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That Throbbing Headache

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District Court Orders.

Acme White Lead & Color Works VS..
Sears Glass & Paint company; contin-
ued by stipulation.
Robson VS.. Blakely; continued to
next setting of jury cases.
Miles VS.. Fitzsimmons; continued by
consent.
Deseret Savings bank VS.. John Y.
Rich ct al; judgment against John w.
Taylor.
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Mt. Pleasant Matters.
(Snecial Correspondence !

Especial OOrrtspONuenCe.I
Mt. Pleasant. May ia sneak thief
entered the home of Carlos Gunderson
one night this week and carried off a new
suit Of clothes. The family was absent at
the time The burglar was evidently af-
ter money. as he turned everything in the
house where money could be hid upside
down.
A pulling contest between two town
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ride to the head of the CANYON on the
train tomorrow and make the home
ward trip awheel.
]. p. Gum went over the road race
course yesterday. measuring tl.c dis
lance. The road is in better shape than
it has been for years and fast time is
looked for Nav 90
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-13
FRANCHISE Unsatisfactory.
Effort For Rehearing Before Coun
Gil Committees.

The Salt Lake City Railroad COM
pany is not satisfied with portions of
the draft of the franchise ready to be
reported to the city council, authoriz-
ing the company to construct and oper-
ate its proposed north and south line
in the eastern part of the city, and a
rehearing will be asked before the
council committees. The petitioner OBJ
jects to the requirements relating to
frequency of service, and at the re
hearing several councilmen will offer
to satisfactorily cover the
same and other points in the grant
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-13
To Set Aside Findings.

A motion to set aside the findings of
the referee, George Sutherland, in the
much-litigated suit of Clark VS.. Jones,
a mechanics lien case, was argued be
fore Judge Hiles yesterday and a de-
cision will be rendered today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-13
ADVERTISEDLETTERS

uncalled for at the postoffice,
Salt Lake City. Utah, May Il, 1899. To OBJ
tam these letters the APPLICANT must call for
Advertised Letters" and give the date
of the list. II not called for within two
weeks they will be sent to the dead let
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Scrap Billed For Eureka.

Especial Correspondence.)
Eureka. May 12.-"Young' Thomas and
Frank McHugh will spar fifteen rounds
at l. O. o. r. hall here next Monday
night. for 800 a side. Both of them are
husky young lads and handy with their
mitts, and a lively scrap is expected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-13
CURTAINS.

A whole roll call of kinds in this
gathering-Laces, Muslins and 9TH
ers, about SO pairs, all new spring
goods, that sell on other days for
S1.75 up to S2.25, two days, N16N
choice of any, pair. ...... pl.VU
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-13
Iowa Bank Robbed.

Ellsworth. Ia. May 12-The state
Bank of Ellsworth was last night en-
tered by robbers. who secured S3,6S5 in
cash and made their escape.
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PROVO AND RETURN, s1.25,
On Saturday, May 13.

For the Christian Endeavor special
train leaving Salt Lake City at 7:45 a.
M, via Rio Grande Western railway,
rate of SIPS will be made. Return spe-
cial leaves Provo at 10 .. m.
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Ladies' List.

armstrong, Mrs. r. Lowe. Mrs. G.
j. Lochrie Mrs. A. L.
Anderson, Mrs. a. Monnin, Maria L.
p. Matthews, Mrs. Per-
Bailey, Henrietta melia
Barton, Mrs L. Marriott, Mrs. Eliz-
Barton. Mrs. NJ. B. abeth
Batty. Miss LAZY Neel, Miss Bertha
Bennett, Mrs. c. H. Peabody, Mrs. T.. j.
Bengden, Anne Ma Peterson. Kristine
RE Perry. Miss Lee
Brammer, Mrs. NJ Player Miss Amy
/ % Quinn Miss Lucia
Christensen, Miss Rallins Mrs. J.
Sofie Ramsy Miss Fanny
Cahoon, Mrs. VIM. Sanders, Miss Kate
Clement, Florence E.
Craig. Myrtle Stone, Miss Maggie
Cox, Ruby Slathr. Miss Nettie
Engelman, Rose Shorten. Miss Mary
Erickson. Caroline Simpson. Miss Josie
Freary, Mrs. George Seymour, Mrs. Car
Gustafson. Miss An Isle
ma Syms, Mrs. Frank
Horning. Ida R. Swenson, Miss Car
HOPKINS, Flora NJ -;e
husband. Elizabeth Smith. Mrs. T. c.
Hill. Miss Sarah Searle, Mrs. E
Harding. Saul Turner, Miss Flor
Hess. Myrtle ence
Hatch. Mrs. j. II. Thomas. Miss Min
Hall. Miss Lena Thomas, Miss Min
ard 49, veaIe. Lettie
WINS, Miss Edith White, Miss Laura
Jensen. Miss Celin ~.
Jenkins, Maggie Wilson. Mrs. H; X.
Jensen. Miss I.aren Williams, Miss Josie
Kerrick Sarah A West, Mrs. J. w.
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Presidents address were considered
and acted upon. The amendments were
all of routine nature, providing for
different methods of work in the local
unions and their relation to the fedora
ton.
James Maher, the secretary of the
federation, returned yesterday from a
mysterious trip out of town. Some of
the miners said that he went TO Butte
with the records Of the federation, to
put them away, so that they could not
be found in case of an arrest of the
leaders. When it was rumored on
Tuesday that officers We're on their way
here from Boise. it is said that he left
at once. But the majority of them and
the leaders deny that he went on such
q mission.
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Removal Notice.

