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140 LEGENDS OP THE OLD PLANTATION.pine pole en shove de honey up whar you kin git'er', sezee." Ole Brer B'ar, he spit on his han's en skint up detree, en jam his head in de hole, en sho nuff, Brer Rabbit,he grab de pine pole, en de way he stir up dem beeswuz sinful dat's w'at it wuz. Hit wuz sinful. En debees dey swawm'd on Brer B'ar's head, twel 'fo' he couldtake it out'n de hole hit wuz done swell up bigger dandat dinner-pot, en dar he swung, en ole Brer Rabbit,he dance 'roun' en sing:" 'Tree stan' high, but honey mighty sweetWatch dem bees wid stingers on der feet.'" But dar ole Brer B'ar hung, en ef his head ain'tswunk, I speck he hangin' dar yitdat w'at I speck."XXIX.MR. FOX GETS INTO SERIOUS BUSINESS." HIT turn out one time," said Uncle Remus, grindingsome crumbs of tobacco between the palms of hishands, preparatory to enjoying his usual smoke after"supper hit turn out one time dat Brer Rabbit makeso free wid de man's collard-patch dat de man he tuck'nsot a trap fer ole Brer Rabbit."" Which man was that, Uncle Remus ? " asked thelittle boy.