The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

an dinners, an oil Miss Mendows M de gals
der log rollins and sech like;
But when times got hard, an dcy got wuss
stiddcr gittin better, they drap der work. kasc
twant no use ter work. an den dey tuck ter
stealth, an bimcby here dcy WIZ clawin an
ones, an dc little ones eatn' de lttest IN an
down thoo the woods an fun dat time on dcy
wuz vii. Dev n4t warn cl32e an har grnW'I
on nm an after deyd had blood bread didn't
taS q good no mo.
+" Yit dc time I'm gwinc ter tell you bout wuz
como ter DE wuss De crceturs wuZ scufllin an
Scrnbim for sump,n { eat, an none 'crnt de
| 10 dem hard times dey had been a heap cr
talk ,n h2pl damom min, II dem part1 an AL
ialkin', bout III, Brcr Fox, gran daddy
EERowd emmnn 1"H il and apt 'r f 9h
wuz Young q, "z sh" us" ter Ter be- an had
good use er limbs an eyes. she could 60 right
sttraishtt an nut her han on de par" whar de
talked dat way. an de Of ones 10 dem, way
Bigger than horses! The children began to
open their eyes and Sweetest Susan snugggd
thrill of make believe dread that only children
can feel. Aunt Miuervy Ann knew she had
Yes. la! Bigger dan what bosses is now.
Dey d set up cr9ss-lcEg"d an run on bout dat
done befo' um. an, dcs like der gran chilIun
done after um. An when de hard times gun
ter rinch UNI dcy slPii in ter hunt fer dat ila.
mon mine. tt dcy'd "A worked ~ hard ez dry
hunted maybe dcy mourht er been better .
anyhow dry,'d "a felt lots better ,.,...,
"Br"r Wolf went off in de woods by hisscf
an Brer Fox by hssc'l. an Brcr, rabbit by his
SET EEL a. an; ,at WIZ de- way wa AL de- yutth"rs
damon niue D"y hunt an dey hunt fun
dawn twcl dark. an when night come d"y'd
dream 'no4 it. Bul drg WV hrHgG ter eat
| ties Bror Rabbit had SOM" acorns dat his OF
oman had saved ur. an h" foun some sugar.
ireshet come. an he got long tollable we'll;
but he want none too fat, Brcr WoD was thin
his tamhly ain never got fat down ter dis day;
dWe one BET tine when DE- Gr, , t wy" takin
country But Brer Rabbit say, his, great
gran mam nn TGz ,nuanted wit ,iem dat , own
| Brer Rabbit low dat der nam" wuz nerdcr mo
| pcr less dan Nanny Nanny Big Money, al
! de way she got her name WIZ on count er dc
;;'brSr VIII laugh aud say. Dat de truto an
f"m' pSG6e isssn it wuz cleaned an rubbed
-" Brer Fox say, Don't dcy shine like dey got
"l'rcr Wolf shn k" his head an low. Not
! Iesn dcycf cleaned an rubbed ur'
| / been huntn' fer shine things; maybe done
| I'M De damon mine. wii0ui KNOWN it.
- Maybe you is an maybe you amt SoZ Hrcr
! Wolf wild grin, an Brcr Rabbit he laugh 1T
e 3rrr Fox he AK what damon look like To-
| it's rubbed ~ an made shiny.
- cs ike pain cv'y-dav dirt. says Bror
Wolf, an 5rcr Rabbit gree wild IN.
an. dry hunt low, an bimrby dey got 50 bad or
an So vcnomons for vittIes dat dey halter do
day. when Brer Wolf see Brer Rabbit gwlnc
! long throo de woods. he lopcd after i'm Br"r
hnnS' fsed m r"T ne de- Br%r
! Rabbit went, an bim"hy Br"r Rabbit get in de-
hriar bush whar lrer Wolf can't folIer. He got
i'm tar had an sat lnNyH AN Npi HI. fan,
Wild bofe hans like You see chiIlnn, do. Brer
| Wolf sol not fur or, an ne was SO hongry he
He say. Come yer. Brc. Rabbit; l wantcr
| see you. ,,.,
=, " Brcr Rabbit low Look AZ me. Brer Wolf;
:, Brrr Wolf say. i wanter show you sump,n.'
