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Show . Eabhit t jpvpji LTHOUGH the Easter rabbit Ti has been adopted pretty (g5) generally as one of the rfSni symbols of the Easter time, jLMlLJ it has a German origin, and It is employed with more significance by the people of German extraction than by others. Many children chil-dren have been taught the old tale that if they are good and mind their parents the Easter rabbit or hare, in the old version will visit them on . . ? -v. J C I h J' Easter eve and leave all sorts of beautifully-colored eggs. Children who have been taught this, tale look forward to Easter morning almost as much as they do to Christmas, Christ-mas, and steal out of bed very, very early to see if the Easter rabbit hag passed adverse judgment upon their conduct and left no ogL's, but sudden- ' ly a brilliantly colored one is spied in some secret place and the thrill of ' the hunt quickens until finally all th eggs are discovered. i |