The Washington herald., 1919-05-01
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
BUNTY'S SKATES
By HOWARD r.. GARIs.

BY HOWARD r. GARIs.
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the bunny
rabbit gentleman. was asleep in his
hollow stump bungalow one morning.
when he heard. as il in a dream,
Nurse Jane Fuzzy ring the breakfast
bell.
"oh! sUm! All! l don't hardly be-
lieve I'll get up this morning!" said
Uncle Wiggily. sort OF stretchy like.
You may keep breakfast for me,
Nurse Jane"
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily, You must get
up! You must get up! You must get
up: oh. Uncle Wiggily. you must get
up! You must get up today! Right
away" sang a jolly little voice.
Uncle Wigg1ly gave a sudden start
All his aches and pains seemed to 20
away at once. and he felt as spry as
new grasshopper.
Hello! wno's down there?' he
called from the top of the stairs, for
the voice seemed to come from the
dining-room. down below. who
wants me to get up?'
Its Baby Bunty!" said Nurse Jane.
Have you forgotten that you brought
her home from a hollow stump yes
terday. and that she's going to live
here?"
''oh. I did forget?' cried Uncle Wig
gily. rs she still here"
We'll. you better come down here
and look after her while I get break
fast" said Nurse Jane. II never saw
such a lively little rabbit before! She
nearly jumped over the milk bottle
while I had my back turned"
Uncle Wiggily smiled until his pink
fnL Ial hAt
so Baby Bunty is lively, Is she?''
said the bunny gentleman. well.
that's just what i need to keep me
from getting old and stiff"
Hurry. Uncle Wiggily! Hurry"
called Baby Bunty.
What's the hurry" asked Mr..
Longears. as he snoothed out his fur
with a pine tree cone for a brush.
why. this is the first of May"
went on the little rabbit girl. who was
going to live with Uncle wiggily. It's
the first of May and we're going out
and gather flowers today. tra-la,''
Who's going?" asked Uncle Wig
kily. as he came downstairs to break
fast
You and I are going to gather
flowers. Wen have fun, many joyful
hours" sang Baby Bunty. as she
danced about the breakfast room like
a sunbeam playing tag with a pussy
cat.
oh, no, Wen see about that"'
said Uncle Wiggily. Now you run
out and play while / eat. and then
we'll see what happens. Did YOU have
your breakfast"
"Oh. yes. Baby Bunty was up as
soon as I was" said Nurse Jane.
Uncle wiggly ate his breakfast
slowly and carefully. He didn't like
to hurry except when the Pipsisewah
was chasing him. And after he had
eaten Uncle Wiggily felt sort of lazy
like and comfortable.
IN play a little trick on Baby
Bunty." he thought Il don't believe
1t will do my old bones good to go OF
in the damp woods so early in the
morning to gather flowers. I'll wait
until the sun is warmer. I'll just
stay here and go to sleep. She'll for
get all about me-"
So Uncle Wiggily curled up in the
easy chair, thinking how good it felt
to rest his tired bones and joints. But.
all OF a sudden. as he was sort of
doing off to sleep he heard Nurse
Jane cry:
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily, Come here.
NbIit 6OtS pdbg DAA-
ty off on her skates"
Baby Bunty? Going of on her
skates, Why she hasn't any skates"
cried the rabbit gentleman. suddenly
waking up! She's too little to have
roller skates. and it isn't the time of
year for ice skates. How you talk.
Nurse Jane"'
well. there she goes anyhow" said
the muskrat lady. She's lively lit
tie tyke, is Baby Bunty. She made
herself a pair of roller skates out of
some old round clothespins. and there
she goes on them, skating down the
woodland path. You'd better run af-
ter her. Uncle Wiggily, or a bad fox
may catch her"
That's so"' cried Uncle wiggily.
Then he forgot all about his stifr
joints. and how he used to have rheu-
matism and all that. Away he loped
and jumped after Baby Bunty. And
away the little Bunty went on her
cIothespin roller skates.
Come on. Uncle Wiggily'" she
cried to him. "Se if you can catch
me"'
Well, Uncle WiggiIy finally did. but
of breath when he finally ran and
caught up with Baby Bunty that he
could hardly twinkle his pink nose at
all.
Isn't this jolly" laughed the tyke.
Now we can get May flowers.
wanted you to be lively and come.
and you did You came right after
me-
Yes. hut you led me quite a chase"
painted Uncle WiGgily. However,
guess I feel better after it. I'm not
stiff. now" And he wasn't a bit,