The San Francisco call. [volume], September 01, 1907, Page 17, Image 17

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JHf ; M»iNCE upon a time thererwere four little
pk:/l Rabbits, and their names were
They lived with their Mother in a sand-
ban^Wderneath;thc^wotlbf;a>eryjsig^&'
tfee, . \u25a0*\u25a0-•".\u25a0-'",• - \u25a0 -\u25a0\u25a0'
"Now, my dears, 0 said, old; Mrs. 'Rabbit
.^cne morning, "you^ may* go into the; fietds
ir down tiielanc; btttdon't go into Mr^Mc- "
Gregpr's' garden. \ \
"Your.. Father 'had ani accident \ there ; \u25a0
he .was put .in a pie by Mrs. \ McGregor. ;
\u2666•Now;Srun.along,{and; don't -get* into
. • ; mischier lam -going pat*^
Then old Mrs. .Rabbit took. a basket and
"her > umbrella,>and \u25a0 went through the wood
\u25a0to the-baker:s. She boOght a loaf of brown
bfcidrandifive^urrantiiuns^ * \u25a0:- "', \u25a0
/V FTER a tone he began .to • wander
T^ : : about, going .lippity—lippity-^noV
xzjrylfast, sadAooldng all around. ;
: ° He.found adoor- ma wall; but it^.was :
locked, and .'thdrc ltvas; no; room for-a ; fat
little rabbit to sqtieeze'imderneath. _
:An old • mouse was running ; in \u25a0:. and •\u25a0 out
over the stonc^dporstcp, Carrying >peas an^
beans^ to.' her 7: family in' the wood.: Peter
asked heri the. way* to \u25a0\u25a0 the gate/ l>ut she : had
such a large \ pea her mouthf that •: she
rbuld not answer.;. She only shook her, head
at him. .Peter began -.to try. • 0 • •
• Then he tried toi find : « his way straight
across the garden, '• but, he becamejinofc
puzzled.' Presently,; he ? came tb° a'pbnd
where Mr.. McGrcgor r filled._ his iwateir cans.
The San Francisco Call.
S^^R^(^O;"GAl^ SUNDAY
ME-lost one of Kis shoes ambng:the,cab-' .
j bages, and" the f other ?*shoe' amongst
the potatoes^ , ".. : f^'f
;; - ;<:• After losing /them/ he ran on .fourjegs v
and wentYaster,; arid , I think' he might have
got awayvaltogether. if .he :. had ; ribt/urtfortu- * ;
.nately^run ; into \u25a0ajgooscberry}. -net,-; and^gotV;
* caught \u25a0 by; the large; buttons [on (his -jacket
It l a \ blue : jacket ;with • brass buttons, ;
\u25a0quite : nevyy-' ; '.'.. ':- A ;" :;•- •;. •;• " ; "\u25a0._' ' -\u25a0•,"{ ". ; ;
. Peier gave'himsclf up Yor lost, and^sjied
big tears; but his sobs^ were \u25a0overheard: by. :
some \u25a0 friend ly^spafrovys; who • flewitoihim^iT-^
great excitement, and-iniplbrcd him taexertV 1
himselflt .;."'" |'"J' , ; • : • V- '/' y;^-/ -, : : V* '\u25a0^K'f^
.•-\u25a0\u25a0*. '^Mn^lcGrego>^came\up^with~a?sicVc,^
which he intended (to ipopVupon /the top 6^'
Peter;- but- Peter wriggled' out^iust^nVtirnc.V^
ic'avihjr his^ jackeUbchirid him-^- • , V-; '' l >. ";
jT^ETER * off
'?.}. *; .wHeeltbarro W; andVstartcd?rwiiiing^asJ:
\u25a0fast; as ;"hc xoiild gt>, \ along*.a straight^walk:^
beßiindsome black-currant bushes. :v: v \ .
- HMiv--: McGregor/ caught! sigh tVbfihim|at!|
the corner, but' Peter' did, not care. jHc*"
.slipped underneath the \u25a0 gatc, ; : arid C was \u25a0 safe .
atilastin"the^vv^oy-jDutsidchh^;gardcn;v V
Mr. McGregor r hung,, up; ;th"e f little';
jacket ; an d : r the ; shoes * : for f a • scare- crow , to - ;
Peter^ never stopped *.. running br^lobkedy
•befiiad him' till he got tiorhc-.to the big;nr
/ ./ He was -so 'tired -that Ihe -flopped -''rigHtf:
down ;tipP. n ' Q c ™ ce^^?^^^ ont he floor of
tiie rabbjt^holei'and shut his eyes. '/.
