NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS 
en he pursue long atter it, he did, twel Mr. Man tu’n a ben’ in 
de road, en den Brer Rabbit, he des lit out fum dar — terbuckity- 
buckity , back-buck-buckity! en’t wa’n’t long ’fo’ he tuck’n kotch 
up wid Brer Fox. Dey tuck de meat, dey did, en kyar’d it way off 
in de woods, en laid it down on a clean place on de groun\ 
“Dey laid it down, dey did,” continued Uncle Remus, drawing 
his chair up closer to the little boy, “en den Brer Fox ’low dey 
better sample it, en Brer Rabbit he ’gree. Wid dat, Brer Fox he 
tuck’n gnyaw off a hunk, en he shut bofe eyes, he did, en he chaw 
en chaw, en tas’e en tas’e, en chaw en tas’e. Brer Rabbit, he 
watch ’im, but Brer Fox, he keep bofe eyes shot, en he chaw en 
tas’e, en tas’e en chaw.” 
Uncle Remus not only furnished a pantomime accompaniment 
to this recital by shutting his eyes and pretending to taste, but 
he lowered his voice to a pitch of tragical significance in reporting 
the dialogue that ensued: — 
“ Den Brer Fox smack he mouf en look at de meat mo’ closeter, 
en up ’n ’low: — 
“‘Brer Rabbit, hit 9 s lam 9 ! 9 
“‘No, Brer Fox! sho 9 ly not! 9 
“‘Brer Rabbit, hit 9 s lam 9 ! 9 
“‘Brer Fox, tooby sho 9 ly not! 9 
“Den Brer Rabbit, he tuck’n gnyaw off a hunk, en he shot 
bofe eyes, en chaw en tas’e, en tas’e en chaw. Den he smack he 
mouf, en up’n ’low: — 
“‘Brer Fox, hit 9 s shote! 9 
“ ‘Brer Rabbit, you foolin’ me!’ 
‘“Brer Fox, I vow hit 9 s shote! 9 
“‘Brer Rabbit, hit des can 9 t be! 9 
“‘Brer Fox, hit sho 9 ly is! 9 
“Dey tas’e en dey ’spute, en dey ’spute en dey tas’e. Atter 
w’ile, Brer Rabbit make lak he want some water, en he rush off 
in de bushes, en d’reckly yer he come back wipin’ he mouf en 
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