The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-14
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BEDTIME STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND KITTIE RAT,

bic; too, or at least one of them, I must
So he looked, and, surely enough, he
saw poor kittie Kat, caught by her
TAN IN the crack of a big log on the
ground in the woods. Poor Kittie was
held fast and could not get away.
wait a minute, Ktttie,' said Uncle
Nlgglly. IN help o to get loose
with his strong teeth, just mad for
gnawing wood, Uncle Wiggily soon
gnawed the crack in the log big enough
so hittle could pull out her tail, and
very thankful she was to the bunny
rabbit gentleman.
Il hope | may do you a favor some
day, Uncle Wiggily," she said, as she
smoothed out her fur that had been all
ruffled.
oh, my! Don't think l helped you
just to get a favor in return" said Mir.
Longears. Il like to help folks. Be
sides, see how your brother Tommie
helped me the other day by dancing in
walnut shells on my kitchen oil cloth,
and so soaring away the fox who
thought Tommie was a policeman
horse
Well, l hope l may help you, toe"
mewed Kittie. and then she ran on to go
to her lessons, for she was nearly late.
Though of course the lady mouse
teacher in the hollow stump school
would have excused Kittie on account
of her tail having been caught in a
crack of the log.
And after he had helped the kitten
girl Uncle Wiggily gave his pink nose
an extra twinkle or W and hoped on
through the woods, hoping he might
find an adventure. And he did, too,
only 1t was not just the nice kind he
was looking for.
Because, all of a sudden, out from
behind a big stone popped the bad
old Skuddlemagoon. And the Skuddle-
magoOn had a big rag bag with him,
and a needle and thread.
This time you are not going to get
away, Mr., L~ongears," said the Skuddle-
magoon, sarcastic like. II am going to
sew you up in this rag bag and leave
you here until l go after the Pipsise-
wah. Together we shall carry 0 to
the den of the Skeezicks and then We
will have all the souse we want"
oh, please DON'T begged Uncle
Wiggily.
COON, Into the rag bag you go, to be
sisewah and Wen carry you to the den
of the Skeezicks and oh, what fun
Wen have!"
But it will not be fun for me-" sadly
said the bunny.
However, there was no help for it,
Into the rag bag the SkuddlemagoOn
popped Uncle Wiggily, and then the
bad creature sewed the bunny up with
needle and thread. taking big, long
white stitches because he was in a
hurry.
NOW, there you are, sewed in a bag,
and I'll leave you here in the woods,
while l go get the Pipsisewah to help
me carry you!' said the Skuddlema-
COON.
Then he ran away, leaving the bunny
sewed up in the sack. Uncle Wiggily
tried to get out, but he couldn't, Next
the bunny called:
Help! Help! Helpi"
What's the matter? Who are you
and where are you?" asked a voice
outside the sack.
"Oh, I'm Uncle Wiggily and I'm sewed
up" was the answer.
Never mind. III soon have you
out!' said a kind voice.
Who are your" asked the bunny,
"kittie Kat" was the answer. with
my long, sharp claws I car soon pull
the big white stitches out of this rag
bag, and you'll be free. At last | can
do you a favor!"
Then Kittie Kat. for she it was,
clawed the big white stitches out Of
the bag where the Skuddlemagoon had
sewed them, and Uncle Wiggily was
free before the bad creature came back
with the Pipsisewah,
II was on my way from school when
| heard you call inside the bag said
Kittie. $50 l came to let you out."
And I am very glad you did" spoke
Pipsisewah and the Skeezicks had no
souse that day. And il the canary
bird doesn't pick all the raisins out
Of the rice pudding to feed to the pussy
cat, I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily and Jimmie Wibblewobble.