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Show THE CABBAGES DECIDE FARMER BROwN'8 BOY By Thornton V. Burgess Those who get in mischief should lie shut up where they'll be good. Farmer Brown's Boy. Pi iter Rabbit was free of that dead-ful dead-ful net In which he had become entangled, en-tangled, and that waa a relief. It was a very great relief. You sec, that net was something Peter couldn't understand under-stand at all. But Peter was still a prisoner Farmer Brown's Boy was holding him. Peter was frightened But at that it was better to be held by Farmer Brown's Boy than to be hold by that net. He didn't feel quite so helpless There was a chance that he might get away from Farmer Brown's Boy, but there had been no i hance to get out of that net. Farmer Brown's Boy was undecided what to do At first he thought he would lake Peter back to the dear Jld Briar Patch and let him go. T believe the fright he has had will keep him away from thus garden for a long time,!' said Farmer p,rown's Boy. i guess it will be all right to let him 50. If Peter could have understood what Farmer Brown's Boy waa saying he iwould have been very happy. But, of course, he didn't understand. He wondered won-dered what Farmer Brown's Boy H mild do with him. Somehow ho couldn't think that it would be anything any-thing Very dreadful. Though Farmer Brown's Boy was holding him tightly he was doing it in a way not to hurt f'nter He was Very careful about that He started on across the garden on his way to the !d Briar Patch. It took him pat long rows of cabbages. When he reached these he saw at once what Peter Babbit had been doing do-ing among them Plant after plant had bten eaten off close to the ground Bight then and there Farmer Brown's Boy changed his mind. He looked at! Peter Rabbit reproachfully. "You scamp," he exclaimed. "You mischievous little -scamp. Just look atl the harm you've done. I was going to let you go, but I've changed my mind j I'll have to shut you up for awhile. I People who destroy the property of others must be put where they cannot can-not get into mischief." With this Farmer Brown's Boy turn- ed about and beaded straight for home Peter'a heart aantt. When they reached the barn Farmer Brown's Boy-put Boy-put Peter in a barrel. "There." said he. 'I'm going to leave ou for awhile to think things over. I haven't time to make a place for you now. so you'll have to stay in here until I do ha" time." Across the top of thf barrel he laid r.wu boards, and on these put a weight He didn't intend to gle e Peter a chance. i to jump out of that barrel. Then lv jwent off. Peter crouched in the bot-Itom bot-Itom of the barrel as forlorn a Rabbit las ever lived There were Strang-.noises Strang-.noises in that barn, and he couldn't see what made them Of cour- he couldn't see anything outside that barrel. bar-rel. Every few minutes a horse would stamp. Each time Peter's heart would seem to jump right up In his mouth Bowser the Hound wandered Into the brun and began to sniff about Peter's heart Jumped more than ever. Once Black Puss Jumped up onto the boards across the top of the barrel and glared down at him. Poor Petefe How he did But Peter was still a prisoner. Farmer mBB Brown's Boy was holding him. wish he had kept away fom Farmer H Frown's garden. Ilri (Copyright, 1922, by T. W. Burgess ) Rl The next story' "Peter Is Given a Bt Home." |