Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-13

coat and my rubber boots and go
that way. What do you want from
the store, Nurse Jane?"
"Oh, l want some butter and
eggs and flour and sugar and mus
tard and vinegar and cocoanut and
lard and"
Stop! Stop" begged Uncle Wig
gily, holding his paws over his ears.
"Tll never remember all that. Give
1t to me on piece of paper"
So Nurse Jane wrote it down and
Uncle Wiggily started off through
the rain, twinkling his pink nose,
as happy as never was. For Nurse
Jane said she'd bake him a cake
when he came home from the
store.
Uncle Wiggily was hopping along
through the wet woods, thinking
how nice the cake would taste
when Nurse Jane had baked it,
when, all at once, he heard a
grumbling, growing voice saying:
"Oh, how cold and wet and mis-
cradle and shivery l am! Never
was | so cold before! | don't be-
lieve I'll ever get warm, not if the
sun were to shine all summer"
Uncle Wiggily looked around and
there, trying to keep dry under a
toadstool, was Mr.. Croaker, the
cid gentleman toad himself.
We'll, Well" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily, in as jolly a voice as he
could speak. you seem to be In
trouble, Mr.. Croaker!"
Il am, and I'm cold was the
answer land when I'm shivery I'm
always in trouble. I'll never get
warm as long as it rains. oh, If
only had nice warm fire to sit be-
side I'd feel better"
"Ha. l know just the place for
YOU" cried the bunny rabbit gem
tleman Nurse Jane has a hot
fire, for she is going to bake a
cake as soon as | get back with
the eggs, flour, sugar, lemons, mus
tard and a lot of other things. You
just hop along to my hollow stump
bungalow, tell Nurse Jane l sent
you in, and she'll let you get warm
by the kitchen stove
Thank you, most kindly
grunted Mr.. Croaker. Then he
broke off toadstool to use for an
umbrella, and away he splashed
through the rain storm, shivering
every step of the way.
Uncle Wiggily, in his rain coat
and boots, kept on to the store,
where he bought the things Nurse
Jane needed.
rs there a friend of mine here,
Nurse Jane?" asked the bunny rab-
bit gentleman. as he shook the
rain drops off his pink nose. so it
wouldn't get rusty and stop twink
ling.
Eyes. Mr.. Croaker is in by the
fire. getting warm" answered the
muskrat lady. Il never saw such
cold toad. He cant seem to get
close enough to the fire.
YES, he likes to be warm said
Mr.. Longears. well, I'll go in
and talk to him while you make
the cake, Nurse Jane. And please
make enough SO that he may have
slice"
II will" promised the muskrat
lady: and so she began to beat up
the flour, sugar, eggs, mustard,
pepper, cinnamon, cocoanut. lard
and pineapples--you know, what
ever goes in a cake, while Uncle
Wiggiiy, taking off his wet coat,
hoped in to talk to Mr.. Croaker.
Are you getting warm yet?"
asked the bunny of the old toad
gentleman.
Eyes, I'm just beginning" was
the answer. And am very
thankful that you let me come in
your nice warm bungalow, and
80 am IT, suddenly cried
rough, harsh voice. and there stood
the bad old Skuddlemagoon. ~ GU
left the front door open, Uncle
Wiggily," went on the Skuddiema,,
COON, 80 1 thought you wanted
me to come in and get some "
your souse." ,,,,
"oh, no! No! I didn't at all!
exclaimed the bunny gentleman
"Please go out" 4si.l -,
II shall do nothing of the sort.
was the impolite answer. AT least
not until i get some of your souse.
l came for that and
How would some of mine 90,
suddenly asked Mr..
Croaker, hopping out from behind