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14 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION.'time Brer Possum met Brer Coon, BrerCoon 'fuse ter 'spon' ter his howdy, en dis make BrerPossum feel mighty bad, seein' ez how dey useter makeso many 'scurshuns tergedder." 'Wat make you hoi' yo' head so high, Brer Coon ? *sez Brer Possum, sezee." 'I ain't runnin' wid cowerds deze days,' sez Brer'Coon. Wen I wants you I'll sen' fer you,' sezee." Den Brer Possum git mighty mad." *Who's enny cowerd ? ' sezee." * 'You is,' sez Brer Coon, dat's who. I ain't soshatin'wid dem w'at .lays down on de groun' en playsdead w'en dar's a free fight gwine on,' sezee." Den Brer Possum grin en laughfit to kill hisse'f." 'Lor', Brer Coon, you don't speck I done dat kazeI wuz 'feared, duz you ? ''sezee. WyI want no mo''feared dan youis dis minnit. Wat wuz dey fer ter beskeered un ? ' 'sezee. I know'd you'd git away widMr. Dog ef I didn't, en I des lay dar watchin' youshake him, waitin' fer ter put in w'eu de time come,'sezee." Brer Coon tu'n up his nose." 'Dat's a mighty likely tale,' sezee, ' w'en Mr. Dogain't ino'n tech you 'fo' you keel over, en lay dar stiff,'sezee." *Dat's des w'at I wuz gwineter tellyou 'bout,' sezBrer Possum, sezee.'I want no mo' skeer'd dan youis right now, en' I wuz fixin' fer ter give Mr. Dog a