Identifier: mrrabbitathomese00harr2 (find matches)
Title: Mr. Rabbit at home; a sequel to Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
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Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company

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he, that he would nt keep me waiting.He had just come down to the forks of the roadto see if that would help him to make up his mind.I told him I was mighty sorry to miss his com-pany and his conversation, and then I tipped myhat and took my cane from under my arm andwent down the road that led to Brother Bearshouse. Here Mr. Rabbit paused, straightened himselfup a little, and looked at the children. Then hecontinued: — I reckon you all never stood on the top of ahill three quarters of a mile from the smoking pitsand got a whiff or two of the barbecue ? I is! I is! exclaimed Drusilla. Dont talk!Hit make me dribble at de mouf. I wish I hadsome right now. « Well, said Mr. Rabbit, «I got a whiff of itand I was truly glad I had come — truly glad. Itwas a fine barbecue, too. There was lamb, andkid, and shote, all cooked to a turn and well sea-soned, and then there was the hash made out ofthe giblets. Ill not tell you any more about thedinner, except that I d like to have one like it
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HE WENT A LITTLE WAY DOWN ONE ROAD THE N1£W YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOXTTLDEN FOUNDATIONS BROTHER WOLFS TWO BIG DINNERS. 87 every Saturday in the year. If I happened to betoo sick to eat it, I could sit up and look at it.Anyhow, we all had enough and to spare. After we had finished with the barbecue andwere sitting in Brother Bears front porch smok-ing our pipes and talking politics, I happened tomention to Brother Bear something about BrotherWolfs barbecue. I said, says I, that I thoughtI d go by Brother Wolfs house as I went onhome, though it was a right smart step out of theway, just to see how.£hei land lay. Says Brother Bear, says he : If you 11 waittill my company takg tfeir leave, I dont mindtrotting over to Brother Wolfs with you. Thewalk will help to settle my dinner. So, about two hours by sun, we started outand went to Brother Wolfs house. Brother Bearknew a short cut through the big canebrake, andit did nt take us more than half an hour to getthere. Brother Wolf was

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