El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-17
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGLY AND SUSIE"S SAMPLER
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, u NuAAAA1 llIAIIlllIas
until they became big. Erown-up Ia
well I'm sure its very nice Of YOU
10 want 10 make a sampler, spoke
Uncle Wiggily- II you don't mlnd
Fu watcn YOU, susie. I may want 70
make one myself, some day
Susie laughed at the idea OF Uncle
WfEgilv wanting to embroider any
thing. but then she knew he was
funny rabbit SO she began 10 make
over the piece Of cloth she put
square of cardboard fun OF funny Ut
ne square holes. like q coffee or tea
strainer. And on the cardboard were
marked out letters and numbers ana
a little design Of flowers susie WoulQ
thrust her needle and thread OF SILK
through the holes in the cardboard
pattern. and so make her pretty sam
Uncle WfEgily and susie were alone
in the underground burrow house
Mrs. Lfttletail had gone TO the movies
with Nurse Jane, taking Sammie with
them. Susie had seen the picture.
which was about the adventures o. a
Iftle girls whose long braids OF hair
became tangled in some knitting
needles and she had TO crochet hersell
a pafr OF roller skates before sne
could get loose. And SO Susie ana
Uncle Wfggily we're home alone When
the little rabbit girl began making
her sampler
and a few numbers. and Uncle Wig
giiy was watching her so he would
know how il was done when, all OF a
sudden. the door flew open and IN
waited the Fuzzy Fox
"Oh. hoi" hoWled the FOX, unneces-
sary like. @You are at home, ] see"
yes. and wish we weren't sadly
said Uncle Wiggily. What is Il you
Haut7"
-As II you needed 10 ask. after all
these times I've chased you snick-
srsd the Fox I'm after your souse'
Of course.'
Just then there was a tinkling sound
and the Fox cried
What's THAR
only my thimble," answered Susie
I was embroiderlng a sampler when
YOU came IN. Mr.. Fox. and dropped
my thimble. you scared me sol!
Wei. never mind getting scared.
Just sit up. you and Uncle Wigglly,
and I'll take some souse from each OF
your ears" howled the Fox
The fox gave a hop, skip and a
jump toward the bunny rabbit gentle
man. when, all Of a sudden, susie gave
a scream and cried.
"Oh, I'm going to faint 1 know I'm
going 70 1ainrl on, get me some
water. Catch me. Uncle Wiggily!
And Susie threw herself n the arms
Of the rabbit gentleman
Water Wateri" family said susie.
I must have water or I shall faint!
Don't you dare faint- cried the
Fox. I can't stand anybody tainting
It makes me so nervous.
Then get me some water." ordered
Susie. in a faint and far away voice,
and unseen by the Fox, she Winkeo
one eye at Uncle Wiggily-
Z wonder what trick susie IS up 70
moWgi thought the bunny gentleman,
who was still holding the little rao-
bit girl in his paws.
Get me some water II you don
want me 10 faint. said susie TO the
what shall I get It in7" asked the
. bad chap. looking around All mustered
like ! have no glass;
Get ne some water in my thimble
there 4 is" said Susie, pointing q
where It had fallen near the stool on
which she had dropped her sampler
The Fox took the thimble and hur-
ried out TO the kitten Re filled the
thimble with water and brought Il n
TO susie, who quickly drank It
More water or I shall faint.' wis
Dered Susie
Back to the kitchen rushed the Fox,
returning with more water in the
thimble
aOh, I want another drink" said
susie. when that was gone More
water or I shall faint Hurry"
Back TO the kitchen with the thin
Bile hurried the Fox Again he filled
It with water and Susie drank Il.
-Oh. 7 must have more yet" she
gasped. and when the Fox went out
after II, Susie whispered 10 Uncle
WiSgily.
I'm not fsintinE at aii-only max
ing believed But II I keep him bus5
bringing me water in the thimble be
can't get our souse. and soon my
father VIII come home from the car
rot factory and he'll call policeman
And SO Susie kept the Fox carting
water 70 her in the little thimble. IN
T til at last. when the FOX had brought
+ 1745e8-9e9 thimbles fun he was 50
tired and out Of breath. and his legs
ached 50 that he cried
well, faint II you like, cant draw
another rhimhle full OF water" And
I he sank down on the rug Mr. Little
tail came home Just then and called
! the policeman dog who had no trouble
at al arreEtinE the bad Fox. becausl
/ the unpleasant chap was 50 exhausted
! So this teaches Us Il is good thing
/ 70 make a sampler. and II the broom
I doesn't sweep all the red roses off the
! green carpet and stop the parrot from
making a posy tree bouquet for the
pussy cat III tell you next 1bout IN
Gle Wiggily and Sammie's sinner
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