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

Where * Bunty?" asked Uncle
WiEgily LonCears, the rabbit gentle
man. one morning. as he came down
TO breakfast in his hollow stump bun
galow.
"Oh. Bunty has gone out 10 play.
long ago. said Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy.
Well. I'm glad of that" spoke In
Gle WiEEily, with sigh. sort OF rest
full like an ample. It's Good thing
to have Bunty 20 cut and play"
DO you mean it's good for her.
asked Nurse Jane. as she sliced some
carrots for the bunny's breakfast and
poured maple sugar sauce over them
IT'S restful for Bunty and restful
for me- said Uncle Wigcily. DO YOU
know. Nurse Jane" he went on. since
l found Baby Bunty, that cute little
rabbit girl. in a hollow stump and
brought her home TO live with us. she
certainly has kept me going. Yes. sir"
exclaimed Mr.. Longears. explosive like
and infiammatory. at the same time
documentary. she certainly has kept
me busy"
But it's good for YOU" said Mss
Fuzzy WUzzy. tha muskrat lady
housekeeper. You haven't looked so
well in months. Raby Bunty. by be-
ing lively. and making you chase her
every once in while, keeps you from
getting stf.''
We'll. yes. perhaps" admitted the
bunny rabbit. But. at the same time
! am glad she has gone out to play
this morning. Now. after breakfast, !
can sit and read my paper in peace
and restfulness"
And. when he had finished eating his
turnip turnovers. with lettuce frostinE
on, Uncle WiEgly sat down in his
easy chair i'm the sunshine. and began
to look over the Cabbage Leaf Ga
zette. which is the newspaper of the
animal people of Woodland, near the
Orange Ice Mountains.
But just as Uncle WiEgily was read
| ing how Grandfather Goosey Gander
had a cold in his hill and couldn't
| quack very well. Nurse Jane suddenly
cried
'Oh, Uncle WiGCily, Come here as
quickly as You can. Hurry
What's the matter now?" asked the
ra bbit gentleman. as he dropped hi.
| paper and gave three hops. a jumr
| and part of skip 10 the window. out
OF which Nurse Jane was looking.
What's the mattor"'
See, There goes Baby Bunty's doll"'
said the muskrat lady. ITS sk.ddinG
along over the ground as fast as the
skiuery-scallery alligator can crawl.
! Baby Bunty's doh is running away,
and she'll feel 50 badly"
"Baby's Bunty's doll running away
Impossible" cried Uncle Wiggily. The
doll isn't alive--it can't run away"'
But il is," said Nurse Jane. See il
skiddle along"
And. as true as I'm telling you, there
was Baby Bunty's doll. moving along
| the woodland path. over the green
moss. over the green grass, over the
brown leaves in and out among the
green ferns. The doll was sliding
along the ground. but no one was
dragging her or pulling her or pushing
| her-that is as far Gs Uncle Wiggily
and Nurse Jane could see
did you ever? Can YOU imagine it,!
cried the muskrat lady.
81 can see it," said the bunny. rub,
bling his eyes, and his pink, twinkling
nose, to make sure he was awake.
"I can see it, said Uncle Wiggly
'T don't have TO imagine it. But what
makes that doll go / don't know
Some dolls can walk and talk. but
never saw one slide along all by her.
self before"
Run after 1t. quickly" cried NURSE
Jane. Baby Bunty will feel very bad.
ly IL her doll is lost, Run after it fol
heri"
81 will" said the rabbit gentleman
Not stopping to put on his tall, silk
| hat. and forgetting all about his red
white and blue striped rheumatism
crutch, out of his hollow stump bunga.
low rushed Uncle Wiggily. After tht
| doll he hoped.
But as fast as he hoped the doll
skidded along just as fast. always
keeping ahead of Mr.. Longears.
"Oh, no! I'll get you yeti" cried the
bunny And he hoped faster anc
faster. But the doll skidded alonE
ever more quickly. Uncle Wigeily wa'
hopping as he had never hopped be
| fore.
what makes that doll sklddl,