The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07

But Big Boy Rabbit went on ana on
until he came to butcher shop. He went
in and said: "Please, Mr.. Butcher, have
you any nice turnips?"
Eyes" said the butcher, have; right
in this back ROOM" So he took poor Big
Boy Rabbit into the back room, and
locked him up TO kill him.
The rest of the Rabbits waited and
waited, then Papa Rabbit said, al will 60
hunt for Big Boy Rabbit" SO he went
along until he came to the butchers
shop. He walked in and said, 4" Please,
Mr.. Butcher, have you sesn anything of
Big Boy Rabbit"
"Yes," said the butcher; "come right
in this back room!' So he took poor
Papa Rabbit into the back room and shut
him up to kill him.
Mamma Rabbit, Grandpa Rabbit and
all the little Rabbits waited and waited.
At last Grandpa Rabbit said, "Pn go and
hunt for Papa Rabbit and Big Boy Rab-
bit." So he started out and went along
until he came to the butchers shop.
He went in and said: "Plesse, Mr..
Butcher, have you seen Papa Rabbit and
Big Boy Rabbitf
"why yes" said the butcher, "they
are here, come right into this back room,"
and he locked poor Grandpa Rabbit up in
the back room to kill him.
Mamma Rabbit and all the little Rab-
bits waited and waited for them all to
come home, and at last Mamma Rabbit
said: "Now, you all be good children,
for am going to hunt for Papa Rabbit,
Grandpa Rabbit and Big Boy Rabbit"
She went along until she came to the
butchers shop. She went in and said:
"Please, Mr.. Butcher, have you seen any
thing of Papa Rabbit, Grandpa Rabbit
and Big Boy Rabbit? They are all gone
away and cannot find them anywhere"
"Yes," said the butcher, "I know
where they are; walk right into this
back room"
So he took poor Mamma Rabbit in the
back room and locked her up to kill her.
The little Rabbits waited and waited,
and the fire went out and they grew cold
and hungry, and at last they said:
We will 60 and hunt for our Mamma
Rabbit, our Papa Rabbit, our Grandpa
Rabbit and our Big Boy Rabbit"
SO they took hold OF hands and trotted
of. They walked and walked and grew
so tired that at last they all sat down in
q row and began to cry.
A man walking along the road asked
what was the matter.
oh, tiict oil thc AikbAO ANeppitcs VIC
are so tired and hungry, and we cannot
find our Mamma Rabbit, Papa Rabbit,
Grandpa Rabbit or our Big Boy Rabbit"
"Why," said the man, 81 saw some
Rabbits locked up in butchers shop,
perhaps those are the ones. Come, jump
into this basket and will carry you to
them"
The little Rabbits jumped into the
basket and quickly cuddled down; it was
so nice and warm in there.
The man went to the butchers shop
and laid a handful OF money on the
counter. "will you sell me all the Rab-
bits you havef'
eyes," said the butcher. He went into
the back room and brought them all out,
Mamma Rabbit, Papa Rabbit, Grandpa
Rabbit and Big Boy Rabbit.
The man put them all in his basket and
carried them out in the woods. Then he
put the basket down on the ground and
took the cover of.
"Now, scamper," he said.
And they did scamper, never stopping
until they were safe in their little home
sgain.
"Oh, how glad we are to get homei"
they all exclaimed. ave shall never 20
in a butchers shop again"
And they never did. r. C., in N. Y.
Recorder.