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

back an drapt on de fgroun an watch
Brer Wolf. Time sBrer Rabbit made de
rustlin' noise BrerA Wol31stop grabblin an
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 ez1ef dat want huff, he
drum on de groun', wild his behine feets, an
tick wild yo' fngersP
Then he didn't catch Brother Rabbit"
said Sweetest Susan.
ner not na'er udder- day dat 1 ever hear tell
IN. Well, when Brer Wolf got 'roun de
briar patch an amt see needer ha'r ner
noe er Brer rabbit, he say ter hisself dat
Brer Rabbit done gone on home in a hurry,
an nell des Waylay i'm ez he come back.
SO he hid in de underbrush an wait. He
wait an he wait, but 4Brer Rabbit amt
yards FUN Brer Wolf an watchin' his mo-
tons, all de time tryin' ter keep FUN laugh
;, "Bimeby, who should come promenadin'
long but oil Brer Fox He want dom
nothln IN de worl but huntin de damon
nine mine, Time Time Brer Wolf see i'm he made
hard ez he could fer ter keen outer de wav
Brer FOX Wuz nimble in de feet, but Rrer
Won Wuz hongry,. an SO dar 'twuz. Bime-
t ny. o 6rer FOX tuck tree. Brer Wolf try
Yer Yer cline up after i'm, but he done dulled
his claws by grabbin' an dey wouldn't
hold in de bark.
5t Den ne Try de same game on Brer Fox
de groun, turn roun' time err two an
start ter grabblin'. He boiler out L mighty
gao iI played de prank on you, Brer Fox,
mon mine; you must a. know'd whar 'twuz
III you did, I'm mighty much bleege ter
; you , kaze de damon mine is right here an
you shant lose nothin', Brer Fox
"Brer Fox look down at i'm an, IooL
hard, but Brer Wolf keep on grabblin'
B Brer T ToX say. Is dey sho' huff diamons
hrer Wolf make out he amt hear i'm.
an an, keep on a-grabblin'. Bimeby, he holler
hoo-ee! What a big unr He grabble
t rldiuer aan ever an den he fetched amer
"hoop, Jimmy cracky! deze de biggest dia
mons l yever is laid eyes on
rBrer Fox say, 'Hor up one I'm UNI. Brer
Wolf an ler1me see it
bfer Won low, I amt got time, Rrer
5oN' got ter put in my work TO any er
de yuther creeturs come I'D an claim der
sheer You amt he'pin' me none Rrer
Fox, but 1 don't keer bout dat. You wuz
de casion er my tindin UNI; eff hadn't "a
Wanter ketch you, Ids'a' never foun' dis
damon mine i'll de roun' worr. An YOU
won't lose nothin' by it, needer.' Ali de
time taik!n', Brer Wolf wuz a-grabbin' an
a-eruntin.
Brer Fox say. Nus I come down an
"Brer Wolf low, Come er stay, des ez
lose nothin''
All dat SCUM so nice dat Brer Fox start
down: He come down de tree a little way
an den stop; but Brer Wolf amt payin'
no 'tention. He des keep on a-gruntin an
a-grabbin'. Bimeby Brer Fox made long
jump ter git ez fur way fun Brer Wolf
ez he kin; but time he lit Brer Wolf had
i'm Dey wuz a kinder scuffle, but, bless
yo soul! Brer Fox time done come.
After while, when Brer Wolf wuz Iayin'
sunnln hisse'f an feelin' good, OF Brer
Rabbit come promenadin' long. He see
Brer Wolf an stop He look all roun an
he see whar de groun been grabbed up;
he look furder an he see Brer Fox head
layin' on de grOun' GRIMM. Den he low:
"Heyo, Brer Wolf! You must "a foun'
an 'er damon mine. Two in one day is
big luck-mighty big luck. Brer Fox is
sorter swunk up but what dey is lef' un
i'm look mighty happy
"Brer Wolf say, %, go way, man! 1 feel
too good" " i
The story was done, and Aunt Minervy
AIMS time was up. So is mine We have
come to the end of the hook. which, after
all, is nothing more than a confused dream
of old times.