The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-12
copyright. 1890. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)

BY HOWARD r. GARlS.
Why isn't Susie home from school
Set2' asked Uncle Wiggily in the I'M
4 foreground house one day as Sammie,
beg for bit Of turnip cake with car
rot jam sprinkled over the top.
oh Susie Is staying to sewing class -
answered Sammie, as Nurse Jane Fuzzy
N Wuxzy. Uncle Wiggily's housekeeping
muskrat lady, gave him what he wanted
4 70 eht "She and the other girl ami
mails are learning some fancy sewing
from the lady mouse teacher"
well, 1t is getting rather late and
i may be dark when Susie starts for
nome. said the rabbit gentleman. II
guess I'll walk along and meet her
nave not had an adventure yet today
and may find one, with Susie's help.
III Just walk along toward the hollow
stump school and may meet her com
ing home
Yes. wish you would" spoke Mrs
Ldttletail. the rabbit mother. II didn't
snow Susie was going to stay so late -
so while Sammie ate his piece of
y chocolate cake with lollypop sauce pow
dered through the middle, the rabbit
gentleman put on his fur coat took
his red, white and blue striped rheu-
matsm crutch down off the plano shelf
and with his tall, silk hat turned in
side out TO keep his ears warm, away
the woods.
II did not take Uncle Wiggily long
70 come within sight OF the hollow
stump school, and he looked toward
u, thinking he might see Susie and some
OF the other little girl animals coming
out after their sewing lesson.
But he did not see her, and when
no reached the hollow stump he heard
voices inside. The lady mouse teacher
was saying:
Nov, Susie, and all you girls, we
will do n little hasting on the bias
After that we will shirr hem up
Through the middle and take a few tucks
In the seam, Then IL will be time to
overcast the binding on the lower edges
of the cores"
Dear met thought Uncle wiggily
sort Of faint like and extemporized as
ne leaned against the side OF the hol.
low stump school. Il should think, after
that II would be time to 60 home!
The sewing class isn't over yet, | in
fer"
And It was not, and when the lady
nnnusc saw Uncle Wiggily waiting out
eide she invited him in.
''Sus.c and the girls only have to do
few herring bone buttonhole stitches
and then they may 20 home" she said
An right, ri clean off the black.
boards while I'm waiting" said the
bunny uncle. and he did A little while
after that the sewing class was out,
and Uncle Wiggily started home with
Susie, saying goodbye to the lady
mouse teacher and the other girl ami
4 mails
Don't forget your needle. thread
thimble and other sewing things, Su-
sIe." called the lady mouse.
NC, have them all In my little bag"
answered the rabbit girl, as she hur-
ried off with Uncle Wiggily
1T is getting late, so we had better
ha gh ~
bunny gentleman, We will cross over
the duck pond ocean"
rs It froEen?" asked Susie
Eyes, ard If We had brought our
skates We could have skated home and
we would be there so much the more
"Oh, well, we can walk. | guess
Susie said. Il have my rubbers."
Soon they came to the frozen duck
pond ocean. BY this time 1t was get
ting dusky evening, but it was still
rather light on the duck pond, as
Uncle Wiggily and Susie started across
II on q short cut to the burrow under
ground house.
when take a few more sewing les
sons ! am going TO make you new
tall. silk hat Uncle WigEily," spoke
Susie, as she walked along on the ice
in her ruhbers.
That will be nice" Uncle wiggily
made reply. This hat OF mine is get
ting old and" Then he grasped
Susie by the paw and hoarsely Wits
pered.
"Come' We must hurry"
WHY" asked Susie.
wei. don't look back, but behind
us Is coming the bad old Bazoop," an
swered the rabbit gentleman. He is
sliding along over the ice after us, try
irg 70 catch us; But if We run fast
we may escape"
SO Uncle Wiggily hurried along. run
ming fast, but Susie's legs were so short
she could not keep up, and she slipped
and slid on the slippery ice.
''Oh, Uncle Wiggilyi 1t Is OF no use ="
said the little rabbit girl II can't keep
upl You hop along, and save yourself
Let the Bazoop get me-
Indeed | shall not" cried the brave
bunny. "Oh Susie, If you only had your
skates yor could go as fast as | can
so, with my long legs, and we could
both esapc'
suss tried to hurry, and as she did
SO. hr sewing bag turned upside down
anfout fell a pair of scissors,
aHal The very thing" cried Uncle
Wiggily. Skates need To be sharp so
YOU can glide over the ice. and these
scissors are sharp! / will take them
apart. tie one piece on each OF your
feet. Susie, and you will then have
pair of skates. Then We can get away
from the Bazoopi"
The bad chap was hurrylng on as last
AZ he could, but Uncle Wiggily and
Susie were some distance ahead OF him:
Quickly the rabbit gentleman unscrewed
s,Isie's scissors and made two parts OF
them. Then with pieces OF string he
Fastened them to Susie's shoes and ruby
NOW come on cried Uncle WiggIly,
He ran and pulled Susie along on her
scissors skates and soon they were -
Psr ahead of the Bazoop on the ice that
\. couldn't catch them, try as he did.