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'Wush I may die ef I tells a soul, says I. "Dave look' at me des lack he wuz lookin' thoo me en 'way on de yuther side er me, en sezee: "'Did yer knowed I wuz turnin' ter a ham, Julius? "I tried ter 'suade Dave dat dat wuz all foolishness, en dat he oughtn't ter be talkin' dat-a-way, hit wa'n't right.
Mars Dugal' seed 'em tergedder one Sunday, en de nex' time he seed Dave atter dat, sezee: "Dave, w'en yer en Dilsey gits ready fer ter git married, I ain' got no rejections. Dey's a poun' er so er chawin'-terbacker up at de house, en I reckon yo' mist'iss kin fine a frock en a ribbin er two fer Dilsey.
"Eve'y now en den Brer Possum think he year Brer B'ar comin', but he keep on sayin', sezee: "'I'll des git one 'simmon mo' en den I'll go; one 'simmon mo' en den I'll go.
"Dis kinder tarrify Brer Rabbit, en he skasely know w'at he gwine do; but bimeby he study ter hisse'f dat de man w'at see Brer Fox fus wuz boun' ter have de inturn, en den he go hoppin' off to'rds home. He didn't got fur w'en who should he meet but Brer Fox, en den Brer Rabbit, he open up: "'W'at dis twix' you en me, Brer Fox? sez Brer Rabbit, sezee.
Brer Fox 'low dat he want er invite to dinner, but he don't say nuthin', en bimeby Brer Rabbit he up'n say, sezee: "'Brer Fox, whar you git so much nice beef? sezee, en den Brer Fox he up'n 'spon', sezee: "'You come ter my house termorrer ef yo' fokes ain't too sick, en I kin show you whar you kin git plenty beef mo' nicer dan dish yer, sezee.
"'Now, den, sez Brer Fox, 'we er gone, sho, sezee. "'W'at we gwine do? sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. "'I'll git in de maul, sez Brer Fox, 'en you'll jump in de gall, sezee. Nobody don't say nuthin'. Den de man say he'll cut 'er open en see, en den he whirl in, en twan't no time 'fo' he had 'er intruls spread out. Brer Rabbit, he crope out'n de gall, en say, sezee: "'Mister Man! Oh, Mister Man!
"'Much oblije, I'm middlin', Brer B'ar, sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. "Den Brer B'ar, he ax Brer Rabbit w'at he doin' up dar in de elements, en Brer Rabbit, he up'n say he makin' dollar minnit. Brer B'ar, he say how.
"'Oh, no, dar's de tail, Brer Fox, sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee, en wid dat he oncurl his tail fum under de shell, en no sooner did he do dat dan Brer Fox grab it, en holler out: "'Oh, yes, Brer Tarrypin! Oh, yes! En so you er de man w'at lam me on de head at Miss Meadows's is you? You er in wid Brer Rabbit, is you? Well, I'm gwineter out you. "Brer Tarrypin beg en beg, but 'twan't no use.
He trot up ter de do' en stan' dar pawin' de ground en chompin' de bit same like sho 'nuff hoss, en Brer Rabbit he mount, he did, en dey amble off. Brer Fox can't see behime wid de bline bridle on, but bimeby he feel Brer Rabbit raise one er his foots. "'W'at you doin' now, Brer Rabbit? sezee. "'Short'nin' de lef stir'p, Brer Fox, sezee. "Bimeby Brer Rabbit raise up de udder foot.
"'You don't look sprucy like you did, Brer Tarrypin, sez Brer Fox, sezee. "'Lounjun 'roun' en suffer'n', sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee. "Den de talk sorter run on like dis: "'W'at ail you, Brer Tarrypin? Yo' eye look mighty red, sez Brer Fox, sezee. "'Lor', Brer Fox, you dunner w'at trubble is. You ain't bin lounjun 'roun' en suffer'n', sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee.
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