New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
Whitcy Has . New Home By Thornton W. Burgess

Accept that offered you today: Tomorrow still Is far away.
 Farmer Browns Boy
 Whitey was prisoner. He was caught in trap-a box trap set by Farmer Browns Boy especially to catch him. He wasn't in the least hurt. But. oh. how frightened Whitey was! How he did wish he had needed his mother. She had warned him to keep away from that trap. He hadn't obeyed. This was the result.
 It was dark inside that trap. All Whttey could do was to sit there and wonder what was going to hap pen. l am mistaken: it wasn't quite all he could do. He could eat. Not even his fright could quite over come that fact. After a while he be- came aware that there was the pleasant odor of carrots in there. When he could no longer resist the temptation, he began to nibble piece of carrot that was fastened to the little stick that had sprung the trap. It tasted good. It helped him to forget his troubles He ate every bit of it.
 It seemed to Whi'ey that he had been there days and days, when really he had only been there two or three hours. Then he heard foot steps. He knew by the sound that they were footsteps of somebody very big. The trap was picked up. That gave Whitey a terrible feeling. The door vas opened ever so little and Farmer Browns Boy peeped fin.
 Aha" exclaimed Farmer Browns Boy. I've got you this time. Probably you are scared al- most 10 death, but you don't need to be. Do you know why I've caught you? Of course you don't. I've caught you 10 save your life. You will live longer nov than if you hadn't been caught"
 Of course, Whitey didn't under stand word of this. Even if he had understood be wouldn't have be- lleved q word of if. He would have been sure that nothing more dread ful could hava happened to him.
 Across the Green Meadows and up the Long Lane, straight to the barn, Whitey was carried, but, of course, he had no idea where he "as being carried. He couldn't even peep outside. Once in the barn, Farmer Browns 2oy very carefully opened the door and put bis hand in the trap. Then he lifted Whitey out. Poor Whitny' He was terribly frightened. Yet even in his fright he realized that Farmer Browns Boy was very gentle. The latter looked Whitey all over.
 'There isn't any doubt about it, said he to Farmer Brown. who had come 10 see what he had. this is one of Peter Rabbits children. Ii is a white cottontail Rabbit an dlbino. ] had thought it might be somebody's tame Rabbit which had escaped, but it isn't"
 What are you going 10 do with him?" asked Farmer Brown.
 I'm going to keep him. replied Farmer Browns Boy. i've got q nice pen for him and he'll be safe there. He wouldn't be safe If I should let him go. With that white coat he is too easily seen. II wouldn't be long before q hawk or an owl or fox picked him up"
 So Whitcy was taken outside 10 a rice. comfortable wire pen. There was nice little house in it. with a bed of hay. There was room enough in the pen to hop about. and. best Of all, there was plenty of food. Whitey couldn't get out. but neither could any Of his enemies get in. He was, as Farmer Browns Boy had said. quite safe. His new home vas even safer than the dear old Briar- patch and that is saying great deal.