Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-25
UNCLE wlee,LY.s HOME RUN.

ILLUSTRATE laoy h~OuSekeeper to the
bunny gentleman as he started away
from ms hollow stump bungalow one
morning. Here's the note"
What note?" Mr.. Longears wanted
to know.
"The note so you won't forget what
you are going to get for me at the
store" answered the muskrat lady,
laughing so that her whiskers Topped
up and down like a sewing machine.
You're to call at the butcher shop.
ard have written down on this piece
OF paper what o are to bring"
h won't have to remember. and
I can't forget, as l did the time /
started to get you some old medicine
m forgot what wanted until
Mamie made me sneeze with her
owe boquet," said Uncle Wiggily.
"All right, Nurse Jane. I'll bring
whatever you have written in this
note"
Then the bunny uncle hoped into
his automobile, and, as he was in a
hurry to find an adventure. he
sprinkled some pepper on h bologna
Over the fields n through the
woods Q the rabbit gentleman, look
ing on all sides for an adventure, but
he could not seem to find any.
Il guess I'll stop at the butcher store
hand in Nurse James note,' said
WI 1[OuSSdFS, dIIeT Il OIL. Inen i can
ride on as far as l please"
"Ah, ha. So that's what she wants;
eh?" exclaimed the big, fat, pig gentle
man as he read Nurse James note
when Uncle Wiggily handed it t o him.
Just sit there in your automobile,
Uncle Wiggily, II rIl bring them out
in a jiffy!" and the pig butcher hur-
pering to himself: Steaks! Chops!
Nice chicken! HAM" Then he made a
noise 1 k sharpening a knife and Uncle
Wiggily sat in his automobile waiting.
There you are!" called the butcher,
as he came putting out a little later,
for he was very fat. All wrapped up
nice and proper like"
II uppos it's something for my
supper" said Uncle Wiggily. And now,
as long as l have it, and can't forget,
I'm going to 20 once more for an adj
venture"
So he rode on and OH in his automo-
bile and pretty soon, as he came near
q big field he heard voices shouting:
That's the way! Rum! Rum! Run!
Knock out a home run! Hurray!"
Goodness mel" thought Uncle Wig
gily. THAT sounds like animal boys
playing baseball. l must stop and
watch
And. surely enough. there was Sam
mic Littletail, the rabbit: Johnnie and
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and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dog
boys, and many others having a am
of ball i'll the lot.
"Oh, come On, Uncle Wiggily!" called
Billie Wagtail. the goat chap, who was
pitching the ball. Come on have a
game with u.s."
Pm too Old" spoke the rabbit gen.
tleman, sort of bashfu! like and
hoping.
Not at ALL" cried the boys. Come
On. You can bat the ball as soon as
Jimmie Wibblewobble. the duck, hits
it."
Ii right" said Uncle Wiggily, for
he did not want to d%isappoint the lit
tie animal chaps. Slowly the bunny
uncle got down out OF mis- auto and
walked over to the home plate, at
which stood Jimmie, swinging his bat
under his wing.
He'll never hit that ball." said
the balls Billie Wagtail was pitching.
II won't; eh? What do you call that?'
cried Jimmie, and he struck at the ball
SO hard that he spun around like the
wheel on a roller skate.
"Whack-o!" went the bat on the ball.
"Oh, Jimmie did hit it," cried some
of the animal boys. That's a fine one.
| Run, Jimmie! Rum"
So Jimmie ran, or waddled, as fast as
he could, and he safely reached second
base before Neddie Stubtail. the bear
| boy, got to the ball, which fell near
Uncle Wiggily's automobile.
Now, hurry, Uncle Wiggily. It's our
turn" said Billie Wagtail, the goat boy,
who was going to pitch again the ball
that Neddie tossed to him. See If tou
"a hit it, Uncle Wiggily."
Eyes, hit it so hard that you can
make a home run-all the way around
the bases before any n throws in the
ball to put you out" explained Sammie
Littletail.
III try" said Uncle Wiggily, twink
ling his pink nose. He look a firm hold
of the bat, and when he saw the bal
coming toward him he swung at it as
hard as he could.
'Plink- plunk!" went h bat OF the
ball. and some of the animal boys
cried:
"Oh, he missed it,"
NO, he didn't" cried others. Uncle
Wiggily has knocked the ball out Of
sight" He a make a home rum"
And, as fast as he could go. away ran
All the animal boys looked for the ball
MIR. Long ears had hit. but it was not in
sight. They stared up at he sky, but
no ball could they see. And then. when
Uncle Wiggily was back safe at the
plate, having made q home run, there
began to sift down out Of the clouds
some little, fine scraps of meat, like
hail or rain.
whats this" cried the animal boy
ball players.
"Uncle Wiggily must have knocked
the ball all to pieces" said Sammie,
land these are the odds and ends
coming down. Why, they're bits OF
I meat" he cried, picking some up. Wait
q minute!" cried Uncle Wiggily, run