Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-08

bit by hisse'f, an dat wuz de way wild all
de yuthers Dey don't want nobody ter
know eff dey fin de damon mine. Dey
hunt an dey hunt fun dawn twel dark, an
when night come dey'd dream bout it. But
dey Wuz bleeze ter eat. an some days dey'd
go 'roun' huntin' fer vittles Brer Rabbit
had some acorns dat his OF oman had
saved up, an he foun' some sugar cane dat
had been buried in de san when de freshet
come. an he got long tollable well; but he
want none too fat. Brer Wolf was thin
ez a fence rail, an Brer Fox wuz so gaunt
dat his family amt never got fat down ter
dis day.
We'll, one time when de creeturs wuz
takin' day off, Brer Fox, he low dat he
don't b'lieve dey's any damon mine any,
Whar roun in dat country, But Brer Rab-
bit say his great-gran nanny wuz quaint
ed wild dem dat own de mine. Brer Fox
he AK what der name wuz Brer Rabbit
low dat der name wuz needer mo- ner less
dan Mammy-Mammy Big Money, an de
damon mine
"Brer Wolf laugh and say. Dat de trufe
an what's mo-. Brer Fox wouldn't know a
| an rubbed up
.Brer Fox say, Don't dey shine like dey
got lire in der entrailS?'
"Brer Wolf shake his head an low. Not
less deyer cleaned an rubbed up
Dis make Brer Fox open his eve He
say l been huntin' fer ne-things: maybe
done fin de damon mine widout know
80 Maybe you is an maybe Won amt, COZ
Brer Wolf wild grin, an Brer Rabbit he
laugh fit ter kill az
,., "Brer Fox he ak what a damon look
like TO it's rubbed up an made shiny.
" 'Des like plain, evry-day dirt saws
Brer Wolf. an Brer Rabbit gree wild i'm
| ell; dey went on huntin'. Dey hunt
| nleh an Sey hunt low, an bimeby dey got
| so bad off an so venomous fer vittIes DAT
oey natter do sump'n sides hunt damon
| mines; an so, one day, when Brer Wolf
See i hreT Rabbit gwine long thoo de woods,
| i'm ID,-rv, u.
| comm, an he cantered on ahead. De fast
er Brer Wolf come, de faster Brer Rahbit
wen went; an 6imeby Brer Rabbit got in de
| got In dar, he did. an set down an ,vine
| ms race wild bofe hans like you see chiiinn
] ~ brer Won sot not fur off. an he was
! so hungry he fair dribble at de mouf.
| he say: Come yer, Brer Rabbit; I want
er see you "Ah'-
"Brer Rabbit low: Locke at me. Rrer
| W9lf; I'm In plain sight. 1 amt hidin.'
| sump'n.' '"o" you
"Brer Rabbit say: I amt got pop ewes
Tor nothin 1 kin set right here an see
anything you wanter show me eff faint
| no hitler dan a seed-tick'
| "Brer Wolf lick his chops an saw. IT
| sot stump n ! Wanter whisper in yo' wear
hrer rabbit low: My years amt big
Ter noth1n'. Do yo whisperin from whar
| you is. boer Wolf. kin hear YOU des 81
| in yo' mouf' N my year
Den Brer Wolf walk roun' an study
! Bimeby he look down at de groun' an;
! sorter scratch in IT. Den he jump I'D in de
ar an whirl roun' an holler 'Goody-goody,
Brer rabbit! so glad projcked wild Won
| Goody-goody! I done foun' de damon
| mine. Den he clawed on de groun' wild
hans an foots an made de dirt an neb-
| bes fly. GIL peo-
"Brer Rabbit sot dar in de briar hush an,
watch Brer Wolf fer ter see what he gwine
| 90 mex Den he went on combin' his ha -
| WlO MS tongue an rubhiD' 70
hans. via Ills
"Brer Wolf wild one eye on Brer Rabbit
KEEP up his grabblin' in de dirt He holier:
Come on, Brer Rabbit. Deyer here nv de
umv wiz
"Brer Rabbit low: Nummine bout mo
Brer Wolf Eff dey's huff fer bofe. I'll Gil
mine after you git all you want Eff dow
amt huff fer bofe, faint no use fer me tey
| come out dar an worry you while YOU
| workin'. 'oo
| "Brer Wolf grabble harder dan ever Tie
| say: oh, come on, Brer Rabbit! Don't he
hangin' back dat wayr NC
| Brer Rabbit low: Pm gwine home atte,
bag My pockets amt big huff fer ter
mol all you say you gwinter gil me-
| 'Brer Wolf say: Come look at UNI Rre,
Rabbit, an chosen de size an kim Won
want
"Brer Rabbit low: I'D be monstous on.
grateful eff 1 couldn't trust dat ter Won
Brer Wolf
wild dat Brer Rabbit boiler: Wait fe,
me, Brer Wolf! Wait fer mep Den he make
a big rustlin' noise in de briar bush like hf
runnin' thoo UNI, but he laid his year.