The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-26


"Whiles dey wux jawin wild one
amer, some un UNI crawled on Brer
Rabbit, an when he flinched dey ak
him what de matter. Brer Rabbit low,
he did, dat he wuz born ticklish an
he'd die ticklish, an dey halter scuzen
folks, an soon as dey fin out dat
Brer Rabbit is ticklish, dey gun ter
play FRANKS on i'm. Dey'd zoon 'roun'
his head. an light on his years, an
dey KEEP dat up tell Brer Rabbit can't
do nothin' but dodge, fus' one way an
den dat, an de mo- he Dodge, de wuss
de Bees got, an he des b.eeze ter tell
UNI goodbye.
"Dey foller'd i'm little piece, de Bees
did, des fer de fun err de thing, but
bimeby dey turn round an went back
home. Dey amt sooner do dis dan
here come Brer Fox prancin thoo de
woods wid--'Howdy, Brer Rabbit, how
dy, an whar you been dis long time,
an how's you family, an all de chill
lun? Brer Rabbit say dey amt doin'
so mighty well, an den he ak Brer
Fox how his folks is. Brer Fox say
dey er des natchaI1y scrumptious, fat
ez butter, an happy ez de days long.
Brer RABBIT say he monstus glad ter
hear sech good news.
Den Brer Fox say, 'Whar you bin,
Brer Rabbit, an whar you git so much
nice sweetgum?' Brer Rabbit low, he
did, dat he got it at de gittin place,
which it wuzn't so mighty fur off.
Brer Fox ak i'm whar de place wuz,
an Brer Rabbit dat eff Brer Fox7l
make like he's runnin' after i'm, he'll
show i'm de place. When we come
ter de place, Brer Rabbit say, TIL
whirl short ter left. an den all you
got ter do is ter go ter big tree whar
de Bees live at an knock on de door
wild 70 cane an tell UNI fer ter fetch
you out some sweetgum an be purity
quick about it.
''Brer Fox low dat dey amt Moth
in easier dan dat: an when Brer Rab-
bit turn 'roun' an break inter a run
Brer Fox tuck out after i'm licketty
split, an 'twuz about ez much ez Brer
Rabbit kin do ter keep Brer Fox fun
ketchin' i'm sho nuff dough dis want
in de bargain. When dey come ter de
place, Brer Rabbit he lodged ter de
left, an Brer Fox came mighty nigh
runnin' right inter de tree. He stop,
he did. an look 'roun' fer ter see how
de lam lay, an den he went ter de tree
whar dc Bees live at, an knock on it
wild his walkin'- cane, an holer an tell
de Bees fer ter fetch i'm some sweet
gum, an fer ter fetch it in a hurry.
'Brer Rabbit, he got off little piece,
an den stop fer ter see what gwinter
happen. He amt had long ter wait
nudder, kaze it want no time TO he
seed Brer Fox snap at hissef fust on
one side an den on de yuther. Den
he quit snappin' an try ter wipe de
Bees out'n his face an eyes, an den
he got down on de groun' an roll over
an over, tell bimeby it look like he
wuz gwine 'roun' like a whirlygig. An
he want only rollin'; he wuz squallin'
all de time like he had his han kotch in
a steel trap.
HE amt roll dis way long, kaze ii
got so hot fer Brer Fox dat he fetched
one squeal an broke out thoo de
woods like de oil boy wuz after i'm.
Ez he run de Bees strung out behime
i'm so thick dat dey look like a fog,
an den dey close in on i'm. 'Taint no
needs fer ter tell you what happen ter
Brer Fox. When de Bees let i'm
lone, he wuz plum sight. He lay
dar groanin' am lickin hisse'f fer de
longest, but bimbey, long todes night,
he got up an drag hisse'f off home.
Brer Rabbit, he stayed watchin' what
de upshot wuz gwinter be, an when
de swarm wuZ at it's biggest, he des
lay down on de groun' an holler an
laugh tell he can't laugh no mo-; but
Brer Fox is able fer ter git on his
foots ag'in, Brer Rabbit jump up an
crack bofe heels tergedder an dance
off home des ez spry ez any er his
chillun.''
What do you think of that?' walIy
Wanderoon inquired of the profess
sional story-teller.
You ask me- replied that indi-
vidual but If I answer you, you'll
k.,,11 xyfIIf
with all sorts of punishment.
Mot this time" said Wally Wan
deroon. I'm curious to know what
you think about the story"
well, to tell you the truth" re-
sponded the professional story-teller.
II have never heard anything like it.
1t is probably negro folklore, but to
be candid with you 1 don't see the
point of the tale"
Huh! 1 bet you Brer Fox seed
p'ints in It an felt UNI too" remarked
Drusilla, with a show of Indignation.
II hear my granny tell dat tale long
TO Miss Susan dar wuz born. But
OATS needer here nor dar," she went
ON. What I want ter know is when
we er gwine ter git away fun here.
It's long past de time when deZe chill
dun oughter bin startin' home. amt
noways skeered, but I'd like ter know
what m a-QOln an Wnen IN d-BW1n-
ter do it,"
why, it's early yet" remarked
Wally Wanderoon. There is certain
ly time for another story"
mot like dem what dat man in
box tells" remarked Drusilla.
And 1 wanted to introduce you to
the Doodang. one of the most inter-
esting creatures you ever saw"
mot mel" exclaimed Drusilla. II
don't wanter know no yuther creeturs
'cep' dem what I'm 'quainted wild.
You'll halter scuzen me-"
Some other time will do as well"
said Wally Wanderoen, though I'm
afraid 1 won't be here when you want
to come again"
Are you going away?" Sweetest
Susan inquired.
Yes ! am going to find the Good
Old Times we used to have. il l am
compelled to travel the wide world all
over; and I hope to find better story
teller than the one you have heard, or
else find a remedy for this scientific
foolishness, which is a disease hard to
cure
II like his stories very WELL" said
Sweetest Susan.
and so did l." remarked Buster
John.
HE too long-winded ter suit me-"
Drusilla declared.
well, I'll see all of you again"
said Wally Wanderoon. TN have
20 oa,,,a ha 70 food the noodanC and