Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
At the Big House.
Copyright 1904 by the Bobbs- Merrill Company J
MIR. Hare, Mr.. Wildcat and Mr. o++.-

copyright. 1904 by the Bobbs- Merrill Comn.,v
Mr. Hare, Mr.. Wildcat and Mr.. Otter
" men the grounding had been duly exam
li1eo ana commented on the children hint
Gu 'hat they We're ready for another story
Aunt Fhrony at first refused, saying that
II was time they were home tucked I'm In
pea' READY for the nightly visit of the Sand
Man. "hen they insisted that they were
never wider awake in their lives. she said
We'll. mebbe you isn't sleepy. but mebbe
Is High time I knocked de ashes outen
dis pipe an hanged my OF bones I'D on de
bald But finally she gave IN to the
combined persuasions of the three and con-
scented to tell the story of the hare the
wildcat and the otter
one time" she began, "or Hyar. he
Wuz squanderin' roun' thu de woods wild g.
pipe stuck in his mouf idlIn' 'wav do 49,
ven all ter onct Mistah Wheat f,Imn ont
UNI behime big tree an veil .Ronr Of
MIN an fetch grab dat all but ketch hin,
Hyar Wuz sho'-'nuf s'prised dat time hut
he gin a big jump ter one side an, l,r,aa
oehlme tree an stood dar ez still 81 q
mouse. sea cely drorin' his BRET In an. out
not dastin' even ter peek so's'ter see Of
Wheat wuz stu dar He got mighty tired
SET. MISSY me. wat DON gin les Ter Wal,
my eye roun' dis tree an see wat dat mis-,
able creetur dom. ain year nair' sound.
menbe ne gone on. Eff he's tired ez wat is
spec he done gin de marter m an
else SUN erS
wild dat he stick his nose out ter 900
Was gWine on. an dat wuz nun fer OF
Wlicat; he jes' gin one monst'ous hmm an,
ned right onter de Hyar', an den dar
want no sech thing ez gittin' way. / tell
you. NO use ter kick an souali. dem
e Ga. 5es' curled derse'fs right inter him
an, stuck dar, much ez ter say, Yer we is
sun, now lessee you onloose yose'f'
vii cat hop him up In front Nv him an,
talk way at him lax Hyar' wuz de pris'-
i is,rv at ae % par an ne wuz de jedge an de
now an den he gin him a shake dat mex
eVy toof In his haid rattle lax de seed in a
dry code. 'Uh-huh!' he say. sezee T hin
Wantlh Yer git my claws inter you dis long
you? Go roun' an hunt up mischief an,
play tricks on yo betters will you? Won
got a lot er gumption. reckon; dew tells
me you has anyways; but dat ain gwine do
man much good wen his time comes. No
pusson so smart dat he kin keep outen do
sclutches NV OF man Def, an dat's right
whar you Is dis vey minnit, 1 tells you DAT
d IN blank. an you'n know L bin tellin' you
de trufe wen l 'mence ter mex minch-
meat NV you. witch is gwine be did dis ve'v
mfnnit. eff not sooner
"Hyar' he feel kind er palyze wen be
year cat sort er talk. but pres'ny he pick
hissef toge'rr. an sezee, wild a mirhtv
pieasin' smile, Mistah Wheat, dish Yer Va.
innin's an reckon you gwine do wat yo,,
please wild me; ain gwine 'spute dat. but
sech as you? Ain I lean ez a razorb.ct
hog? Is I mon one good moufrul an
sea cely dat? You KANT my dat sinh
Now I ak you ter member de time wen I
done fill you up chock-full er turkey wild
out you havin' no mo- ter do dan Law stih
an let on yOu'se sleep w'iles I toll de- til
kies up to you wild singin' an darnsin:
kin do dat ag'in. an bettern dat. Jes'
git hit fer you: Don be too modes. sub:
big game er iii game, hits all de same ter
me- e-
"Wircat he study for a minnit an
ter git me tase deer meat onct
mo-. So long sense I set my tools
inter a piece dat 'clar' I mos fergit
how hit do tas'e. bin livin' on shawl
Use nigh 'stracted. Eff you kin git me some
deer l gwine let you off dis time; but min
you. Mistah Hyar', no tricks bout dis er
I frail you so hard you'll wish I'd Of vo,,
up 'stidder clawin' you inter grape-yine
strings You know me. sub, an you knows
don stan no trihin'.'
OATS sail all right sub. dat's all right seq
an show you dat Tse a man er my wu'd
We gotter go down ter de place Whar de
deers come ter drink an ter eat de moss
an dar l gwine show you wat kin do. eff
1 is no mon III shawt-tail runt; fer OATS
wat l year some er de folks bin callin'
me. Step long dis way sub, eft you please
"Dey went on down ter de branch whar
de deers come ter drink. an Hyar' he say.
Now. Mistah Wheat, Jes' you set dar in
de bushes an hide. an I'll crope out on
dat limb whar hang over de water an
wen de h,. deer s r, comes III jes' drap spang
onter his back, an wen he 'mences ter
rar an splunge an mex fer de bank, denis
de time you mus jump out an nab him.
All de time he say ter hiSse'f, Vas, lawd!
an wen 1 onct git onter dat deer's back
tain gwine teck me long ter jump ter tu'rr
bank an git outer yo' way. subj
WHEAT he say, All right, sub, go ahaid
But min you. far play. now None er yo'
tricks an traps wild me. er I gwine come
a-rattlin' an a-shattlin' down dar an .jes
natchelly scrape you inter fiddle-strings.'
SO wheat he squat down in de bushes
nigh de bank an Hyar' he crope out on de
limb. an dey waited an dey waited, 'tweI
Wheat wuz fair frazzled. Las, yer come
deer lopin' down ter de water, an he
waded right in an drunk his fiji an den
stood dar dippin' his haid in clean up ter
de eyes, lookfn fer moss ter eat. Hyar' he
low ter htsse'f, 'Um-humph! yer whar /
gwfne roust him outer dat in hurry. Won
he wunner watts got him all NV q suddint?
He tucken de time wen de deer's haid
wuz n'need de water ter drap smack onter
his back. Co'se de deer 'menced ter r'ar
seiutched ter hol' ON long nun ter jump
ter tu'rr bank. but lawsy! OIL man Deer jes
natchelly shuk him OF inter dc water an
den jumped fer TURF bank an made on
inter de woods.
''Hyar' he SEE tor hisse'f, Now, did any
pusson uver see de beat er dat onfren.ly
Deer; 'gredge me . Ill foothoF ON hin back!
- q mean an stinSy WiA my hack % dat