The Bureau of Dreams to be Continued by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

The Bureau of Dreams to be Continued

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little better; jis carry me ’cross de bridge, den I will come off.”

De noung ladies was all out in de piazza, lookins out for B’rer Rab-bit and B’rer Wolf to come and play de music. When B’rer Rabbit come to de gate, he clap whip and spur to B’rer Wolf, and B’rer Wolf was tearing down de road. B’rer Rabbit ride up to de door, and tell de boy to take his father old ridin’ horse and put him in de stable; and he went in de house and took de noung ladies to peep trough de cracks in de stable, and see B’rer Wolf. B’rer Wolf was so shame, you couldn’t tell his head from his body; his head stuck in his lap.

After dey went in to supper, and was all settin’ at de ball-room table, B’rer Rabbit told de boy to take some scraps to B’rer Wolf, B’rer Wolf say to de boy, “Please crack de door, lem me see how late it is.“ De boy say, “No, B’rer Rabbit tell me I mustn’t open de door, for you is a tricky fellow, you will jump out.” As de boy crack de door open to put in de scraps, B’rer Wolf burst de door open and jumped out.

Den he went and hired B’rer Dog to catch B’rer Rabbit for him. He was to gib him so much amount of money. B’rer Dog leave his fiddle and ebery ting to de guard house, and tell de guard man to mind dem, and he would call back for dem on Friday. So he