Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-04
BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY

about the dooryard. I'm going to play
with my wheelbarrow all the time
after this" Jimmy said.
Il reckon you can do little work
with it. too." Mr. Rabbit said Il shall
expect YOU to bring home the vegetao-
les for the whole family, every morn
ing"
Yes, father!" Jimmy exclaimed. He
thought that would be great sport. He
didn't stop to think that it would take
good many vegetables to feed his
father and his mother his four sisters
and his two brothers and himself.
Il hope now. to have a little time
for recreation" Mr.. Rabbit told him.
Its too bad you have to work so
hard" said Jimmy. Recreation" was
big word, Jimmy supposed tina, it
was some kind of specially hard work.
He did not know it meant play. "In
go down to Farmer Green's garden
right away and get a load OF his best
vegetables" Jimmy exclaimed.
Down in Farmer Green's garden
Jimmy worked busily, loading his new
wheelbarrow to the very top. And
then he trundled it home again. No
prouder youngster was ever seen in
Pleasant Valley than Jimmy Rapsft. |
pushing that little wheelbarrow up
the hill.
Let me push it," Frisky Squirrel
begged.
But Jimmy Rabbit said that he must
not let anybody else play with that
Let me take hold of one handlei"
Billy Woodehuck pleaded.
But Jimmy Rabbit told him that that
was no way to wheel a wheelbarrow.
:. Somehow, the next day Jimmy did
not nave so much fun getting the vege-
tables. And the day after that he ac-
tually began to think that gathering
vegetables was a good deal like work.
AND before week has passed he lust
hated the sight of Farmer Green's
garden.
But all Jimmy's friends still crowded
around and begged him to let them
push the wheelbarrow. And all the
while he had been very firm. He had
not given one of them leave to touch
the barrow /
At last Jimmy Rabbit had an idea.
I'll tell you what I'll. do" he said
to Frisky Squirrel. If you weren, nj,
best friend I'd never think of such a
thing. And you mustn't expect I'm
going to let you do this often"
DO what?" Frisky asled.
Why wheel my wheelbarrowr
said Jimmy.
Frisky Squirrel jumped high up in
he air, he was so pleased.
"Hurrah!" he cried. May l push il
now, before You fill 1t with vegetab-
esp
Well-no It's getting late" said
Jimmy. I'll let YOU wheel the vegetab-
es home for me. But first, you must
gather them"
Frisky Squirrel was more than will
ng. And he filled the barrow with
abbages and turnips, lettuce and
'eas, while Jimmy Rabbit looked on
ma ordered him about.
"There' said Jimmy, when the
was full. Now we'u on
lome. And then, to Frisky SQUIRRELS
urprise, Jimmy climbed on top of the
Dad and asst down
whats that for?" asked Frisky.
why, to keep the vegetables from,
alling out!' Jimmy explained. "You
ee, you don't know how to wheel al :
'heeibarrow You'll be tipping it, first
ne side and then the other. And we II
'ould have to stop every few steps and
lex up a trnip or cabbage"
But | don't want to wheel vou,"
AID Frisky You're too heavy, |
oh, very well, thenr' Jimmy an
Wered' IF you don't care to wheel the
'heeibarrow it's all the same to me-
nd ne started to jump down from his
Eat on top of the load.
Ne, mol" Frisky cried. Don't get
IT. / can manage all rightU After
altering all those vegetables he did
OF want to lose the fun of pushing
1e wheelbawow.
walk fast, nowl' Jimmy said.
We're late already" =