The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-29

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1t really seems too strange to be
true, but all the same right here in
Wayne county, one near Williams
burg, where they had farm sale,
Just few days ago.
A farm sale, you know, is where
they sell horses and cows and pigs,
and ever so many things that peo-
pie want to buy. Well, lots of men
and women go to these sales, you
know. in buggies and autos, the
men to buy the pigs and cows and
chickens and the ladies to serve
nice lunch at noon. OF course they
also take the children and we meet
a lot of Junior readers at such
sales.
Well, at the sale the other day,
we ate our lunch in the auto. The
ladies piled our plate full of good
things to eat and gave us a cup of
coffee, which we took to the car.
From the car windows and through
the open door we could see more
than hundred men sitting out in
the sunshine eating their lunches,
on the lawn, on the walks and
along the fences, just like picnic
party.
Presently we looked down on the
ground beside the car and would
you think it, right near the door
were two Dummies, wild rabbits,
with little white tails, and they
were looking right up into the car,
as though they We're asking for
their dinners. OF course we were
surprised and afraid to move for
fear of frightening them away. But
they didn't run, SO we threw them
some crumbs and that didn't scare
them either. Then we called to
some children who were playing on
the lawn to come and see the rab-
bits, which they did, and then the
rabbits scampered off.
After awhile we took walk up
to the house, and right by the gate
two dogs were lying in the sun.
Then we went into the house and
when we got back to the gate a
few minutes later what do you sup
pose we saw? Why, those two
Dummies were right on the lawn by
the gate, looking at the dogs, and
nibbling the sweet spring grass
and not bit afraid of them. Nor
were they afraid of the children
who came wonderingly to see why
the dogs didn't chase the little fell
lows.
These little wild rabbits had
lived all their lives in the orchard
close by the house, and the folks
who lived there had fed them in
cold weather and had taught the
dogs to be friendly with them and
not to chase or hurt them The
folks also put little house under
a tree on the big lawn, and put a
nice bed of hay and some cabbage
leaves and apples in it. Well the
rabbits at first made their home in
the little house only at night but
after awhile they used to run and
cuddle in the warm bed in the day
time, out of the rain. Now they
run all over the lawn and out to
the barns and even scamper and
play on the porches. They seem to
know that the folks all love them
and will feed and care for them
and so are not afraid
At another time we are going
to tell you about a flock Of quail
that we saw feeding with the chick
ems in farm yard on a cold, snowy
winter days out in Kansas, when
the deep snow and ice-coyered
ponds and streams made is so hard
for the birds to get water or to
find anything to eat, for several
days. The skind lady of the house
put out bowls of warm water for
the birds and fed all the dear lit
tie wild creatures that came TO eat
and drink.