Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . r 150 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION marry none un lun, en needer duz de gals, en likewisedey dont wanter have um pestern roun. Las, oneChuseday, Miss Meadows, she tole um dat ef deycome down ter her house de nex Satday evenin, dewhole caboodle un um ud go down de road a piece,whar der wuz a big flint rock, en de man wat couldtake a sludge-hammer en knock de dus outn datrock, he wuz de man wat ud git de pick er de all say dey gwine do it, but ole Brer Rabbit, hecrope oflF whar der wuz a coolplace under some jimson weeds,en dar he sot wukkin his
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . r 150 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION marry none un lun, en needer duz de gals, en likewisedey dont wanter have um pestern roun. Las, oneChuseday, Miss Meadows, she tole um dat ef deycome down ter her house de nex Satday evenin, dewhole caboodle un um ud go down de road a piece,whar der wuz a big flint rock, en de man wat couldtake a sludge-hammer en knock de dus outn datrock, he wuz de man wat ud git de pick er de all say dey gwine do it, but ole Brer Rabbit, hecrope oflF whar der wuz a coolplace under some jimson weeds,en dar he sot wukkin his mindhow he gwineter git dus outndat rock. Bimeby, wile he wuza settin dar, up he jump en: crack his heels tergedder en singout: Make a bow ter de Buzzard enden ter de Crow,Takes a limber-toe gemmun farter jump Jim Crow, en wid dat he put out for BrerCoon house en borrer his slip-pers. Wen Satday evenin come,dey wuz all dere. Miss Meadowsen de gals, dey wuz dere; en Brer Coon, en Brer Fox,en Brer Possum, en Brer Tarrypin, dey wuz dere.**. HOW MR. RABBIT SUCCEEDED IN RAISING A DUST 151 Where was the Rabbit? the little boy asked. Yukn put yo pennunce in ole Brer Rabbit,the old man replied, with a chuckle. He wuz dere,but he shuflSle up kinder late, kaze wen MissMeadows en de ballunce un um done gone down terde place, Brer Rabbit, he crope roun ter de ash-hopper, en fill Brer Coon slippers full er ashes, en denhe tuck n put um on en march off. He got dar atterVile, en soons Miss Meadows en de gals seed im,dey up*n giggle, en make a great miration kaze BrerRabbit got on slippers. Brer Fox, he so smart, heholler out, he did, en say he lay Brer Rabbit got degroun-eatch, but Brer Rabbit, he sorter shet one eye,he did, en say, sezee: 1 bin so useter ridin hoss-back, ez deze ladiesknows, dat Im gittin sorter tender-footed; en deydont hear much mo fum Brer Fox dat day, kaze hemember how Brer Rabbit done bin en rid him; en hituz des bout much ez Miss Meadows en de gals coulddo fer ter keep
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