Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-23

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Come in," said Lady Love, the
little rabbits pretty bunny mother
after peclling through the curtains
at the window to make sure 1t
wasn't somebody she didn't wish to
sec. and she turned the key in the
lcck.
"Howdy." said the Big Brown
Bear, holding out his furry paw as
he let sack slip down to the floor.
Il have a bag Of lellypops for Little
Jack Rabb;.. Is he home?'
"Oh, yes,' answered Lady Love.
This is Saturday. YOU know.
There's no school today"
so it is. I've forgotten the days.
Been asleep for two weeks. But this
warm spell calls me outdoors ans
wered ;he Big Brown Bear. taking
the wooden peg behind the door.
did YOU say your little rabbit was
at home?'
| Funny Boy. Bunny Boy" called
/ Lady Love hopping 10 the foot of
/ the stairs, somebody wants to see
! YOU"
He's up in the garret looking for
a tin pail" explained the little rab-
bit lady.
nat Tor! grlnned the soou ma :
tured bear, sitting down by the
kitchen stove to warm his feet.
Hes going to tap the maple
| trees" answered Lady Love. Il sup
pose I'll have to boil the sap for
| Maple Sugar" and she gave a little
! sigh at the thought of something
more to do. But only little sigh,
! for she loved to do things for her
bunny boy, just like your dear
mother and mine, Little Reader.
The little rascal has sweet
! tooth, all right" laughed the Big
| Brown Bear. This bag of lollypops
case the sap isn't running yet" and
| he looked over to the stairway as it
| clicked with the patter of two little
| feet.
oh. I'm so glad You came" cried
| the little rabbit the next minute.
dropping the tin pail to the floor as
he hoped right into the big bears s
| paw.
DO YOU know how to tap a maple
tree?" asked the kind old animal,
winking at Lady Love.
u watched the Kind Farmer last
spring." answered the happy little
bunny. He bored a hole in the
tree and then hammered in a little
hollow wooden tube to let the sap
drip into a pail"
Well. WELL" said the Big Brown
Bear. perhaps you won't care for
the lollypops ! brought with me-"
Please don't say that" cried the
, little rabbit, hopping over to open the
bag. You know l love lollypops,"
and the next minute he was sitting
on the old bear's knee. sucking a
pink lollypop.
You're very kind to my little
bunny" said Lady Love, cutting a
big piece of Angel Cake and handing
il to the Big Brown Bear.
Dear me. boys and girls. I wish
YOU all conld go to Rabbitland and
visit for a while.
Did the Big Brown Bear say
goodbye to the little rabbit family in
the last story? l guess he did. for he
had good manners. I'm sure of that.
And, come to think of it. Bobbe
| Redvest told me this morning that
the good natured animal had clean
cd the snow off his front doorstep
! after arriving home at his Cosy Cave
House. SO, there YOU are. And
well talk no more about him until
| the proper time comes. But the lit
| lie rabbit family-wc must tell about
them. Well, here we go. my type
writer and |. to say that the next
morning bright and early. almost be-
! fore Mr.. Happy sun had poked his
golden fingers through the little rah-
bits window curtains, up jumped
the bunny boy and. quickly dress
! ing himself. hoped down to the
kitchen where Lady Love. his pretty
bunny mother, was making nice
! hot breakfast of Clover Cereal and
| Carrot Cakes.
No sooner were they seated at the