The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-16

COOLERS outn It. Den he fill 1t up wild
sticks and chips. mos ter de top, and on
de trash he put layer er COOLERS. Den he
tuck il back and kivered 1t like twuz at
first, and went ter whar Brer Fox wuz
grabbin'. Brer Fox low:
You smell mighty strong er parched
COOLERS. Brer Rabbit
"T don't doubt dat, Brer Fox; lifted
de lid er de basket. fer ter see eff dey wuz
nigh knoclSln' me down. Fer mint err
mo- 1 wuz dat weak and sick l come
mighty nigh gwine home
"Well, Brer Fox he grabble and grab
BILE twel he git tired er grabbln' and den
he low dat he blieve he'll put off eatini
and ground squirt twel some yuther day
Brer Rabbit say he kin do ez he pleascs
bout dat; an den doy went on back ter
whar dey lef' de basket. Brer Rabbit helt
his nose an lifted de lid an looked In, an
low
"Dey all dar, Brer Fox; you kin look
for yoself'
" i don't spute 1t, Brer Rabbit. / amt
say dey oin't all dar'
Dat may be, Brer Fox, but hear folks
say you mighty 'splcious an l don't want
nobody fer ter be spicionin' err me-
"Brer Fox low: Don't kick TO youcr
spurred, Brer Rabbit
"Brer Rabbit say, De right kinder horse
don't need no spurrln'. Brer Fox
"Well Brer Fox picked up his basket an
went on home, an Brer Rabbit he went de
yuther way; but by de time Brer Fox. git
q basket, an run back ter whar he done
hid de COOLERS, ana 'twan't no time To- he
had UNI all at home, an him an his oil
oman an de chillun' had a regl lar feast
in time
when Brer Fox foun' dat he had mo-
trash dan COOLERS in his basket, he was dat
mad dat he could "a bit hisse'f: but he ain /
Get on He know dey amt no use maxim
no fuss, an he know mighty well dat he
can't ketch Brer Rabbit; he done tried dat
befo'.
80 dis time he went ter law bout n.
He lad de case 10 'ol Judge Wolf, an hey
got out papers. an sont de papers after
Brer Rabbit. Well, dey want no gittin'
'roun' dat Brer Rabbit had ter go; no
wuz mighty skittish, but he knowed dat
ef dey got de law on I'm he won't have
no peace in dat settlement. 50 ne went ter
court. and dar he foun' a whole passed. or
de crceturs. When he got In oil Judge Wolf
tuck his seat on de high platform, an put
on his specs, an started ter readin' IN a
great big book. Dey called de case, and
Brer Fox tuck de stan an OF his side:
and den Brer Rabbit got up an tor his
side. Judge WOLF tuck OH MS specs an
look al Brer Rabbit wid broad grin. Den
he ak Brer Fox how many COOLERS he
had and Brer Fox say he dunno how
many, but dey must a. been a bushel.
Judge Wolf ak i'm whar bouts he got UNI.
He say he got UNI from man on de
river.
Judge Wolf low. "a man on de riyerl
Wen. ef dat de case you must "a had some
sho nuff.' Den he turn Ter Brer Rabbit an
low: 'Brer Rabbit your halter pay I'm
his COOLERS back when you dig yo' crap
Brer Rabbit say hen do de best he kim
Judge Wolf say. How'll you have um,
Brer Fox, raw er parched%
"Brer Fox holler out. Parched.
parchedv
Judge Wolf low, 'Brer Rabbit, when
you dig yo crop, save all de parchcd
COOLERS fer Brer Fox
"Brer Rabbit say he'll be mo- dan glad
ter DO so, an den dey 'journed de court
house"
That's what call stealing" sail
Sweetest Susan, emphaticaliy, as Aun,
Mlueryy Ann paused.
There was silence for awhile. ana then
Aunt Minorvy Ann shook her head and
said; III folks had "a done dat away
twOuld a. been stealth. but 10 crecturs
--dey got ways cr dey own, honey Dcy
dunno right FUN WRONG. an ef deg did
'twould be mighty bad for We-ai- Our