Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
At the Big House.
Molly Cotton-Tail Steals Mr.. Fox's
Butter.

Butter.
Copyright. 1904. by the Bobbs Merrill Company
Aunt Nancy" said Janey. do you know
any more stories about Mis- Molly Cotton
tail? I think she's most as smart as Mr..
Hare. and like to hear about her most as
much
Mos ez smart, mos ez smart. well eff
dat dom beat ALI" said Nancy. throwing
up her hands in affectation Of indignant
surprise. 'Lemme tell you dat wen a
CONAN start out ter be trickish she kin beat
man evy time. 'kase her min done
wu'k heap faster an she see all roun an
over an un'need an on bofe sides wv a
thing vile he's tryin ter styare plumb thu
hit
Didn't you say she was his wife, asked
Ned. II should think they would have
called her Mrs. Hare always. instead Of
Molly Cotton-tail. Why do you s'pose they
didn't?''
Law! honey" she answered. don come
AKIN me no sech III fool queschins ez dat.
How you reckon 1 gwine know all de w'ys
an de wharfo's Nv all de or-time doins? I
KANT spressify de reasonment NV her bein'
call Molly Cotton-tail sometimes. but hit
come cross me jes' now dat mebbe de
mated wimmins ain tucken der husban's
name In dem days lax dey does now. Any
hows. L know she called Mis- Molly Cotton
tail. an not jes' wholly an solely de wife
er Mistah Hyar. She ain de sort er CONAN
ter sottle down an be jes plain Mis- Hyar
all her days. an stay home an lissen at de
chillen cry an wash der faces an comb
der hya'r an cook der vittles, ear in an
ear out Huh-uh! Mis- Molly she got too
much git up in her fer dat She mex OIL
man Hyar' stay home an min de chillen
now an den, an he ain dast ter say no.
neener. Lemme see, now, whar wuz / at?
Eff Use gwine tell you any mo- tales. you
mus n come at me dat-a-way wild queS-
chfns, lessen you wanster putt de tales
outen my haid. I jes' had my mouf fix
ter tell you one wen y'all bruk in on me
bout de name. Lessee. wat wuz dat tale
bout, anyhows?"
well. asked you for another one about
Mis- Molly Cotton-tail' said Janey: 80
may be 1t was about her"
Sho huff, sho huff" said Aunt Nancy
"'Pariently Use gittin fbble in de min
ez well ez In de j'ints, ter go fergittin dat
away. Vas. de tale wuz bout one time
wen Mis- Molly an Mistah Fox go ter mex
a visit wild Mistah Fox's brer whar live
cross de swamp an down in de holer. He
wuz right frenzy wild her bout dat time
an wife her ter go wild him. She wuz all
dress up in her good clo'es an her good
manners. gwine long mekin' hussef mighty
greeable. talkin' bout dis an dat. cuttin'
her eye up at him real sweet an St1ckfn
ez clost eZ a bur to cows tail"
why, I didn't suppose they would ever
be good friends again after the tricks she
played him." said Janey.
''Um. chiP," she answered, dis happen
so long after dat oil Fox plumb
fergit dey uver had any fallin's-out You
better not poster me no mo- er / mought
fergit de tale. clean ez a whustfe.
Well. dey went on. him he pin
her over de foot-Iogs, mighty mannerly.
an runnin' on an crackin' jokes wild her,
an las dey got ter de house. Mistah Sly
fox's brer witch dey call him 'Hongry
Billy 'ksse he wuZ all time eatin' up
folkses chickens. he wife 'em in an tell
EN- fer ter mex derse'fs at home an ak
em ter stay ez long dey kin. Mis- Molly
she teck of her hat an shawl an de ridi-
cule rum her arm an lay 'em on de bald