W'iles

W'iles livin 'dere I raised eighteen chilluns white en black, en sum ob dem iz good ter me now.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration

W'iles dey wuz sputin 'over der wunderment, Brer Rabbit say he see tracks all' roun 'dar, en he p'int out dat ef dey'll all go ter sleep, he kin ketch de chap w'at stole de butter.

Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881

W'iles dey wuz gwine 'long dey come up wid a passel er fokes w'at wuz havin 'wunner deze yer fote er July bobbycues, en de Ole Boy, he' low dat maybe he kin git some mo 'game, en w'at do he do but jine in wid um.

Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881

W'iles he layin 'dar shakin', en de win 'a-blowin', en de fier flickin ', he year someyuther kind er fuss.

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878

W'iles you bin gone 'n'er man come 'long en kyar'd off all de taller en fat.

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878

W'iles dey 'uz gwine on dis a-way, a great big hoss-fly come sailin' 'roun', en Brer

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878

W'iles he gwine 'long full tilt, he run'd ag'in 'ole Mr. Lion.

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878

W'iles he layin 'dar shakin', en de win 'a-blowin', en de fier flickin ', he year someyuther kind er fuss.

Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878

W'iles de man dun dis, look like he kin year sump'n 'say' way off yander: --

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878

W'iles de 'sputin' wuz gwine on, he tuck'n bowed his good-byes, en den he des put out fum dar.

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878