The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
Little Stories For. Bedtime
By THORNTON W. sVRsEss

The News Of Peters Sickness Spreads 'Tis when you're sick you learn to
 know
 How quick is sympathy to flow. FIT IS just the same way among the
 little people of the Green Mead
 ows and the Green Forest. Sammy Jay had gone over to the dear Old Brier Patch to have what he called fun" with Peter Rabbit. Of course you know what he meant. He intended to tease Peter and try to make him angry, a pretty poor kind of "fun," but a kind that great many people seem to delight in, just why I never could understand. But the very instant that Sammy discovered that Peter was sick he quite forgot that he had come to tease. Right away he was full of sympathy. Instead of screaming as he usually does he stole away softly so as not to disturb Peter and then flew straight up to Farmer Browns garden to see if he could find out what had made Peter sick. There he discovered Old Mir. Toad grumbling and quite out of sorts because Farmer Browns boy had put poison on the cabbage leaves
 
 You see he felt that Farmer Browns boy had interfered with his business, which was to eat those worms. This he couldn't do now because of the poi son. When he heard that Peter Rab- bit had eaten some of those leaves and now was very sick he knew right away that Peter had been poisoned and he and sammy Jay shook their head sadly as they talked the matter over and hoped that Peter hadn't eaten a great deal.
 Now Old Mir. Toad and Peter Rab- bit are the best of friends and right away he made up his mind that he must go down to the dear Old Brier Patch and tell Peter how sorry be was. It was a long journey for Old Mir. Toad, but he didn't stop to think of that. He just made up his mind that he would go down that very night and he would start just as soon as the Black Shadows began to creep out from the Purple Hills. You know Old MT. Toad cannot stand the heat of jolly, bright Mir. Sun or he would have started at once.
 sammy Jay flew over to the Old Orchard where he told Johnny Chuck. "ToO bad Too bad!" exclaimed John ny Chuck. Ut is a long way down to the Old Brier Patch, but if Peter is sick simply must go see him." With out wasting any time Johnny Chuck started. Half way down the Crooked Little Path he met Jimmy Skunk. Jimmy was surprised to meet Johnny so far from his home, for you know he rarely goes more than a little way from his own doorstep. Jimmy at OncV demanded what had happened to take Johnny so far from home.
 "Peter Rabbit is sick and I'm going down to the Old Brier Patch to take him some sweet clover" replied John ny Chuck.
 "I'll go with you," said Jimmy Skunk promptly. "I wish I knew of something to take him, but he doesn't like fat beetles or eggs or any of the things I like, so I guess I can't take him anything"
 So Jimmy Skunk and Johnny Chuck went on down the Crooked Little Path together and Johnny was glad of Jim my's company, for he felt safer. You know no one ever bothers Jimmy Skunk. They went slowly, for Jimmy Skunk never hurries and Johnny Chuck was too fat and roly-poly to hurry. By and by they came to the house of Danny Meadow Mouse.
 Where are you fellows goingY ask ed Danny, his bright little eyes full of curiosity.
 ITO call on Peter Rabbit and tell him how sorry we are that he is sick" :" replied Johnny Chuck.
 Peter Rabbit sick!" exclaimed Dam ny Meadow Mouse. "Wait a minute and I'll go with you" He disappear ed, but in few minutes he was back and his cheeks were puffed out as if he had the toothache on both sides of his face at once
 Jimmy Skunk stared at him.
 What's the matter with you? What have you got?" he demanded.
 "Seeds."Z mumbled Danny Meadow Mouse. Pm taking Peter Rabbit some of my very best seeds. He won't eat them, but they are all I've got to take him and want tp take him some thing.
 .0h ? said Jinmy skunk, and looked