The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-30
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
BY. HOWARD r. GARIS.

Where is Baby Bunty, Nurse
Jane?" asked Uncle Wiggily Long
ears one morning as he went out
into the kitchen Of the holly stump
bungalow. Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuz-
Zy, the muskrat lady housekeeper,
who was baking some pies for New
Years day, looked up and saw I'm
Gle Wiggily laughing.
II don't see anything funny" said
Nurse Jane. serious like.
You would If you looked in the
glass;" chuckled the bunny gentle
man. You have a dab of flour on
the end Of your nose, and it looks
like one of my collar buttons"
"Oh, my land sakes, flopsy dub
and a basket of soap bubbles!" cried
Nurse Jane. Then she quickly wiped
the dab Of flour off her nose, and
said:
why were you inquiring about
Baby Bunty, Uncle Wiggily?"
Il wanted to know where the little
rabbit girl had gone" spoke the
bunny gentleman.
why, she went out, taking her
new Christmas music box with her."
answered Nurse Jane. You know;
the nice little music box that Santa
Claus left her"
What's that! Baby Bunty has
gone out and taken her music box
with herr" cried Uncle Wiggily.
What in the world did she do that
for?"
well, there was an old blue jay
bird, fluttering around our bunga-
low" said Nurse Jane. II think it
was the same one who once dropped
the blue feather for Baby Bunty's
cap. Anyhow he was shrieking most
loudly, was this bird and Baby Bun
ty said she'd take her music box
out to him."
But why did she do that" asked
the rabbit gentleman. Il don't see
why"
We'll, Baby Bunty's music box.
plays very sweet tunes" said the
muskrat lady housekeeper. And
Baby Bunty said perhaps If she
played some nice tinkily tunes for
the blue Jay that he would learn to
sing better, and, not so harshly."
HUM" said Uncle Wiggily slow
ly "Of course Baby Bunty meant
to be kind. But you can't change a
blue jays harsh cry with music
box. Those birds are intended to
call in the way they do All the
same | wish Baby Bunty hadn't gone
out in the woods"
why" asked Nurse Jane.
Because the old Woozie Wolf,
the Fuzzy Fox and the black Bushy
Bear may chase her" answered the
rabbit gentleman.
'"Oh, don't say such things" beg
ged Nurse Jane.
We'll, hope nothing happens"
Uncle Wiggily went on. But |
think I'd better hop after Baby
Bunty and bring her back, music box
and all!'
please dol" begged Nurse Jane.
So, taking his red, white and Blue
striped barber pole rheumatism
crutch out of the ice box. and twink
ling his pink nose, Uncle Wiggily
started off.
He had not gone very far before,
all of a sudden, the bunny gentleman
saw the old Woozie Wolf skiddering
along through the woods.
"Ha That Wolf is after some
one" thought the bunny gentleman.
81 hope it isn't Baby Bunty guess
I'd better follow along and see"
So Uncle Wiggily followed softly
after the Wolf, until he saw the
Woozie chap stop in a little dinghy
dell, where Baby Bunty was seated
on a log with her music box.
oh good morning, Mr.. Wolf"
said Baby Bunty in her cute little
voice. Did you come to hear me
play my music box" she asked. 81
played for the blue jay and now I'll
play for you"
mo, l didn't come to hear any
music box!" growled the Wolf most
impolitely. II came to get"
But just then Baby Bunty began
to make the music box play, and it
tinkled out little tune like
List to my song.
The bells ring Ding Dong!'
The old Woozie Wolf is sleepy, SO
sleepy
His eyes they will close,
And off he will dozo,
,creepy.".
And bless your little crib, as soon
as Baby Buntys music box played
that tune the Wolf went fast. fast to
sleep.
well, that isn't so bad," said
Uncle Wiggily, who, hidden behind a
log, had seen what Baby Bunty had
done. she is clever little bunny
girl. But | think I'd better take her
home while the Wolf sleeps" said
the RABBIT gentleman.
Mr.. Longears was just going to call