New Britain herald., 1928-03-12
Whitefoot's House Is ScO1ned
Regard in quite another way.
 Mother West Wind

Little Mrs. Nhitefoot was quite out of breath when at last she reached the hiding place in the old stone wall where she had left her four babies while she went back for the fifth. She had carried this baby by the skin Of the back Of the neck. She had had to hold her head very high and even then his hindlcgs had dragged on the ground. It was a very great strain to hold him so and ehe was a very tired little mother when she at last dropped him with his brothers and sisters. She was too tired to go any farther then. Sho bust lay there and pantcd while the five babies snugglcd mp 10 her. She Aeard a noise outside. Had she beeped ont she would have been greatly surprised, Ii was Farmer Browns Boy and he was putting her hest from the beehive on the old btonewall. where he had seen her hisa ppear between the stones.
 "Oh. dear." pantod Mrs. White bot to herself, ''I ought 10 find a place for these babies where they Will be warm and dry and comfort table. But I am too tired fo move hust now. wonder how far if is 10 chat little house where Whltcfoot Is staying. I guess I shall have 10 wait Antil night. l just don't dare io 20 Dn now. Anyway, ] am too tired 10 flo any more moving
 But after she had rested aoIp"- what Mrs. Whitefoot climbed up for i peep outside Almost at once Sh" discovered that old nest of hers. She didn't stop 10 wonder how lt hap pened 10 be there. 1t Was enough for her that # waS ther'. Sh" promptly began turging and puiinE N down in between the stones of tho old wall. She had to tear II 70 pieces, but that didn't matter. Then. dowu there under inc stones, she Sehui!t that nest and in II shc put her babies. Such load as there was off her mind when -N" had them all safe and sound and sHug Gn that old nest.
 NJ nFn li1tt tt4di h f-I|r 'l''"'#. .''''. freepinc out from thr Turrl. HIjI7 across the Green Meadows. fr"N which the snow had 3iSapr' rad. end finally reached tI' rI ou h. ard, Mrs Wh'efoot charged 'sr babies moi to l"alo that post "ol then climbed out on th, ol sfonn wall to go look for WhI''to"' >U' knew that the house n A}s now living in was son lew h~ro pear fl." old stone wall EUt hefo'r SirD +aj fairly started Whifcfoot h'ne'I' came along. He vas on his "- 'nr his nightly visit ro th,ir "tu'Dr hone in tho beehive.
 what are you doing o}Dr l.rr, my dear?" he exclaimed. "Wh@ro arc the babics?''
 "The babies arc perfectly sarn,' squeakcd Mrs. White'oot "Ih'y arc in bed right down hslow ia inc oil stone wall. We had 10 Inorn so"n' than we planned" Then sh" roid Whitefoot all about ~ha' had hap pened. She wound G2 iy l'UanjlHg that he take hor 10 that lh'l' i"Es. he had told her about
 Certainly" rrpljeI WH'.foo'. "iust follow ne. lou arn eoil- -p like that little hous# It IS per fec'ly splendid littl. housr Jeruy Wren would love it If sno haI n" chance 10 use Y. Youl1 sa> it Is just the place you are looking for"
 Whtefoo' led thc way and Mrs Nhitefoo' folloRrd. Along '.r riI stone wall th'y ran Hn'Il ttey cam. 10 certain old apple trpe which overhung the old wall Nh+ofooi ran across to the toot or rNn tree and up th. trunk. Mrs. Nhitcfoot