Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-08
At the Big House
Mr.. Fox Turns Farmer.

Copyright 1904 by the Bobbs-Merrill co.,
When Aunt 'Phrony had finished telling
how the Wheat caught Mr.. William Wild
turkey 1t was Aunt Nancy's turn to enter
tain the company. The children reminded
her of story she had once told them about
certain shrewd practices of Mr.. Hare's by
which he circumvented Mr.. Sly-fox, and
they wanted to know why it was that he
always got ahead of the other animals.
II dunno jes' huccome so.' she said, but
pears ter me dem greet big eyes an dem
long years is at hep him out; he see an
year mo- wild 'em in minnit dan urr folks
KNOWN In a week, an den he set up on
his ha inches an wu'k his nose. sort er so.
an study wat use he kin putt hit all to in
de way er meanness, all de time lookin' jes'
ez meek an inherent d lamb
Were he and the fox friends afterward!
asked Ned. Il bet I'd a thrashed him GOOD
If he came foolng around me-
WELL" said Aunt Nancy. ''dey kind er.
sort er patch hit up, but der feelin's wuz
wu'kkin' un' need all de vile an boun ter
rz up ter de top sometime, same z dish yer
BARN l puts inter de wheat bread: But
Fox he low ter hisSe'f dat mebbe he kin
mex use err OF Hyar' an git evin wild him
at one an de same lick, SO one day he
call roun' at oil man Hyar's, an after dey
pass de time day, he say. Mistah Hyar',
I gittin' mighty tired er dish yer huntin an
tIlSnlU DlZnSSS- mus Udiu va N, sun. ht1i u
wu'k, an my OIL CONAN she gittin' kind er
raspy kase l ain bring home mo Whites
ter her an the chillens. l tell her dis
mawnin l blieve l gwine go In de farmin'
bizness, an she tucken ter de notion. but
she say 1 KANT do hit by myself, dat
'bleeged ter have hep, an she low. she did
dat mebbe me an you cu'd go In cahoots
in dis marter fer hit well KNOWN ter
ev' yb dy dat you is a greet han fer all sorts
er gyardin truck.
Right dar Fox grin ter hissef, 'kase hit
wuz de sho' huff trufe dat Hyar' wuz fond
er gyardn truck, mo- special wat come
outen urr folkSes gyardinS.
Mis- Molly Hyar' she wuz dom chores
roun' de house. stoppin now an den wild
her hans on her hips ter lissen at 'em talk
er ter cuff oner de chillens, fer Bunny an
Honey wuz rollin in de ashes on de ha tn,
an Jumper an Thumper wuz playin leap
frog, an Winker and Blinker WIZ tryin' ter
pull de water pail over. She go roun' be-
hime her OF man an bunch him in de back
an whisper in his year, 'Spunk up, now.
Mistah Hyar,' an tell him you go in ca
boots wild i'm, 'kase dish yers yo chanel ter
fool i'm ag' In.
80 Hyar' he do lax he studyin' bout hit,
an las he say, sezee, Well, l dunno bout
dis gyardin truck, 'kase hit peish out in de
col wedder; bin studyin' bout lettin' dat
go an raisin' me Gavin crap dat las all
thu de winter He say dat 'kase he knew
mighty well he gwine live often urr folkses
gyardins in de summer. but he ain KNOWN
wat he gwine do, 'zackly, bout vittles fer
de winter.
Fox say dat he gree ter de Gavin crap.
an den Hyar' lean his haid on his han an
do lax he study some mo- Las he say,
seZee, 1 dunno wat we gwine do bout
plowin'. De groun' orter be bruk up dis
vey day, an yer me all lame up fun dat
las spell er rheumatic. / be mighty saw'y
ter see you start in by yose'f, but 1 KANT
de way outen hit. l low de wedder
gwine be lii wo'mmer after w'les an den
I kin light in an do de wuk err two mems
ter mex up fer dis
Fox kind er spicon dat Hyar' was
f0olin' him, but he wuz de green han in de
farmin' bizness an halter be showed how
ter do de wu'k, so he KANT say nuttin'
He tromp all day over de rough clods, driv-
in de plow. 'twel his hans wuz all blistu' d.
an he wuz dat tired he halter hol onter
de pillow hannels ter keep FUN drappin'
All dat time OF man Hyar' wuz settin' at
home in de arm-cheer. smokin' an teckin'
hit easy. He I'D grin ter hisse'f ev'y now
an den, an wen Mis- Hyar ak him W at de
marter, he 'ud tell her, oh, muffin, nuttin'
t all, jes' a III spazzum er de jaw. 'twon't
las, don mount ter nuttin' nohow.' But
Mis- Hyar' too smart ter be tucken In data
way; she knowed sump'n wuz up, an she