The Washington herald., 1919-03-31

''Oh, Uncle wiggily! You aren't go
ing out this morning, are you! asked
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the musk
rat lady housekeper of the bunny rab-
bit gentleman. one cay. as he was Just
starting away from his hollow stump
bungalow.
Not going out his morning." spoke
Mr., Longears, looking at Nurse Jane
with a funny twinkle OF his pink nose.
Why shouldn't 60 out today
Because it's the last day Of
March," replied Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy,
"and YOU know March Is the month
when the big winds blow. Now, we
haven't had very high winds so Tar
this month. but this is the last day
and now the wind is sure to blow very
specially and extra hard. knowing II
will be his last chance. So you'd pet
ter not so out or you might get blown
away"
"Oh. I guess rot" laughed Uncle
wir-rily ANYHOW. I'll tie my tall
silk hat on extra tight with piece OF
shoe string and then it can't blow
away"
"Ob I'm sure something will hap
pen il YOU go out" cried Nurse Jane
anxious like and fussy.
We'll, that will be an adventure.
cried Uncle WigGily. in a gay and 9ol-
Iy voice. and away he started leaning
on his red, white and blue striped
rheum matism Crutch.
over the fields and through the
woods hoped the bunny. wondering
what sort of an adventure he woulo
have. when, all OF sudden, the bad
old Pipsisewah. and the worse Skee-
zicks. who had been hiding among inc
trees, saw the bunny rabbit
"Oh, no." cried the Pipsisewah' TINS
is our chance to catch the rabbit chap
Mr. SkeeZicks.
"Why have We a better chance to-
day than at any other Time. li''
Skeezicks wanted to know.
Because I have just thought OF
fine trick by which We can catch Uncle
WirRily..' went on the PipsiScwah.
You know this is the last day Of
March, when the wind is sure to blow
very hard. Now We'll wait until the
wind blows Uncle wiggily upside
down. and then We can easily catch
him and carry him of to our dens
We'll. maybe that will De good
xYav" agreed the SkeeZiCks Let $
wait for the wind TO blow Uncle Wig-
rilv upside down. Wen follow along
behind MIN. and when the March wind
blows him over we'll grab him. We
have tried many ways of catching
I him. but he always gets away.
He won't get away ths time.
| boasted the Pipsisewsh.
So they followed along pehind Uncle
wisgily, over the fields and through
the woods, but, somehow or other
the strong March wind did not blow.
when is he going to turn upside
down" asked the Skeezicks of the Pip
sisewah. I'm getting tired OF wait
ing"
"Oh, it will happen soon now" an
swered the Pip. as call him for short.
y think feel a breeze
But il was only a gentle spring one
such as come before April showers.
The March wind did not seem to want
to blow itself out, as it sometimes
does.
"Tu tell you what we must DO" said
the Pipsisewsh at last
WHAT" asked the Skeezicks.
I'VE must get some big palm leaf
fans and make a March wind Of our
owny" cried the bad animal
"Hurray!" cried the Skeezicks.
That's what We'll do. Wen wave
the fans so hard that they'll make
big blow and Uncle wiggily will be
blown upside down and we can catch
him them
So the Pipsisewah and the Skeezicks
hoped off and found some big palm
leaf fans I'm a cocoanut grove. Back
! they came and. hiding behind Uncle
wiggily. they waved the fans UP and
down and sideways and through the
, middle, and they made very strong
breeze.
"Oh, no. The March wind is blow
inK.a cried Uncle Wlggily. 81 bad