Houston Real Estate Investment
Company have moved to Pa South
Main street, first door north of Walker
House.
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Defense of Miners.

attorney Jones of Wallace is here. in
consultation with the officials Of the
federation upon the defense that will
be made of the prisoners at Wardner.
We have not yet decided upon attor-
neys for the case" said President Boyce
last night. 1T is not true that we have
chosen ex-senator Allen of Nebraska
aud Deputy United States Attorney
Frank c. Robertson of Spokane TO aid
Jones & Morphy of Wallace. These
attorneys VIII be permitted TIC choose
their associates in the case"
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WILL ELECT OFFICERS
Important Session of the Labor
Union Today.
CONTEST FOR ONE PLACE
SEVERAL CANDIDATES FOR OF
FICE OF SECRETARY.

Constitution of the New organiza-
ton Is Completed-Per Capita Tax
Fixed at 10 Cents-Secretary Of
Miners Federation Makes Mys-
FERROUS Trip.
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FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

In Carpets, for the bargain days,
we offer Is pieces of splendid grade
Tapestry Brussels, some with borders
to match, good patterns all, sell reg
ularly for Csc the yard, Friday and
Saturday, sewed, laid and EEo
lined, at VSO
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your pokey old story, if you have any to
tell" And 1t is good advice too; but when
you are writing about certain period, you
want to have something more than the
local color, you want to get at the temper,
the attitude, the disposition of the people
you are writing about; SO that when the
youngsters of today get a little older they
will be able to say, There's a great deal
foolishness in that old book, and some his
tory, too" as If their youngsters will care
any more for history than they did.
Well, anyhow, the sun was shining bright
" and the air was warm. The tools and in
struments of war were following the
courses of the streams that plowed sea-
ward, and nature on the Abercrombie place
had forgotten all about them. But, let the
sun shine ever so brightly, the children
failed to find Mr.. Thimblefinger, and TO
message came from Mrs Meadows. They
were patient enough, too. Every day, some
times in the morning and sometimes in the
afternoon, they wandered down to the
spring and sat down on a dry Bermuda en-
bankment where they could watch devel-
opments.
IT was noticed that Drusilla never joined
in the regrets that Buster John and Sweet
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don't want no sech dream ter come ter me
no mo-. When folks git so dat water won't
wet UNI, dey better be gwine off to some
yuther country"
Whats the matter with your" asked
Buster John brusquely.
''You better ak what de matter wild you
ALL" exclaimed Drucilla. "Dey amt moth
in tall de matter wild me. But I'll say dis,
when you-a1l see dat ar Mr.. Thimblefnger
ever what his name is-yof wont see me-
OATS what I'll set here wild you twell he
pop outen de water, and den I'll pop way
fun here. Eff I'm free, OATS whar my free
dom will shine out"
well, you went once" demonstrated
Sweetest Susan.
Dat kinder doin's is like chills an fever;
you may have UNI once, but you don't want
UNI twice.
She'll CO." said Buster John.
Drusilla laughed. "I sholy will-'way frum
here. / don't see what you all wanter fool
wild dat kinder doins fer. I'd lots druther
see you all jabberin' wild de jay-birds OATS
bad huff, but it's bettern reslxin' yo' life
down und' dat spring. Kas when you go
down dar, dey amt no tellin' eff you gwine
ter come back live. En- spozen twas ter
cave in on you-you' pa, and yo' ma, and
yo' grandpa would be gwine 'roun' here
plum 'stracted an dey never would see hair
ner hide er you while de worl' STAINS. Uh-
uh! been down dar once, and at uz TWICE
too many. Dat are Mr.. Thimblefinger kin
pop up and pop down, but I amt gwine to
pop wild i'm, not less'n I take leave er my
senses"
The children couldn't help but laugh at
Drusilla's earnestness, and they laughed
