The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19
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Uncle Ngiooilys Christmas

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Uncle WISELY wa 1ttt:ng IA ~
rarlor a his hollow stump bnnssalow.
Gut In the Kitchen wan Nurss JAne
Fsazy wuz1y. h;s nausirat lady nous
keeper ss %s
She certainly is going 70 set me N
9 fine dinner for tomorrow, that ~ AZ
smells go torsanythtn9s' said uncls
Wisgly to himself. a. he sniffea
roasted carrots. broiied turr.sps. fraca-
seed cabbage and scrambled lettuce.
And then the bunny rabbit genrs>TeaA
felt 40 good 4 happy that he
the day before Christmas.
IN the bungalow snug.
The automobile wasra-going 'chug-
chuE!'
Tho kitchen was filled up with smells
Of delight,
For dear old st. Nicholas would -
there that night.
.EIa. Pretty good FOR yop.g laughed
Nurse Jane, s:us she looked nHf tho
dining room, q lab Of flour on the
end Of her nose and jelly dripping
down from her whiskers. a.You seem
quite happy. Uncle wigsily,s she
said.
Il am," spoke the bunny. II hope
every II has as nice q Christmas ~
I am going to have. Hurrayi It'll be
tomorrow | can hardly waltz"
And that's the way 1t was all over
Woodland, where the animal boys and
girls lived. Sanmie and Susie Little
tail tina nhhffus yAhMvSa ard nG1f{A
Bushytail, The squirrels; Jackie ana
Petite Bow Wow, the puppies: JACKIE
and JUMBO Ktnkytail. the monkeys.
and Curley and Fioppy Twistytail. the
pigg!e boys-each and every one vas
getting ready to hang up his or her
stocking. or walt to see what was lea
for them under the Christmas tree.
The morning turned into afternoon,
and the afternoon began to turn Into
night-soon 1t would be the night be-
fore Christmas. Little soft snowfiakea
began to sift down from the clouds.
"Hurray!" cried Uncle Wlggily. a.
he saw them. There VIII be % white
Christmas!"
And all the animal children said:
saurray!'
Then 1t became dark. 1t was time
for little animal boys and girls to 60
to bed, so Santa Claus. Kris Kringle.
Haint Nick, or whoever brings the
presents. could begin to start on the
journey.
Uncle Wiggily wal scurrying around
here. there, everywhere. tipping his tail
SIX hat on n side SO he could see
through the snowlakes. On the duck
pond some OF the animal children were
taking their last glide over the ice boz
fore going home. Uncle Wiggily took
one also. holding himself UP on his
red. white and blue striped rheumatism
srutch.
Then 1t became very dark. All was
silent in Woodland--the squirrels and
rabbi went to their underground
houses, the puppy dogs to their kennels,
the cucks n chickens to their pens
and coops and the birds to their nests.
Then, through the swirling snow
flakes went somebody In a biz fur
overcoat with red flannel trimmings
around the edges and q ruching Of
lcicles. From nest to burrow, from
burroW to coop and SO on, went sonne-
The night passed on silently and In
the morning all the animal boys ana
girls awakened and cried:
Merry Christmas! Merry Christ.
mas!"
Merry Christnas!" answered the
fathers and mothers and uncles ana
aunts and cousins and so ON.
Lets go over and see IJncla wis
gily and wish him Merry Christmas!"
said Johnnie Buhsytail, the SQUIRREL
who had a new sled.
And see what presents he cot %
added Jackie Bow Wow, who was ing
ling his new skates.
And We'll wish him Merry Christ
mas, softly spoke Susie Ltttletail upbo
was playing with a new doll named
Julia Happiness Huckleberrypie.
so the animal children, with their
new presents. e. over to see tho
bunny uncle.
he was just getting ready to sit
down to a nice dinner which Mrs.
Jane had ready for him.
VERY Christmas. everybody.
cried Uncle Wiggiiy. Come In and
eat!" aAo
Merry Christmas" ansxaraa
animal children. IN
And. as they were eating A,,o.
Wibbiewobble. the duck eir, ,oahs.
out OF thew window and said.
oh. look at the two poor fra u,
And there was the skillery-sca1erv or,
gator going along. paw in paw with
the Fuzzy fox. They looked cnia -
hungry. aA
Poor things!" said Uncle wiggi1v
They have no Christmas dinner +
fear. Wen invite them in with ne ;.
And have them bitter" cried ohn
ME Bushytaii. ooh, not"
They won't bite anything on Christ
mas but the dinner Ill give thew !,
softly said Uncle Wiggiiy, and the fo.
and the alligator were so kcrlostrated
and surprised at being invited In, and
so ashamed that they acted as nicely
as heart could wish at the dinner table
biting no one.
Merry Christmas 10 everybody,n
cried Uncle Wiggily. and every one
had a most jolly time, with enough
cranberry sauce to go around and nave
some left over, the fox and ths