Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-11

How YOU like dat?" at length
Mister Dog asked.
Um-hum," hummed Mister Rabbit;
well. den. sence you AK me Mister
Dog, | halter tell you dat b'neve
you Is bout to loose your whistIin
voice. Nun. Right now you nigh
bout done whistle yo' las whistle
But g'ine give you some advice 10
you clean los it. You go in Mister
Mans house and git a cyarvin' knife
ana Silt 70 mouf inch back dis side,
and inch back dat side-den. See
eff yo' voice come out clearl"
Mister Dog, already annoyed be-
yond endurance at lack OF praises
from his visitor, FASTENED to act on
| the advise.
out on the gallery he came with
the carving knife. Quickly he slit his
| mouth,-back an inch on this side.
back an inch on that.
| Then he pursed his lips TO whistle
-but-he barked instead.
Mister Rabbits words proved a
prophecy-Alister Dog had forever
| lost mis- whistling voice.
| But so angry was he with Mister
Rabbit that he leaped at him, near;v
caught him in these widened jaws,
and did bite off his tail.
Mister Rabbit and all the rest of
the rabbits have been shorttailed
| ever since.
! These and many other stories of
Mister Rabbit Nanny told US.
OF how he got fine load of COOLERS
or peanuts as they are more usany
called. out of Alabama, withou: and
working or digging. OF how Mister
Fox got into serious trouble by ,ryine
to get his COOLERS the same way.
She loved to tell how Rabbit fooled
the goat into good swim, and OF how
he helped the lion to a disastrous
bath. Her favorite story and ours
too, was that of how wee rabbit sent
the mighty elephant from our woods
to farther forests.
One that she told with great gustc
was of Mister Rabbits disguise.
give it as she told it.
Dat was de worst piece of deyi!
ment Brer Rabbit ever done.
He was settin' in his do, Brer Rab
hit was, wild his chin in his paw lie,
a swingin' hisself to and fro and sing
in ter bisSef;-
All time scratchin' an peckin'
An l can't get a piece er fried chick
en-!
He keep up singin and cryin', swing
in an singin':-
Plenty er 'baccd, plenty er greens
Plenty of pickin' of fraish snap
beans
But all time stealth an ptcldn'
An marry bit er fried chicken,
Des den Mister Rabbit hear a sount
doun de road
Trot. Trot Trot
Don't nobody but a preacher MAJ
trot down de big road dat way
! Preacher-man he have on a high ha
so Hight He have on a long coat
so long He ride a po hoss-so DO
Preacher say, SEE he: "Moruin
Brer Rabbit 'Mornin, mornin',' Sc.
Brer Rabbit. 'Whar you gwine to
day?'
Preacher man say: I des gwint
down to Miss Susan's house. hit bein
OF de Fort Sunday she'll be lookin
fer me, an mon dat she do have d.
bes' fried chicken as ever was.
Don dat word make Mister Rab
bits mOuf water
He swing back an fort an sins
low TO hissef:-
OATS de way de worl go roun',
Dat de way de turf is foun',
All good things fer de preacher
NOthin fer dis po' creature!
Den he say sorter solemn to d,
preacher
Fun dar what word
Is you las heard?
Preacher he hum an haw and sa
J. he amt got no word sense las he dar
Brer Rabbit say he study dat d.
preacher gwine dar whar troubl
spread for. He say all Mis- Susan
chillen Is done tuck wild terrifus feve
and hilarious chills and cholera don
got loose 'mongst de chickens, an
Preacher man he hum and haw ye
mo o Brer Rabbit say: Heaper new
nor IN roun' de neighborhood, h
say dar's a big hog KILN up te
Mister Snakes house, say all de sci
Element fxin' ter gibe him a big fun
eral long as dey so shy Of him whe
he Twin.
Preacher man say: Hey? Bra
Snake dald?
''Brer Rabbit shake his head solemn
Preacher man say: Ef Mlste
Snake he daid ne better turn hi
hoss's head.
He do so and off he trot whar wa
Brer Rabbit say do funeral an d
feas' be.
"Brer Rabbit he jump up and ella
his heels together des soon as d
preacher gone and of ne go to d
Spring-branch Crook
Oar he gin to work in dat wet ella
round de branch.
He work and he laugh. and h
laugh and he work.
'Fust he made 1isseY a mud hal
so high hat like Preacher Man. De-
be pat and patch and put on hisse
long coat, 30 long. Den he pick u
de crooked stick and made hisse'f
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