The Washington herald., 1919-04-03
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
Uncle Wigsily Lonsears and
Bully No-Tail. the Frog
Boy.
BY HOWARD r.. GARIs.
tCopyrieIt, 1913. by Mcclure Newspaper
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II was raining very hard in Wood
land. near the Orange Ice Mountains,
where Uncle Wiggily Dongears, the
bunny rabbit gentleman, lived in his
hollow stump bungalow with Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. his muskrat lady
housekeeper. Pitter, patter, Glitter,
ciatter spattered down the rsindrops.
You are not going out in all this
rain, are your" asked Nurse Jane OF
the bunny rabbit gentleman, as she
saw him putting on his light fur coat
and his tall silk hat
Going out7 Oh. yes, I'm going out"
he answered.
But you'll get all wet" cried the
muskrat lady.
''Ill take my trusty umbrella with
me-" said Mr.. Longears. That will
keep of the rain
So out he started. over the fields
and through the woods. past the
rustling bushes that were Just show
ing the least tiny sprouts OF green.
Along and along hoped Uncle Wig
gily, looking for an adventure.
All OF sudden, Just as he passed
the Wibblewob6le duck pond. Uncle
Wiggily heard a sad little voice say
ing:
"Oh, dear! oh, dear. Oh. dear"'
That's the sound of trouble IL ever
y heard it." cried the bunny. 1
must seee what I can do to help"
So he peeked through the bushes.
and there. On a stone beside the pond,
sat Bully No-Tsil. the frog boy; and
Bully was looking at some cuts and
scratches on his front and on his hind
legs.
why, Bully! What's the natter"
asked Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, ] was trying TO see II 7 could
jump all the way across the Wibble-
wobble duck pond" said the frog boy.
but my hind legs slipped on a wet
stone and I fell on some sharp gravel
and now I'm all cut and scratched like
anythfngr'
That's too bad" said Uncle Wig
gily But, never mind, Bully. You
come along with me and I'll take
you to DR.. Possum's. He'll put some
stIckum plaster on your cuts and
scratches, and they'll feel much bet
ter. Come along! or to DR. Pos
sums we'll go and get the stickum
plaster"
Well. Bully felt better after that.
and along through the rain and mud
puddles he splashed TO DR.. Possum's
Uncle Wiggily hoped along under
his umbrella. but, being a frog, and
used to water. Bully didn't mind the
rain.
At last he and Uncle Wiggily reach
ed DR.. Possum's house. and the bun
ny left his wet umbrella out on the
front stoop while he took Bully in
side to have stickum plaster put on
the little frog boys cuts and scratch
es
And while Uncle wiggily was IN
Dr. POssum's Office, along came the
bad Pipsisewah. The Pipsisewah saw
the bunny's umbrella out on the stoop.
81 know what I'll do" said the Pip.
'T'H scratch that umbrella full OF
holes, and. when Uncle wiggily raises
It over his head. the rain will come
through and wet him and bedraggle
him so that l can easily catch him"
So the Pipsisewah scratched the
bunny's umbrella full OF holes. Then
he bid himself and waited. And. when
Bully was all patched up. Mr.. Long
ears came out with him to 60 home.
And. no sooner had Uncle wlggily
opened his umbrella than he saw how
full of cuts and holes II was. In
through the holes dashed the rain.
! and the bunny was getting all be-
draggled and wet, and the Pipsisewah
was Just going to grab him. when
Bully cried:
Quick. Uncle Wiggily. run back
to DR.. Possum's office. and have him
Ak your UMBRELLA
How can he fv it?" asked the
bunny. as he kept getting wctter
and wetter. and the Pipsisewah
kept coming nearer and nearer
How can DR.. Possum fix my UNI
brella that is cut and scratched full
OF hOleso''
"why. he can put stickum plss-
ter over the holes in your umbrella
just the same as he put stickum
plaster over the scratches in my
skin" said the frog boy. "A7d then
the water can't leak through"
Good, I'll try IT," cried the
bunny.
Beck he hoped to DR. Possum's
office, and the Pipsisewsh. who had
como back after having been blown
away bv the March wind. hoped
along. also. But Uncle W-iggily was
too quick. and he shut the doctors
door in the face OF the unpleasant
chap.
Then DR.. Possum put some
stickum plaster over the cuts and
holes in Uncle wiEgily's umbrella,
and the bunny could go through the
rain without getting a drop wet.
Only he went home another way.
so the Pipsisewah wouldn't see
him.
So that's what happened to Mt.
Longears and his umbrella. and. II
the hot water bag doesn't catch
cold when 1t goes out TO the ice box
to get a bit of strawberry pudding
for the trained nurse, TIL tell you