Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Big Woods | Page 4

danced about in delight and Splash barked.
CHAPTER II
THE PAIL OF MILK
"Oh, Mother! is this the surprise you had for us?" asked Sue, as she
hopped about, first on one foot then on the other. For she was so
excited she could not keep still.
"No, this isn't exactly what I meant," said Mrs. Brown with a smile.
"Still, this is a very nice surprise, isn't it?"
"Just the very nicest!" said Bunny. "It's nice to have daddy home, and
it's nice to have him bring something."
"Oh, please tell us what it is--you have two things," went on Sue, as she
looked at the two bundles which Mr. Brown carried, one under each

arm. "Is there something for each of us, Daddy?"
"Well, yes, I think so, Sue," answered her father. "But just wait----"
"Oh, my dears! give your father a chance to get his breath," laughed
Mrs. Brown. "Remember he has come all the way from the city in the
auto, and he must be tired. Come into the tent, and I'll make you a cup
of tea," she went on.
"And then will you tell us what you brought us?" asked Bunny.
"Yes," said Mr. Brown.
"Then let's go in and watch him drink his tea," said Sue, as she took
hold of Bunny's hand and led him toward the dining tent. "We'll know
the minute he has finished," she went on, "and we'll be there when he
opens the bundles."
"All right," said Mr. Brown. "Come in if you like." And while he was
sipping the tea which Mrs. Brown quickly made for him, the two
children sat looking at the two bundles their father had brought. One
was quite heavy, Bunny noticed, and something rattled inside the box
in which it was packed. The other was lighter. They were both about
the same size.
And while the children are sitting there, waiting for their father to
finish his tea, so they can learn what the surprise is I'll take just a few
minutes to tell my new readers something about the Brown family, and
especially Bunny Brown and his sister Sue.
As I have already mentioned, the family, which was made up of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Brown and the two children, lived in the town of
Bellemere, which was on Sandport Bay, near the ocean. Mr. Brown
was in the fish and the boat business, hiring to those who wanted row
boats, fishing boats or motor boats. In the first book of this series,
"Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue," the story was about the little boy
and his sister, and what fun they had getting up a Punch and Judy show.

"Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's Farm," was the name
of the second book and you can easily guess what that was about. The
two children had much fun in a big automobile moving van, which was
fitted up just like a little house, and in which they lived while going to
the farm. Bunker Blue, who worked for Mr. Brown, and the children's
dog Splash went with them.
While at their grandpa's farm Bunny and Sue got up a little show, at
which they had lots of fun, and, seeing this, Bunker and some of the
older boys made up a larger show. They gave that in two tents, one of
which had belonged to Grandpa Brown when he was in the army.
The Brown children were so delighted with the shows that they decided
to have another, and in the third book, named "Bunny Brown and His
Sister Sue Playing Circus," you may read how they did it. Something
happened in that book which made Bunny and Sue feel bad for a while,
but they soon got over it.
In the next book, "Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City
Home," I told the story of the two children going to the big city of New
York, and of the queer things they saw and the funny things they did
while there.
Bunny and Sue had played together as long as they could remember.
Bunny was about six or seven years old and Sue was a year younger.
Wherever one went the other was always sure to be seen, and whatever
Bunny did Sue was sure to think just right. Every one in Bellemere
knew Bunny and Sue, from old Miss Hollyhock to Wango, a queer
little monkey owned by Jed Winkler the sailor. Wango often got into
mischief, and so did Bunny and Sue. And the children had much fun
with Uncle Tad who loved them as if they were his own.
After Bunny and Sue had come back from Aunt Lu's city home the
weather was very warm and Daddy Brown thought of