l right flop up wid de pull in tryin'.
An' when he see dat his eyes cahnt see into one anoder, he 'gin to tink
if he ain't a bit bad ahter all.

"Den he try to see de skin under his yaws, and he twist an' he snake
till he fair stan' on his head an' scratch de air--an' yet he cahnt get
a look at it. Dat make him feel he ain't a-feelin' well at all. But
when he try to 'xamine de hair on de top of his head, he get dat desprit
he fair t'row a double back somerset an' land hisse'f clean into de
muddy river, an' when he's crawled onto a rock an' stood a bit he makes
up his min' dat dere ain't no two ways about it--he's feelin' bad.

"`What'll I ha' to do for it?' ses he to Ou' Jackalse, 'cause Ou'
Jackalse is King Lion's doctor.

"`Well,' ses Ou' Jackalse, `you see what it is. It comes o' you' eatin'
on'y dese yere bessie berries an' pun'kin; an' pun'kins is mighty bad
widout some meat wid 'em. You'll hatto yust eat meat for a while, dat's
what you'll hatto do; an' I's sorry for dat, 'cause I's yust found out
where dere is some, an' dere ain't har'ly mo' dan enough for me. But,
bein' as it is, an' bein' as it's you, I s'pose I'll hatto share wid you
now, you an' me bein' such ole chummies. A' right den; if I has to do
it I has to, so come on across an' we'll get it done,' ses he.

"Ou' Wolf he tink by jimminy Ou' Jackalse is yust about de decentis'
chap he's seen for a long time. `It's mighty good o' you to do it,' ses
he; `an' I ain't a-gun' to forget it needer.' Den he plunk into de
drift an' come out on de bank. `Where's dis yere meat at?' ses he.

"`Well,' ses Ou' Jackalse, lookin' kind o' far away over his shoulder,
`it's a dis way. Over on de yonder side dat spruit dere's a farm where
dey has some pigs, an' dese yere pigs is makin' a terr'ble trouble,
rootin' up de mealie lands, an' de sugar cane, an' de water-millons; an
de baas he says he want some'dy to look ahter 'em. You should hear him
swear to dat Well now, you go an' take de yob o' mindin' 'em. Den you
drive 'em down to de spruit to look ahter 'em, an' I'll be dere, an'
we'll see what we do nex.'

"`Right-o!' ses Ou' Wolf, an' off he go.

"Well, he gets de yob. `Mind now an' keep you' eye open for a Jackalse
dere is som'eres about,' ses de man. `I seen him a'ready havin' a try
for 'em.'

"`Oh, I'll be a-lookin' out for darie Jackalse,' ses Ou' Wolf. `I's
seen him myse'f a'ready, an' he ain't a-gun' to get de best o' me,' ses
he.

"So Ou