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HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS FINE BUSHY TAIL. 121ly lie spoke, but not as addressing himself to the littleboy." I notices dat dem fokes w'at makes a great 'miration'bout w'at dey knows is des de fokes w'ich youcan't put no 'pennunce in w'en de'cashun come up. Yer one un umnow, en he done come en excuse meer 'lowin' dat rabbits isgot long, bushy tails,w'ich goodness knowsef I'd a dremp' it, I'da whirl in en on dreinpit.""Well, but Uncle Kemus,yousaid rabbits' hadlong, bushy tails," replied the" little boy. Now you knowyou did.""Ef I ain't fergit it off'nmy mine, I say dat ole BrerRabbit wuz gwine down de big road shakin' his long,bushy tail. Dat w'at I say, en dat I stan's by."The littleboy looked puzzled, but he didn't sayanything. After a while the old man continued :"Now, den, ef dat's 'greed ter, I'm gwine on, enef tain't 'greed ter, den I'm gwineter pick up my caneen look atter my own intrust. I got wuk lyin' roun'yer dat's des natally gittin' moldy."19