fIGn te sIy 1t got for
you wanter show me CT faint no littcr dan 1t
= Brcr Wolf lick his chops an say, I got
%Br"g i;abLt, 'ioW ny y%ars apt big fer
Brer Il OFF kin hear you DIES "z we'll # not
! better dan ef you had nv wear in vo' mouf'
Den Brer Wolf walk roun,, an. study. Bimc-
| by he look down at de groun an sOrter scratch
n it,, Den he Jnmp up in DC ar an whlr,,
| | 50 glad proJickcd wild you. tioOCiy- EOody !
| done foun' de damon mine ben he ciawGd
on de- groun wild, hans an foots an made dc
"Br" re" Kat'Hit sot dar in de brar bush an
watch brer Wolf fer ter So" whn5 he gwine,4"
tongue an rubbln his face wild his hans.
ljr"r Wolf wild one eye on Brrr Rabbit.
kep up his Erno1Hn II de Ir' n H@ no lex
bushrI. De gronn' is fairly strowed wld an"
w.. brcr Naht Low Npmm'n n, bout ne Br"r
YOU git all YOU want III dey amt nun Ter ho,c,
tain; no US" fer me ter come out dar an worry
''Brrr Wolf grabble harder dan ever He say
on. como ON Brer Rabbit Don't be lanen'
" iirgr liaNpit low. I'm gwine home after a
You say YOU gwlnetcr q me
Rabbit. an chosen ,!c size an kin you want ,
Brer Rabbit iGw "a be m"nst2 Gus. oVEr4te-
"Wid da' Brer Rabbit hGcr. Wait ter me,
Brer Wolf! Wait fer me Den be maxi I!ig
thooc UNI. but he laid his years back an drapl on
de groun an wutch Brer Wolf Time. Brcr
Rabbit made de rustlin' noise. Brer Wolf stop
lie can t head Brcr rabbi, oil an ketch i'm.
When Brer Rabbit see dat. he SGT up an
laugh, an lay down an laugh, an roll over an
laugh ian ez et dat wan nun. b" drum on de
groun wild his henine fcets, an 1t SCUM DIES
llk" when you thump on a bedtcE wild yo' fin
"Then he didn't catch Brother Rabbit :" said
Who: HIM! Not dat day. nrr de mex. ncr
not na'cr udder Day dat ! ever hear 'elI uHi.
Well, when Hrcr Vol got 'roun' Il" brar l,itch
bit. he Il" say ter hisso'i dat Brrr Rabbit done
gone on home in hurry. an hen DIES wayIay
brush an wait. He wait an h" wait, but Br"r
| Rabbit amt come barE. kaSe he wus set
not twenty yards FUN Br"r Wolf an watchim
hrs motions. all de time tryin ter keep fun
iuughln out IOud.
"BinI-bv. who should come promenade
long tut Of Iirri Fox, He want don' nOlhlH'
IN he Wort but huntn de damon mine, Time
iirer Wolf see i'm he made break after I'M
an Brcr Fox put out eZ hard "Z hr could fer ter
keep outer de way. Brrr lOX wuZ uimhtc in
de feet. but Brer Wolf wuH hongry. an 30 dar
'twuz Bimehy Brrr Fox tuck Il tree. Br"r
Wolf try ter cIm" up after i'm, hut he done
dulled his claws by grabbIin' an dcy wouldn't
hold ia dc bark
Den hrtry de Same game on Brcr Fox dat
he'd tried on Brcr Rabbit He look at Il"
groun. turn roun time or, two an' start ter
played dc prank on you. Brcr Fox. kuze Won
lead IN" right straight ter de damon mine;
you must a know whar 'twuH. FL you did.
TIA mighty much bl"egc ter YOU, kaze Il"
damon mine, l. right here an you shant lose
nothin Brer Fox.
" Brrr foN look down at i'm an ,ok hard.
say, Is dey eho' nun d.amon',. lircr MunE,
"Hyer Wolf maxi, out h., ain hear i'm,
'Whoo-rc! What Il big I'M" He ,srabhe hi,rI"r
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