Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . 156 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION Cunjun fokes kin tell a witch de minnit dey lays dereyes on it, but dem wat aint cunjun, hits mightyhard ter tell wen dey see one, kaze dey might comein de pearunce un a cow en all kinder creeturs. I aint. bin useter no cunjun mysef, but I bin livin long nuflPfer ter know wen you meets up wid a big black cat inde middle er de road, wid yaller eyeballs, dars yowitch fresh fum de Ole Boy. En, fuddermo, I knowdat taint proned inter no dogs fer ter ketch de rab- A PLANTATION WITCH 137 bit wat use in a berryin-groun*. Dey er
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . 156 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION Cunjun fokes kin tell a witch de minnit dey lays dereyes on it, but dem wat aint cunjun, hits mightyhard ter tell wen dey see one, kaze dey might comein de pearunce un a cow en all kinder creeturs. I aint. bin useter no cunjun mysef, but I bin livin long nuflPfer ter know wen you meets up wid a big black cat inde middle er de road, wid yaller eyeballs, dars yowitch fresh fum de Ole Boy. En, fuddermo, I knowdat taint proned inter no dogs fer ter ketch de rab- A PLANTATION WITCH 137 bit wat use in a berryin-groun*. Dey er de mosongodlies creeturs wat you ever laid eyes on, con-tinued Uncle Remus, with unction. Down dar inPutmon County yo Unk Jeems, he make like hegwineter ketch wunner dem dar graveyard nuflF, out he goes, en de dogs aint no mon gotter de place fo up jump de old rabbit right mong urn,en atter runnin roun a time or two, she skip rightup ter Mars Jeems, en Mars Jeems, he des put degun-bairl right on er en lammed aloose. Hit tored upde groun all roun, en de dogs, dey rush up, but deywant no rabbit dar; but bimeby Mars Jeems, heseed de dogs tuckin der tails tween der legs, en helook up, en dar wuz de rabbit caperin roun on atoom stone, en wid dat Mars Jeems say he
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