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148 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION.the old man replied, with a chuckle." He wuz dere,but he shuffle up kinder late, kaze w'en Miss Meadowsen de ballunce un um done gone down ter de place, BrerEabbit, he crope 'roun' ter de ash-hopper, en fill BrerCoon slippersfull er ashes, en den he tuck'n put um onen march off. He got dar atter 'w'ile, en soon's MissMeadows en de gals seed 'im, dey up'n giggle, en makea great 'miration kaze Brer Kabbit got on slippers.Brer Fox, he so smart, he holler out, he did, en sayhe lay Brer Kabbit got de groun'-eatch, but Brer Kabbit,he sorter shet one eye, he did, en say, sezee :" 'I bin so useter ridin' hoss-back, ez deze ladiesknows, dat I'm gittin' sorter tender-footed ;'en deydon't hear much mo' fum Brer Fox dat day, kaze he'member how Brer Kabbit done bin en rid him;en hit'uz des 'bout much ez Miss Meadows en de gals coulddo fer ter keep der snickers fum gittin' up a 'sturbance'mong de congergashun. But, never mine dat, oldBrer Kabbit, he wuz dar, en he so brash dat leetle mo'en he'd er grab up de sludge-hammer en er open up deracket 'fo'ennybody gun de word ;but Brer Fox, heehove Brer Kabbit out'n de way en pick up de sludgehisse'f. Now den," continued the old man, with prettymuch the air of one who had been the master of similarceremonies, " de progance wuz dish yer : Eve'y gentwer ter have th'ee licks at de rock, en de gent w'at fetchde dus' he wer deone w'at gwineter take de pick er degals.Ole Brer Fox, he grab de sludge-hammer, he did,