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MR. TERRAPIN APPEARS UPON THE SCENE. 49tryin' fer ter git Brer Tarrypin a cheer, Brer Eabbit,he pick 'im up en put 'im on de shelf whar de waterbucketsot, en ole Brer Tarrypin, he lay back up dar,he did, des es proud ez a nigger wid a cook 'possum." Co'se de talk fell on Brer Fox, en Miss Meadowsen de galsmake a great 'miration 'bout w'at a gailyridin'-hossBrer Fox wuz, en dey make lots er fun, enlaugh en giggle same like gals duz deze days. BrerRabbit, he sot dar in de cheer smokin' his seegyar, enhe sorter kler up his th'oat, en say, sezee :" 'I'd er rid 'im over dis mawnin', ladies,' sezee,'but I rid 'im so hard yistiddy dat he went lame inde off fo' leg, en I speck I'll hatter swop 'im off yit,'sezee." Den Brer Tarrypin, he up'n say, sezee :'"Well, ef you gwineter sell 'im, Brer Rabbit,'sezee, ' sell him some'rs outen dis naberhood, kase hedone bin yer too long now,' sezee. No longer'n dayf'fo' yistiddy,' sezee, ' Brer Fox pass me on de road, enwhatter you reckin he say ? ' sezee :" 'Law, Brer Tarrypin,' sez Miss Meadows, sez she,'you don't mean ter say he cust?' sez she, en den degals hilt der fans up'fo' der faces." 'Oh, no, ma'm,' sez Brer Tarrypin, sezee, ' he"didn't cust, but he holler out" 'Heyo, Stinkin' Jim !"