. Mary Jane her visit . never taken a journey intheir lives. Didnt they like our house we made forthem? asked Mary Jane. Tears not, said Grandfather. Whatdo you want to do about it, children1? Ive always wanted some rabbits in abox, said John, and I never did have want to feed em and watch em, youknow. 120 MARY JANE—HER VISIT Yes, I know, agreed Grandfather, butthat was all he said. Mary Jane thought of saying that the boxalready had a family in it, her family ofducks, but she thought maybe that wouldntbe polite, and anyway, likely as not therewere more boxes, so she just kept still, ver
. Mary Jane her visit . never taken a journey intheir lives. Didnt they like our house we made forthem? asked Mary Jane. Tears not, said Grandfather. Whatdo you want to do about it, children1? Ive always wanted some rabbits in abox, said John, and I never did have want to feed em and watch em, youknow. 120 MARY JANE—HER VISIT Yes, I know, agreed Grandfather, butthat was all he said. Mary Jane thought of saying that the boxalready had a family in it, her family ofducks, but she thought maybe that wouldntbe polite, and anyway, likely as not therewere more boxes, so she just kept still, very still. And while they were all three standingthere, wondering, Mary Jane looked up andover in the hedge, she spied the mother rab-bit standing partly on her hind feet and look-ing at them as liardI Look! cried Mary Jane, theres theirmother! The sound of a voice startled the littlemother and she ran away, lipity, lipity, lip;lipity, lipity, lip; such a funny little run! tillshe reached the shelter of a log. There she. There, before their eyes were the rabbits, five of them Page 121 COUSIN JOHNS VISIT 123 waited—they could see the tip, white of hertail through the leaves. Shes waiting to see what happens to herbabies! exclaimed Mary Jane, and sud-denly she made up her mind about rabbitpets. Lets leave them here, John, shesaid quickly. Their mothers lonesome ifthey go up to the house. Lets leave themhere and Ill give you half of my ducks. All right, agreed John, but may I comeand see them sometimes, Grandfather? As often as you like. You just let meknow and well come twice a day, saidGrandfather, and youll have most as muchfun with the ducks, Ill wager. Now letssee if we cant hunt up some dinner. Andthey turned to the house. Such a big day as Mary Jane and John didhave! They played and they hunted eggs 124 MARY JANE—HER VISIT and they rode on the cow; yes, that can bedone, didnt you ever try it? And they fedthe chickens, and by night time they wereso sleepy and tired they
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