The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-27
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
BY HOWARD r, GARIS.

Susie, my dear, really l cant have
her around any longer" said Mrs. Lit
tletail, the rabbit lady, one morning, as
V she was getting ready to sweep the bur
n row underground house. Il really can
E not"
What is it, mother?' asked Susie,
who was getting ready to 60 to the hol-
h low stump school to recte her lessons
4 TO the lady mouse teacher. What Is it
"a you can't have around any longer?'
"A Your old rag doll Susie. Really she
4 is such a sight-all lackskdadde and
\ slimpsy like. She is always in the
u way"
oh, but mother. just love my rag
doll" exclaimed Susie. Course she
isn't as pretty as my wax one, but love
her just the same"
Then you must keep her picked up
and out of my sight went on Mrs. Lit
tletair Nurse Jane and [ are going to
clean house today and we can't have
rag dolls around I've picked yours up
half a,dozen times. You must take care
of her, and keep her off the floor,
.,,, rYes'm, ] will" promised Susie
"On the floor in my sewing basket"
4 Mrs. Littletail answered.
"Oh, yes. l put her there to sleep,
lfcause she doesn't mind lying on pins
TAnd needles the way my wax doll does"
N spoke Susie. But I'll take her upstairs,
Il mother and let her listen to the canary
sing to the goldfish"
N Susie started to take the rag doll up
lstairs but just then, out in front, Lulu
M and Alice Wibblewobble the two duck
girls, began quacHng.
ISL Come on, Susie, Hurry or you'll be
VI late for school" they called
NJ I'm coming" Susie answered. She
had her rag doll in her paws and, not
having time to run upstairs with it,
n the little rabbit girl wondered what she
\ could do.
II know" she said to herself, ."Tn
Fl overcoat pocket. She'll be all right
X there until come home from school,"
So Susie thrust her queer rickety-
gilys big fur overcoat pocket and
then the little rabbit girl hurried on
Y TO her lessons with Lulu and Alice
8 Wibblewobble.
r Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, his muskrat
Ct lady housekeeper, were staying at the
Littletail rabbit house, since the hol-
low stump bungalow had burned. Nurse
( Jane was helping Mrs. Littletail with
the housework, and as Mr.. Longears
. had gone to school, and as the rabbit
gentleman saw everything all upset, on
&account Of the place going to be swept
nd busted and the like of that, Uncle
Eiggily said TO himself:
u 4, guess I'll go out and take
n he put on his tall silk hat, and
~ Abig fur overcoat. and he never saw,
a nor thought OF Susies rag doll
IA &c pocket.
Gander," said Uncle Wiggily to
II, as he hoped along, over the
md through the woods. Il want
he is all right since the Skee-
sed him and me, and fell down
pies slippery slide"
pu that story last night, If you
remember.
Wiggily hoped along, and
most at Grandpa Goosey's
all of sudden, just as the
Enan was trying to think
ied cherry pie or choco-
out from behind a snow
he bad old Pipsisewah.
paked thes Pip, as he
Rggily by the ear This
get away from me, as
b my friend. the Skee!
: pave no slippery slide
rle wiggily, sadly, 81
md toward his over
you going to do?"
J, suspicious like.
my handkerchief"
man.
IL that" said the
e Wiggily pulled
he side pocket
uddenly gave a
at the rabbit
90
Uncle Wiggily,
u pulled out
he Pip. You
to take out
you have a
Aherp. Oh