Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-13

did not open, and about that time he
espied the open closet window and left
the door to look in.
My, how his eyes popped when he
saw the tarts and doughnuts and he
smacked his mouth and smiled almost
out loud.
"Doughnuts and tarts?" he said
could anything be nicer? Well. as
Mrs. Rabbit is not at home / shall
have to help myself, for, of course,
she would wish me TO do so If she
were here. Now, how will / get in
this window, l wonder? 1 shall scrape
my sides and take off all my beautiful
fur if | try to do that. / guess I can
fish them out with that pair of tongs
l saw standing by the door"
So Mr.. Bear went back and got the
tongs Mrs. Rabbit had set out TO dry
after she had scrubbed them in the
morning and pretty soon Mr. Bear
had eaten every tart and every dough-
! nut Mrs. Rabbit had cooked that
morning.
After waiting long time and being
sure that Mr.. Bear had gone, Mrs.
Rabbit came out from her hiding
place and came downstairs. She
looked all about and saw that the
door was still fastened and the win
dows still closed.
81 guess he went away, thinking
there was no one at home," said Mrs.
Rabbit, "and now l must get dinner,
for Peter will be home from town and
be hungry"
When Mrs. Rabbit opened the PAN
try door she held up her hands and
screamed, for only the crumbs on the
empty dishes on the shelf showed that
there had been tarts or doughnuts on
them.
When her husband, Peter Rabbit,
came home for dinner, Mrs. Rabbit
was crying, "Oh, Peter. Peter, Mr..
Bear came here and stole all my tarts
and doughnuts had for your dinner, y
she said.
"Well. let us be thankful he did not
get you, my dear" said Peter Rabbit,
trying to comfort her: Your dough
nuts and tarts, my dear, are the best
in the world, and / am only afraid
Mr.. Bear will be back for some more
and now we must think of a way to
be rid of him for good and all"
1T have an idea" said Mr.. Rabbit
suddenly, with a burst of laughter
and slapping his hands on his hips
Il have the very idea that VIII ria us
Of this Bear family"
what is it, Peter, what is it?'
asked his wife
"Make some doughnuts and fill
them with cotton and some tarts and
fiji them with stones. Cover the
stones well with sugar and Mr.. Bear
will swallow them at one mouthful
The cotton will choke him and the
stones will keep the cotton from COM
ing up so he will have to choke"
The next morning Mr.. and Mrs
Rabbit saw Mr.. Bear coming over the
hin with his basket on his arm, and
thew hid in the attic and waited.
Along came Mr.. Bear. He was about
to knock at the door. He always did
that first to make himself think he
tried to be polite anyway, but he
didn't knock, for on the door he saw a
paper tackled and this Is what he
read: Gone to market; will be back
at noontime.'
Mr.. Bear looked at the pantry win
dow with fear in his eyes, Tor he
knew If he went home without those
tarts he would suffer. But the look
soon turned to joy, for the window
was open and a dish of bigger dough-
nuts and tarts he never saw.
without stopping to look about, Mr..
Bear reached in the window, for Mrs.
Rabbit had been careful to place
them within reaching distance, and
soon Mr.. Bears basket was full, and
off he ran.
OF course Mr.. ana Mrs. Rabbit
could outrun Mr.. Bear, and as soon
as he was we'll on his way they ran
after him, being careful to keep from
being seen.
When Mr. Bear reached home Mrs.
Bear was waiting for him in the door
way, and she grabbed the basket and
ate a doughnut. then tart, and then
she choked and choked.
Mr.. Bear, seeing she was busy,
grabbed a doughnut and tart, and he
began to choke, and while they were
in this state Mr.. and Mrs. Rabbit ran
away home.
"They won't bother us any more,
even If they do get over that choking
SPELL" said Mr. Rabbit; "but Th bet
tart to a doughnut they will not get
over it." lc,) 1915.