The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
by HOWARD r. eARIs.

well, Susie, what are yud doing?"
asked Uncle Wiggily of the little rab-
bit girl one day as he saw her with a
needle, thimble and piece of cloth, sit
ting In a little rocking chair before the
fireplace. mean Susie was sitting in
the rocking chair, not the thimble,
needle and pieces Of cloth.
Are you going to sew more buttons t IS
wanted to know.
"Not this time Susie answered with
q smile that made her pink nose jlggle.
She was not vet quite old enough to
twinkle her nose as Uncle Wiggily did
his. She could only jlggle hers.
wen. ] know you aEen,t making a
ran see that much" went on the rabbit
gentleman But it looks to me as
thoush you were emhroidering some
4 am" spoke the little, rabbit girl.
I'm enbroidering a sampler"
what's 2 sampler Uncle Wiggly
We'll. it's q piece of cloth, or canvas,
lii,s the side Of . sack the potatoes come
out Of, only nicer" explained Susie.
And on that piece of cloth, with a
needle and bits of silk, ! am going to
sew or epbroider some letters, some
numbers. my. name, and my, age and the
date, That's what the little girls OF
long ago did-they made samplers and
some of them kept them until theX be-
came big, grown+up ladies"
Well, I'm sure it's very nice of YOU
to want to make a sampler spoke
Uncle wiggily. If you don't mind III
one myself. some day.
Susie laughed at the idea of Uncle
Wiggily wanting to embroider any
thing. but then she knew he was q
funny rabbit. SO she began to make her
sampler.
Over the piece of cloth she put a
square Of cardboard full Of funny little
square holes, like q coffee or tea
strainer. And on the cardboard were
marked out letters and numbers and .
little design Of flowers. Susie would
thrust her needle and thread Of silk
tern, and so make her pretty sampler,
Uncle Wiggily and Susie were alone
in the underground purrow house.
Mrs. Littletall had gone TO the movies
with Nurse Jane, taking Samhie with
them. Susie had seen the picture, which
girl. whose long braids Of hair be-
came tangled In some knitting needles
and she had to crochet herself a pail
of roller skates before she could get
lo0se. And so Susie and Uncle Wigglly
were, home alone when the little RABBIT
BiIl pCsdl IldhIlS NV phillllII'
Susie had embroidered some Letters,
and a few numbers, and Uncle Niggily
was watching her SO he would know
how it was done when, all OF a sudden,
the door flew open and in waltzed the
HGR, hot howled the Fox, unpeessr
sary like. you are at homo, | see
Yes, and ] wish we weren e. sadly
said Uncle Wiggily. What Is it you
wantP' -,
las if you needed to ask, after all
these times I've chased YOU" snickered
the FoT, I'm after your souse' OF
Just then there was a ti4kling sound
apd the fox cried;
whats that?'
"Only my tAimble,' answered Susie.
7 was eEbFoidertng a sampler when
my thimblo, o scared me so
Wei never mind getting scared.
Just sit up. you and Uncle Wiggily, and
I'll take some souse from each Of your
cars howled the fox.
The fox saTe a hop, Zip and jump
scresm and cried, 49,,
1oh, In going TO faint; ! know In
Ter! Catch ne. JINGLE wisely"
And Susie threw herself In the arlrs
of the rabbit gentleman.
water! water" family said Susie;
II must have water or / shall faint.
'.pont you dare faint" cried the fox.
Il can't stand a%nybedy faintinE' 1t
makes me so nervous .
"T"Then get me some water ordered
Susie, in q faint and far.sway Voice,
and, unssen by the fox, she winked one
eve at Uncle Wiggly.
III wonder what trick Susie is up to
nov?' thought the bunny .gentlennan,
who was still holding the little rabbit
girl in his paws. .
Get me some water If you don't want
me to faint" said Susie to the fQE.
"What shall I get IL I'M asked the
bad chap, looking around all flustered
like. II have no glass
Get me some water In my ,thlmble-
thare IL is!' said Susie, pointing to
where il had fallen near the stool on
which she had dropped her sampler.
The fox took the thiEhle and hurr
ried out to the kitchen. He filled the
thin1ble with water and brought 1t in
to SUEDE, who quiekly drank Il.
More water Or SHAH faint!' Shls-
BACK to the kitchen rushed the fox.
returning with more water in the
q'"oS. I want another drink said SUI
or I shall faint! Hurry
Back to the kitchen with the thimhle
h,rrried the fox. Again he filled II
with water and Susie drank II.
ooh. l must have more yet she