Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-03-06
MRS. RABBITS STRATEGY.

ning.' said one of the little Crows.
Father was up early and cooked it for
u.s.
This was what Mrs. Rabbit had sus-
husband. That terrible Mr. Grow took
your corn" she said. Now l have a
plan to show him up to the neighbors."
"What is it?" asked her husband.
wait and see." she said.
That night when the Gray Rabbit
family came Mrs. White RABBIT had a
nice dinner. and then she told them
about the corn. but she did not tell
them what she suspected. After the
dishes were put away and Mr.. Gray
Rabbit and Mr.. White Rabbit were sit
ting out by the door, smoking their
pipes. Mrs. White Rabbit said: Let
us go over and cali on the Grow fam
lily: they must be lonely these summer
evenings without Mrs. Crow" Mr..
White Rabbit tool his pipe from his
mouth and looked at his wife. but he
had lived with her long enough to know
better than to ask questions, so they
all followed Mrs. White Rabbit.
MIR. Grow vas at home and he was
surprised when he saw his visitors and
n little anxious. also, but Mrs. Rabbit
soon put him at his ease by saying,
We thought we would drop in a few
minutes; we really should he more
neighborly." Mr.. Grow said thai he was
SANNN ~ tIINA NliCA ~ Sho
bit said. II old Mrs. Gray Rabbit you
would be very glad to see US and that
you very likely would treat us to some
thing very nice. us you always had the
first of the seasons vegetables"
Mr.. Grow looked at her very hard.
but She pretended not to notice him.
I'VE are so late with our corn" she
said. but 1 expect you have beer hav-
ing 1T for some time now; you always
beat everyone" Mr.. Crow was so flat
tered that he FASTENED to say that he
had had corn for breakfast and had
some left which he would be glad to
have them taste. When the corn was
brought out of the closet. Mr.. White
Rabbi asked. where did you get this?
l should like to get some also" Mr..
Crow said he raised it in his own gar
den. Where is your garden?" asked
MIR. Rabbit. Mr.. Crow stammered
something abou it being some distance
from there. when did you pick this
corn?' asked Mrs. White Rabbit. Last
night" replied Mr.. Grow. growing UNI
easy. we had some corn already to
pick" said Mr.. White Rabbit. land his
morning, when we went for it. it was
gon: it was Just like this. and you we're
very fortunate not to nave yours taken
also"
Everyone was looking very hard at
MIR. Crow. and he stood first on one
foot and then on the other. wishing that
Mrs. White Rabbit and her friends
would go. for he was sure that she
knew where he got the corn. On their
way home. Mrs. White Rabbit said: II
think I gave him a scare and he will
not bother us again. He knows that 1
will be watching for him."
MI. White Rabbit did not reply. but
he thought that he had a very clever
wife. and that perhaps her way was the
best. for he would have watched for
Mr.. Grow with a gun and then the little
Crows would have Deer orphans, and
he knew Mrs. White Rabbit we'll enough
to be sure she would have cared for
them. and that would nave meant more
mouths to feed. He patted Mrs. Rab-
bit lovingly on the shoulder as they
went into the house and she knew how
he thought her a help meet as we'll as a
help eat. and she was satisfied.