Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1929, Page 39

BEDTIME STORIE Peter Finds Mrs. Lightfoot. Friends are friends where'er you meet them; 80 pray never fail to greet them. —Peter Rabbit. “I want to ask you something,” said Lightfoot to Peter Rebbit one morning. “All tight, Neighbor Lightfoot, ask what you want to,” replied Peter good- naturedly. “I want to know if you have seen anything of Mrs. Lightfoot lately,” said Lightfoot. “No. Why?” replied Peter. “Did you| think cgmemlnx might have happened “HUH!” SAID PETER TO HIMSELF. “THEY'RE STILL WITH HER.” wondering, that was all. I was just wondering if she is still alone.” “She wasn't, the last time I saw her,” sald Peter. “She still had last year's children with her.” Lightfoot stamped a sharp- hoof im- patientiy. “It's time that those children were looking out for themselves,” he snorted. “They've been following their mother’s tail too long. There is noth- ing like sending children out into the | world to shift for themselves. That is the only way that they will learn self- reliance.” - Peter nogided® gravely, ss if he quite agreed. “All Winter long,” continued Light- BY THORNTON W. BURGESS foot, “those two children have tagged their mother everywhere. When the snow was deep and we had to live in & yard, their mother was always fussing over those two youngsters, and they were plenty big enough to take care of themselves.” “When did you leave Mrs. Lightfoot?” glq\;llred Peter. “And why did you leave er?” “I left her when I dropped my ant- lers, because then I wanted to be by myself,” replied Lightfoot. “I've told you that before.” “I wonder if that is a hint that you would like to be alone now,” said Peter. “Anyway, I'm going.” And, suiting ac- tion “;1 the :vofid. away went Peter, lip- perty-lipperty-lip. It was the very next day that Peter took it into his head to visit another part of the Green Forest quite distantly removed from the place where Light- foot was living. In fact, it was over by the pond of Paddy the Beaver. He had hardly reached there when. whom should he see coming down to drink but Mrs. Lightfoot and the twins, “Huh!” said Peter to himself. “They're still with her.” A beautiful sight they were, those three Deer, as they stood at the edge of the water. Already they had begun to show the effect of the coming of Spring. They no longer looked as thin as when he last saw them. Peter at once hurried around to pay his mpecc:’ “Good morning, Mrs. Lightfoot,” sal he. “I hope you are feeling well.” “I am, indeed, thank you, Peter,” re- plied Mrs. Lightfoot. “What are you doing away over here?” “Just wandering around,” said Peter. I saw Lightfoot yesterday.” Mrs. Lightfoot did not seem at all interested. “Is that so?” said she care- y. “I suppose he has begun to grow set of antlers.” “Yes,” replied Peter, “they are grow- ing splendidly.” “I'm glad to hear it,” declared Mrs. Lightfoot. “He certainly isn’t much to look at without antlers. 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