"Nex' day, Brer Fox cum a callin', and w'en he gun fer ter laugh
'bout Brer Rabbit, Miss Meadows en de gals, dey ups en tells 'im
'bout w'at Brer Rabbit Say. Den Brer Fox grit his tushes sho'
nuff, he did, en he look mighty dumpy, but w'en he riz fer ter go
he up en say, sezee:
"'Ladies, I ain't 'sputin' w'at you say, but I'll make Brer
Rabbit chaw up his words en spit um out right yer whar you kin
see 'im,' sezee, en wid dat off Brer Fox put.
"En w'en he got in de big road, he shuck de dew off'n his tail,
en made a straight shoot fer Brer Rabbit's house. W'en he got
dar, Brer Rabbit wuz spectin' un 'im, en de do' wuz shet fas'.
Brer Fox knock. Nobody ain't ans'er. Brer Fox knock. Nobody
ans'er. Den he knock agin--blam! blam! Den Brer Rabbit holler out
mighty weak: 'Is dat you, Brer Fox? I want you ter run en fetch
de doctor. Dat bait er pusly w'at I e't dis mawnin' is gittin'
'way wid me. Do, please, Brer Fox, run quick,' sez Brer Rabbit,
sezee.
"'I come atter you, Brer Rabbit,' sez Brer Fox, sezee. 'Dar's
gwineter be a party up at Miss Meadows's,' sezee. 'All de gals
'll be dere, en I prommus' dat I'd fetch you. De gals, dey 'lowed
dat hit wouldn't be no party 'ceppin' I fotch you,' sez Brer Fox,
sezee.
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