The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

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Copyright, 1908. by Sampson Hodges Company
CHAPTER x,..-THE RABBIT PREPARES FOR
JOURNEY.
opportunity look her The patter
- close hand and the Rabbit made his
equipped for journey and evidently n
short his back large pack-that is large 1or
a rabbit.
ION time to minute" he said referring to himself
:Have you been waiting long?'
ooh is this the Corner? Buddie. looking about
did differ from any other
part Of the wood corner is one of the hardest enn
forest and do not know one when you
it. you shall find it.
Eyes; replied the Rabbit, "and the
Greenwood Club is only little from here We can fol-
low this path take short cut thru the bush as you
prefer"
Buddie thought path agreeable, and
they along the Rabbit chatting pleasantly about the
weather which remarkably for that time OF
but making reference to the birthday party at the
strange broke
going later in the after the
the Greenwood Club. He going to the Well
had informed when first she met him Where was
Rabbit he had never
there. Then did he expect to find it? He had
map, which he showed Budde my grandfather made it,
said he. 'FIe went to the Well five years ago.
a rabbit wabbles his nose?" The Rabbit
out?" Rabbit shook bis head
water too high; he could not get the mouth OF
the Well"
why what funny map" Buddie, studying the
paper Rabbit given her.
whats wrong demanded.
undertake to right off. She had seen
great Every landooker that stopped at the
log dinner had pocketful Of them and
expedition timber had been planned within
Buddie's hearing maps ruled off into little
squares hills
ails-when there trails which wasn't often
the Rabbits circles. with
in
wrong with it," the Rabbit again demanded,
and in slightly offended tone.
may all right" Buddie fastened to say; "on1y,
you know, it's nothing but circles
you keep going round in circle don't your? said the
do II" said Buddie wonderingly.
"Of do said the Rabbit 'Now, it stands to
reason you begin large make
than the first, third smaller than the
and will eventually come to what you are
looking for"
This plausible But, said Buddie, ''you don't
need map for that, do you?"
my grandfather great hand for maps, replied
Rabbit. sTe used to Never start to explore a
a dreadfuly roundabout way" objected Bud
die, with another glance at the circles
o swapping twgs short the argument and
long thru the net
green, The Donkey also his way to the
Greenwood Club and he seemed much pleased again
Buddie the Rabbit.
the Rabbits pack
II am going up the Well to find out why wabble my
nose," the Rabbit replied.
'TIe has a map Budde, know what the
Donkey thought Of it, .show it to the Professor"
The Rabbit handed it and the Donkey, after one
look. heehawed outrageously
'"This isn't map he cried. cts a target!"
tits map a perfectly good one" said the Rabbit
highly offended
grandfather must have been Welsh rabbit and
the Donkey with chuckle
He not a Welsh rabbit and he did not dream it,
Rabbit, furious
"Then e had wheels in his head" declared
the Donkey Where expect tt
get with such nap?"
IS Rabbit reply Budde repeated his
travelling gradually circles
"Bosh!" cried the Donkey 'Why, it would take you
Il expect to be gone week." said the Rabbit coldly.
the spending week journey yol
can do hour?" said the Donkey "Come, be reason
Perhaps if you clever, show me the way
said Rabbit believed the Donkey
talking simply hear himself talk.
certainly can" replied the other, calmly. well tall
about this Suppose to the Club now. It.
froc to begin
grounds the Greenwood Club situated in ant