=Whé you going.= Whé (what) seems to be doing duty for =how= here.
=Trapong=, tarpon, the famous sporting fish of Florida and Santa Catalina, common also in Jamaica.
=make middle in a sea=, get to the middle of the sea.
The outrageous confidence trick which follows necessitates a Jack Mantora.
One day Brother Crab work a lovely field of corn.
An' when the corns beguns to ripe Crab begin to lose the corn, an' he couldn' find out who was tiefing it.
An' he get Annancy to be a watchman for tief.
An' this arrangement make between Annancy. Crab tell him that he will come in the night and see if he is watching. An' Annancy wasn' agree at first.
Him stand for a good time an' study: an when he study he tell Crab yes that he can come.
An' when Crab gone he sent an' call his friend Mr. Tacoma an' tell him that Bro'er Crab leave him here to watch over the corn, an' say that he is going to come back in the night to see if he is watching. An' as Crab being 'fraid of Tacoma Annancy tell him that he must set a watch in the road for Crab an' catch him.
That time Ratta was hearing Annancy bargain which he is making with Tacoma. An' he went home an' tell Crab that he mustn' go to the corn-piece in the night for Tacoma going to catch him.
An' Annancy was very sorry, an' same time he goes to Crab an' he ask Crab what he done.
Crab tell him that he mustn' mind, he must leave the work, he is going to get another man to watch.
An' Annancy did leave, an' Crab give the job to Ratta.
An', as that wicked man Mr. Annancy know that Ratta frighten for Puss, he sent an' tell Puss that he must go in Bro'er Crab corn-piece an' keep a good watch for Ratta an' catch him an' eat him.
An' that time Candlefly was hearing Annancy what he is telling Puss to do Ratta, an' he went an' tell Ratta that he must leave the work, an' if he don't leave it he going to lose his life.
At that time Ratta get very 'fraid an' send an' give up his discharge to Crab.
When Ratta gone Crab couldn' get no one to watch the corn again, an' he consider to himself that he knows two friend very love corn an' the meal likewise.
An' the two friend was Mr. Dog an' Mr. Cock.
An' he sent an' call them an' they did come.
When they come he tell them that he have a piece of corn an' he can't get none, tief is eating out the whole.