The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-11
Copyright 1920, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD R. oARls.


Uncle Wiggily and Sammie Littletail,
the boy rabbit, were alone i'll the bur-
row, or underground house, one day.
Mrs. Littletail and Nurse Jane not haV-
ing found the right kind of piano at
the one and two-cent store, where they
had gone shopping the day before, had
now gone to the four and five-cent one,
thinking to do better.
Susie Littletail, the rabbit girl, was
out sliding on the ice, Mr.. LittletalI,
the rabbit gentleman, was at his work
in a carrot factory, and Sammie and
Uncle Wiggily were home alone.
Il think I'll go out and look for an
adventure" said the rabbit gentleman,
after he had twinkled his pink nose,
thoughtful like.
."And I'll go with you, If may" said
Sammie, who had just finished eating
apiece Of turnip pie.
E''That will be jolly" said Uncle Wig
giy. Get on your hat and coat and
don't forget your mittens, Sammie, as
it is very cold out today
I'm get them, exclaimed Sammie,
but pretty soon the rabbit uncle, who
had on his tall silk hat, his fur coat
and his red, white and blue striped
rheumatism crutchN under his paw,
Soh, | can't go Oh, my mittens!
My mittens!'
'What, have you lost your mittens!
Oh, you funny little kitten kittensi"
called Uncle Wiggily, before he thought
what he was saying. Then, he re-
membered that Sammie was not one OF
the three little kittens who lost their
mittens, and so couldn't have any pie.
mo. l haven't lost my mittens,
Sammie answered "but they have big
holes in, and if I wear them when |
go with you, looking for an adventure,
I'll freeze my paws"
Very true" spoke Uncle Wiggily,
common-sense like, not to say judicial
Let me see your mittens, Sammie,"
So theN little rabbit boy brought his
mittens from where they had been
put to dry in the kitchen the last time
he had played snowballs with them
and had gotten them wet. Truly, the
mittens each had holes in;
Uncle Wiggily. But if the holes were
sewed shut you could. Now if Susie
were only here, with her needle and
thread"
oh, I know how to sew-a little"
said Sammie., II can get the needle
and thread, but I don't know where
there are any buttons"
s"Silly boy! You don't need a button
to sew up hole in a mitten!" laughed
Uncle Wiggily. Get the needle and
thread and a thimbe and let me see
what you can do"
"Why do | need a thimble?" asked
Sammie,
ITO push the needle through the
cloth of the mittens, to be sure" an
sWered the rabbit gentleman. THE
eye of needle is almost as sharp as
the. point, and with thimble which
Sves WI e. 'ne gu . VI nei pay Suste
ahs did tme NE nee S omrough, AZ least,
Sne ulu mnG d s,,e stw I'VE ene outtoh . on
chair
Ill WASH :, SI Iai lunIy' hug1eu
Haihinle; Well LII see Ii can ina
'"15nple' h,.., ~ ,.,. -. .,,,,,
90 ne h ti az oyer, put no tlliirlpie
Gouiu ne my, ana ~ lasI ne Went. out
Ill tlIe hI'cileh ana got 'he nutmeg
-, ms nutmeg crater IS rough Just
guess it viii do to push the needle
through my mittens,'
l sufsS So, agreed uhcle "leglly,
s VINO aiu H. k nov mucn more ap9ut
INV n5tn r ~ r ronpb onI % Mir
lle nutmeg sr5|er, as T4ush ana shafp
49, as ne, anu WIN, Nun the needle ana
'T1ili eau; I1'''illlt pesali SEWING up me
INV, =" nlS I"I''ehs' WINE Ohcle Wig
ely waited
vs., oarlmit had one mole sewed ana ne
oadIo S,S Oh ~ ottei' pushlns ne
heedie through with the edge of the
nutmeg crater, when, ali of a sudden,
i tpr uobi opJiaeu, anu III, III came pound
NY nlB' Shaggy -5ggy chap' an COW
s satu W s SNOW ana lclcles ana DIS OF
pstk IRON reTs, ,
IN. VII. Ch' ho"ied ms queer
creaturS. On, What snail l doI on,
0 i!NlpCy . go W uo sotlletliIs
i,,,, DGaa me . eHttIaliled Chcle Mlgglly.
iu'l ' t out ol ms cllalr SO quickly mat