frightened. But his mother took off some of his clothes and dried them in the sun. So no great harm was done. And that was all that happened, except that every one had such a fine time that they said they wished there was a picnic every day.
"But that would be too much!" said Grandma Brown. "You would soon get tired of it."
The Brown family drove home, getting there just as the sun was going down.
Splash, who had been chained up by the hired man, so he would not follow the wagon, was now let loose. And oh! how glad he was to see Bunny Brown and his sister Sue!
Splash jumped about, barking and wagging his tail. He even tried to kiss Bunny and Sue with his red tongue.
"Oh, Splash!" cried Bunny. "I wish you had been to the picnic. Then you could have run after the tramps!"
"Well, the tramps ran anyhow, so it was all right," said Papa Brown. "Though the next time you see any rough men. Bunny, you had better come and tell me, or your mother, and not try to drive them away all by yourself."
