The Washington herald., 1920-03-16
CHILDREN S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WIGCILY AND
BlLLlE'S BAG.
Rxs8owARD n. GARIs
By.HowARD n. GARIs

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hollow stump school one day. The
lady mouse teacher sat at her desk,
and the animal boys and girls sat
In their seats. studying their les
sons. IL was very still and quiet.
when, all of a sudden. there came a
loud rattlety-bang clattery-clack
noise. The noise sounded from
where Billy Bushytail. the boy
! squirrel, sat.
| why, Billiew exclaimed the
lady mouse teacher. What lessons
are you studying that makes such
a noise?'
Tiff you please. teacher" chat
tered Billie. II wasn't studying at
all. had out my bag OF marbles
and 1 accidentally dropped some"
| Il guess you must have dropped
them all by the noise they made"
said the lady mouse teacher. trying
not to smile. You may bring the
bag to me, Billie; I'll take care of
II for you until after school. Put
the marbles in
"It-it's got something else in be-
sides marbles" said the little squir-
rel boy, as he leaned over to pick
up the migs, the alleys and the
agates. It's got a."
Never mind what else II has in,"
said the teacher. school is the
place for lessons, not bags"
So Billie, the squirrel chap,
brought his bag. with the marbles.
and something else in II, up to the
teacher. ard she put il away in her
desk. Then the lessons went on,
but Uncle Wiggily did not come.
And when school was let out in
the afternoon Billie. Johnnie and
the other animal boys were so sur
prised to see it showing that they
ran out to play amid the white
flakes. II was a very late spow
storm. and when the lady mouse
looked out of the window. as she
was getting ready to go home, she
hoped the pnow would not last very
long.
Il wonder why Uncle wiggily
didn't come today?" thought the
lady mouse. as she looked in her
desk to see that she was not for
getting anything. And as she saw
Billie's bag she exclaimed
There! 1 forget to give II to the
poor little fellow"
Indeed, Billie. Johnnie and all the
rest were far from the hollow
stump school now. The lady mouse
teacher was just leaving. taking
Blllie's bag of marbles with her.
when along came Uncle wiggily.
! On you are lats"" exclaimed the
teacher. ''e
| Yes, answered the old rabbit
gentleman, giving his pink nose a
| t"lhkle or two. 81 meant TO get
mere before school was out. I hone
you will not keep me in" and he
smiled funny-like at the lady
mouse teacher.
No; school is over for the day."
she said.
What have you there" asked
Uncle Wiggily, looking at the bag
on her paw.
"oh. Billie's marbles" she an
swered' and she told how the squirrel
boy had taken them out in class
which was against the rule.
| III carry it for you" offered the
rabbit gentleman. He and the lady
mouse school teacher were walking
along together. over the fields and
Through the late March snowstorm,
when, all of a sudden, out from
amid the fakes popped the bad old
Skeezicks.
AT last" he howled. "At last I
have you! If 1 can't get any souse
on Uncle Wiggily's ears I'll get
some from the lady mouse"
oh, no, you will notw cried
Uncle Wiggily. who knew he had TO
be brave when he had a lady with
him. even il she was only a mouse
Who says so?" howled the Skee,
impolitely.
Il do! Stand back. Approach her
at your peril"' cried the bunny gem
lteman, and he opened BiIlie's bag.
And he put his paw inside.
"Oh, gentlemen! Pray do not quar-
rel over me" begged the timid lady
mouse.
He shall never get your souse!'
declared Uncl wiggily. 'I'rl throw
every marble in Billie's bag at the
bad Skee."
As he said that a queer look came
over the bunny gentleman's face.
His paw had felt something else in
the bag besides marbles. Quickly
pulling it out Uncle wiggily pointed
it at the Skeezicks and pulled the
trigger.
"Oh, wow! Oh. double wowm Oh,
lice cream and water crackers" cried
1.-THE Skee. How cold I am! I'm turn
ing into an icicle" And, all dripping
wet, and with icicies beginning to
freeze all over him, he turned and
ran away.
'Oh, what did you do to scare him
away, Uncle Wiggily?" asked the
teacher of the hollow stump school.
II squirted water on him from
Billie's water pistol I found in the
bag" answered the bunny.
"Oh, that's what else there was
in the bag that Billie was trying to
tell me about" said the lady mouse.
I''Well. I'm glad 1t was there"
So this teaches US that sometimes,
but not ALWAYS il is q good thing