The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-04
Copyright, 1918, by Mcclure Newspa-
per ~Syndicate,)
BY HOWARD r. GARlS,

BY HOWARD r. GARls.
Once upon a time. as Uncle wiggily
Lor~ears, the bunny rabbit gentleman,
was hopping along through the woods
he met the two little piggie boys,
Curlcy and Floppy Twistytail,
oh, Uncle Wiggily!" cried Floppy,
who vas called that name because one
ear sort OF Topped down in front Of
his nose, oh Uncle Wiggily! Where
are you going?"
Tim going to the store to get a yeast
cake for Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. my
muskrat lady housekeeper." answered
Mr.. Loneears. Where are you little
piggie chaps soing?"
After grapes answered Curley,
whose tail was twisted around just like
the curl on the forehead of the little
girl who, when she was good was very,
very good, but when she was bad she
was horrid. I'VE are going after
grapes. Uncle wiggiy, Our mother
told US where some were growing in
the woods, and we are going TO get
them. She is going TO make jelly OF
them, and we are going to have ON
on our corn bread and butter. We eat
corn bread instead Of wheat bread, to
say the wheat for the soldiers" added
Curley.
That's right" exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily. But / still think you are wrong
about getting grapes this time Of year,
as II Is so late. So I'll go along to
have time afterward to get the yeast
cake for Nurse Jane, But won't you
piggie boys be late for scho0l?'
"Oh, no. sanwered Cprley. Were
going to pick the grapes and leave
them on a path in the woods where our
mother can find them. Then we're go
ing to run on to school
tsI~apU onnd - enid IflRln NNIUpilN
But II you leave the basket OF grapes
in the woods won't someone take
them"
"oh, I guess not answered Curiey
T~wistytail,
scott through the woods hurried the
little piggie boys and Uncle Wiggily,
the bunny, and pretty soon they came
to where a wild grape vine was all
twisted around q tree.
Here are the grapes" cried Floppy,
jumping UP and down.
pick a lot Of Them grunted his
brother.
III just eat a few myself, as there are
so many, Then III take some home to
Nurse Jane. She. too. might Ike to
make jelly r't
"Ch, don't eat any Of those grapes,
Uncle Wigglly!" cried Floppy, Don't
eat a one until they are cooked
"All right, l won't" said the bunny
uncle with a smile, though he thought
| it queer. as there were SO many grapes,
But he thought perhaps Floppy's
mother had told the plggie boys not to
eat any themselves, and they didn't
want to see anyone else take any when
they couldn't.
So Uncle. Wigsily and the piggie
boys filled the basket with grapes, and
they were just finishing and the pisgie
boys were getting ready to go to
school. after leaving the grapes or a
path in the woods, when, all Of a sud-
den, something happened.
Out from behind n tree Jumped a
big, bad, old fox and when he saw
, Uncle ,Wisgily and 'Curley and Foppy
he bsrked: -.
"Oh, what a fire lot Of souse l can
bite off their ears! And I'll have some
grape jelly to go with 1t, too, for they
have picked a nice basket of grapes
for me, I guess III eat the grapes
first and bite souse off the ears OF
Uncle W,iggily and the piggie boys af-
oh, don't take those grapesw cFied
Uncle Wiggily, They are for Mrs
Il don't care who they are for
barked the fox like a bad dog. I'm
going to eat all I want!'
Then he took a big bite, out of the
basket Of grapes, but all at once some