with a better heart because they knew
that If they should have another opportuni-
ty to visit the country next door to tho
world, -Drusilla would not allow them to
go alone. But the opportunity never came,
and they not only ceased to expect 1t, but
presently fell in with other adventures that
were quite as curious and as interesting.
all of which are to be chronicled, however
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Rabbit say he kin do ez he pleases bout
dat an den dey went on back ter whar dey
left 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
yo'self.'
~ don't spute it, Brer Rabbit; I amt
say dey amt all dar.'
dat may be, Brer Fox, but hear folks
say you might 'spicious an 1 don't want
nobody fer ter be spicionin' er me-
"Brer Fox low: Don't kick TO youer
spurred, Brer Rabbit
"Brer Rabbit say, De right kinder horse
don't need no spurrin, 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
out er sight good, OF Brer Rabbit run
home, an git a basket an run back ter
whar he done hid de COOLERS, and 'twan't
no time TO- he had UNI all at home. an him
an his OIL oman an de chilun had a reg
lar feastin' time.
when Brer Fox foun' dat he had mo-
trash dan COOLERS in his basket, he was
dat mad dat he could "a bit hissef; but
he amt let 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'.
so dis time he went law bout II. He
laid de case TO 'ol Judge Wolf, an dey
got out papers, an sont de papers after
Brer Rabbit. Well dey want no gittin'
'roun' dat Brer Rabbit had ter go; he wuz
mighty skittish, but he knowed dat eff dey
got de law on i'm he won't have no peace
in dat settlement. So he went ter court,
and dar he foun' whole passed. er de cree
turs. When he got in, oil Judge Wolf tuck
his -oat 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 toll his side: and den
Brer Rabbit got up an tole his side. Judge
NY a1F fuo off cnaa,a n 1o0k a Rrar
Rabbit wild a 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 bot UNI. He say he got UNI frum
a man on de river.
Judge Wolf low: "A man on de river!
-y-->>~----~-~->--
CONTINUED on Sixteenth Page.
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under-jaw drap an gun ter trimble an
culver. He say:
"'Wuz he fat, Brer Rabbit?'
Fat ez a butter-bal, Brer Fox, but not
too fat; uey wuz plenty er lean meat.
My gracious, Brer Rabbit Wizard you
git imp
Back up de road a piece, Brer Fox A
whole family un UNI stays dar.'
Show me de place. Brer Rabbit; my OIL
oman been hankerin' after GROIN squirt
for de longest
longer'n mine, an you'll halter do de grab
glin'.'
Brer Fox jaw shuck like he had a
swamp chill. He low: You never is sec
nobody grabble, Brer Rabbit, twel you see
me-
"T'n stan by, Brer Fox, an see it well
DONE
NOW, Brere Rabbit did know whar dey
wuz a burrow or some kim, but he amt
know whedder 1t wuz groun'-squir'l er a
wood rat err a highlan' moccasin. So he tuck
Brer Fox up de big road piece, and den
dey struck out thoo de woods. But 70 dey
start in de timber, Brer Rabbit low:
You better hide yo' basket er COOLERS
in de bushes, Brer Fox, kaze it'll bother
you ter tote 1t throo de buses. I'll watch
you grabble, an I'll keep my eye on de
basket
$50 said, so done. Brer Fox sot de bas-
ket down in de bushes, an dey kivered it
wild leaves and trash, and went on Bimeby,
dey got ter de place whar Brer Rabbit say
de family er de groun' -squir'l live, an
show BrerFox de mouf er de burrow. Brer
Fox low:
It'll be hard digging Brer Rabbit
DE harder de diggin', Brer Fox, de
bigger de crap OATS what hear um say
ovid dat, Brer Fox shucked his coat an
roll his shirt sleeves, an start ter diggin'.
He made de dirt fly. After while he stop
ter rest and low:
!" Keep yo' eye on my COOLERS. Brer Rab-
bit; don't let nobody run off wild um;' an
den he sot in ter grabblin' again.
"I'll watch UNI, Brer Fox; don't make
no doubt er dat,
Den Brer Rabbit run to whar de basket
wuz, flung de trash offn it, tuck If off in de
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clumsily in the pages to follow.
Meanwhile one afternoon when the sun
was preparing to go to bed, and when the
