The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
PLANTATION PAGEANTS.
tcopyr,Oht. 1909. bv Joe, Chandler Har-,,)

Copyright, 1899, by Joel Chandler HdrritJ
II the children were not willing to cay that
Mr.. Dobs was a smarter man than Aaron. they
were. at any rate. willing to admit that he had
given them something to talk about. Dru-
silla. however. refused TO admit that there was
any merit in that.
"Ef dat oil wnito man'll g' me sumpin'd at'l
wine all dat out'n my min an make me ferRit
bout him an his bubble, I'll say any whar dat
he de smartest man In do worl'. but whar Is
dog any smartness in skeerin' chillun out'n
der growth? Ez l Ia now. des so you'll see me
when I'm 70 year OIL. e. Rittin' skeer'd will
stunt folks. den I'm dun stunted. an stunted
bad"
Maybe we were dreaming" Sweetest Susan
suggested when Drusilla made this remark.
Dream nothin'." Drusllla retorted. How
kin folks stan flatfooted in de broad open day
light an have 'zactiy de same dreamF No
body amt naver see nc creetur like dat In no
dream. kaze ef dey'did folks 'ud act up an hire
somebody fer ter keep UNI wake. You all do
mighty funny. Wuz YOU too skeered ter look
at do crestur? Here's what 'uz des skeer'd
'nough ter look at It good. You call dat
dreamin'. does your"
The truth Is. the whole affair had been 90
unusual. so unexrected and unique. that it
took its place In Sweetest Susan's mind. az
well as In Buster Johns. as n sort OF waking
I uIUuI1s out sAhha oSVh V"ob oao "
seen. and to use her own expression, she had
looked at IL mighty hard.
Buster John and Sweetest Susan we.o very
shy in telling their experiences In the bubble
to their, elders. They had boon laughed az on
other occasions when giving hints as to what
they had seen In the country next door the
world. and that fact made Thorn somewhat
doubtful and timid. AS for Drusilla. she had
In the negroes an audience ready to Welcome
--, boz a.
Words were unable to convoy TO their minds q
real comprehension OF what Drusilla had
seen. but they knew 1t was something awful.
and from that time forward they and all the
negroes for miles around.reKarded Mr.. Bobs
IN fnu a "" way s't this nc notoriety helned Mr.. Bobs. Tor
no negro refused to work tor him when re-.
SSs ssss d nt eR, no T nssr2 Ro gS = rs ia mot sG s4ie sis
him to any great extent.
very fair weather. the mornings crisp and cool.
and the afternoons warm ami baimy enough
to invite the mockipg birds to sing. The De
drew, near Buster John and swsetss! Susan
e assem b 81 q The t HSssST{S a4 %sI place an mII +;
he thought that ali the able bodied men OF the
region were. fighting; but war is never SO ex-
@ sntii tSe snsv we're e sW many e men eTenp saed ire from nA eon.
s~crlption either by OCCUPATION or age.
TIE news Gi The fox hunt WAS not h,, rqhrtisu-
was that he should be too young 70 60 lox hunt
hardship Invented to punish children. His
change some years later. but at that particular
time he wa, quite iufe that youth was SINE,
there was no help for it; His mind was full Of
fox hunt, and he sought information on the
F ES,ssF TS %ss an It sut Se 9 70 on O tse fe Subject. o 80
buster John was told. and the youngster lost
no time in questioning the negro;
sion s that p reSas"'d Itself vt" they sY s sns th her $50 60,
ing 70 be a big fox hunt here Christmas week"
DIT; i speek. Dey use tor hunt FUN here a
tain. 'Twuz Fountain here and Fountain
p pIace. 'S Would sp% up an ak * e fs ali DE- mixers On De
plantation is name Fountain. Yes-yes. sub
see myse'f now VOW h an1} d.. de mo m9m 1R'cc me made 3
mornln,. 10 de day: Do cry would be fer Foun;;
straddle a muie-or Puss. de pacin' m~ule-an,
go long wild Hm had Inns u dem days, an,
suz soSpis fam Dc word so-work all day an
'r? aBat g.! . H5SH siaid Big Sal, lifting her sad face
M Mat / went H. lq paas tsT a isF b Issh after 'e p 81 l. 1T :
! patched place on his knee. and Big sal drew a
IFo s s! 6rsa,h; " eI,Sns ia. EnT a chap .Bs ies ss youbi 1.
il: he died KAYE his heart an, his head wuz too
could go, thro' iiie wild kinder head an heart
Oats de Lords truf!" cried Big Sal.
The shil ,n s,, kne Hyoc Of spu dsed that bat the her 5e Snd
so they sat silent and thoughtful.
"'Yes-yes. suh-l member dc time des, ez
p %sll o Ss Of V. ' S,a' 'Eb' oat fIsh P sn! 70 9s ws xsn Ws q
mile up jumped n gray-ds rods hadn't come
in denim here deg had il ,roun' an ,roun'
er der little Marster. butbless 70, SOU he amt
81 me time ter do dat. alters shill blieve dat
PPs sen Yer W" "a, O ds l nlaHis9Af als ssE1 You'd Il = . Af Seea
efrab 0a pin as ' an' 90 Sf bIaeP Ps !ao Esn"i b.y '0F vent nj
skeetin, here an, oar: an, when De dogs
l hs'shi ID ' Ss5 s0 'ea de- li His S so. e s q, Dc g. O f'%
Fountain paused and sighed, then he went on.
horn u sss s:Sls %S 't snd g. q dos as' a. GS 81 ! b bssf Tn y
lots too old fer dem kinder doin's., Let UNI call
p pno S"hHnf but H'P he. y ns ma" sn ID" so OF e. 4 BIZ. Z
times pow gore, mo, sIeshually when de reds
ieedin,' groun'. an de promenade OF all de
foxes ium here ter de river-sve'y one un UNI,
tf rEiea d H9wii level af ses = fer ~ te = is,e eur ds %o 81 ,d ae' 70
de war, D0y DrunE dogs mere rum away OH
van, but he des played wild UNI. He kin tell a
h"un' fun o house dog by de bark. an time be
done up an gone. He got q white patch 'twixt
his eyes. an on count or dat. deJ call I'm
Scar Face Buster John corrected; Why
he's the fox they are G sSclp1g to s s1S d.v .,
gwine ter ketrh 'lm2 Well, after he's seoteh.
Scyar Face. | wanter see what dat white mark
The are ySing 10 bring Birdsong dogs
explained Buster John.
We'll, dey1l halter sing bird song Ell. some
yuther kinder song fore dey ketch dat fox
besides all the other dogs; zoe Maxwell is
81 hear tel. er dat dog" replied Fountain
"Dey say he sho' Is a mover: But, shucks. you
kin hear dat kinder talk bout mos any dog
But dish yer noo1o got ter have brains ez wei
as legs ef he ketch oil Scour-Face. I'm a
talkin' now. sho."
Where does old Scar-Tace stay. Uncle
Fountain" asked Buster John.
You know dat ar broom SAGE neI. right W
/ yam. cross dc road FUN de gin house2 Well
he stay right dGr. Ef you wuZ ter 20 out OIL
door dar an holler light loud. he'd hear you