El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
Sue And The Rabbit.
New Orleans Picayune.

day party, and invited all her little
friends, and they had q lovely time
She was quite tired the next day, but
she went out to take little walk in
the park, to rest herself, she said, and
as she was walking along she was sur
prised to hear q little voice say:
"Good afternoon, Sweet Sue, hope
you are not very tired"
She looked around to see where the
voice came from, aud she was astonished
to see rabbit sitting:up on its hind legs
not far from the drive. She was not
astonished to see rabbit, for she
often saw them about there, and they
did not seem to be afraid Of her, but
she was astonished to hear one speak.
She looked at it q minute, and the
rabbit gazed at her with q look OF
gentle Interest on its face. Then Sue
said:
"Good afternoon, Mr.. RABBIT; am
feeling quite we'll 1 thank you, and
hope you are same. You quite sur
prised me, for did not know before
that rabbits could talk"
Thank you, am very we'll indeed"
replied the rabbit. "You need not
be surprised to hear me talk. We are
not such ignorant people as you might
imagine. It is true. that there are
very few people to whom we speak, for
sA0hO - . nOe hoAy WIZ S0A uuoOI-
stand our language; but we can talk
very we'll, assure you"
what language do you speak?"
Asked Sue.
1--WE speak the language of nature"
replied the rabbit. "And most people
are too artificial to understand us,
and, besides, they are too rude.
Only gentle, kind-hearted people can
understand US. Why. do you know,
al =.
and 99-10O of the girls would throw a
stone or . stick at me if 1 came 80
close to them ss 1 am to you!''
Glow do you know that 1 will not
do so, too?" asked Sue.
"Oh, I'm sure you wouldn't do such
. thing" said the rabbit; ''you are too
kind and sweet. have been watching
you long time. l saw you pick a big,
ugly bug out of the water the other
day when it was in danger of drowning,
and I've often seen you feed the birds,
And l never saw you run after the but
TEXTILES as the other children do, and
I've"
"Oh, we'll, no matter about ell that"
said Sue, blushing to hear herself
praised. "Tell me why you call me
Sweet Sue, instead of just Sue? That's
my right name, and how did you know
that my name was Sue at all?''
II know your names Sue, because
I've often heard people call you that,
and 1 call you Sweet because that word
suits you. We rabbits think that
everybody ought to have q name which
suits Now, my name is Lop-ear. Don't
you see how one OF my ears lops? You
are so sweet. that's the reason 1 call
you Sweet Sue. All the rabbits call
you that" ~.
'T'm sure it's very kind of you, said
Sue.
"Oh, not at all" replied the rabbit.
ITS just your name. And, If you
please, Sweet Sue, I'd like to ask
favor Of YOU" 4o,-[
"Certsinly; what is it?" asked Sue.
"You see, was on the lawn, eating
Q taste of your clover last night" said
the rabbit, land I watched your party
q while, and saw you dancing beau
tiful little dance. We are all going to
give . surprise party at Mr.. Wood
chuck's day after tomorrow, aud
thought il could just learn that pref
ty dance, it would be very nice to dance
It there. Would you mind teaching
me The step?"
replied Sue, and at once che began to
show the step to the rabbit. She would
dance 1t, and then Lop-esr would try to
initiate her, but he made a great
many mistakes, and looked 30 clumsy
and awkward, that Sue almost de-
SPARED of his ever learning. Still, she
persevered very patiently, and danced
II over and over again, and corrected
his mistakes. and tried to put him into
graceful positions. He was q very
good scholar, and tried very hard to do
% she told him, and to move his feet
as she did hers. l... .r
SGnnap he
after . while, 81 had no idea that lam
cling was 80. much very hard work and
took 90 long to learn feel very
sorry for that dancing bear that 1 saw
in the park the other day
though I don't like bears very
st is pretty hard work at first"
said Sue encouraRingly, "but think
you'll learn after q whfle.''
"Don't you think look very Rraca-
full, something like you, now?" asked
Lop-esr, executing the step as well as
he could; buts he Hooked 30 awkward
that Sue could not help laughing She
felt sorry at once for having done 80
rude . trick, and begged Lop-ear's
pardon. 'I'll tell you whstp' she
said. 1.-THE reason you look so funny
when you dance is that you have no
skirt on. Now, my big doll is about as
Dig % you, onO tnlnk Qer SKIRT would
6t you. just wait till 1 run to the
house and get it, and then we will see
how 1t looks.'
Lop-ear seemedss little doubtful about
wearing q skirt, but he consented and
Sue ran home and got it. Then che put |
Il on the rabbit, and he tried going |
the dance with it on, but he |
was not satisfied nor was Sue for he look |
ed funnier and more awkward than ever |
In 1t. So he said that he thought that |
he could execute the dance we'll |
enough to please the people of Mr.. |
Woodchuck's surprise party without |
It,
"What q nice time you are going to |
have? said Sue. II wish could 90 |
myself" Lop.ear looked little doubt |
'ul at this, and said that he would be |
to invite her. and would do
It on the spot, but he was not on the |
sof invitations land would |
have to refer the matter to them.
They're very select" he said, and
might object. because some of the |
guests do not know you as we'll as do,
aud might be uncomfortable. Now
there's Miss Oppossum, her twin
brother was murdered by boy only q
lew days ago, and she might feel bad