children, were still expecting little Mr.
Thimblefinger, they heard voice calling
from the big road which was not far away
from the spring:
"Heyo, dar folks! Will yo' dogs bite?"
The voice was that of negro woman. She
was driving a small steer to a wagon, but
had left the vehicle on the side of the road
and had come over the stile. She was tall
and appeared to be about forty years old.
She had countenance that could smile,
but it's aspect was now serious, and her
eye was bright and Keen
you all oughter to know me-" she CRIED
as she came upl dat is eff eve'y thing amt
been run outen yo' heads by de Warehouses
and de war-whoopers.
81 know your cried Sweetest Susan; 'it's
Aunt Minervy Ann Perdue."
de same" assented Aunt Minervy Ann.
"An' not de same nuther. Kaze, l tell you
homes, dey's a mighty change whar live
at. You amt seen Mars Tumlin Perdue go
long by de road, is you? Well, it's jest like
i'm ter be stoppin somers on de road talk
In politics. I b'lieve dat man I'D stop on
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kin Know what dey sayin'.
Look at de creetures! Why, de time
wuz when de could talk same ez folks, but
now ,dey can't hardly jabber, and dey amt
nobody k1ewwhat dey sayin' cept dis here
A'op yousgot here"-the children looked at
each other and smied-"an' dat don't do
him ner dem no good. Now dez ez de cree
turs is, de folksll be when de time come
you mark my word!'
"But all this time" remarked Buster
John slyly, "the rabbits in the tale are suf-
fering nightly for something to eat.'
Oats So honey! got so much on my
min dat 1 done clean forgot bout de tale
l wuz thinkin' bout de time when we-all,
white and black, would be brung low YOU
IL have to scuzen me, sho. Well, den, or
Brere Rabbit put on his mits and tuck
down his walkin cane, and went prome-
nadin' down de big road. Eff he met any
body, dey never could guess dat he wuz
mighty nigh famished kaze he walk des
es biggity es If he des had de finest kinder
dinner. He went on, smoothin down his
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can't git no vittles nowhar and nohow, dat
he Kicked cher cross de room wild his
him foot and skeered de young uns so dat
dew Tipped under de bed, an dar dey stay
ed twel der daddy wuz out er sight an
hearin'
''Brer Rabbit knowed mighty well dat
'twain't gwine ter do fer him ter be settin'
roun de house wild de family dat hongry
dat dey can't skacey stan lone. So he
comb his hair, an brush his hat, an put
on his mtts fer ter keep de sun frum freck-
lin his hans, an tuck down his walkin'
cane, an put out down de road fer ter sec
what he kin see, an hear what he kin
hear
At this point the children laughed, Sweet
est Susan convusively, and Buster John
more sedately, but still heartily. Aunt MI
nervy Ann paused and regarded them with
grave and inquiring eyes.
What de matter now?' she asked
solemnly. At this the children laughed
louder than ever. "Wellp she cried, "ef
you gwine ter have compton fits, I'll wait
twell dey pass off,
why, 1 was laughing because you said
Brother Rabbit put on his mits to keep
his hands from frecklng" exclaimed Bus
ter John; and Sweetest Susan, when she
could catch her breath, declared that she
was laughing for the same reason.
"You-all must be mighty uoklish," re-
marked Aunt Minervy Ann, plucking at the
dead grass. Il amt see nothin' funny in
dat, You neent think dat rabbits is like
dey ulster be. Dey done had der day. In
dem times dey growed big and had lots er
sense, an dey wuz mighty keerful wild dey-
SELF But dey done had der day. Folks
come long and tuck der place, an since
den dey done dwindle way twel dey amt
nothin' mo dan runts, an sacely dat. Folks
holdin' de groun' now, but how long dey
gwine ter hold 1t? How long TO- sumpin'
alse'll come long an take folks place? De
time may be short er 1t may be long; but
vft'll come-you min what I tell you; an
when 1t do come, folks'll dwindle way and
git ter be runts des like de creeturs did,
and dey'll fergit how ter talk SO everybody
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MOnddu for Flowers

