Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . ike you dead, en dont you say nothin twel BrerRabbit come en put his bans onter you, sez BrerWolf, sezee, en ef we dont git im fer supper, Joesdead en Sals a widder, sezee. Dis look like mighty nice game, en Brer Foxgreed. So den he amble off home, en Brer Wolf, hemarch oflF ter Brer Rabbit house. Wen he got dar, hitlook like nobody at home, but Brer Wolf he walk upen knock on de do—blam! blam! Nobody come. Denhe lam aloose en knock gin—bliml blim! Who dar? sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. Fren, sez Brer Wolf. Too menny frens spiles de dinner, sez BrerRabbit, se
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . ike you dead, en dont you say nothin twel BrerRabbit come en put his bans onter you, sez BrerWolf, sezee, en ef we dont git im fer supper, Joesdead en Sals a widder, sezee. Dis look like mighty nice game, en Brer Foxgreed. So den he amble off home, en Brer Wolf, hemarch oflF ter Brer Rabbit house. Wen he got dar, hitlook like nobody at home, but Brer Wolf he walk upen knock on de do—blam! blam! Nobody come. Denhe lam aloose en knock gin—bliml blim! Who dar? sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. Fren, sez Brer Wolf. Too menny frens spiles de dinner, sez BrerRabbit, sezee; wich uns dis? sezee. MR. WOLF MAKES A FAILIIRE 57 1 fetch bad news. Brer Rabbit, sez Brer Wolf,sezee. Bad news is soon tole, sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. By dis time Brer Rabbit done come ter de do,wid his head tied up in a red hankcher. Brer Fox died dis momin/ sez Brer Wolf, sezee. Whar yo monin gown. Brer WoK? sez BrerRabbit, sezee. Gwine atter it now, sez Brer Wolf, sezee. 1 descall by fer ter bring de news. I went down ter Brer. Fox house little bit go, en dar I foun im stiff,sezee. Den Brer Wolf lope off. Brer Rabbit sot down en 58 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION scratch liis head, he did, en bimeby he say ter hissefdat he bleeve he sorter drap roun by Brer Fox housefer ter see how de Ian lay. No sooner saidn done. Uphe jump, en out he went. Wen Brer Rabbit got closeter Brer Fox house, all look lonesome. Den he wentup nigher. Nobody stirrin*. Den he look in, en darlay Brer Fox stretch out on de bed des es big ez Brer Rabbit make like he talkin to hissef. Nobody roun fer ter look atter Brer Fox—noteven Brer Tukkey Buzzard aint come ter de funerl,sezee. 1 hope Brer Fox aint dead, but I speck he is,sezee. Even dowoi ter Brer Wolf done gone en lefim. Hits de busy season wdd me, but Ill set up wid*im. He seem like he dead, yit he maynt be, sez BrerRabbit, sezee. Wen a man go ter see dead fokes,dead fokes allers raises up der behime leg en hollers,wahoo! sezee. Bre
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