Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23

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in which he could get a dinner for his
family. He thought of the fine things
the other animals had bought, and that
only made him feel worse.
AS he was walking past Mr.. Crows
house Mr.. Rabbit saw the little crows
skating on a small pond behind the
house. Suddenly the ice broke and one of
them fell into the water. The rest all
shouted as loud as they could, and Mr..
and Mrs Crow ran out of the back door
toward the pond just as fast as ever
they could run. Mr.. Rabbit opened the
front door and went in the house to walt
until they came back, so he could see II
they wanted him to go for the doctor. He
saw a big basketful of things from the
market sitting on the table. The basket
was so full of nice things, and they all
looked so good that Mr. Rabbit felt worse
than ever. He thought of all his large
family at home with not a single thing
for their Christmas dinner, and he felt
so bad that he almost burst out crying.
LET me see," he said to himself. II
think I remember something about Mr..
Crows great-grandfather stealing cow
from my great-grandfather Yes, am
sure he did, or If he did not he should
have, anyway. 1 think 1 will just take
this basket of things and call IT square
He took the basket, ran out of DOORS
across the road, and hid Ii in the bushes.
Then he went back and was just going In
the front door when he saw Mr.. and Mrs.
Crow coming in the back door bringing
little Jim Crow. whom they had pulled
out of the water.
''How are you, Mr.. Crown" said Mr..
Rabbit. ST hope, Mrs. Crow, that your
sweet little boy is none the worse for haV-
ing fallen in the water?''
where is my basket of things? oh,
where is all my beautiful Christmas din
ner?' cried Mr.. Crow, for he saw the
basket was not where he had left 1t.
''Mr. Fox took it, said Mr.. Rabbit.
HE ran in your front door just as you
and Mrs. Crow ran out of the back door
and then he came out again with the
basket and ran down the road"
"Oh, the horrid thing?' exclaimed Mrs.
Crow.
''Whatever will we do for our Christmas
dinner?" cried Mr.. Crow.
Come with me, and perhaps we can
get it back" said Mr.. Rabbit. I'VE will
go to Mr.. Dogs house and get him to
help u.s.
Just the thing! said Mr.. Crow, and so
they started off. Mr.. Dog was perfectly
willing to help Mr.. Rabbit and Mr.. Crow,
and he went with them to Mr.. Fox's
house. When Mr.. Fox saw them coming
he was terribly frightened, for once he
had stolen a lot of Mr.. Mans chickens,
and he thought that Mr.. Dog had come
about them; so he slipped out the back
door and ran away.
tThere he goes! There he goes!" cried
Mr.. Rabbit, and Mr.. Crow and Mr.. Dog
ran after him as hard as they could go.
Mr.. Rabbit went in Mr.. Fox's house, and
there on the dining-room table he saw the
basketful OF things that Mr.. Fox had
bought at the market.
1T seems to me-" said Mr.. Rabbit, that
father-in-law's great-uncle buying piece
Of land from my stepsister's half-broth-
er's great-aunt, and never paying for it.
think / will Just take this basket OF
things and call it. square"
He took the basket, and, running up the
road a little way hid it in some bushes.
Then he ran back to Mr.. Dogs house as
fast as he could, and when in the kitchen
to warm his hands at the fire and wait
for Mr.. Dog and Mr.. Crow to come back
from chasing Mr.. Fox.
Just as Mr.. Rabbit got his hands warm
he saw a very large basketful of things
Mr.. Dog had bought at the market on
the kitchen table. The things were finer
and better than those in the baskets of
either Mr.. Fox or Mr.. Crow, and the
more Mr.. Rabbit looked at 1t the more he
thought he would like to have those
things.
Let me see," he said to himself, 81
believe I remember something about Mr..
Dogs father chasing my father "a miles
once and making him stay in hole for
three days with nothing to eat. That was
perfectly scandalous, and Mr.. Dog de-
serves to go without anything to eat him
self, so he can see how it feels. / just
believe I will take this basket of things to
get square with Mr.. Dogs father" lie
took the basket and ran away up the road
and hid 1t in some bushes.
Mr.. Rabbit put his hands in, his pockets
and started up towards his house, swag-
gering as though he owned the county,
for he now had more things for dinner
than any one of the other animals. and he
had not had to pay for any of them,
either. AS he passed Judge Bears house
he saw the old judge go in with basket
that was twice as large as even that of
Mr.. Dog. It was full of the most expen-