth would be
r~ aa 9s %Sf sx seS Sssss; x b
e., mighty well. He went off a little piece. he
DID; en- sot down by, de road. en- twis bis mus
AK hlsse,f wuz ole Miss Bar tryin' fer ter fool
i'm en- Ior ne get so pesterd dat he amt know
n. After 50 long or time he slipped back ter
e s ashes no 1e chhmbley corner en- inside do
Ike somebody sawin' gourds. Brer Rabbit
en- see ,whar, Brer Bar 60 ter so soon in de
mornin'. so he cuper roun' In de grass one
tudder half.
Time de chickens 'gunter crow fer day
;rer Bar wuz up en- astirrin. on by de time
tWuz Light good he'd done slunG de hnger
de woods. Brer Rabbit try ter keep up. but he
skecr'd ter git too close. en- 'fus news he know
brer Bar done make his disappeearapce. When
BIT ter do but ter 60 home en- dream bout
what De name or goodness Brer Bar gwlne to
De mex night Brer Rabbit played 'roun' en-
run after lightnin' bugs twel everything got
stllI at Brer Bars house. en- den be went ter
sans, bag in dc same chimbley corner. Brer
Habit ielt do hsft un it. on It seem like tor
him dat dey wuz bout bushel er ashes In dar.
Den he grab holt or ono corner or dc bag on
tore hole in it. Some err de ashes got up Brsr
habits nose. en- he fin' it out he bleedge ter
sneeEe. He hoT In long cZ he kin en- make q
break fer ter get OF fur from dc house o. he
kiI 10 de sne9ze come; lie helt his brer. no
did. long OF he kin. en- when de sneeze did bust
aloose. gentermens. he turned a pair somerset
backwards en- don wuz such spluttermept
dat de Gulnny hens got ter hollin. on de chiek-