New Britain herald., 1928-07-19
Nhitey Discovers Something Queer
By Thornton W. Burgess

Discomfort desire stirs,
 And this in turn ambition spurs.
 Old Mother Nature
 Since Whitey's return to the dear Old Brar- patch life there lad been very simple and quiet. There was little or no excitement inside the dear Old Briar- patch. After little Mrs. Peter had safely reached home and found that Whitey was safe. she made him promise that he would never. never run away again. And for a time Whitey had had no desire to. He had had enough of the Great World. He was even a bit tlmid about yenturing out to the sweet clover patches near the dear Old Briar- patch.
 But after a time Whitey grew discontented. + was perfectly nat ural that he should. It is the way Of the young. There was nothing to do there but eat and sleep. His brothers and sisters were gone and Whitey vas lonesome for others of his own age. So hc began to wan der about uneaslly. That is what he had been doing when he had dis covered Farmer Browns Boy and Bowser the Hound. He had seen Bowser before. because Bovser had visited the dear old Briar- patch alone; but he had never seen any of those two-logced creatures called men until he saw Farmer Browns Boy
 The very sight of such a strange creature frightened Whitev. so he kept himself we'll hidden. And then Farmer Browns Boy had thrown a stick that had landed very clos, to where Whitey was squatting. He had jumped and run. But no harm had come from this and presently Farm CT Browns Boy and Bowser the Hound had tramped away across the Green Meadows.
 It was the very next day that Whitey saw Farmer Browns Boy again. Al the time Little Mrs. Peter was taking q nap in another part Of the dear Old Eriar- patch. and Peter Rabbit was over Ill the Green For est. Whitev kept himself hidden. In fact, he kept himself so we'll hidden that he couldn't s"a Farmer Brow n $ Boy and what he was doing after the latter reached the dear Old Briar-patch But he could hear him doing something over on one edge. Finally, all Was quiet and after a little Whi1ey ,entured 10 crawl out Irx Old Br.ar- patch. Farmer Brown s Boy was tramplng away across the Green Meadows.
 Whitey watched until Farmer Browns Boy had become d speck in the distance. That he started for the place where he had heard Farmer Browns Boy at work. It was right st the entrance 10 one of Peter Rabbits private iittl. paths that led out near patch of sweet clover. When Whitey reached the end of the private littl. path he discovered something queer. At least. il was queer to him. It vas like d little house.
 For a long, long '1me Whitey sat staring at It. A h" sat in that little path. locking straight at H. he seemed to be looking straight into fl. Tor II seemed To be open at oIie end. He hoped a little nearer. The smell Of something good ticlsl.d ! E nose. T. vas the smell of carrot Yes. sir. that is what it was. And right at this feet he discovered q little piece of carrot. He nihbled it It tasted good He Gibblcd some more. Pretty soon that piece Of car rot had disappeared. But it didn't leave Whtey satisfied. There had been just enough of if to make h'h' want more, and inside that queer little house he could see some more
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