The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-06


 Peter Rabbit.
 1t is bad. very bad to have noth- ing in particular to do. Nothing leads to quite so much trouble as this. If everybody had something to do all the time and did 1t, most of tho trouble in this world would vanish. Old Mir. Temptation seldom wastes time with busy people. Old MT. Temp tation Is twin brother to Old Mir. Trouble.
 Peter Rabbit had nothing in par tioular to do. For that matter he seldom does have much to do. But at this season of the year he had less than usual. You see he didn't have to hunt for food. There was plenty to eat close at hand. He didn't have to go more than a few steps from the dear Old Brlar Patch to get all the sweet clover he could possibly eat. In winter he had to hunt long and hard to keep his stom- ach full and that gave him little | time to get In mischief. But now it was very different. Already his ba- bies were halfgrown. The care of them he had always left largely to little Mrs. Peter anyway So Peter was inclined to roam about and poke HIS WdUOy lltlld uOb6 iHtO oLHcT peoples business.
 Itr happened that just at dusk he was passing not far from Farmer Browns garden. He hadn't been in that garden once since 1t was plant ed Long ago he had made up his mind to keep away from there. But now as he was hopping along he suddenly thought of that garden and began to wonder what was growing in 1t this year.
 ! Now, this was Just the opportunity Old MT. Temptation had waited fc~. Run over there and have a ,ook." whispered Old Ar. Temptation. Peter sat down. No" said he most decidedly. No, I'll keep from the garden"
 Everything must be growing fine over there now" whispered old Mir. Temptation. Tt won't hurt anybody for you to go over there and look around. The young cabbases must be worth looking al now, not to men, ton the lettuce and other good things Looking at them won't hurt them. A nice garden Is always worth seeing. You are foolish to have a look at 1t when you are so near. Run along over there Just minute"
 No" said Peter again. though in not quite so decided way. NO. won't go over there"
 why not?" demanded Old Mir. Temptation. "You haven't anything in particular to do. You may as well go over there as to go up to the Old Orchard. Probably you'll find Old Mfr. Toad over there, and you haven't seen Old Mir. Toad for a long time"
 taA tftt not going step nearer that garden than I am this minute" Pooh" cried Old MT. Temptation. 'Poh! It will do you good just to see the things growing there. No one will know you have been there. so what is the harm?
 Peter sat up and looked longingiy over toward that garden. Of course Old MT. Temptation was right. Just looking at those plants wouldn't hurt them. There wouldn't be the least bit of harm in hopping around through that garden as long as he didn't -touch anything. He wouid like to see Old MT. Toad. It was a long time since he has seen him, and he couldn't think of any, one he would rather have a little gossip with. He hoped few steps toward the garden. "Go along. go along." whispered Old MT. Temptation. You know you always do enjoy fine garden
 Peter shook his head. but 1t was not very decided shake, Tt wouldn't do any harm to just peek under tho fierce" thought he. T will do that much"
 Copyright. 1922. by T. W. Burgess)
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 HIGHWAY BRANCH IN ATHENS
 Huntsville. July 5.-(Special. )--A branch of the Lee Highway associa- ton has been organized in Athens with a strong membership and Scottsboro will be organised next. The purpose of the highway boosters is to organize all the towns on the Muscle Shoals route and make . strong fight against the proposed change in the route between Chattd- nnnoo ana Aarnnhiu