The Washington times., 1910-09-09
~ ~ Bedtime Stories ~ ~
SAN1N1IE AND SUSIE LTTTLETKIL
By HOWARD R. GARIS y y -
Copyright 1910. by p F Feaao & Co.
XIV HIDING THE EASTER EGGS.

WI "a lot OF Easter eggs there
were, I'm sure if you tried 20
count all that Sammie and Susie Little
tail, and Papa and Mamma LfttIetaiL
10 say nothing of Uncle WiggiIy Long
ears and Nurse Jane F7uzzy-yVUzzy
had colored, ready for Easter, You never
could do 1t, never, never. never. OF
course. Uncle WiggiIy Couldn't get so
very many Of the eggs ready for the
children, because, YOU know ne has
rheumatism, but then Samnie and Susie
were 50 quick, and Jane Fuzzy-TVuzzy
hurried so, that long before Easter Sun
day morning. or Easter Monday. morn
ing, whenever you children hunt for
your eSss, they We're All ready
You see, the rabbits have 10 hide ali
the Easter eggs that you children hunt
for OF course. I don't mean those in
the store windows. the pretty ones,
made Of candy, and with little windows
that you look through 70 see beautiful
scenes Oh no, not those, but the ones
you find at home Those IN the windows
are put there by different kinds OF rab-
bits
Well. all the Easter eggs were ready
and sammy and Susie. their papa and
mamma. Uncle WigSily I.OngearS and
Nurse Jane-FuZzy- yVuzzv set out 10
hide them There were many coioTs- 7
think 7 have told YOU about them but
III just mention a few again. There
were red ones, blue ones. green ones,
pink ones. Alice blue ones Johnnie red
ones. FroSSie green ones. strawberry
color. and then that new shade. skilligi-
mink. which Is very fine indeed. and
which turned Sammie Sky-blJle-pfnk
So the rabbits started of with their
baskets Of COlored eggs on their paws
Now, be careful, Sammie." called his
mamma. Don't fall down and break
any OF those eggs
NO. mamma answered Samrnie who
was still eelOred sky-blue-pink. for it
hadn't all worn of Yet III be very
SO viii 7. mamma called Susie.
So they walked on through the woods
10 visit Newark and all the places
around where children want Easter
eESS. OF course, if you had gone out
IN the woods on top Of Orange noun
tain You could not have seen those
rabbits because they were invisible.
That is. YOU couldn't see them because
Mrs Cluck-CluCk, the fairy hen. had
given them all ClOakS spun out OF cob
webs, Just like the EmDeror of China
once had, and this made II 50 no one
could see them For Il would never do.
YOU know. TO have the rabbits Spied
upon when they were hiding the eggs
II WOuldn be fair, any more than II
would be right TO peek when you're it
in playing blind mans bluff
Well, pretty soon after a while as
they all walked through the woods
Sammie kept going slower and slower
and slower, because his basket was
quite heavy until ne was a lonE Hav
IN hack Of his papa. his mamma and
Susie. But he didn't mind that for
he knew ne had plenty OF time. when all
Al once what should come running. ont
Of the bushes but a great big doc At
first Sammle was frightened but then
when he looked again ne knew the dog
was not "a rabbit-doE- No. what i
worse he was an eCg-doE- Now an
eCE-dog Is a dog that eats eEcs and
they are one of the very worst kinds of
dogs there are So the dog saw sam
nie and knew what the little rabbit
bov had in his basket But he asked
him. making believe he Cidu't know: