Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . zee. Look like she dry up, sez Brer Possum, sezee. Den Brer Rabbit, he look sorter solium, he did,en he upn say, sezee. I speck dat butter melt in somebody mouf, sezee. Den dey went down ter de spring wid Brer Pos-sum, en sho nuff de butter done gone. Wiles dey wuzsputin over de wunderment. Brer Rabbit say he seetracks all roun dar, en he pint out dat ef dey11 allgo ter sleep, he kin ketch de chap wat stole de dey all lie down en Brer Fox en Brer Possum deysoon drapt oflF ter sleep, but Brer Rabbit he staywake, en wen de time come he raise up
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . zee. Look like she dry up, sez Brer Possum, sezee. Den Brer Rabbit, he look sorter solium, he did,en he upn say, sezee. I speck dat butter melt in somebody mouf, sezee. Den dey went down ter de spring wid Brer Pos-sum, en sho nuff de butter done gone. Wiles dey wuzsputin over de wunderment. Brer Rabbit say he seetracks all roun dar, en he pint out dat ef dey11 allgo ter sleep, he kin ketch de chap wat stole de dey all lie down en Brer Fox en Brer Possum deysoon drapt oflF ter sleep, but Brer Rabbit he staywake, en wen de time come he raise up easy ensmear Brer Possum mouf wid de butter on his paws,en den he nm off en nibble up de bes er de dinnerwat dey lef layin out, en den he come back en wakeup Brer Fox, en show im de butter on Brer Possummouf. Den dey wake up Brer Possum, en tell im MR. RABBIT NIBBLES UP THE BUTTER 85 TDOut it, but cose Brer Possum ny it ter de las. BrerFox, dough, lies a kinder lawyer, en he argafy disw^ay—dat Brer Possum wuz de fus one at de o ?:^.^ ^^(^ en de fus one fer ter miss it, en mo n dat. dar hang designs on his mouf. Brer Possum see dat dey got imjammed up in a cornder, en den he up en say dat deway fer ter ketch de man wat stole de butter is terbil a big bresh-heap en set her afier, en all bans tryter jump over, en de one wat fall in, den he de chapwat stole de butter. Brer Rabbit en Brer Fox dey 86 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION bofe gree, dey did, en dey whirl in en biF de bresh-heap, en dey bil her high en dey bil her wide, enden dey totch her off. Wen she got ter blazin upgood, Brer Rabbit, he tuck de fus turn. He sorterstep back, en look roun en giggle, en over he wentmo samer dan a bird flyin. Den come Brer Fox. Hegot back little fudder, en spit on his bans, en lit outen made de jump, en he come so nigh gittin in datde een er his tail kotch afier. Aint you never see no
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