St Nicholas [serial] . JAMIE S RABBITS. t his mamma said her little boy could go to them again next summer,i the old farmer said he would do his best for them through theiter. -So Jamie tried not to fret. He is a good boy, and deserves to have?i:tty bunnies, for he takes fine care of them. And—what do you think ? Three weeks ago, Jamie was taken to the• intry to see his bunnies, and he will stay with them till cold weatherJ ties again. 634 J A CK-IN-T HE-PULPIT. [July. JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. Oh, my poor birds ! Little they think of what iscoming. But their Jack knows it and trembles forthem in se
St Nicholas [serial] . JAMIE S RABBITS. t his mamma said her little boy could go to them again next summer,i the old farmer said he would do his best for them through theiter. -So Jamie tried not to fret. He is a good boy, and deserves to have?i:tty bunnies, for he takes fine care of them. And—what do you think ? Three weeks ago, Jamie was taken to the• intry to see his bunnies, and he will stay with them till cold weatherJ ties again. 634 J A CK-IN-T HE-PULPIT. [July. JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. Oh, my poor birds ! Little they think of what iscoming. But their Jack knows it and trembles forthem in secret. Yes, the Fourth of July in this part of the worldis a hard day for the birds. You see, the poor littlecreatures know very little, if anything, aboutAmerican history, and even if they did know allabout it, the July racket is dreadful, and theyhave nt the firmness and majesty of the Americaneagle to enable them to bear it. Never believe that your Jack does not rejoice inthe thought of this great and glorious nation, orthat he would have you overlook its honorablebirthdays, or fail to keep them in grand, joyfulways. No, no. But gunpowder is for war. not forpeace. If you wished to honor the birthday of anoble and revered grandparent, you hardly woulddo so by exploding a fire-cracker in his ear, wouldyou ? Ah, well! may be Jack does nt quite understandthese things. AN UNDERGROUND FOREST. DEAR, dear, what queer things folks dig up inthese days ! Why, it was onl
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