ITJUOPSY .^Moi^y/and^Cptlon-tail, . who/
the; lane togather blackberries.
•^[But-Pftterv^hqfWa^'ive'r^naugh^rfaiv 1
straight ' away )^ to \u25a0 Mr: '\u25a0. McGrJegor's : garden,
>nd squeezed; under the gate I';
First he ate :sbme : lettuces and some
Hrench < beans : and the n *he \u25a0 ; ate some
radishes; .and. J then; feeling. rather .sick^ he
"Went to look for some parsley. ' ;
; Butrourid.the «nd oT a cuWmber franie,
whom should ' he meet but Mr. \u25a0 McGregor I;*- •
wMr. : ; McGregor was oh his hands and
Wnees planting out young cabbages, 1 but/ he
jumped up ;. arid ran after Pc ter.' waving ," a
rake < and calling; .out, "Stop thief 1 "
. PeterTwas' most /dreadfully frightenjeid ;
he* rushed aU^ovcr^the garden,; for he hied
forgotten the tvav : back to the vz.it.
'A- vyHLTEcat was staring at .some gold
* - v a , .fish; she satv^y.VvtryJstil!, but now'
aiTd then the.tip of -hfiP tail switched as. if it
were alive. 1 Peter thought itbest ; to goVwa'y,
without speaking to /het; he had heard about
cats - from , his -. cousin, -little i Beniamin
• He ' went^backv towards -the', toql-sfted,
but^ saddehly,*Vquitc close to' him; he
heard the noise .of" the \u25a0 hoc—^scr-r-r itch
scratch, . scratch, scritch. Peter scattered
underneath /the'v bushes ' :* But presently, . as
nothing happened/ he came out, ; and climbed
upon; a whee!-barrbw, : and peeped over {The
first thing he saw was Mr; McGregor hoeing
onions.^ : His :°back J was^ turned towards"
Peter,' and beyond him '-was ; the gatel
:^i;;Np rushed . into the Vtobl-shed Vnd
*VA into a' can. '- It would " have
been .abeautiful', thing } tohide'in^ if it had
riot had sdmuch water in it . .f-%K\u0094 - i
. Mr. McGrcgor'was "quite surc-thatf Peter'
was in thevtool-she'd; perhaps.;-;'
: hidden underneath ; 'a' flower- pot -He began
to^tiirn •• them ;over;carcfuny,";lobking^uiidcr ,*
eaclk*' \u25a0 ..;•- - .:•' ~7~ 7 -\u25a0-'[. V.- ; w ' \u25a0 -
/ Presently Peter. sneezed— vkcrtysconoP*
was i after f him : in «no.-'time,
and 1 tried '. to f put "his \. foot . upon I Peter, .
who Jumped * out of a "window, upsetting
three; plants. v The' window-was too : '; small
for : Mr. • McGregor,-, aQd'he 'was , tirtd of!run
ning" after Peter.'.v He^wentback .to hjs ; work. T ' *
»". -Petersat >_dpwn -to "rest; rhe-was /out of c
breath" and trembiingwith i'fright; "andrhe^hadi »
not the least iiieaiwhich.way to go. VAlso he
yrzs very^ampjvvith'.sittingr^ih' that: can. \u25a0 .
HIS ' mother was n busy . cooking; ; she .won? ;.
dcred^vhat he' hacJ ;;dorie T with^hi3.2
;• It was -the second ; little" jacket
paiti' ori shoes that Peter had lost Tin • a
fortnigM ! v v -^ "4* , :
\u25a0 I am : sorry to "say ' t that'; Peter JwasJ wa5 n9t<
very^cli 'during. the evening.,".
His mother put'hiiTi io^bed, and made^
some ; ca'momileltca; : and she gave aclose of
it to Peter! ' HHHI
': : ''One tablcspoonfulio^bc .taken at bed
time/ - -. V':/;\ \u25a0..;;".. ; .
,:But-*Plop3y, Mopsy and Cotton-tail
had and . milk ;and-blacldicnic3. foe
'supper. \u0084 : • \jk%& •