. Told by Uncle Remus : new stories of the old plantation . BROTHER RABBIT AND THE GIZZARD-EATER 251 hollad fer de man what run de ferry. He holladan hollad, an bimeby, he hear some un answerhim, an he looked a little closer, an dar wuz deman, which his name wuz Jerry, way up in de top lims uv a tree; anhe looked still clos-er, an he seeddat Jerry hadcompany,dar wuz ol BrerBar settin at de foot er de tree,waitin fer Jerry fer ter comedown so he kin tell imhowdy. Uncle Remuspaused to seewhat effectthis statementwould have on thelittle boy. Theyoungster saidnothing, buthis shrewd smile showed th
. Told by Uncle Remus : new stories of the old plantation . BROTHER RABBIT AND THE GIZZARD-EATER 251 hollad fer de man what run de ferry. He holladan hollad, an bimeby, he hear some un answerhim, an he looked a little closer, an dar wuz deman, which his name wuz Jerry, way up in de top lims uv a tree; anhe looked still clos-er, an he seeddat Jerry hadcompany,dar wuz ol BrerBar settin at de foot er de tree,waitin fer Jerry fer ter comedown so he kin tell imhowdy. Uncle Remuspaused to seewhat effectthis statementwould have on thelittle boy. Theyoungster saidnothing, buthis shrewd smile showed the old man thathe fully appreciated the reason why Jerrv. Dar wuz or Brer Bar settin at de footer de tree 252 TOLD BY UNCLE REMUS was in no hurry to shake hands with Brother Bear. Well, suh, Brer Rabbit took notice dat deywuz sumpn mo dan dampness twix um, an hestart in ter holla again, an he hollad so loud, anhe hollad so long, dat he woke up oP Brer Yalli-gater. Now, it aint make oP Brer Yalligater feelgood fer ter be wokened up at dat hour, kaze heddes had a nice supper er pine-knots an sweettaters, an he wuz layin out at full lenk on hismud bed. He low ter hissef, he did, Who in denation is dis tryin fer ter holla de bottom out erde creek? He lissen, an den he turn over anlissen agin. He shot one eye, an den he shot deyuther one, but dey aint no sleepin in dat neigh-berhood. Jerry in de tree, he holla back, Cantcome - - got compny! Brer Yalligater, he hear dis, an he say terhissef dat ef nobody cant come, he kin, an heriz ter de top wid no mo fuss dan a fedder-bedmakes when you let it lone. He riz, he did, an histwo eyes look des perzack
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