NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS 
chattin’ en jabberin’ some mo’. Bimeby, Brer Rabbit stick he 
head outer he room do’, en sing out: — 
‘“W’en a big man like me wanter sneeze, wharbouts he gwine 
ter sneeze at?’ 
“Den de yuther creeturs, dey tuck’n holler back: — 
“‘Ef big man like you ain’t a-gone gump, he kin sneeze any- 
whar he please.’ 
“‘Watch out down dar, den,’ sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. ‘Kaze 
I’m gwine ter tu’n loose en sneeze right yer,’ sezee. 
“W T id dat, Brer Rabbit let off his cannon — bulderum-m-m! 
De winder-glass dey shuck en rattle, en de house shuck like she 
gwine ter come down, en ole Brer B’ar, he fell out de rockin’-cheer 
— kerblump! W’en de creeturs git sorter settle, Brer ’Possum en 
Brer Mink, dey up’n ’low dat Brer Rabbit got sech a monst’us 
bad cole, dey b’leeve dey’ll step out and git some fresh a’r, but 
dem yuther creeturs, dey say dey gwine ter stick it out; en atter 
w’ile, w’en dey git der h’ar smoove down, dey ’gun ter jower 
’mongs’ deyse’f. ’Bout dat time, w’en dey get in a good way, 
Brer Rabbit, he sing out: — 
“‘W’en a big man like me take a chaw terbacker, wharbouts he 
gwine ter spit?’ 
“Den de yuther creeturs, dey holler back, dey did, sorter like 
deyer mad: — 
“‘Big man er little man, spit whar you please.’ % 
“Den Brer Rabbit, he squall out: — 
“‘Dis de way a big man spit!’ en wid dat he tilt over de tub 
er slop-water, en w’en de yuther creeturs year it come a-sloshin’ 
down de sta’r-steps, gentermens! dey des histed deyse’f outer dar. 
Some un um went out de back do’, en some un um went out de 
front do’, en some un um fell out de winders; some went one way 
en some went n’er way; but dey all went sailin’ out.” 
“But what became of Brother Rabbit?” the little boy asked. 
“Brer Rabbit, he des tuck’n shot up de house en fassen de 
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