The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-21
VNCM WIGGILX 3
BEDTIME' STORY


housekoeper in The hollow stump bun
galow, one day.
oh. not so very answered the
bunny rabbit gentleman. Il have
plenty OF time TO eat a strawberry
shortcake II you want TO make one.
ITS a little too far from summer to
think Of Strawberries said Nurse Jane
with Il laugh. But II | had some
pepper | could make a cheese pudding,
n you like that very much"
Yes" said Uncle Wiggily, 81 do,
But excuse me-pepper! l don't like
pepper! It makes me sneeze SOL
Yes, too much viii make you sneeze,
spoke Nurse Jane, but / must dust
the least little bit on the cheese when
/ make a pudding. You need pepper
to bring out the real flavor of the
cheese. But my pepper box is empty
Then I'll go to the store and get
you a new one" said Uncle Wiggily
most kindly. Il like cheese pudding,
and If you need pepper to make one
Ill get some Of the sneezy stuff
Get 1t In a tin box, with little holes
IN the top, so may sprinkle the pepper
out easily advised Nurse Jane. I'm
that way 1t won't make you sneeze so
much, II you are careful
I'm be very CAREFUL promised the
bunny, So he gave his pink nose an
extra twinkle or two, In case he should
happen to sneeze unexpected like, and
off he started, hopping through the
woods and over the fields to the store
where u monkey doodle gentleman sold
pepper in tin boxes with tiny holes for
the sprinkle top.
Good morning, Uncle Wiggily!" vel,
coined the monkey doodle and the
bunny rabbit gentleman hoped into
the store, 5 you want some pepper,
do you for Nurse James cheese pud-
ding? Well, here you are, only be very
| CaTofuI"
"Why?" asked the bunny, suspicious
like and non-Committal.
"Well, that's the last box of pepper
] have said the storekeeper monkey
and some Of the sprinkle top holes are
open, There was a paper pasted over
them to keep them closed, but the pa
per dropped off and some of the holes
are open, So don't jiggle the pepper
box too much or you'll have such 8
sneeze as never vast .
Yes, | know pepper is very sneezy,'
said Uncle Wiggily. But III be care
and I'll hop slowly home, so as not t
jiggle 1t and make the pepper dus
III you do that you will be all right,
said the monkey doodle gentleman.
Uncle Wiggily, thinking of the cheese
pudding with Just the least flavor o
pepper in It, was hopping slowly anC
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IN one paw, when, all of n sudden, ou'
from behind a big stone popped the baC
Pipsisewah,
"Ah, ha!' cried the Pip. This tim,
you will not get away from me, YoI
have no ~stovepipe this time to hide II
and roll down hill" -
mo" sadly said Uncle Wigglly, &"
have no stoveptpe now. But | hav'
something else"
'What$' asked the Pipslsewah, sus
"A box OF pepper" spoke tho bunny
and you want to be careful
Tut Tut! Nonsense!" laughed tn
bad creature, Here, give me that boz
Of pepper and then hurry alongl In
going to take you to my den and bit
souse off your ears. Maybe I'll pu
pepper on my souse-Im not sure YET
But I've caught you-so hurry along;
Better not hurry too .nuch!' SAT-
Uncle Wlggily.
you'n hurry, too!' said the Pipsise
wah. SO, holding Uncle Wiggily b,
one paw, and with the pepper box II
the other, the Pip began to hurry
And he went hippity-hop up and dow
and the pepper In the box began I
jiggle up and down and some came gu
OF the little holes a~nd-and-all OF
sudden the Pipsisewah began to sneeze
"A-choo! A-ker-choo! A-ker-snitzio
chew chew! Chee!" sneezed the Pip
sisewah, and he sneeZed so hard tina
he fell down and rolled over and owe
and he had to let go of Uncle Wiggily
"A-choo! A-ker-choo! A-~ker-snltSlo!
sneezed the Pip, and Uncle Wiggil
cried:
'Ha! This Is my chance! Now I'll &c
away" SO he caught up the box o
pepper, and, holding his paw over II
holes SO the black speoks wouldn't q
bungalow ran Uncle Wiggily, leavin
the pip still sneezing. And Uncle Wig
gily only snoeZed once,
Then Nurse Jane made the chees
pudding and 1t was very good, and
tho teaspoon doesn't catch cold trol
playing too hong In the dish with III
Ice cream, I'll tell you next about Uncl
Wiggily and the bag OF salt.