An' Puss playing as to say that he didn' know nothing at all about it.
An' Mr. Annancy begin to show Puss the 'tump, an' he tell Puss to shub him hand in the hole.
When Annancy show Puss the hole, Puss say that him don' see it.
Annancy get vex and say:—"Shub you han' you so, man! Shub you han' you so, man! There, there!"
An' Puss put him hand another way, playing to say he don' see it. An' he go on, go on, till Annancy make a flourish with him own hand, an' Annancy hand slip in the hole an' Wheeler catch him.
An' Annancy begin to cry as him know the danger which is down below.
An' him cry out:—"Do, me good Bro'er Push, jus' run a river course; you will see some iron peg, pull them up for me."
An' Puss begin fe walk in him sinnicky way, an' hide a bush where Annancy can't see.
When Puss come, him say him pull them.
Annancy wouldn' believe, an' crying still say:—"Bro'er Push, mus' go an' fetch one come make me see."