The age-herald., 1899-07-09
De I done fin de damon min widOut know

be done fin de damon min widout know in it.
 ''Maybe you is an maybe you ain't' sez Brer Wolf, wid grin, an Brer Rabbit he laugh fit ter kill.
 "Bfer Fox he ax what damon look like To it's rubbed up an made shiny.
 Des like plain, ev'y-day dirt, says Brer Wolf, an Brer Rabbit gree wid i'm.
 Well, dey went on huntin'. Dey hunt high an dey hunt low, an bimeby dey got so had off an so venomous fer vittles dat dey halter do sump'n sides hunt damon mines; an so, one day, when Brer Wolf see Bref Rabbit gwine long thoo de woods, he loped alter i'm. Brer Rabbit seed i'm com in. an he cantered on ahead. De faster Brer Wolf come, de faster Brer Rabbit went, an bimeby Brer Rabbit got in de brarbush whar Brer Wolf can't foller. He got In dar, he did, an set down an wipe his face wid bofe hans like you see chillun do. Brer Wolf sot not fur off, an he was so hongry he fair dribble at de mouf.
 He hay, Come yer Brer Rabbit; want CT sec you
 "Brer Rabbit low. Look at me, Brer Wolf; I'm in plain sight. I ain't hdin'.'
 tBrer Wolf say, I wanter show you sump'n.'
 .l7fer Rabbit say. T ain't got popeyes fer nothin'. I kin set right here an see anything you want to show me ef 'taint no Hitler dan a seed-tick.'
 ''Brer Wolf lick his chops an say, T got sump'n wanter whisper in yo' year..
 "Brer Rabbit low. My years aint big fer nothin'. Do yo' whisper'n from whar you Is. Brer Wolf. I kin hear you des ez well ef not better, day eff you had my year in yo' mouf.
 Den Brer Wolf walk 'roun an study. Bimeby he look down at de groun' am sort CT scratch in it. Den he jump up in de ar an whirl roun an holler 'Goody-goody, Brer Rabbit l so glad I projicked wid you! Goody-goody I done foun' de damon mine Den he clawed on de groun' wid hans an foots an made de dirt an peb bles fly.
 "Brer Rabbit sot dar in de briarbush an watch Brer Wolf feet ter see what he gwine do nex Den he went on combin' his ha'r wld his tongue an rubbin his face wid his mans.
 "Brer Wolf. wid one eye on Brer Rab- bit kep' up his grabblin in de dirt. He hollef. Come on, Brer Rabbit! Deyer here by de bushel. De groun' is fairly strowed wid umr
 "Brrr Rabbit low, 'Nummine bout me, Brer Wolf Ef dey's huff fer bofe, I'll git mine alter you git all you want Elf dey ain't huff fer bofe 'taint TO use fer me ter come out dar an worry you while you workin
 "Brer Wolf grabblc harder dan ever. He say Q, come on, Brer Rabbit Don't be hangln' back dat wayr
 "Brer Rabbit low. I'm gwine home alter a bag. My pockets ain't big huff fer ter hol' all you say you gwineter gi' me-
 "Erer Wolf say, Come look at um. Brer Rehbit, an choosen de size an kin you want
 ''Brer Rabbit low. I'd be monstous on- grateful eff I couldn't trust dat ter you, Brer Wolf
 ''Wid dat Brer Rabbit holler, Wait fer Iro9t Dnr, h0 make a big rustlin noise in de briarbush like he runnin, thoo um, but he laid his years back an drap on de groun an watch Brer Wolf. Time Brer Rabbit made de rustlin' noise, Brer Wolf stop grabblin, an run 'roun' de brlar patch fer ter see ef 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' wid his hehne fleets, an 1t soun' des like when you thump on bed tick H i'd yo' fingers"
 9Th n he didn't catch Brother Rabbit?' said A-@eetest Susan.
 "WSo? Him? Not dat day. ner de neX' ner not na'er udder day dat ever hear tell un. We'll when Brer Wolf got 'roun' de briar ratch an ain't see needer ha'r ner hide CT Brer Rabbit he say ter hissef dat Brer Rabbit done gone on home In a hurry, an he'll des waylay i'm ez he come back So he hid in de underbrush an wait. He wait an hc wait. but Brer Rabbit ain't come back, kaze he wus settin' not twenty yards fun Brer Wolf an watchin' his mo- tions all de time tryin ter keep fun laugh in out loud.
 "Blmeby, who should come promenadin' long but ol' Brer Fox. He want doin' ndth:4i in do worl' but kuntin de damon' mine Time Brer Wolf see i'm he made a break alter i'm. an Brer Fox put out ez hard ez he could fer ter keep outer de way. Brer Fox wuz nimble in de feet but Brer Wolf wuz hongry, an so dar 'twuz. Bime-