The Detroit times., 1917-08-06
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Peter Is Both Puzzled ard Curious

.Misfah Bu1zard. you are mASins
fun OF me That's what sou are &c.
ing--making fun % me eNclsifnea
peter RABBIT Indignantly
Am DOING nothing 90 the KIND.
Brer RABBIT declared OF AistAn
Huxrard. what 10 O. yea say that
He looked very solemn. mo u ~
truth were known he was na' IN
nisehief rom showing in his eyes
.'pecause replied Peter IN tone
that showed that he felt hurt ana
deridedly put out you tell me that
Won and Mis- Bu1zagA haven't any
e., and tier Won tel ore that Mrs.
puxxard IL 40 hgsy WITH househoia
cares that she hash tiae - ny 70
The blue. blue shN re oia Whfh
she first arrived You t"t re ia.
you haven ANY nest and then you
tell me that yyl nav I've
Your story doesn't hans tcsethef
II doesn't hang taSethe ~ AL 50
sir ~ doesn't hang together 81 az
IL you have got Two eshs 81 eou.s.
you have got nest = NpI maven
rot a meet why hoW can you nav
two eggs Tell me tnat' can oe
Beve ono half your story. but only
hall. 10 you know whieh nan
or Mi.tah Ruzxard TURNED his bead
A IL 10 look or over the Green or
est. but really 10 hide o grin. Nnen
he looked down ~ Peter again re
appeared TO De indignant IA he turn.
SAh'm no, used 10 having nah
word doubted. Brer Rabbit SAID hs
evtth dignity AN always have rad a
most friendly feeling 70 20. BreI
Rabbit. but All reckons An oon
want anything mo 20 10 with one VINO
tells me 20 nah face that he 6oesn
believe what An say No, sab. An
yeckons Az don't want anything mo.
do with any such prrson a. has
position awkwsrdiy and turned his
back on Peter Eabbit
Peter dldn't know what 20 40. he
and or Mistah Buzz@rd had been
the best OF friends and he didn't
want that Friendship 10 end. He had
been quite honest In saying that he
didn't believe that story He didn't
believe 80 because he couldn't be-
lieve ~ Al least he didn'i &C.. how
he could But now that or Aistah
Burxard seemed 70 be actually Of
Tended n little doubt crept into Pc
tsr's head. lie had lived long enough
20 know that there are some things
very hard 90 believe, which are true.
nevertheless.
For sorne time ne sat staring 81
Or Mistah Buzxards back and while
he stared he did a lot % thinking.
Finally he decided that OF Misfah
Buzxsrds friendship was worth a
great deal mere than satisfying MS
own idle curiosity.
'sMistah Buzzard" said he IN a
Gmid small voice. "of course " you
say on your honor that you are not
joking with mo and that you really
have two eggs and no nest III be-
lieye you. / wouldn't for the world
have you think that ] doubt your
word OF honor J wouldn't think -
doing such thing. You see, never
heard OF such a thing az anybody
having eggs and no place % put
them. and Of course mo, you were
joking I'm sorry N I've Offended
you. Won't you tell mo where those
egge are7'
or Mistah Buzzard kept SIN ~
long that Peter feared that after al
he was too much offended 20 maxi
up. But At last he turned around
and looked down az Peter
''Brer RABBIT" said he. All accept
your apology An have seen -
many things hard 10 believe nnyseli
that An know how 70 feel. What
Al told yo' is true on nah honor
We-uns haven't any nest. but Mrs
Buxxard and An done got two al
fine eggs as ever yo' have seen
Where they are, - the secret OF we