in great variety, all kinds and colors,
violets. Roses and Foliage, etc., all
new and fresh, large punches, but the
price is very small and badly broken.
See them.
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NUMBER 60.

woods little piece, an emptied all de
COOLERS out'n 1t. Den he fill 1t up wild
sticks and chips, mos ter de top, and on dc
trash he put layer er COOLERS. Den he
tuck 1t back and kivered it like twuz at
first, and went ter whar Brer Fox WIZ
grabblin'. Brer Fox low:
You smell mighty strong er parched
goobers Brer Rabbit.
Il don't doubt dat, Brer Fox; lifted de
lid er de basket, fer ter see eff dey wuz all
dar, an dc stencil fun UNI come mighty
nigh knoclxin' me down. Fer a mint er
mo wuz dat weak and sick I come mighty
nigh gwine home
"Well, Brer Fox he grabble and grabblc
twel he git tired er grabbin', and den he
low dat he b'lieve he'll put off eatin' and
groun' squirt twel some yuther day. Brer
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A VISIT FROM AUNT MINERvY ANN.
The cold and gloomy weather brought by
the east wind, soon cleared away, and the
sun shown out bright and clear. breeze
from the south, a breeze that brought out
the vioets In great profusion. Still the
place was not the same. The negroes ceas-
ed their songs, except Johnny Bapter, and
even he didn't sing as loudly nor as con-
stantly as he used to. And they ceased to
wrestle and play at night. 1t seemed that
they had problems to consider. They were
not sure of their position they had nobody
to advise them. They might have asked
advice on the subject but freedom appear
ed to add to their shyness, and they re-
Trained from asking for any information or
advice. Just why this should be so, nobody
has ever discovered to this day Some of
the less fortunate found strangers to give
them advice and to make them promises
that were never to be redeemed; but on the
Abercrombie place the negroes worked in
the dark, as the saying is, except for such
advice as the strong common sense of
Aaron was able to give them. They had
the idea that having been made the object
OF what seemed to be a special interposi-
ton of providence, they were to be sus-
tanned and maintained in the same way.
This accounted for the fact that the me-
groes on most of the plantations left home
and flocked to the towns and cities, where
they became the charge of the freedmen's
bureau, an institution that did great deal
of good, as well as a great deal of harm
a great deal of good, because In many cases
1t prevented actual starvation, and a great
deal of harm, because 1t left the impression
on the minds of the negroes that they were
to be supported by the government whether
they worked or not.
But the youngsters who read will say.
what of that?" and cry, Get along with
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Millinery Dept

Fifty dozen Straw Shapes and Walk
ing Hats, all own our Bargain Table
for Monday at Csc and ACC each.
Stupendous sale of Ladies' Fine Sail
ors, including the "Knox Shapes"
They are beauties and can't be found
n any other Birmingham store in such
variety or abundance as here.
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mustashes, when who should he meet but
Brer Fox, wild big basket on his arm.
"'Whar you bin. Brer Fox?
"'Loungin roun Whar you gwine. Brer
Rabbits?
up hill and down dale What you got In
yo' basket, Brer Fox?
"'Des er hatful er COOLERS, Brer Rabbit
'Parched, Brer Fox?
Yes, indeed, Brer Rabbit, parched good
en- brown
No, 1 thank you, Brer Fox; none fer
me. Eff dey wuz fresh an raw now, maybe
I'd take some But parehed-my stomach
won't stan UNI. Mo- dan dat, des had a
bait er groun' squirt
Now, Brer Rabbit wuz hankerin' arter
de COOLERS so bad dat he can't stan still,
an when he say groun' squirt, Brer Fox
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RRER RABBIT HELD HIS NOSE.

and laughed. "Heyo, here" she exclaimed:
"ef days gwine ter be any swellin' up an
gittin' mad, I'll tell de tale and git way
FUN here des quick ez kin. 1 amt come
ter dis place fer ter git in no FUSS
The children composed themselves COM
fortably on the dead grass and Aunt Mi
nervy Ann told this story of
BROTHER RABBIT AND THE GOOB-
ERS
way back yonder," said Aunt Minervy
Ann, relying her head handkerchief, de
times wild de creatures wuz mighty much
like dey is wild folks now, speshually we
oil up dar at de Perdue plantation. Dey
wuz hard times. I disremember whedder
dey had been a war and de army sweep
long, or whedder dey wuz dry drought.
Dey ain't much diffunce when craps fail
'.Well anyhow de times wuz mighty hard
Vittles wuz skacer dan hens tushes, an
dem what had 1t, hid 1t. An eff dey amt
hide 1t, dey stayed mighty close by 1t. OF
Brer Rabbit wuz in jest ez bad fix ez any
I'm UNI, eff not wuss. Slick ez he wuz, he
want slick nuff fer ter git sump'n ter eat
whar dey want none. De calamus patch
gun out, all de saplin's had been parked
higher up dan Brer Rabbit kin reach, der
later patches wuz empty, an de pea vines
wuz dry nuff fer to ketch fire widout any
hep.
$50 dar twuz Like de common run er po'
white folks, Brer Rabbit had q big family.
De young uns wuz constant a-cryin', Dad
dy! Daddy! fetch me sump'n ter eatI' An
oil Mis- Rabbit wuz dribblin' at de mouf,
she wuz dat hongry,
"OrBrer Rabbit wuz so mad kazs he