The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD r. eARIs.

BY HOWARD r. eARIs.
1t was coming on toward spring in
Woodland, near the Orange Ice noun
tains. where Uncle wiggily Longears,
the bunny rabbit gentleman. had his
hollow stump bungalow. -
OF course, there was a little winter
left yet, and each night and morning
icicles hung from the edge OF the bun
nys bungalow roof. But in the mid
die of the day, when the sun shone, it
was quite warm.
1t was so warm, in fact, n day,
that all the ice melted out Of the duck
pond ocean, and when Uncle Wiggily
was walking toward It he heard the
sound of:
"Quack! Quack! ouack!"
why, that must be Lulu, Alice and
Jimmie Wibblewobble, the ducks,'' said
the bunny to himself. Il haven't seen
very much of them this winter. I'm
glad to know they are out and about
again. Hello, Lulu, Alice and Jimmie!"
he called to the three duck children.
"Oh, hello, Uncle Wiggily!" quacked
Lulu. please don't let Jimmie do it,"
DO what?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
Go swimming in the duck pond
enough to go swimming, but mother
said he wasn't to even paddle his feet
in. She said the water was like ice
yet, even If it is unfrozen."
"Oh, l Just want a little swim!'
quacked Jimmie. THE sun is so nice
and warm, and the water sparkles like
diamonds"
But it's as cold as snowflakes!
You'd better keep out, al your sisters
tell you" said Uncle Wiggily.
''eh. dear!" quacked Jimmie.
Uncle Wiggily talked to the three
duck children a little longer, and then
they wibbled and they wobbled on over
the field while Mr.. Longeara hoped
through the woods, wondering what
sort of adventure he would have that
day. He went to call on Grandfather
Goosey Camden, and there he had a
nice time, but no adventure, and 1t
was not until toward evening, when
the bunny was on his way back to his
hollow stump bungalow that something
happened.
Uncle Wiggily was Just wondering
what Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuz7y would
give him for supper when, all at once,
the bunny heard some wild quacking,
and LULU Wibblewobble, the duck girl,
came Tapping along the path.
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily! Uncle Wiggily!'
cried Lulu
Yes! Yes! What is it? What's the
matter?' quickly asked the bunny, as
he saw that Lulu was very much ex-
cited.
"Oh, it's Jimmie!" she quacked. "He
went swimming in the cold duck pond,
though we told him mother didn't want
him to, and now-now, oh, dear!"
Yes! Yes! But what is it?'' asked
Uncle Wiggily, taking hold of zulu
wing; What has happened Jimmie?"
'Oh, he was swimming in the duck
pond ocean" went on LULU, and, all
of a sudden, it became cold, and the
water froze, and nov Jimmie is caught
fast in the ice of the pond and we can't
boo, hoo-we can't get him loose!'
''Oh. dear me! That Is too bad!'
said Uncle Wiggily. IT'S perfectly
dreadful What can l do to get Jimmie
unfrozen?"
Father and mother and DR.. Possum
are trying as hard as they can to, choT
him out" said Lulu. And Johnnie
and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels, are
trying to gnaw him loose from the Ice
with their teeth. But he isn't getting
mo, Of, course not!'' said Uncle Wig.
gily. THAT fsn't the way to do a
all! You can't gnaw ice; you mus
melt it. To melt ice you must have 6
fire or hot water. Ha! I have it! Cons
Quickly he ran to his hollow stunt
Nurse Jane, your hot water bag Ii
a hurry!' said Jingle Wiggily to the
What for?' she asked. rs some
one iH?''
Jimmie WibblewobbIe is frozen fast
in the duck pond" said Uncle Wiggily
land l am going to thaw him out. YOU
hot water bag will be just the thing
to melt the ice"
And SO 1t was. A little later Uncle
Wiggily laid the hot water bag on the
ice close to where Jimmie's legs were
held fast. Soon the hot water melted
the ice and didn't burn the boy duck
at all, and he could climb out and wall
across the frozen pond to shore.
But you'd better not go in swim
ming again until summer" said Uncle
Wiggily.
NO quacked Jimmie. II guess
hadn't better"
And he didn't. And II the red rasp,