Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-21

Just then there was a move
ment under a little bush, ard out
came a small animal covered with
light brown fur This animal had
Il long, akarp nose, rather q long
tail and the brightest eyes Uncle
Wiggily had ever seen.
"Oh, how do you do, and who
are you?" asked the bunny rabbit
gentleman.
Il am Henry Pop" was the an
swer.
Excuse me for saying so. but
that is certa My a funny name,
though l like it," spoke the bunny,
II am called Henry Pop, and my
father is Pop Goes, the weasel,
went on the brown animal, sitting
up on his hind legs and looking
about with his bright eyes. His
head and neck seemed to be all in
one, like those of a snake.
II have heard of your father,
Mr.. Pop Goes, the weasel" said
Uncle Wiggily. IF l mistake not
there is a song about him"
There is" said Henry Pop, the
weasel boy. ut goes this way:
THE monkey chased the cobbler's
wife
All around the steeple.
That's the way the money flies,
Pop Goes the Weasel"
II don't exactly understand it,,
myself" said Henry Pop, "but I'm
q weasel all right"
II don't know whether or not
ought to be afraid of YOU" spoke
Uncle Wiggily. Aren't weasels
supposed to like rabbits for their
dinner ?"f
80, but wouldn't hurt YOU,
Uncle Wiggily!" said Henry Pop,
as he skipped about, the sun shin
ing on his brown fur. I'D like to
walk with you and maybe help you
have an adventure
All right, come along" invited
the bunny rabbit gentleman. So
he and the little weasel boy started
off over the white snow together,
very good friends indeed, though
not all weasels are kind to rab-
bits.
All of a sudden, as Henry Pop
and Uncle Wiggily We're skipping
along over the snow, and the bun
ny was just wondering whether he
would have an adventure, there
came a growl from under a sassa-
fras bush and out popped the Black
Bear.
"Ah, ha! Uncle Wiggily!'
frowled the Black Bear. Il am
Just in time, l see! 1 was wonder
ing what / could eat for my din
ner, and now l know"
II wonder if he means you?"
whispered Henry Pop to the bunny
gentleman.
'I-Pm afraid he does" sighed
Uncle Wiggily, his pink nose twink
ling sad and sorrowful like.
"Whoever that brown fur animal
with you may happen to be, he
might just as well skip along," y
growled the Black Bear. II don't
want him. / want you, and you
only, Uncle Wiggily!"
With his paw the Black Bear
was Just going to cuff Henry Pop,
the weasel boy, to one side, to get
him out of the way, when all of a
sudden, a strange thing happened.
The Black Bear was just going
to grab Uncle Wiggily, when all of
a sudden, the shaggy creature was
seen to rub one paw over his eyes,
as though they We're full of cob
webs, or maybe sleepy-time sand.
whats the matter? What has
happened" grumbled the bear. II
can't see him!
"You can't see who?" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
"That little brown animal who
was here a moment ago." said the
bear. HE disappeared as if by
magic, or else it must be my eyes.
l can't see him, though he was
right under my paw! Where is
hep"
I'm right here!" answered a
voice, though neither I'm
Gle Wiggily nor the bear could see
any one. I'm right here and II
you don't let Uncle Wiggily go I'll
nip you! Here l am, right behind
you!'
The Black Bear turned but
could see no one, though the
voice kept up. And then
the bear cried:
ooh, this is white magic! This
is no place for me! That brown
animal suddenly disappeared, and
though ! can hear him ! can't see