Show mary graham BONNER NER n BONNIES DEVOTION the little visiting ii iti g nancy na ncy had heard about emmie bunnie bonnie and Ms his devotion to his little mistress ss hamod melly so BO she asked nancy if duddy daddy tell her the story of donnie that evening daddy was very willing to tell the story lie ile loved about bunnie donnie for bunnie connie was a wonderful little rabbit and daddy was fond of rabbits the children had them for pets and were devoted to them too bunnie bonnies Bonn les mistress spelled his first name of bunny so it would go nicely with bonnie at the time of this story buente was very young ile he had only just left home ills mother had bad been caught in a horrid cruel trap and had been killed so bunite was lett left all alone ills his daddy care for such it a little ugly black and white walte rabbit and his brothers and sisters bisters chusid considered themselves too grownup grown up for him daddy said poor bannio was heartbroken at the loss of his mother rabbit and the tears fell fast from his little pink eyes A little girl named melly bielly happened to be taking a walk by herself she was enjoying the wind and the 4 40 14 1 4 he seemed hungry cool air and thought walking was a sp splendid I 1 en did amusement suddenly she spied the lonely bunny rabbit oh you darling little bunny I 1 she called you look so lonely come with me ive always longed for a pet bonny banny rabbit 1 I shall call you bungle connie bonnie and come home and be my ay pet bunny wont you bunnie bonnie as we must now call all him answer in words of course but lie nestled c close ose in her arms as she picked him up it felt so soothing to have some one comfort film and pet him ragain and bunnie donnie bonnie lived in a home melly had made tor for him in her own little garden melly still tool took many walks but always brought back to bunnie donnie bonnie a present it was something to eat as they were the presents brunnle donnie bonnie loved best but on one of these walks melly wandered into the woods where the snow was melting and got her feet wet when she irame home she was sneezing frantically and by evening she had developed a high fever and was aching all over the next day she was so ill that the doctor had to be sent for dellys Sic Mel ilys lys mother promised her that she would feed bunnie bonnie just the same as usual but somehow brunnle feel hungry bengry ile he understand why melly come to him and all lay day long he had no heert for playing bl clellys Sic ilys ellys mother had tried to tempt bunnie bonnie with goodies to eat rut put no bunnie bonnie was a changed rabbit lie ile would not play and lie he would not eat and finally dellys mother decided she would take him into ll Af ellys bedroom so she took bunnie bonnie up in her arms and carried him into the house bouse and up into dellys room never did you see such a changed rabbit I 1 lie bounded onto the bed and frisked and jumped about with joy ile he plainly showed his joy lie ile was more than happy bappe for in tits ills mile rabbit way lie had find worried frightfully over the absence of melly ile he just got ill up by her on the pillow and nestled down by her shoulder then mien clellys mother brought in some clover and melly gate it to brunnle bonnie and then he seemed hungry once more hungry and very very happy h appy ills little nose wiggled and giggled with his great great joy |