Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . tch, 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 der snickers fum gittin up a sturbancemong de congergashun. But, never mine dat, old BrerRabbit, he wuz dar, en he so brash dat leetle mo enhed er grab up de sludge-hammer en er open up deracket fo ennybody gun de word; but Brer Fox,
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings . tch, 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 der snickers fum gittin up a sturbancemong de congergashun. But, never mine dat, old BrerRabbit, he wuz dar, en he so brash dat leetle mo enhed er grab up de sludge-hammer en er open up deracket fo ennybody gun de word; but Brer Fox, heshove Brer Rabbit outn de way en pick up de sludgehissef. Now den, continued the old man, witli prettymuch the air of one who had been the master of sim*ilar ceremonies, de progance wuz dish yer: Evey 152 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION gent wer ter have thee licks at de rock, en de gentwat fetch de dus he were de one wat gwineter takede pick er de gals. Ole Brer Fox, he grab de sludge-hammer, he did, en he come down on de Tock—blim!. No dus aint come. Den he draw back en down hecome agin—blam! No dus aint come. Den he spit inhis bans, en give er a big swing en down she come—kerblap! En yit no dus aint flewd. Den Brer Possumhe mak« triul, en Brer Coon, en all de ballunce un A PLANTATION WITCH 153 um cep Brer Tarrypin, en he low dat he got a crickin his neck. Den Brer Rabbit, he grab holt er desludge, en he lipt up in de ar en come down on derock all at de same time—pou;/—en de ashes, deyflewd up so, dey did, dat Brer Fox, he tuckn had asneezin spell, en Miss Meadows en de gals dey upnkoflF. Thee times Brer Rabbit jump up en crack hisheels tergedder en come down wid de sludge-ham-mer—/cer-Z?/am/—en evey time he jump up, he hollerout: Stan fudder, ladies! Yer come de dusl en shenuflF, de dus come. Leasways, continued Uncle Remus, Brer Rab-bit got one er de gals, en dey had a weddin en a bigmiar. Which of the girls did the Rabbit marry? askedthe little boy, dubious
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