The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-11
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UNCLE WIGGILY AND MIR. CAV CAV.

get in q tree? hin dare go a bit
So nearer to the trees went the bun
ny, and then he saw it wasn't a bottle
of ink at all, but his friend, Mr.. Cav
Cav, the black crow gentleman
"Why, Mr.. Cav CawI Whatever Is
the matter?" asked Uncle Wiggily,
You arc making a great fuss, cawing
and calling, like that. You seem to
be in trouble!'
81 am in trouble,' said Mr.. Cav Cav,
II was flying along, thinking how glad
| shall be when summer comes when,
all of a sudden, one OF my legs be-
came caught in the branches of this
tree. | can't get loose!'
That's too bad!' spoke Uncle Wig
gily. III | could climb a tree I'd soon
gnaw the wood Of the tree branch that
is holding you fast and set you free.
But l can't climb, though | am good
at gnawing."
on, dear! What shall l do?" asked
Mr., Cav Cav.
"Tll help you" said Uncle wiggily.
Though | cannot climb a tree, | have
some friends who can both climb and
gnaw. I'll get Johnnie and Billie
Bushytail, the two squirrel boys. |
saw them frisking about a while ago.
l will have them a you"
And, surely enough, when the.
squirrel boys came, in answer to Uncle
Wiggily's call, they climbed up,
gnawed away the tree branch that held
Mr.. Cav Cav fast by one leg, and soon
the crow gentleman could fly on as
well as ever.
"oh, thank you ever so much, Uncle
Wiggily, and YOU, too, Johnnie and
Billie" said Mr.. Cav Cav, as he
preened his shiny, black features.
Some day | hope / may do you a
favor"
Pray do not mention It," spoke
| lTnnln ANtont1NE rttL -. III
twinkle of his pink nose, ut is only
a pleasure to help someone in trouble
SO Johnnie and Billie went back to
play hide-and-tag among the trees.
Uncle Wiggily hoped along to find an
adventure and Mr., Cav Cav began fly
Cav! Cav! Caw!"
And pretty soon something happened.
All of a sudden. as Uncle Wiggily
was hopping along under a mulberry
bush, the bad old Pipsise%ah reached
out one Of his long paws and grabbed
the bunny rabbit gentleman.
"Ah. ha,' cried the Pip, as | call him
see!'
Yes, l see It. too" sadly said Uncle
Wigglly. But | do hope you are only
playing! You haven't caught me real
honest to goodness, have your"
Indeed l have!' howled the Pipsise
wall. Il have caught you and I'm go.
ing to take you off to my den and
Just then, in a tree overhead, sound
ed a noise as II someone were laugh
ing.
Hum! Who's that asked the Pin.
sisewah, angry like, for he didn't cart
to be laughed at. who's there?'
"Haw! Haw! Haw!' came the laugh.
Ing voice again,
DO you hear? Answer me,' shouted
the Pip. 81 will not be laughed at by
anyone! Stop It, ! say
"Haw! Haw! Haw!" came from TIN
wei, I'll see about this,' snappe
the Pipsisewah. "1lI teach you to laugh
at mel He let go Of Uncle .Wiggll!
and sprang toward the tree. And then
voice cried, louder than before:
"Haw! Hawl Haw! ! wasn't Laughing
at you. l was just calling 'Cawl Cav
CawH as / always do, But since yol
thought It was a laugh, and since 20
have let Uncle Wiggily gO-why, wei
and good! Hurry away, Uncle Wiggilv
Hurry away!" And Mr.. cav Cav, tn
crow gentleman, tossed bits Of tire
bark at the Pipsisewah,
And you can be sure that the bum
hoped away very fast indeed. and tn
Pipsisewah didn't get him, after al
And the crow, whose voice sounde'
Just as though he was laughing. fley
away and had dinner with the bum
and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,
So everything came out right 20
see, and If the spiced pear doesn't tr
- to play tag with the custard~ pie an
get lost in the mixed pickles, you sha
next hear about Uncle Wlggily and Joi
4 Kat.