The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-04-26
UNCLE WiGGlLY AND BILLlE's
PAPER.

UNCLE WiGGlLY AND HlLLlE's
PAPER.
Uncle wiggtly! oh. Uncle Wiggily!"
called Mrs. Littletail. the rabbit lady,
as she saw the bunny uncle hopping
one afternoon.
Yes! What Is it," answered Nj.
Longears, politely taking off his tall
silk hat
You are out looking for adventure.
I suppose?" inquired the rabbit lady.
why, yes" answered Uncle Wiggily,
slowly, squirting down at the end of
his red, white and blue striped rheu-
matism crutch that Nurse Jane had
gnawed for him out of a cornstalk. Il
an adventure SO much the better. You
haven't noticed any. I s~upposeg' he
asked. hopeful like.
mo, I haven't 1 am sorry to say"
went on the mother of Samrnie and
Susie. the rabbit children. -But / want
TO know If, on your way, you'll stop
in the store and bring me a roll of
waxed eaper-you know h kind that
comes in cracker boxes to keep them
dry in the rain"
Certainly I'll bring 0 some.' prom
a picnic. I suppose?"
No, ! use it to wrap up Sammie's
and Susie's lunch, which they take to
school Get me a big roll of the waxed
paper; here Is h money" and Mrs.
Littletail handed it to him.
Uncle Wiggily put the pennies In his
silk hat SO he would not lose them and
away he hoped, looking for an adven-
ture.
4 guess I'll buy the waxed paper be
fore / go n farther said the rabbit
gentleman to himself, after a bit. Il
may forget it if I have an adventure
such as I had yesterday with that funny
bear gentleman and Johnnie Bushytaffs
sharp pencils"
So Uncle Wiggily bought the waved
paper which rain could not wet and.
putting that in his hat, off he hoped
once more. looking on all sides for an
adventure.
What's that? Did he put the rain IN
his hat? OF course not I mean he put
the waxed paper in his hat. And he had
not hoped on much farther before he
met Billie Bushytail, the squirrel boy.
In his Jaws Billie had some papers,
all twisted up into funny shapes and
on the squirrel boys face was a sad
and unhappy look.
What's the natter" asked Uncle
Wiggily. You seem to be in trouble,
Billie
Il am" said the squirrel boy. You
see, in school each one OF us has to
make a soldier hat out of paper. The
lady mouse teacher showed us how, but
I can't get mine right, and I had to stay
in. just as Johnnie did for not having
his pencils ~sharpened Oh. dear"
Tut! Tut" laughed the bunny
uncle. Il helped Johnnie and I'll help
you. Let me have your paper"
I'm afraid it's all twisted and torn
and. out OF shape" a the little SPUR
rel boy, as he gave it to Uncle Wiggily.
AThe lady mouse teacher let me take
it home with me to practice. But 1
stopped in the o to try and make
a soldier hal from the paper. and the
thorn bushes tore it."
Yes, it is. pretty well torn" said
Uncle Wiggily. Still. wen see what
| we can do"
The rabbit gentleman folded and un-
folded Billie's school paper. He
creased and increased it, bent it this
way and that, but still it was so torn
and ragged and falling to pieces ike,
erai soldier himself, could have made
a hat, or even a nightcap from it.
oh, dear" chartered Billie. Its too
bad! I'll never know how to do II n
when all h other animal boys are
playing ball in the woods and fields.
Boo, hoo,"
"Nonsense." cried Uncle Wiggfly.
Don't cry. Let me think a minute
Ha. / have it, The very thing" and he
took off his tall silk hat.
AOh, that won't do said Billie. We
must make our own soldier hats, Of
paper. I can't take you tall, shiny
| one"
NO, 1 don't mean you shalt" laughed
Uncle Wiggily- But look here, I have
some paper in my hat-nice paper"
and he o out some OF the waxed
kind he had bought for Mrs. LittletaiL.
"She won't mind If I use some TO make
a soldier cap for you" said Mr.. Long
ears.
So cutting off some Of the waved
| paper he folded 1t this way and tina
until it was made into the incest SOL
der hat you can imagine for the SPUR
rel boy.
Billie tried IT on. putting his old
crurapled paper in his pocket to save.
as paper was scarce. The soldier hat
just fit him, and then. all Of a sudden
il began to rain. My. how the big
| drops splashed down.
"0h, my nice paper hat viii be
| spoiled" cried Billie.
NJ such thing" laughed Uncle Wig
gtiy- Your cap is made Of waSef
| PAPER which Eo rain can wet through.
and I'm going to make myself one to
save my silk hat. I never shouid have
worn 1t this April shower day
60 putting his good n IN a hollow
Jog b bunny made himself q soldier
| one Of the waxed paper as he had for
l the sGuirrei boy, and then hey could
/! go home through the rain without get
| ting wet hardly at all, nd as for the
| payer caps the water rar off them as
| Il does from a duckss back
! Ars. I6ttietaia said Uncle Wigg5f
| ard Billie were welcome to tie paper
| they used and the mex day the squirrel
| boy took his wzxea soldier cap &c
I school and It was thu finest in tie