Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-22

ooh, I'll get you!" cried the bad
skinny Skee, and he raced after
Uncle Wiggily so fast that he al
most caught up to the trotting
clothes horse. But by that time
Uncle Wiggily was near the home
of Johnnie and Billie Bushytail,
the squirrels. Out in front he saw
"a saw horse. left there by Grandpa
Whackum, the beaver gentleman,
who had been building new porch
for Mr.. Bushytail. He leaned
boards on the saw horse.
perhaps the saw horse will go
faster than the clothes horse" said
Uncle Wiggily. SO he leaped from
the back of the clothes horse to the
back of the saw horse, and kept
on with the race. But still the
Skeezieks kept after the bunny.
I'm get you yet; and your souse,
tool" howled the bad chap. Uncle
Wiggily was racing hard. but had
all he could do to keep the saw
horse Just ahead of the Skee.
Then, in front of where Jackie
and Peetie Bow Wow lived, Uncle
Wiggily saw where the doggie boys
had been playing with their rock
ing horse. =.
perhaps the rocking horse will
go faster than either the clothes
horse or the saw horse" thought
Uncle Wiggily. SO he leaped from
the back of the saw horse to the
back of the rocking horse.
Get up, now, like a good fellow,
and, help me win this race and Keep
ahead of the Skee until get home
with the loafsof bread and the rails
ms in the basket for Nurse Jane!
begged the bunny.
"Tn do my best!" neighed the
rocking horse, as he galioped off,
with Uncle Wiggily ondhis back.
But after him still came the bad
Skee. racing harder than ever.
''Pll get yon yet! I must have
sousef" howled the bad chap. I'm
Gle Wiggily was almost home now,
and the. rocking horse was doing
his best.
"Can YOU go any farther. my
brave chap" asked Uncle Wiggily
Mating the leather ears of the
wooden rocking horse.
"Pll do my best" was the an
swer. "If l only had my roller
skates on we could surely race
away from the bad Skee. Have
you any roller skates in the bas-
ket ?" ,.
"AIas. mol" answered the bunny
rabbit. "All / have in the basket
is a loaf of bread and some raisins."
'sWell, take some of the stones,
or seeds, out of the raisins and
throw them at the Skee," advised
the rocking horse. ''They may
stop him, as I cannot run, trot,
gallon, pace or canter much far
ther." -,
"I'u do it!' cried Uncle Wiggily.
So. sitting on the back of the rock
ing horse, the brave bunny gentle
man took some of the stones out
of the raisins, knowing Nurse Jane
would not care.
Wiggily, throwing the raisin stones
at the Skeezicks, who was racing
along behind the rocking horse.
.sPooh! Stuff and nonsense! AS
If / cared for them!' snickered the
Skee. ..Now I'm going to get your
souse!" $50 -
The Skee was just gong TO give
a big. lump and catch Uncle wig
pily. for the bunny's rocking horse
could not go on much farther,
when. all Of sudden, Uncle Wig
civ saw a horse chestnut tree just
ahead @
aoh. my friend, Mr.. Horse Chest
mt Tree," cried the bunny, 'shake
some of your hard kernels at the
bad Skee and stop him from chas-
s.Well, my horse chestnuts are
rather green yet. but they have
stickery prickers on" answered
the kind Mr.. Tree. 80 Til do my
bestr' Then, Just as the skee came
under, and as Uncle Wiggily raced
along On the back of the rocking
horse. the tree shook down some
hard stickery nuts on top OF the
Skee.
"oh, wow! Oh. jitney cars! Oh,
,onglomegation!" howled the bad