The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09

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 chOoZen de size an
kin you want
'.Brer Rabbit low: I'd be monst'ous
! ongrateful eff l couldn't trust dat ter
you. Bier Wolf
Wild dat Brer Rabbit holler: Wait
fer me, Brer Wolf! Wait fer me-. Den
he make big rustlin' noise in de briar-
( bush like he runnin' thoo um, but he
! laid his years back an drapt on de
groun' an watch Brer Wolf Time Brer
Rabbit made de rustlin' noise, Brer
Wolf stop grabblin, an run roun de
briar patch fer ter see eff he can't head
Brer Rabbit off an ketch him.
When Brer Rabbit see dat he sot up
an laugh, an lay down an laugh, an
roll over an laugh; an ez eff dat wasn't
huff, he drum on de groun wild his be-
hine feets, an it SCUM des like when
you thump on a bedtick wild yo' fin
gers
Then ne didn't catch Brother Rab-
bit?" said Sweetest Susan.
who? Him. Not dat day, ner de
mex, ner not na'er udder day dat 1
ever hear tell un. Well, when Brer
Wolf got 'roun' de briar patch an amt
see needer ha'r ner hide er Brer Rab-
bit. he say ter hisse'f dat Brer Rabbit
done gone on home in hurry. an he'll
des waylay i'm ez he come back. So
he hid in de underbrush an wait. He
wait an he wait, but Brer Rabbit amt
come back. kaze he wus settin' not
twenty yards fun Brer Wolf an watch
in his motions, all de time tryin' ter
keep fun laughin' out loud.
"Bimeby, who should come prone
nadin' long but oil Brer Fox. He want
i - i
damon mine. Time Brer Wolf see i'm
he made break after 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. Bimeby, Brer Fox tuck
tree. Brer Wolf try ter cline up after
i'm, but he done dulled his claws by
grabblin' an dey wouldn't hold in de
bark.
Den he try de same game on Brer
Fox dat he'd tried on Brer Rabbit. He
look at de groun. turn rOun a time er
two an start ter grabblin. He holler
out, I mighty glad played de prank on
you, Brer Fox, kaZe you lead me right
straight ter de damon mine: you must
a know'd whar 'twuZ. Eff you did, I'm
mighty much bleege ter you, kaze de
damon mine is right here an you
shan't lose nothin'. Brer Fox
''Brer Fox look down at i'm, an look
hard, but Brer Wolf keep on grabblin'
Brer Fox say. Is dey sho' huff dia-
mons. Brer Wolff
''Brer Wolf make out he amt hear |
i'm, an keep on a-grabblin'. Bimeby, |
he holler 'Whoo-eei What a big unr |
He grabble harder dan ever. an den he |
fetched amer whoop. Jimmy crackyi |
deZe de, biggest diamon's l yever is laid |
eyes on
"Brer Fox say. 'HOr up one un UNI, |
Brer Wolf, an lemme see it
"Brer Wolf low, I amt got time. Brer |
Fox: / got ter put in my work TO any |
er de yuther creeturs come up an claim |
der sheer. You amt he'pin' me none.
Brer Fox, but | don't keer bout dat. |
You wuz de 'casion er my findin' UNI:
ef / hadn't "a been prankin' wild you.
an playin like | wanter ketch you. I'd |
"a never foun' dis damon mine in de
roun' worl'. An you won't lose nothin'
by it, needer.' All de time talkin'. Brer
Wolf wuz a-grabblin' an a-gruntin.
''Brer Fox say. Mus l come down an
hep you, Brer Wolfe
'Brer Wolf low Come er stay des
ez you chosen. Brer Fox. You amt
gwineter lose nothin'.
MI 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 agruntin' an agrabblin'. Bimeby
Brer Fox made a long jump ter git ez
fur way fun Brer Wolf ez he kin; but
time he lit Brer Wolf had i'm. Dey
XuZ a kinder scuffie, but. bless yo' souli
Brer Fox time done come.
After while, when Brer Wolf wuz
ayin' sunnin' hisse'f an feelin' good
d. 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' grin
1in' Den he low:
'Heyo, Brer. Wolff You must IA
'oun' amer damon mine. Two in one
lay is big luck-mighty big luck. Brer
Fox is sorter swunk up. but what dey
S lef' un i'm look mighty happy
'Brer Wolf say, %, go way, mani
feel too goodr
The story was done. and Aunt Miner
w AIMS time was up. So is mine. We
nave come to the end of the book.
which, after all. is nothing more than
confused dream of old times