Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-04-29


children have been jolly good play
mates and comrades for me all this
year, / want to entertain YOU"
"Oh-h-hi" exclaimed Dolly, as
she danced up and down in glee, I'VE
want a lot of lovely colored Easter
eggs. Can you have an Easter egg
party and wife me and Teddy?"
Yes, that's the very thing can do.
Now" continued Bunnikins, you both
sit down under this tree and watch
the fun, and see if you can recognize
any of our crowd"
Then Bunnikins called: Molly Cot
tontail. Molly Cottontail," and rabbits
came trooping in from every direction.
Teddy whispered: Dolly, there's
the whole Belgian hare family from
farmer Perkins's. Yes, and there's
pretty Silver, and look at the crowd of
wild ribbits." The biggest Molly Cot
tontail seemed TO have command, and
she called the meeting to order.
Nov, be quiet and stop crowding
So" she said to the excited throng of
rabbits
But" screamed one excited young
thing, where are the hens?" Teddy
recognized her as belonging to farmer
Smith on the next farm.
THE hens, my dear Pink Nose. are
In the hen house, with their heads
under their wings, sound asleep; and
even the rooster sleeps also. Now will
you get into line and quietly give me q
visit"
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into line, and they all went hop. hop,
hop, down the hill. Several minutes
passed and then the children saw
them coming back up the hill. This
time they were not in line and each
one carried an egg. and In their care
lest 1t fall they laboriously rolled them
mp hill. Little Pink Nose thought she
could walk on her hind legs, and carry
her eggs in her fore paws, but she
nearly toppled over and one of the
Belgian hare sisters came to her as.
sistance just in time. 1t was slow
work, however. this rolling and push.
ing up hill, but soon the eggs were all
laid together In heap. Instead of 60
ing egg hunting with the others. Mr.
Jack Rabbit had remained in the
orchard and made up a fire. Over ii
he arranged sticks, gypsy fashion, on
which he hung an old iron kettle he
found and filled with water down by
the brook. The water was beginning
to bubble. and the eggs were dropped
In carefully by the tallest Dummies.
They encountered their first difficult
ty when the eggs were boiled suff1c
iently. How were they to get them out?
How were they to get them out?
"Oh," spoke up Teddie, "let me do
that, so you won't get your soft little
paws scalded.' He lifted the kettle
off its crane and took it down to the
brook poured off the hot water and
refilled it with cold.
And now we have to paint the
eggs said Molly Cottontail.
I'm afraid we can't have any red
eggs. said Brownie. 1T is too early
IN the season"
How would tulips do?" asked a
little rabbit, whose coat of gray fur
looked sadly neglected. in fact quite
shabby, as if she was not well cared
for.
oh, said Sir Brownie, lis that you
little Silver Tip? It's a shame your
old curmudgeon of a master is not
more kind TO you. Now it will Just
serve him right if We take all his
highly priced tulips"
These were soon gathered, and in
other directions nimble little forepaws
plucked up dandelions, violets, and
arbutus, arranging each kind of flow
er in pile. When Silver Tip had
laid down the last tulip, Sir Brownie
slyiy told him to go over and speak
10 the children, while the others were
painting the eggs.
oh, Silver TIP, know you" called
out Dolly, as he came hopping over
TO them.
Tell us, does Mr. Stearn treat you
badly" asked Teddie.
well, | should say so! He Just
keeps me locked up in little pen
all of the time, All | have to eat is
Some stale bread; never any delicious
green, juicy dainties."