The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
Copyright, 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper
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BY HOWARD r. GARIs.

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BY HOWARD r. GARls.
oh, Uncle Wigglyl May l go with
your" called voice amer the bunny
rabbit gentleman one morning, as he
hoped out OF his hollow stump bunga-
low. Mr.. LOngears turned quickly
around to see who it was. For he
thought, perhaps, it might be the skill
lery-scalery aihgat0r with the humps
oh, It's you, is it, Bflie?" asked
Uncle Wiggiy, as he saw one OF the
Bushytail squirrel boys. well, | am
not going anywhere in particular-1ust
to look for an adventure, you know,
I'D love TO comet" chartered Billie.
MAY IL"
oh, yes, come along" said good
natured Uncle Wiggily, giving his pink
nose an extra twinkle, because II was
cold day in Woodland, near the Orange
Ice Mountains, and the bunny rabbit
gentleman did not want his glasses to
freeze fast.
Soon Billie Bushytail, the squirrel, and
Uncle Wiggily were hopping over the
fields and through the woods, looking
for an adventure.
What kind do you think well flnd?"
asked Billie, as he climbed up tree to
look for a hickory nut. But he did not
find any, | am sorry to say.
"Oh, well! we may have funny adj
venture, or an exciting one, said Uncle
wiggily, with laugh, What kind
would you WANT"
"BothY' chartered Billie in answer,
and Uncle Wiggily laughed again.
tleman. and on he and Billie went, hop
ping over the fields and through the
woods.
All of a sudden, just as they were
passing through a little village, near
the pond, where Toodle and Noodle
Il Mot TtDH fhn hna how
Billie stood still, flicking his tail to and
fro as squirrels always do when they
hear or see something strange.
What's the matter?" asked Uncle
Wiggly. DO you see the Pipsisewah?'
No, not exactly answered Billie,
thing over there on the hill Of SNOWY
why that is-dear me! / hope 1t
isn't the lean and scrawny Skeezicks.'
spoke the bunny gentleman, wiping the
frost off his glasses so he might see
better "Oh, no." he exclaimed, as he
Billie. 1t is only a last years Christ
mas tree. guess it was the one Toodle
and Noodle had and, after New Years,
1t was thrown out, as all Christmas
trees are when Santa Claus has fin
ished with them"
Uncle Wiggily and Billie hoped over
to the OLE christmas tree There were
no gay am pretty lights on it now; no
red, green, blue and golden balls; no
bags Of candy and no toys.
Well, the Christmas tree made some
body happy" said Uncle Wiggily Now
its work is finished" go,
Yes. but mine isn't" suddenly
howled a harsh and unpleasant voice.
MY work is just begun!" and out from
behind big rock near the old Christ
mas tree sprang the bad Skeezicks He
was so thin and scrawny and scraggily
that he could very easily hide behind
even hat tree If he had to.
Yes, now for my work." howled the
Skee And my work is to get some
souse off your ears, Uncle Wiggily!
Here ! comet
The bad chap was just going to catch
hold of the bunny gentleman's ears,
when, all of a sudden, there was
branches of the old Christmas tree, and
something coored red and blue and
yellow and green sprang out and landed
right on the back of the Skeezicks.
Wow! Wouch! Smouch" yelled the
Skee. Who is pinching the middle of
II AMI cried thinny, tinny, skinny
sort of voice, and Uncle Wiggily and
Billie saw a queer little wooden man
skipping about on the shoulders of the
Skeezicks. Il am pinching you to make
you let Uncle Wiggily's souse alone
said the funny little wooden, man. =
Well, I'm not going to let Uncle
Wiggily alone!" boldly said the Skee.
couch! Wouch!' he suddenly cried
again. Nov, you're pinchng my legs"
And, surely enough, the funny little
man who had scrambled out of the old
Christmas tree was pinChing the thin
legs of the Skee.
And then, before the bad chap could
grab the little man, the funny fellow
began pinching the Skee's nose, hop
ping about like a sandpiper. And he
pnched the Skees ears and his cheeks
and his arms and legs and everything,
skipping about as fast as an egg
beaten.
20, WOW, This is too much for me-
said the Skee, and away he ran, not
getting any of Uncle Wiggily's souse,
at all, while the funny little wooden
man, who had come from the Christ
mas tree, stood bowling and smiling at
the bunny gentleman and squirrel boy.
why it's Jumping jack exclaimed
Billie. "a Jumping Jack that someone
forgot and left on the tree"
NO" said the jolly little wooden
man, II am not Jumping Jack. Hippie
Hop is my name, and Jumping Jack
thing. though we have different names
And it is true | was forgotten and left
on the Christmas tree. ] was wonder
ing if I could ever be of any help in
this world"
well, you certainly were a great
help to me, in driving away the Skee,"
said Uncle Wiggily. I'm take you home
for Squeakie Eekie, the cousin mouse"
And Squeakie -Eekie liked Hippe Hop
very much, So this teachers us that
even old Christmas trees are of some
nd tl1a hn NV in GO HnnCn't