Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . en Brer Fox sorter hang roun fer ter see watwuz gwineter happen. Bimeby he hear somebody callim, en way up de hill he see Brer Rabbit settin cross-legged on a chinkapin log koamin de pitch outen hishar wid a chip. Den Brer Fox know dat he bin swop offmighty bad. Brer Rabbit wuz bleedzed fer ter flingback some er his sass, en he holler out: Bred en bawn in a brier-patch. Brer Fox—breden bawn in a brier-patch! en wid dat he skip out desez lively ez a cricket in de embers. 20 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION THE STORY OF THE DELUGE AND HOW ITCAME ABOUT One ti
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . en Brer Fox sorter hang roun fer ter see watwuz gwineter happen. Bimeby he hear somebody callim, en way up de hill he see Brer Rabbit settin cross-legged on a chinkapin log koamin de pitch outen hishar wid a chip. Den Brer Fox know dat he bin swop offmighty bad. Brer Rabbit wuz bleedzed fer ter flingback some er his sass, en he holler out: Bred en bawn in a brier-patch. Brer Fox—breden bawn in a brier-patch! en wid dat he skip out desez lively ez a cricket in de embers. 20 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION THE STORY OF THE DELUGE AND HOW ITCAME ABOUT One time, said Uncle Remus—adjusting his spec-tacles so as to be able to see how to thread a largedarning-needle with which he was patching his coat—one time, way back yander, fo you wuz homed,honey, en fo Mars John er Miss Sally wuz homed—way back yander fo enny un us wuz homed, de ane-mils en de creeturs sorter lecshuneer roun mongdeyselves, twel at las dey greed fer ter have a sem-bly. In dem days, continued the old man, observing. a look of incredulity on the little boys face, in demdays creeturs had lots mo sense dan dey got now; THE STORY OF THE DELUGE 21 let lone dat, dey had sense same like folks. Hit wastech en go wid um, too, mon, en wen dey make upder mines wat hatter be done, twant mon men-shund fo hit wuz done. Well, dey lected dat deyhatter hole er sembly fer ter sorter straighten outmarters en hear de complaints, en wen de day comedey wuz on han. De Lion, he wuz dar, kase he wuzde king, en he hatter be der. De Rhynossyhoss, hewuz dar, en de Elephent, he wuz dar, en de Cammils,en de Cows, en plum down ter de Crawfishes, deywuz dar. Dey wuz all dar. En wen de Lion shuckhis mane, en tuck his seat in de big cheer, den desesshun begun fer ter commence. What did they do. Uncle Remus? asked the littleboy. I cant skacely call to mine zackly wat dey diddo, but dey spoke speeches, en hollered, en cusst, ei>flung der langwidge roun des like wen yo daddywuz gwineter run
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