The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-21
The JUMPING KANGAROO AND
THE APPLE BUTTER CAT.
lily JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON.
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Copvtqh', 1900, ny mcclure Pha'io, & Co
white Rabbit had 30 many ]scruplcs that
sometimes he coud not seep. lie lwokc ono
night and came over to Gray Nlousc'- bed and
pulled at the covers.
Gray Mouse. he whispered. Il haveH scrn.,.
and IL Keeps me awake | am afraid t6at II
would rot be right tor you TO SO to the Mans
house ton. 'ht Iust because there has been a
party and there are 80 many good things iyiug
around within reach %
Who said anything about cake" yawrcd
Gray Mouse, and h. rolled over n Il he were
gJing to sleep again
Gray Mouse. called White Rabbit, Il thought
that | ought to ask lol Do you think II would
bo wrong If I wont llone with you and Just
took a lool iu,o the cellar to see II that careless
cook had forgotten to lut away the c%arrots?"
Certainly not, answered Gray Mouse.
sorambiius out Of bed Even II You should
make a mistake and eat some carrots it would
be all riyut, because il would teach that cook
to be careful | heard tIc Il ans wife tell her
only the Other dly Tint sh" WIS the most care
l"'S coDi they hal nd for q week n | should
find some IKE II would hr wei for me to rat
~ much Of II Is | can 10 e., to keep the Mans
chi dren flpm making thrm-.,yo,in"
So Gray Mouse aud WHITE Rabbit hurried
out from under the barn and went 10 the Ccl-
lar Of the Mans house. laughing and iunriug.
WAT ptetty little house. -,,I cray Mouse,
for In "a" centre of the cellar floor was n little
wire box With n funny door
Gray Mouse and White Rabbit walked MI
around H.
Why. said Gray Mouse, lt has checss
inside %, it, Put in your paw, White Rabbit,
and pull ont TIA, nuc -uprc- for me-
so. thank YOU answered White Rabbit.
OF ltgt.n .#l,lt 90 -.g.i,'a I,4t - f.t-t,I ,',o,-.
inside Of the little house, AMI toi-'oi cheese
i what men call Welsh Rabbit. I viii let yoi
know. GRAY Mouse, that I am no Cannihtl.
Tho door i opcn. Way don't You 60 in and
get the cheese vourself2'
"Y1l are not very obiging, White Rlbbit.-
repllol GRAY Mouse, bat since Won are 40
mean | think that | win get it myself
:, GRAY MoI~r Eci into the wire house
and tried TO carry away the cheese which WA
fastened ou a little rod There was a click
ana the door Of tho wire house closed behind
Gray Mouse win 2 SNAP, Gray Mouse was
"H"lp me out. White Rabbit, shrlrte1 GRAY
Nous" Your JAWS are. larger than mine.
Bite a hoI" in the side Of this house 70 | can
White Rabbit had chewed carrots and tnr-
AMI soft things all his life, md II only set
his teeth on . ~ when he tried TO cut a way
for Gray Mouse oul Of tho little wire house.
scat, r-r-r-r, cane a morse and "ld Green
les, the cat, SnTHug from ont behind n tID.
White Rabbit jumped out ~ reach
Oh" mcowel G,c"n Evc~ o. GRAY Mouse.
Green Evns tried rs hard a. he could to get
his paws through he cage. tio Of hls
claws caught Gray Mouse IN tho side and made
tho blood come. Green Eyes became very
cray Mouse. Hestruck he traU with his claws.
tie picked 1t ~, and Rlv" (, GOOD shaking.
the floor a. hard ~ he could. The t~np rolled
over and over and At last rested bottom side
% %IHo.ed GsdI thi. tim r"% dfa2Iiir back, 'N v Paa GGf E
Mousse saw that the door VIZ oVen an he had
10 DO wl> TO Juinu right ont Of the trap. lie
scuttled ont Of that cellar as fast as he could
and M At the top Of The steps he met White
Rabbit.
ti't my fur Is 90 thick Tint | did rot feel Like
%stlving down thore any longer H. was very
bright ~ Won 20 gct ont Of that tran"
Then White Rnbbit and Gray Mouse went
themfselvcs They Went back to the HOUSE
Nov then said White Rabbit, you go
into the trap. Gray Mouse, and | win pretend
GRAY Mouse went into the trap and helrcd
himself to the cleesennd whenth the door snapped
he only laughed. Then White Rabbit turned
Mouse crawled out again.
That is very hne said White Rabbit. II
never have happened. II ! had put my paw
in th"rn | could not hav" reached the cheese.
and besides that YOU would not have had
Graiv Mouse and White Rabbit went every
night ard got all the cheese IN that trap and in
MI the traps around the house. Gray Mouse
know Whit 20 do with II. and Whit" Rabbit
on carrots, They r0id no attention
oftcr GRAY Mouse that saucy animal would
himself caught IN n trap .ord laugh at the
ct. Gray Mouse and White Rabbit grew
run so fast that the cat could never catch them,