El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-13

TAAluE! Sammie Littletail, where
are you?" called the bunny rab-
bit mother one morning. before
school, as she looked out Of the door
OF the burrow, or underground house
oh. SammieI"
Here I am, motherr' Sammie an
swered. running in from the woods,
where he was playing with Susie, his
sister.
I want you TO go to the store and
get me some molasses,' went on Mrs
Littletau- You will have time enough
before the last bell rings, I think"
Yes, he will If he doesn't step in the
molasses. and get so stuck up that ne
can't walk fast said Papa Littletail'
who was getting ready to 90 to work
in the office, where he scratcned
matches TO see IL they lighted well
oh. I won't step in the molasses,
said Sammie- But what do you want
II for mother Are you going 10 make
molasses candy?"
-Oh, no, indeed" laughed Mrs. Little
tail I want the molasses for q ginger
cake, but il / have any left you and
Susie may make a little candy after
school Now run along like a good
bunny boy"
Taking the molasses 5ub in one paw,
off Sammie hoped through the woods,
trying 10 make his nose twinkle ike
that OF Uncle Wiggily Longears, the
nice QLQ gentleman IADDlL-
Il wonder where Uncle Wiggily isl"
thought Sammie- Il haven't seen him
for the last few days"
Soon the rabbit boy was at the grOc-
cry store kept by the monkey doodle
gentleman. He filled Sammie's Jug,
and back to the burrOw started the
rabbit boy, for he did not want TO be
late for school
In fact Sammie went so fast that he
3iggied and joggled the cork out Of the
molasses jug. and before he knew II
some OF the sticky stuff had run down
mis- left hind leg.
Now you know molasses is almost as
sticky as fly paper. and before Sammy
knew Il a lot of leaves and sticks OF
the woods were sticking to his mo-
1asses-leg and he could hardly walk, to
say nothing Of hopping
"Oh, dearl" cried the little rabbit
boy. What shall I do? II I don't
hurry home I'll be late for school I'm
all stuck up, just as my daddy said I
would be. Oh. dear. How can I get
unstuCk
III help you" spoke a kind voice,
and who should come along but Uncle
Wiggily himself. He was on his way
through the woods to call on Grand
father GOosey Gander. the goose gen
ueman- TN help you, Sammie," said
Uncle Wiggily.
How can you unsticky me from the
molasses2" Sammie wanted to know
How can your
"Oh, III get a little water from
spring near here and wash off the
sticky molasses from your leg, Sammie-
That will loosen the dried leaves and
sticks, and then you can go on again
as fast as before"
So Uncle Wiggily did. In some acorn
cups he brought water from the spring I
and washed away the sticky molasses ]
from Sammie- Soon the little rabbit
boy was as lively as ever. and he could I
20 home with the jug before the last
school bell rang.
But don't jiggle too much, Sammie. {
or the cork may come out again and (
spill more mOlasses on you" Uncle !
Wiggily told him
I won't" promised Sammie.
PERHAPS I had better carry the jug /
for you myself" went on the rabbit I
gentleman. 4 am going quite near /
your burrow, and il won't take me a /
minute longer to carry this for you /
What are you going to do with the /
Mother is going to make a cake"
said Samuie, and If there is any mo- /
lasses left Susie and I are Going to /
make candy"
"Goodr' cried Uncle Wiggily.
And we'n give you some" went on /
Sammie-
Better yetr' laughed Mr.. Longears,
the rabbit
So he and Sammie walked along to-
gether through the woods, and every |
thing was as lovely as could be, when.
all at once, out from behind a stump \
Jumped most unpleasant old fizzy fox,