Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-09

We'll. dey went on huntin'. Dey hunt
high an dey hunt low, an bimeby dey got
so bad off en- so venomous fer vittles dat
dey halter do sump'n sides hunt damon
mines: an so, one day, when Brer Wolf
see Brer Rabbit gwine long thoo de woods,
he Hoped after i'm. Brer Rabbit seed i'm
comm. an he cantered on ahead. De faster
Brer Wolf come, de faster Brer Rabbit
went, an bimeby Brer Rabbit got in de
briarbush whar Brer Wolf can't foller. He
got in dar. he did, an set down an wipe
his face wild bofe hans like you see chillun
do. Brer Wolf sot not fur of, an he was
SO hongry he fair dribble at de mouf.
He say, Come yer. Brer Rabbit; l wanter
see you
"Brer Rabbit low, Look at me, Brer
Wolf; I'm in plain sight. amt hidin'.'
"Brer Wolf. say. / wanter show you
sump'n.'
"Brer Rabbit say, I amt got pop-eyes
for nothin'. l 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 say, L got
sump'n 1 wanter whisper in yo' year
"Brer Rabbit low, My years amt big fer
nothin'. Do you whisper'n from whar you
is, Brer Wolf. l kin hear you des ez we'll
ef not better, dan ef you had my year in yo'
mouf.'
Den Brer Wolf walk roun' an study.
Bimeby he look down at de groun' an sorter
scratch in it. Den he jump up in de ar an
whirl 'roun' an boiler, 'Goody-goody, Brer
Rabbit! l so glad l projicked wild you!
Goody-goody! done foun' de damon
mine Den he clawed on de groun' wild
hans an foots an made de dirt an pebbles
fly.
"Brer Rabbit sot dar in de briarbush an
watch Brer Wolf fer ter see what he gwine
do mex. Den he went on combin' his ha'r
wild his tongue an rubin his face wild his
hans.
"Brer Wolf, wild one eye on Brer Rabbit,
KEEP up his grabbin' in de dirt. He boiler,
Come on, Brer Rabbit! Deyer here by de
bushel. De groun' is fairly strowed wild uni
"Brer Rabbit low. 'Nummine bout me,
Brer Wolf. Eff dey's nuff fer bofe. I'll git
mine after you git all you want. Eff dey
amt huff fer bofe. faint no use fer me
ter come out dar an worry you while you
workin'.'
Brer Wolf grabble harder dan ever. He
say, o. come on, Brer Rabbit. Don't be
hangin' back dat way!'
"Brer Rabbit low, I'm gwine home after
a bag. My pockets amt big huff fer ter
hol' all you say you gwineter gil me-
"Brer Wolf say, Come look at UNI. Brer
Rabbit, an chosen de size an kin you
want
"Brer Rabbit low. I'd be monst'ous on
grateful eff l couldn't trust dat ter you,
Brer Wolf
Wild dat Brer Rabbit boiler, Wait fer
me, Brer Wolf! Wait fer met Den he
make a big rustlin' noise in de briar bush
like he runnin' thoo UNI, but he laid his
years back an drapt on the groun' an
watch Brer Wolf. Time Brer Rabbit made
de rustlin' noise Brer Wolf stop grabblin'
and run 'roun' de briar patch fer ter see
eff he can't head Brer Rabbit off an
ketch i'm.
when Brer Rabbit see dat he sot up an
laugh, an lay down an laugh, an roll over
an laugh, an ez eff dat want huff he drum
on de groun' wild his behine feets. an it
SCUM des like when you thump on a bedtick
wild yo' fingers"
Then he didn't catch Brother Rabbit?'
said Sweetest Susan.
Who? Him! Not dat day, ner de mex,
ner not na'er udder day dat l ever hear
tell un. Well, when Brer Wolf got 'roun'
de briar patch an amt see needer ha'r ner