The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-08
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. oARIs.

BY HOWARD r. oARIs.
Dear me- The clock is slow this
morning." said Mrs. Bushytail, the. lady
squirrel, as she gave her two boys,
Johnnie and Billie, their pancakes at
you'll be late for school, she went on.
Billie and Johnnie ate AS fast as was
polite, and then, catching up thelr
books of green leaves-bookS Wnch
they studied at the hollow stump school
taught by the lady mouse-away thty
oh, dear" exclaimed Mrs. Bushy-
tail a little later, as she was clearing
away the breakfast things. They nave
gone without them! r,,,.-
DO you mean Johnnie and Blllie
have gone, to school, without tnsii
1ooks?' asked Uncle Wiggily J.ongears,
the bunny rabbit gentleman, who was
living for while at the squirrel house
mo, they took their books, but BIZ
lie went without his bups. ana 50 d dI
made little bundle OF nice. fresh
raisin buns for Johnnie and Billie TO
cat at recess, but they went Oft IN sqen
a hurry, on account Of the clock being
slow that they forgot them.
'Pll take the buns to them" offered
Uncle Wiggily. con my red, white and
blue striped rheumatlsp crutch | can
hop along as fast as never was ana
catch up to Billie and Johnnie before
t thy y, W. tbe,r ,it sIt'o recess mnches,
,t0b II will he 81 Lind of vou!" TX.
claimed Nurse TJane Fuzzy Wu2zy, the
musltrat lady h6usekeepcr, who was
helping Uncle Wiggily stay at the
Bushytai squirrel house.
"Pry do not mention it., us only,
pleasure" said tha bunny urcle gentle
man with low bow of his tall silk
Then he started hopping over the
fiaids ana through the woods to catch
JJlpg s''a and H. B Bile before the squirrel
boys reached school
And ITnrIe Wiggiiv did. Just as the
two eo,lirreI hovs We're scan1pering into
tbe hollow stump Mr., Longears hoped
nm TO them, held out the two little
hIndles and said:
Here arc your buns, bows! Your
huns that YOU are to eat at recess
oh, thank youl" exclaimed Johnnie.
"Thank youl" chartered Billie, and
like his brother he stuffed the paper
uackage of buns into his pocket, and
fairly iur1ned into school.
Ths IsdV monse teacher. coming out
If the hollow stump to ring the last
L..11 saw I-ncIo VirgiIv
oh how do you dOr' she suueaked
for She knew me old gentleman rabbit
ys,,v veil Have Won come TO school? o.
she vent on with a laugh that made
hr. whisters seem to be plaving tag
, ut T heT III See''' - W p''' MS
.,VelI moi exartIv 10 school" an
s,yerad I-ncIe Wiegtly, ~ lust hoped
after BilHp and Johnnie to- give them
tI,ei,. r9,ess huns ybicb thov forpot
wen sinro VoI, are here, viii YOU
mot con,,o in ANYHOW and helm at our
,i,r,,oi,Itr cYerrisss%, asked The lady
m1I,se teacher Of the hollow stump
S Som2 m com S0 n.y. O'''' y INV 10 w
81 viii said Uncle Wjggilv and he
did
lie sat nm IN thn nlatform with the
1adV mo,,se teacher, lid ali inc animal
Loye and Girls sort ~ felt hanDv and
giad because Uneie WiggiIy was there,
some songs lvere sung--the ono about
G %uliie s tra v we' Ia itag NIX niece Of
chanse il tirkled SO y little mouse It al
most madc him sneeze :" and then the
ia s'dy mouse ,t,t ' teacher said; save
"C,hiIdren We are very proud 10 have
T-ncln yVigeil,, win ms today Psrhaps
bc viii say few words" and she
inCt,ad ar The robhit gentIen1an eV-
nentant ike
T-nrie Wieri,v was i,st getting mn on
HE hind legs IN maxi some well chosen
ramarks when ali Of sudden a harsh
,.oire nea,, the hack door cried.
"There he Is, Now for his souse,'
"a ,,.ith t6at I'm hetWeem no IseLs
AR no MIN 5S sb op o %bdran t ca "ef tSs
rinsiseWsh
Fekie. the cousin mouse,
.tnon't he ofraid am only, after
1,,r'e TyipriIy said the l'' u U,i "a pt
pin. - Want his souse and"