im, en bimeby w'en he
git sorter close de creetur tuck 'n sot up on his behime legs des like
you see squir'ls do. Den Brer Wolf, he 'low, he did:

"'Ah-yi! you beggin', is you? But 't ain't gwine ter do you no good. I
mout er let you off ef you 'd a-minded me w'en I fus holler atter you,
but I ain't gwine ter let you off now. I'm a-gwine ter l'arn you a
lesson dat 'll stick by you.'

"Den de creetur sorter wrinkle up he face en mouf, en Brer Wolf 'low:

"'Oh, you nee'n'ter swell up en cry, you 'ceitful vilyun. I'm a-gwine
ter gi' you a frailin' dat I boun' you won't forgit.'

[Illustration: "WELL, SUH, DAT CREETUR DES FOTCH ONE SWIPE DIS AWAY, EN
'N'ER SWIPE DAT AWAY."]

"Brer Wolf make like he gwine ter hit de creetur, en den----"

Here Uncle Remus paused and looked all around the room and up at the
rafters. When he began again his voice was very solemn.

--"Well, suh, dat creetur des fotch one swipe dis away, en 'n'er swipe
dat away, en mos' 'fo' you can wink yo' eyeballs, Brer Wolf hide wuz
mighty nigh teetotally tor'd off 'n 'im. Atter dat de creetur sa'ntered
off in de woods, en 'gun ter rub hisse'f on 'n'er tree."

"What kind of a creature was it, Uncle Remus?" asked the little boy.

"Well, honey," replied the old man in a confidential whisper, "hit want
nobody on de topside er de yeth but ole Brer Wildcat."

* * * * *

GEOGRAPHICAL STORIES RETOLD FROM ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE

IN SIX VOLUMES

A Series of Books of Adventure, Travel and Description, chiefly in the
Great Sections of the United States

WESTERN FRONTIER STORIES
Stories of the early West, full of adventure.

STORIES OF THE GREAT LAKES
Niagara and our great chain of Inland Seas.

ISLAND STORIES
Stories of our island dependencies and
of many other islands.

STORIES OF STRANGE SIGHTS
Descriptions of natural wonders, curious
places and unusual sights.

SEA STORIES
Tales of shipwreck and adventures at sea.

SOUTHERN STORIES
Pictures, scenes and stories of our Sunny
South.

Each about 200 pages. 50 illustrations. Full cloth, 12mo.

THE CENTURY CO.

End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Southern Stories, by Various

*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SOUTHERN STORIES ***

***** This file should be named 23751.txt or 23751.zip *****
This and all associated files of various formats will be found in:
http://www.gutenberg.org/2/3/7/5/23751/

Produ