The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-29
Copyright. 1918, by Mcclure Newspf
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BY HOWARD r. GARls,
Are you In a hurry this morning.
Uncle Wiggily?" asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy WuzZy, the muskrat lady house
keeper, as the bunny rabbit gentleman
started out from his hollow stump bun-
galow one day,
"NOt specially" he answered. MAY
! have the pleasure OF doing something
for you?"t
Please bring mo a new toothbrush,
If YOU please. said Miss Fuzzy WuZzy.
MY old one is worn out, and one must
keep ones teeth clean II one wants to
be well and strong,
You are right said Uncle WIggily,
And that reminds mo that need n
new toothbrush for myself. I'll get us
each one while I'm at IT
Away he hoped over the fields and
through the woods. his tail pink noso
! g%listonins in the sun, and his twink
Ing hpt-Oh, hold on, II you please,
Something Ia wrong, I'm afraid, Yes,
n wac his nose that twinkled, not his
hat
Anyhow. Uncle WlRgily soon came to
the twenty-five and six cent store, and
going In, he bought two tooth brushes.
ono each for himself and Nurse Jane,
And as he was once more on his way
through the woods, wondering " he
would nave an adventure, Uncle Wig
Rily, an Of a sudden, heard a voice call
ing ,,,
"Oh. no, mother! | forgot IT," was
the answer.
Then please come right back aud
do t." -,
"Oh. no. mother I don't want to-"
Answered Sammie Tdttletail, the rab-
bit hov. II want to &c off and have
| fun with Jackie and Petite Bow WOW;
the puppy dogs. Anyhow, | can't find
| my toothbrush It's been lost for the
last two days
"Oh. Sammie Littlctail Haven't you
| cleaned your teeth for two days. cried
his rabbit mother. "Oh, what n shame
First you know you'n have %toothachc,
and then you can't gnaw ,.any more
bark l~ollypops otf the trees
But Sammle was 80 eager to 60 play
that he didn't stop to come back and
clean his teeth. =,
u don't know what III do with him
said his mother, ms Uncle Wiggily came
hopping past. "Sammie IL so careless
about his toothbrush
at Is too bad" spoke the bunny ran
bit gentleman. "a have just bought
some new toothbrushes for Nurse Jane
and myself, tn show them to Sammto
and talk to him a little aud maybe that
win make him remcmher
Il wish you would sRld Mts, l'tt'e-
tail. I'm sure | hope something VII
teach him to he careful of his teeth
And when We rabbits lose our teetl
we cant eat any moro
VERY true" said Uucle WiGgily, "ll
speak to Sammie.' 49,.
So he hopped on after the rabbit
boy. and pretty soon he found hin
PLAYING a game Of hide the bone witt
Jackie aud Feetie Bow Wow. Hide tn,
Bone" is Il very funny game, indeed.
Uncle Wiggiiy was watching thu
bunny boy and the puppies play II whel
all Of n sudden, out Of the woods jumped
a great big bad old Pipsisewah, Nov
u pipsisewah IL a very unpleasant ant
/ NAL indeed, and as soon as this on,
jumped out from behind a hush h,
D.. cried,
: "Ah, ha' | am in luck today, III hit
n fine lot of chop sucy Oft the ear
! Of these two rabbits-little and big
and of the puppy dogs, Oh, what luck
Are you going to bite me- askel
Uncle WiGgily.
~ am answered the Pipsiscwah.
And me-" asked Sammic.
Correct" answered the Ptpsisewal
And u.s. asked Jackie and PeotI
Bow Wow.
Right again. snickcred the ptpsisc
WRh.