The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22

One day, as Uncle Wiggily was
hopping along through the woods.
wondering what Nurse Jane would
have for his Thanksgiving dinner,
the dear, old bunny gentleman rab-
bit happened to see Johnnie and
Billie Bushytail,N the squirrel boys,
just ahead Of him.
e"They are going to school," said
Uncle Wtggily to himself, twinkling
his pink nose I'D like to have them
come with me to look for an adven-
ture, but / must not keep them out
of school. Anyhow, Thanksgiving
comes this week, so they'll have a
holiday" @ us
Mr.. Longears was going to hop
down another path to look for his,
daily adventure. when he happened
to see Johnnie Bushytail drop some
thing from his pocket as the squirrel
boy escampered along.
Perhaps that is one OF his school
books" thought Uncle Wiggily Hell
need it for his lessons, or the lady
mouse teacher may keep him in after
school. I'll hop along and give john
ME back his book"
But when the bunny reached the
place where he mad seen something
fall, he found it was only a paper
bag, filled with hickory nuts, that
Johnnie had dropped.
Johnnie must have gathered these
nuts for his lunch" thought Uncle
Wiggily. Hell miss them at recess
I'll take them to him"
Mr.. Longears started to hop along
to catch up to the Bushytail squirrel
bows. but they skipped too fast for
him. and were soon out Of sight in
the woods. witt.
"Never mind" spoke Uncle Wiggiiy
to himself. II guess Billie will give
Johnnie some nuts for lunch III
keen these until the squirrels come
home from school, 49,.
So Uncle Wiggily put the bag OF
hickory nuts in his pocket and hopped
along, wondering if this would pc
his only adventure for that day But
Ali of a sudden, he heard voice say
ing: 1.,, How bun-
CRY / ami" l. I'D
around and Just behind a stone wall
he saw two ears with tutts ot
lunches of fuzzy hair on them STICK
ing I'D behind the wall or renee
"Oh. my goodness me sakes awe
and some apple sauce lollypoPs!
thought the bunny. Ihose tulteu
ears must belong to Bob Cat the
Iynx! He's hungry for me, l sup
pose! Oh. why did l ever come 'h''
"1 At the same time the voice behind
the fence said again: ,YSru hun
"oh, how hungry am no" iu"
CRY l am" o all. trncle |
Wiggily could see, waggleo u az, a.u
fro, the tufts of red lur oii
shaking to and fro. $500 aor,+
"Oh. Mr.. Bob Cat, please opI -
,et 90 hungry that you will want 70
eat me-" begged Uncle Wiggily, ana
ra feit On unhappy that he coulon ~
t yy,nxle his pink nose an Gently teenS
Li, And his red. white and nlue
.trired rheumatism crutch shlVereo
and shook. ,oro only here
an, Nth her scissors, to snip oti
lhn tpfts from the ears OF BOD Gat'
NE wonldn,t hurt me-" thought IN
lie WigCily. ;,,.
"Oh. how hungry ! am; go, ,ho,r
49, 49, more the ears, with tne,I
On'e tu,tChed to and fro, and then
, uits tho ton Of the stone fence tneIe
' oored at Uncle Wiggily dear ns. ae
o "a Srnirrel. The red squirrei Wae
,ot as large as Johnnie or b'',e
a 1U. the gray squirrels. pu. no
pas lust as lively, was this RED cnS'-
err chap. :. ,,,os Won Red
s6nirrel l." said Uncle Wlggly' All. dn
, ,ar no felt so happy that ms pnhN
'ose tUinkled like new TIN uis tho
,oT 81 thought, when | saw Wv, .ne
mfts Of fu2z on your ears, tl'a' rrSe l
, u,.S had Bob Cat the Lynx. Ipe {
Why always has tufts on his ealS, {
y "G % no, I'm not Bob Cat, chat. t
cred the Red Squirrel. AND l omIy
ovo tufts of hair on my ears In win.
or In summer nv ears are lust 8
lsc those of Johnnie and Blue
,nshvtail, But, oh, I'm so hungry
hal cred the Red Squirrel wi
"Oh, then I'm glad ] met you, Z
poke Uncle Wiggily DO you eau
ickory nuts. az Johnnie and Bil'ie'
~ gray squirrel nephews. do
"Of course" chartered the other /
those name in winter was Reddy !
'uft, because his fur was sort of 2
ed color, and because he had tufts, !
r tassels of hair on his ears. In ]