The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-09
DAILY HOME HELPS
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BEDIINE STORHN,
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE HONEY.
HOWARD r. eARls.
Copyright, 1918, by Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

per syndicate.)
'Will you please pass the sugar.
politely asked Uncle Wigglly Longears
Of Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. his, musk
rat lady housekeeper, in their hollow
stump bungalow, morning.
Il am sorry to say | will not pass
the sugar answered Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy.
why not?" Uncle Wigglly wanted to
know. and he was so surprised that
he almost forgot to twinkle his pink
nose, which he did at nearly every
breakfast. why will you not pass the
sugar."
because there is none to pass" said
Nurse Jane. You have used up your
W o pounds, which is all you can have
each month in war times, and there is
no more left to sweeten your coffee or
put on your carrot oatmeal"
MY goodness me, sakes alive and
some lOllypops!' cried Uncle Wiggily.
NO" he went on, | won say 'loky-
pops as they have sugar in them. But
can't l have any s%weetening at all,
Neurse Jane? Not that I'd take ono
single grain away from our soldiers"
h he quickly said : but ID like a little bit
Then see il you can get any honey"
spoke Nurse Jane. Honey is sweet,
but the bees make it from flowers, and
that doesn't take any OF the sugar-cane
sugar which we rave to send to our
soldiers. Get some honey II you can,
Uncle -Wiggily, and that will sweeten
your breakfast as well as sugtr7
better, In fact. for it will help save
for the soldiers"
tn do it." cried the bunny uncle
rabbit. 'Tll start right out and find a
bees nest. Maybe they'll give me some
honey to make my coffee sweet"
- over the fields and through the
woods hoped Uncle Wiggily Longears,
the bunny rabbit gentleman, on his way
to find a place where some bees had
to a hollow tree, from inside which
came a queer. buzzing sound,
Il wonder II those are bees?" asked
Uncle Wtggily, and just then something
flew out Of a hole in the tree and
bunked him on the nose.
"Ouch!' cried Uncle Wiggily. THAT
was a bee all right"
"oh. excuse me-" buzzed the bee. II
didn't mean to do that, Uncle Wiggily.
l didn't see you, I hope / didn't sting
mot at ar,p politely said the bunny
uncle; II am all right. You just sur
prlsed me a bit. But have you any
some to save g Nurse Jane and /
eaten all our share"
Yes, ! have h~oney-lots Of it." buzzed
the bee. "Ho, Worker Bees" she called
to the others In the hive. Bring out
some, honey for u friend Uncle Wig
gily!"
1t was the Queen Bee who spoke, and
out came swarming the other bees
bringing some sweet, sticky honey,
they put in an empty morning
glory flower SO the bunny rabbit GENTLE
could carry it without getting all
stuck up.
THANK you very much" said Mr..
Longears, as he started for his. hollow
stump bungalow with the honey.
Uncle Wiggily hoped on and on and
pretty soon he felt tired. So he sat
down on a fallen log to take a rest.
And there he fell asleep. When he
see. sittipg beside him, and sort of
shifting the air, hungry like, a big bad
fox.
oh! you have awakened. have your"
said the fox, sarcastic like That's
good! Now you come with mel"
Where TOP asked Uncle Wiggily:
ITO my den." answered the fox,
sassy like. And then, all OF a sudden,
Uncle Wiggily saw where some sticky
honey had leaked out of the morning
glory flower, and was spread on the
log right where the fox was sitting.
Inc lON was STUCK IaSL 10 the log Dy
the honey, only he didn't know it. He
had sat right down in it.
80 I'm to come with you to your
den. eh?" asked the bunny. We'll. we
might as well start!' he cried. Then
he jumped up. no sticky honey being
the bunny had sat. But when
the fox tried to follow. he couldn't
move, for he was stuck fast to the log.
What do you think of that?
~ cues YOU don't get me this time!'
Uncle Wiggily, and though the
Y Uncle Wiggily safely reached
his bungalow with most of the honey.
and he and Nurse Jane had plenty OF
sweetening for their coffee without
sugar.
And if the tooth powder doesn't shoot
hat pin at the looking glass and
the gold fish SO it sings like a
I'll tell you next about Uncle
.iggily and the acorn gun.