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144 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION." *Hit's mighty big luck,' sezee, 'ef w'en I ketch dechap w'at nibble my greens, likewise I ketch de fellerw'at gnyaw my goose,' sezee, en wid dat he let interBrer Fox wid de hick'ries, en de way he play rap-jacketwuz a caution ter de naberhood. Brer Fox, he juk enhe jump, en he squeal en he squall, but Mr. Man, heshower down on 'im, he did, like fightin' a red was'-nes'."The littleboy laughed, and Uncle Kemus supplementedthis indorsement of his descriptive powers witha most infectious chuckle." Bimeby," continued the old man, " de switches,dey got frazzle out, en Mr. Man, he put out atter mo',en w'en he done got fa'rly outer yearin', Brer Babbit,he show'd up, he did, kaze he des bin hidin' out in debushes lis'nin' at de racket, en he 'low hit mighty funnydat Miss Meadows ain't come 'long, kaze he done bindown ter de doctor house, en dat's fudder dan depreacher, yit.Brer Rabbit make like he hurr'in' onhome, but Brer Fox, he open up, he did, en he say :" 'I thank you fer ter tu'n me loose, Brer Rabbit,en I'll be 'blije,' sezee, 'kaze you done tie me up sotight dat it make my head swim, en I don't speck I'dlas' fer ter git ter Miss Meadows's', sezee." Brer Rabbit, he sot down sorter keerless like, enbegin fer ter scratch one year like a man studyin' 'boutsump'n." 'Dat's so,'Brer Fox,' sezee, you duz look sorter