NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS 
“Brer Rabbit, he up’n ax Brer Wolf how all his folks. Brer 
Wolf say: — 
“ ‘ You ’ll fin’ out how dey all is ’fo’ dis day gone by. You took’n 
took de beef, en now I’m a-gwine ter take’n take you.’ 
“Wid dis Brer Wolf make a dash at Brer Rabbit, but he des 
lack a little bit uv bein’ quick ’nuff, en Brer Rabbit he des went 
a-sailin’ thoo de woods. Brer Wolf, he tuck atter ’im, en yer dey 
had it — fus’ Brer Rabbit en den Brer Wolf. Brer Rabbit mo’ 
soopler dan Brer Wolf, but Brer Wolf got de ’vantage er de win’, 
en terreckly he push Brer Rabbit so close dat he run in a holler 
log. 
“Brer Rabbit bin in dat log befo’ en he know dey’s a hole at 
de t’er een’, en he des keep on a-gwine. He dart in one een’ en 
he slip out de udder. He ain’t stop ter say goo’-bye; bless you! 
he des keep on gwine. 
“Brer Wolf, he see Brer Rabbit run in de holler log, en he say 
ter hisse’f: — 
“‘Heyo, dey bin callin’ you so mighty cunnin’ all dis time, en 
yer you done gone en shot yo’se’f up in my trap.’ 
“Den Brer Wolf laugh en lay down by de een’ whar Brer Rab¬ 
bit went in, en pant en res’ hisse’f. He see whar Brer B’ar burnin’ 
off a new groun’, en he holler en ax ’im fer ter fetch ’im a chunk 
er fier, en Brer B’ar he fotch it, en dey sot fier ter de holler log, 
en dey sot dar en watch it till it burn plum up. Den dey took’n 
shuck han’s, en Brer Wolf say he hope dat atter dat dey’ll have 
some peace in de neighborhoods.” 
Uncle Remus smiled a knowing smile as he filled his pipe, but 
Aunt Tempy continued with great seriousness: — 
“One time atter dat, Brer Wolf, he took’n pay a call down ter 
Miss Meadows, en w’en he git dar en see Brer Rabbit settin’ up 
side uv one er de gals, he like to ’a’ fainted, dat he did. He ’uz dat 
’stonish’d dat he look right down-hearted all endurin’ uv de 
party. 
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