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

The Bureau of Dreams to be Continued

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been lub B’rer Coutah, but she lub B’rer Deer de morest. So de noung lady say to B’rer Deer and B’rer Coutah both, dey mus hab a ten mile race, and de one dat beats, she will marry him.

So B’rer Coutah say to B’rer Deer, “You has got longer legs dan I has, but I will run you. You run ten mile on land, an’ I will run ten on water.”

So B’rer Coutah went and git nine of his fambly, and put one at ebery mile-post, and he himself, what was to run wid B’rer Deer, was right in front of de noung lady door, in de broom grass.

Dat mornin’ at nine o’clock, B’rer Deer meet B’rer Coutah at de first mile-post, wha day was to start from. So he call, “Well, B’rer Coutah, is you ready? go ’long.” As he git to de next mile-post, he say, “B’rer Coutah.” B’rer Coutah say, “Hullo!” B’rer Deer say, “You dere?” B’rer Coutah say, “Yes Brudder, I dere too.”

Next mile-post he jump, B’rer Deer say, “Hullo, B’rer Coutah!” B’rer Coutah say, “Hullo B’rer Deer, you dere too?” B’rer Deer say, “Ki! it look like you gwine for tie me. It look like we going to de gal tie.”

When he git to de mile-post, he tought he git dere first, ’cause he mek too jump; so he holler, “B’rer Coutuh.” B’rer Coutah