Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-12
UNCLE wlee,Lv AND NEp,s JOKE.

UNCLE WiGGiLY AND NED's JOKE.
You want to look out for yourself
tomorrow, UnclelWiggily," said Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady
housekeeper. as she gave the bunny
rabbit his breakfast in his hollow
stump bungalow. just before he was
about to start out for his daily adven-
ture.
Look out for myself-why?" Uncle
Wiggily wanted to know. rs anything
special going to happeng"
You never can tell" answered Nurse
Jane. You know tomorrow is Ii first
of April, and
ooh, now l understand +" cried the
bunny gentleman. Some n may play
tricks or jokes on me-
Exactly" said Nurse Janes 80
watch out"
"Tn watch out" promised Uncle Wig
gily, and away he hoped through the
woods. looking for an adventure. But /
am sorry to say, he had none worth
: writing about True, he found some
little violets just peeping up in the
green moss. and he took them to Aunt
Lettie, the nice old lady goat who had
to have one of her horns pulled out. But
that was hardly an adventure.
And about this same time Neddie
Stubtail, the little bear boy, with Jackie
and Peetie Bow Wow, the two puppy
dog boys, We're whispering together be-
hind the ave where lived Mr.. White
wash, the polar bear.
wont it be a good joke" said
Neddie, laughing.
1T sure WILL" said Jackie. He'll be
so surprised"
Wen ave to do it when Nurse Jan
isn't home" said Peetie, for if she
know CtG'6 1a Gu pn tn toll him aYI thot
would spoil your joke, Neddie."
That's SO. Well, Nurse Jane is com
ing over to our house today to help my
mother sew a bed quilt. so no one will
be at the hollow stump Bungalow, We
can crawl in the window. spread our
Wiggily comes in he'll think we're
black fur rugs that Nurse lame has
bought as a surprise for him. and he'll
be so astonisled he'll jump over his
ears"
"Oh, such fun as it will be-" barked
Jackie. You sure did think up a
dandy joke, Neddie."
Yes, l guess l did" spoke the little
bear boy, but he was not at all proud.
of course" he said, "it won't be April
Fools day until tomorrow, but that
will be all right"
"Sure!" agreed Jackie and Peetie,
and hen the two little puppy dog boys
"AiN 'SslI SiisiP, pSl ~ ~ AN L
gily's bungalow ~ play an April fool
joke on him.
This was what it was to be: Neddie
thought that if he and the two dogs
were to go in, stretch out fat on the
parlor floor, when Uncle Wiggily came
j.. he would take them for new fur rugs
such as you sometimes see in the NOV
ing pictures-you know, almost like
real animals on the floor.
Il only hope he doesn't step on u.s.
said Neddie.
"Oh. it won't matter much if he
does" said Jackie. "Uncle' Wiggily is
| very light on his feet since he learned
to do the foXtrot."
Soon the three animal boys We're at
the hollow stump bungalow. Nurse
Jane was not at home and Uncle Wig
gily, as you know. was out looking for
an adventure A side window was open
and through this Neddie, Jackie and
Peetie easily crawled. Then, when
they We're inside, they thought they
heard Uncle Wiggily coming, so with
out stopping for anything they gave
each one a jump into h parlor and
there they stretched out on the floor.
Funny the floor hasn't rugs OF it
at all" said Neddie,- as he fattened
himself out. You'd think they We're
| expecting U.s."
YES, it is queer" agreed Jackie.
But, oh! what a good joke it is, Ned
| die! I'm Sure
Hush, Here he comes!" WHISPERED
Peetie.
They could hear the tap, tap, tapping
Of Uncle Wiggily's red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch on the front
steps. 500 the old rabbit gentleman
looked in the half-lighted parlor where
the TWO puppy dogs and the bear boy
| had stretched themselves out as flat as
they could.
ooh, Nurse Jane has been buying
some new rugs" said the rabbit gen.
tleman. She wanted to surprise me"
'Ha! This is where we surprise
him." whispered Neddle to his friends.
| Jump up now, and ark while I growl!"
Oh, what a jolse!" 4
Neddie tried to get up. So did Jackie.
So did Peetie. But they could not. They
We're stuck fast to the floor! Think
OF that!
Whats the natter" cried Jackie,
pulling and pulling.
ooh, my goodness" cried Uncle Wig
gily, as he put on his glasses. ''It's
my friend Neddie Stubtail and Peetie
and Jackie Bow Wow, and they are all
! stuck fast on the newly varnished par
Tor floor. Oh, they are stuck in the
| sticky varnish. That is too bad. Why
did you come in here, little animal
boys? Didn't you see the sign Paint
on the door,"
"No-we-we didn't said Neddie,
still stuck fast in the sticky varnish.
W. were going to play IN April fool
! joke on you-pretending we were rugs,
but"
But now the joke is on YOU" laughed
! Uncle Wiggily. But. never mind. The
painter man left some t%urpentine, after
he finished vanishing the floor, so I'll
soon melt you loisse," and the bunny
uncle did, for turpentine softens var
nish.
The fur OF Neddie, Jackie and Peetie
was quite sticky. even after they were
loosed from the newly vanished floor,
but it wore off after a few days. And
they said they would not play any
more April jokes. But If the animal
crackers don jump through the coffee
strainer and make the egg beater sit
down in the teapot text you shall hear
about Uncle Wiggily and the rain.
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