The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-19
Copyright 1915, by Mcclure NewspS
per Syndicate
By HOWARD 2. oARIs.

Out on the porch Of the hollow stump
bungalow, where he lived with Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, one morning Uncle
Wiggily LOngearS, the bunny rabbit
gentleman, heard something going
'bumpity-bounce-ounce,"
whats that" cried Nurse Jane, al
most dropping the new gold and dIa-
mond dishpan from the three nd-sev-
en-cent store, she was so excited.
whats that
"l1l 60 see. offered ajr. Longears. Il
don't want things going humpity- Jump
ump on my front stoop without know
ing what they are. III 60 see
oh, DON'T cried Nurse Jane. 1t
may be the skiileTy-scalery alligator
with humps on his tan
NO matter" cried brave Uncle Wig
gily. mo matter, lie cant go bump
ing my Stoop around" and he started
for the door. Nurse Jane tried to hold
him back. but she was not quick
enough, and Mir. Longears opened the
door Then he laughed, and Nurse Jane
knew everything was all right Next
the muskrat lady heard a voice say.
oh. Uncle Wiggtly, My rubber ball
bounced and bumped up on your stoop,
! haven't time to get 1t now, as J must
60 TO school But will you please a Y
THAT will, and right gladly said
the bunny uncle.
who was it," asked Nurse Jane, as
Uncle Wiggily anne back In the bunga-
low, shutting the door after him as II
was cold and snowy outside. getting
ready for Christmas.
1T was Lulu Wihblewobble, the little
duck girl" was the answer, she ana
Susie Littletail, the rabbit child, were
bouncing Lulu's rubber ball on their
way to the hollow stump school when
It bounded up on my porch, and
THE school bounced up on your
porch" asked Nurse Jane.
ooh. no" laughed Uncle Wiggily. u
mean the rubber bar, And then they
were afraid they'd be late for school
and"
who'd be late for scnool?" inter,
rupted Nurse Jane, the rubber pau
"Oh, 10, ! mean Lulu and Susie sald
Uncle Wiggily, anyhow, they asked
me to keep the rubber bah for them
until school Is out, and ! will
Then he put the rubber ball in his
pocket, and 1t squeaked, as rubber bhlls
do when you squeezed them. And then
Uncle Wiggily went out to look for an
adventure.
He had not gone very rar over the
fields and through the woods before,
all Of a sudden, the dummy gentleman
heard a sad and sorrowful little voice
saying:
Now | am no good for Christmas or
anything else. Oh, what Il terrible world
this is! Why was | ever put into ~ MY
red cheeks do mt no good, nor do my
blue shoes, And though | am only
stuffed with sawdust, 1 have feelings
the same as anyone else. Oh, dear.
well" said Uncle Wlgglly to him"
self, shaking his pink, Iwlnkllng nose,
"if ever | heard the sound Of trouble
] hear 1t right now l wonder. who II
is and what's the matter? I'll ask And
he did, calling out loud:
"Who are you that is so sadY'
Il am a Christmas doll,' was the
answer.
"And what Is the mattcr?' Uncle
Wiggily wanted to know.
Il fell out of Santa Claus's bag when
he was running to get In his alrShlp'
went on the sad voice, "and my squeak
er Is busted i,
surprise, ,oa,.o,oa ,ne christ
mas doll, who WAS lying m n little snow
cave. My squeaker Is busted. You
know, the thing In my stomach that
the little girls punch when they want
to make believe ! cry, ! am a talking
right, but my squeaker Is busted
broken, | should say-and now ! viii
be no good for Christmas
"Oh, yes, you willi' suddenly said
Uncle Wiggily, as hrs paw touched
something soft In his fur coat pocket.
II can make you as good ~ ever"
You can? How can you fix my
squeaker?" asked the doll, sitting up
and rubbing her pink cheeks with snow
to make them redder. How can you
mend my broken s%queaker?'
Maybe | cant exactly do that, but
can give you "A new one said the
bunny, Il have Lulu wibblewobble's