The Washington herald., 1920-02-20
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
SAMMIE'S SINNER.
~ HOWARD n. GARIs

Mother, is my lunch put up7"
called Sammy LittIetaiL the rabbit
boy. one morning.
Hasn't Sammie gone to school
YETI" asked Uncle wiggily.
'oh, I'm not going to school to-
day." said Sammie.
Then why do you take lunch!'
asked the rabbit gentleman.
.'oh. that's for a scouting trip"
Sammie answered. You see. the
Animal Scout Society that I belong
to, are going for hike in tho woods
today. Don't you want to come,
Uncle wiggily?"
He does not want to go chasing
of over the hills with you boys! ex-
claimed Nurse Jane.
"oh, but do want to go" cried
Uncle wiggily. 81 was going to ask
Sammie to let. me 60"
''oh. but we'd love TO have you"
said Sammie.
Soon he and sammie were on their
way hopping in the snow over the
fields and through the woods.
what are you going to do?" asked
Uncle wiggily. You aren't going to
eat now. are you? This isn't any hike
at all. and we haven't met Johnnie
and Billie or Jackie and Peetie."
II know It." spoke Sammie, I'm
going to call them now, and tell them
we're coming. They're away over on
that other HILL" and he pointed to a
distant one.
Then they can't hear you. no mat
ter how loudly you shout" said Uncle
wiggily.
mo. but they can see my sinner"
said Ssmmie. II can talk, or signal
to them with this" and he took a
little round looking glass from his
pocket and flashed il in the sun. A
bright beam OF light dsrted over the
snow.
This is how we Animal Scouts talk
to one another when we are far
apart" said Sammie.
Sammie flashed his sinner in the
sun. The light from the mirror shot
across the snow-covered valley to the
far-off hill. Pretty soon, fro.l the
hill. another light flashed.
"oh, / saw it," cried Uncle Wiggily.
That was Jackie and Peetie and
Billie and Johnnie" said Sammie.
They saw my sinner and they an
swered with theirs. Now they'll wait
for u.s.
"Do they know I'm coming?' asked
Uncle Wiggily.
mo. / didn't tell them that. though
could have II I had wanted to-"
Sammie said. I'm keeping that a
surprise"
So he and Sammie skipped on. and
soon they reached the distant hill
where the squirrel and dogsie boys
waited for them.
"oh. why didn't you tell us Uncle
wiggily was coming?" barked
Jackie
T wanted to surprise you."
laughed Sammie. Then they all
went on a long hike, or walk, and
had a lot of fun. And they told
Uncle wiggily how they could talk
to one another with their sinners.
Well, after a while the hike was
over, and when they had eaten lunch
they all started for home. but they
had not gone very far before, all at
once, there was a loud howl behind
them, and Sammie, looking back.
cried:
oh. it's a bad old wolf; he's chss-
ing u.s..
Eyes, to get my souse, suppose"
sighed Uncle Wiggily. "oh. let's
hop"
So they all hoped and ran as fast
as they could, but the, wolf came hop
ping along faster. and he was almost
up to them when Sammie took his
looking glass sinner from his pocket
What are you going to do. SAM
mie?" asked Uncle Wiggily. 1T won't
do any good to stop and talk to the
bad wolf in Animal Scout signal fash
ion. Don't do IT."
I'm not going to-" laughed Sam
mie. I'm going to shine the sun in
his eyes 30 he can't see to chase us"
"oh, wen all do that"' cried Jackie
and Peetie and Johnnie and Billie.
Out came their CLOSES. Soon FIVE
broad beams Of giaring light shot
into the eyes OF the chasing wolf, and
he was so dazzled and blinded that he
couldn't see which way to run He
stumbled into deep snow bank and
he may be stuck there yet for all 1
know.
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