Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . des lay downdar in de brier-patch en roll en laugh twel his sideshurtid im. He bleedzd ter laff. Fox atter im. Buzzardatter im, en Cow atter im, en dey aint kotch im yit X MR. TERRAPIN APPEARS UPON THE SCENE Miss Sallys little boy again occupying the anx-ious position of auditor, Uncle Remus took the shoveland put de noses er de chunks tergedder, as he ex-pressed it, and then began: One day, atter Sis Cow done run pas er o\^^lshadder tryin fer ter ketch im. Brer Rabbit tucknlow dat he wuz gwineter drap in en see Miss Mead-ows en de gals, en he got out h
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . des lay downdar in de brier-patch en roll en laugh twel his sideshurtid im. He bleedzd ter laff. Fox atter im. Buzzardatter im, en Cow atter im, en dey aint kotch im yit X MR. TERRAPIN APPEARS UPON THE SCENE Miss Sallys little boy again occupying the anx-ious position of auditor, Uncle Remus took the shoveland put de noses er de chunks tergedder, as he ex-pressed it, and then began: One day, atter Sis Cow done run pas er o\^^lshadder tryin fer ter ketch im. Brer Rabbit tucknlow dat he wuz gwineter drap in en see Miss Mead-ows en de gals, en he got out his piece er lookin-glassen primp up, he did, en sot out. Gwine canterinlong de road, who should Brer Rabbit run up wid 48 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION but ole Brer Tarrypin—de same ole one-en-sixpunce»Brer Rabbit stop, he did, en rap on de roof er BrerTarrypin house. On the roof of his house, Uncle Remus?* inter-rupted tlie httle boy. Cose honey. Brer Tarrypin kare his house widim. Rain er shine, hot er cole, strike up wid ole Brer. Tarrypin wen you will en wilst you may, en wharyou fine im, dar youll fine his shanty. Hits des likeI tell you. So den! Brer Rabbit he rap on de roof erBrer Tarrypins house, he did, en ax wuz he in, enBrer Tarrypin low dat he wuz, en den Brer Rabbit, MR. TERRAPIN APPEARS UPON THE SCENE 49 he ax im howdy, en den Brer Tanypin he likewisespon howdy, en den Brer Rabbit he say whar wuzBrer Tarrypin gwine, en Brer Tarrypin, he say wichhe wemt gwine nowhar skasely. Den Brer Rabbitlow he v^aiz on his way fer ter see Miss Meadows ende gals, en he ax Brer Tarrypin ef he wont jine in engo long, en Brer Tarrypin. spon he dont keer ef hedo, en den dey sot out. Dey had plenty er time ferconfabbin long de way, but bimeby dey got dar, enMiss Meadows en de gals dey come ter de do, deydid, en ax um in, en in dey went. Wen de ^ got in. Brer Tarrypin wuz so flat-footeddat he wuz too low on de flo, en he wemt high nuffin a cheer, but while dey vnz all scrambling rou
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