The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-10
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STORY


/ can do anything with those two boys
Of mine-Curly and Floppy. They each
have a little cold in their ears, so l
didn't let them go out to play snow
balls Pr slide down hill. And all day.
long they have been f%retting and splut-
tering around. until I'm 80 Mustered |
don't know what I'm doing"
You're tanning yourself with your
apron" said Uncle Wtggily with a
smile. That's what made me come
over"
Dear me! Was 1 doing that?"
grunted Mrs. Twistytaii. well, it's no
wonder! I'm 50 kerflummoxed!"
I'm come in and speak to the piggie
boys" said Uncle WiEgily, and when
he saw what a nice lot of toys Curly
and Floppy had to play with, even II
they did have to stay in the house, the
bunny rabbit said:
why, I'm ashamed of you boys!
| You ought to be happy, and not fuss
and make your mother all flustered
Why, here's Curly's tin fife. You can
blow such jolly tunes on 1t as never
wasi"
And the bunny rabbit footed such a
happy little joIly-go-lucky song that
Curly and F1oppy couldn't help laugh
Fl know lots of little animal children
that haven't any toys at ALL" said
oh. do your" asked Curly. Then
please take one Of them my tin fife,
I'll feel better than ever II l give away
something like that"
80 viii l." said Floppy. Here are
a lot OF tin soldiers. Uncle Wiggily, |
got more than I need for Christmas.
Take them to some poor little squirrel
boy" -, .r...,
you very much, little piggie boys, for
being so kind and thinking Of others.
I'll put the tin fife and the tin soldiers
in my fur overcoat pocket and give
them to the first little lonesome boy
meet" ,
Then, after Uncle wiggily had stayed
a little longer in the Twistytail home,
he started back for his hollow stump
bungalow, wondering on the way to
whom he could give the tin fife and
And. all Of a sudden, as Uncle wig
Eily was hopping alone through the
woods, out popped the bad old Pipsise-
wah. worse than ever.
"Sousel Souse, I must have picked
souse off your ears!' cried the Pipsise-
wah to Uncle Wiggily;.
"Oh, please don't bite souse off my
ears!" begged the rabbit gentleman.
Eyes, I shalt" howled the Pip, as
call him for short. "a,
will you let me go, and not bite
souse off my ears II ! play you a tune
on a tin fife?" asked Uncle Wiggily, as
he thought OF the in his pocket; =,
1T don't know. Play n tune and TT
see" said the Pipsisewah, considering
So Uncle wiggHy took out the fife
and he played as nice a tune as NJ
"Nope!' cried the Pipsisewah. "Tl
not let you no for that Souse | neeC
and souse I will have. I'm going tc
bite 1t off your ears, footing tin fife oil
not. Here I come for souseH
ooh, you do, Ell? Well, wem set
about that" cried a new voice. Halt
company form! 'Tenshion! Fix bay
onets! Aim guns! Shoot the Pip
slsewah!" and out OF Uncle Wiggily'i
pocket jumped Floppy's tin soldiers
They had suddenly sprung. into life, b!
the blowing OF the tin fife, and the!
formed in line on the snow, as the,
ieaped from the bunny's pocket, am
aimed their guns straight at the Pip
sisewah Just like real soldiers. -,
"oh, I'll be good III be good!
from Uncle wiggily! Don't shoot me!
And away he ran as fast as he coul
go He was afraid Of the tin soldier;
- "Hai Hal" laughed their captain
Forward, march! into Uncle Wiggily'
pocket," Then they all jumped bac
again, and Struggled down, and tn
bunny took them, and the tin fife, TO
moor little squirrel boy who liked Their
very much. So this teaches US tina
soldiers are very good, and If the ric
budding doesn't wake up in the mid
die of the night and bite a raisin, /
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily an
Mr.. Pine.