The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-21
copyright, 1920. by MeClure's News
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Look, Nurse Jane. at what found, "
said Susie Littletail. the rabbit girl, as
she came IN the underground hurrow
house one day, holding out her paw,
from which she slipped of the red
mitten
What is it," exclaimed Uncle Wig
glly's muskrat lady housekeepcr, sort
81 holding up her ears old maid fash
ION, Don't tell me you have brought
'cml"
There aren't any hoptoads or frogs
out this time OF year, except In aqua
RUINS, laughed Susie, This is just
little bug | found on a tree"
She held her paw more closely toward
Nurse Jane, who saw on the little rab-
BIT girls paw Il little red bug, with a
white spot over each eye and black
spot on each red wing.
oh, dear me. SUSIE Put him right
outdoors this Instant" cried Nurse
Jane. as she watched the crawl.
ing creature. That's a flea or mos
quito or some nipping, biting chap like
that! Put II right out of the house
thus instant, Your mother won't like
II at all. your bringing him in"
oh. please, mayn't | keep it?'
begged the little rabbit girl, ms she
looked at the crawling bug on her warm
paw, II don't know whether it's a he
or II It's a She Susie went on, but
Il I
she must have slept In the tree all
winter and he came out now thinking
spring WIS here. But Il snowflake fell
on the poor thing, almost covering him,
and | brought her home 20 make 1t
warm"
Goodness me. SUSIE You're getting
me all mixed up with your her, Il and
him said Nurse Jane. But I'm sure
your ma won't want any bugs In the
house no matter. what kind they are "
Here comes Uncle Wiggily. I'm go
ing TO ask him, said Susie as she saw,
through the window, the nice old rab-
bit gentleman hopping along on his
red. white and blue striped rheumatism
crttch.
''Mayn't ! keep her or him or IT, Tn
Gle Wiggily?,' asked Susie as Mr., Long
ears entered.
keep who. which or what? Tho
Pipsisewah or the Skeezicks?' inquired
Uncle Wlggtly joking like and funny
rs he took off his tall silk hal and
stood II up on the end Of his crutch to
let the snowflakes slide off
oh it's Just a little bug ! found
out In the coid,' said Susie, but Nurse
Jane doesnl want me to keep him or
her. for fear II may be flea or q mos
quito"
Uncle wiggily looked at the tiny
creature on Susies paw.
That's Lady Bug" said the rabbit
gentleman She's a little red Lady
Bug"
Then shall call him a her" spoke
Susie. And please, Uncle Wiggtly,
mayn't she stay herea She is so little
and cold
'spose lis "a an right said Nurse "J Jane
II never heard OF Lady Bugs doing any
harm | thought It was potato bug,
maybe, OF a gnat, You may keep thu
Lady Bug, Susie"
Then the little rabbit girl was glad.
and she made a warm little nest for
the Lady Bug behind the stove. The
nest was built OF followed out shoe
button that came off the glove of Su-
sizes littlest doll, so you can see from
that how tiny the Lady Bug was
II am very thankful to you. Susie
and you. also. Uncle WiEgily, for being
50 kind to me- said the Lady Buzz
and she was so small and her voice was
so little that II was half an hour after
she said something before you could
hear the sound Of it, and know what
il meant
But Uncle Wiggily and all the res.
agreed that the Lady Bug did no harm
and Mrs Lituetail said she might STAY
in the underground house hurrow until
the warm days Of spring came. Then
the Lady Bug would fly out Of the win
dow and live inside Of a rose, As II
was now, she could not fly very much,
only crawl, and her legs We're SO short
that II took her a long time TO crlw,
from her shoe button cradle to the ton
Of the table, where Susie fed her on 1t
bread crumh chopped up fine and
sifted through the looking glass, Any
thing larger would have choked thu
Lady Bug
One day Uncle Wiggly had been out
looking for an adventure, but he hadn't
found one and. all tired out and sad.
he came back TO the underground house
where he lived since his hollow stump