Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-16
.n.c..E W.GGl:-Y AND
THE TEAR POOL

'a!bkblI StAtlI.ClElSAAt. MsAS ''' "ANH'
tho woods one day. wondering what
sort of an adventure lie would nave
when he saw a little path leading away
from his hollow stump bungalow, ana
it seemed to so through Il part OF the
forest in which he had never BEFORE
been.
''rll take that path and see where 1T
leads said the bunny gentleman to
himself.
So. taking a piece OF ribbon grass
which grew rear a c!ump OF ferns. he
tied his tall silk hat FIRMLY on ms
head. leaving his ears lck!n out OF
the holes at the top, and. tuckfng uaae,
barber pole rheumatism crutch that
Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuzZs. "s rnuskrat
lady housekeeper, had Gnawcd Tor nm
out of "A Cosnstalk. away started Uncie
Wiggily.
IL was Il nice warm unric Gay ana
before the OLD gentleman Dummy mao
gone very far lie began to teei thirsty,
lust as YOU do when you go on "A picnic
and eat pickles. only ! hope you don't
eat too many of ther1.
Il wonder if there is not 81 spring OF
water around here?" thought Uncle
Wiggily. and he began la look about
under the low branches of the trees and
bushes. at the same time listening for
the laughing murmur of a brook flow
ing ovcr green. messy stones.
Then Uncle Wlgsily shifted with his
pink. twinkling nose until l. looked like
q chicken picking up corn.
"Ah, ha!" cried tie bunny uncle. II
and birds can smell water when they
cannot see it, i'll which they are more
gifted han are we.
So Uncle Wiggily shifted and sa.ffei.
and then, holding his pink. twinkling
nose straight in front OF him and let
| ting it go on ahead, instead of tagging
behind, he followed it mil it led him
| straight to a little pool of water tnat
was sparkling in the SUM-, while green
moss ferns and bushes grew all oun
"Oh what q. fine spring. cried the
bunny. "And how thirsty l am"
Nj. Longears. which / cali MIN when
| first l introduce him to any strangers
Mr.. Lonsears was just going TO axe
a long drink from the pool or spring
when he happened to notice "A little
piece of white birch bark tied with "a
bit OF grass to a fern that grew near
the waller.
..Ha. I wonder if that is :: notice not
to trespass, or not to fish or hunt, and
to keep off the grass. OF no admittance
except on business or something like
that" thought Uncle Wiegily, Us he
put on his glasses to see if there was
n writing on the birch bark, which
animal folk use as We use paper. And
there was some writing OH it. 1t read:
please do not jump in. or drink until
come. Alice from Wonderland"
Ia. That is strange" thought Uncle
and pat up that sign. But ] wonder
why she did it? If she knew how warm
and thirsty ] was she would not make
me wait until she came to get "a drink
Perhaps it is all u joke, and not hel
writing at ali. One of the bad ski!lery-
scalery alligators or tho fuzzy fox nay
have put up the sign to fool me-"
But when the rabbit gentleman tool
a second look at the birch bark sign he
saw that, il really wa Alice's writing.
Well. she must have some reason fol
it SAID the bunny, with Il sigh. "Sh'
dreamed rightly about two fat boys
Tweedlcdum and Tweedledee-savin:
me from the alligators, so she mus
have some reason for asking me to wal
until she comes. But ] ann YER.
thirsty"
Uncle Wissfly sat down on IN
green. messy bank beside the spring o
waite an: looked At it. And ii sccme
so cool and wet, n he was SO thirsty
that ii was all he could go to keep iron
jumping III ana having a bath, as VOL
as drinking all he wanted.
The sun grew hotter and more no,
and the rabbit gentleman moro an,
more thirsty, and he didn't know VIVA
to do when. all Of a sudden, out frot
the bushes jumped q a old blac.
bear.
"Ah, ma" growled the bear. - az
Just in time, ] Sec" and he ran his re
tongue over his white teeth as thong
giving ii a trolley ride in u baby car
riage.
Wigsi:y, casual like and make-believ
Indifferent.
in time for lunch" answered tn
bear. Il was afraid I'd he a little lat,
4 hope 1 haven't kept you waiting"
For my lunch?' asked Uncle wig
s'iy; w.. ,, =,
bear smacked his lips hungry like. :
am just in time l see"
oh. l thought you meant you wer
Just In time to take a drink Of thi
water" said the. bunny. pointing at th
pool. "If you did you aren't"
IF ] did I aren't? What kind of tai
is that" asked the hear, curious like.
Il mean that we can't ave a drtn
until Alice comes-the sign say SO
spoke Uncle Wigsily, politely.
Pooh! don't believe tn signs
going to have a drink n with tn:
ne took a long one from the wnodian
pool. And then a funny thing haI
pened.
The bear began to grow smaller an
smaller. First he was the size of
dog, then of a cat, h of "a kite
then he shrank to the i%ittleness Of
mouse. and next he was like "A Ju,
bug. Then he became a July bug. ne,
he wac. 10 larger han a little bia
ant. and finally he became II microb
ana Uncle Wiggiiy couldn't see hin,
all.
Well. thank goodness he's gone
said the bunny. But what made hi
90 shrinking like / wonder!."
1T was the pool of tears said