The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-30
BY HOWARD r. GARIs.
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.l

Uncle Wiggily had hoped over the
fields and through the woods for
many mile, but he had found no
adventure that day. The Pipsisewah
had not chased him, nor had the
Skeezicks tried to get his souse.
Dear me, hum suZ dud, and some
hayseed lollypops. with cranberry
sauce on!" said the rabbit gentleman
to himself as he leaned up against
stone wall and twinkled his pink
nose. isn't anything going TO hap
pen? Am not to have any adven.
ture at alp"
Just then he shifted the air, Uncle
Wiggily did, and he sInelled some
thing very sweet, spicy and delicious.
q wonder what that is?" he asked
himself. Then, peeking around the
corner of a rubber ball that Johnnie
Bushytail. the squirrel boy had for.
gotten and left in the path, Uncle
Wiggily saw a candy monkey coming
down the road.
oh, my. no! don't mean that a
monkey made OF candy was walking
along. 1t was Just a regular monkey
like Jacko or JUMBO Kinkytail, ex-
cept that this monkey had a little
wagon. on which he made and sold
candy. He had little oil stove on
his wagon, and there he boiled the
sugar and spice and other things nice
to make the sweet candy.
ANY lollypops? Any gum drops?
Any taffy on stick? Any chocolate
caramels? Any bon.bons today"
asked the candy monkey OF Uncle
Wiggiiy.
Well don't know" spoke the
rabbit gentleman, slow like and
thoughtful. II s'pose ! might take
Nurse Jane a box Of candy" he went
on.
$50 you might.' exclaimed the
monkey chap. "It would please her.
u know. Does she like hard or soft
candy" he asked as he looked over
the different boxes on his wagon,
wagon had red wheels, not the candy.
Il guess she likes soft candy" said
Uncle Wigily.
Here you are? A nice box of soft
candy for Miss Nurse Jane Fuzzy
WuZzy." spoke che candy monkey,
writing the name Of the muskrat lady
housekeeper on a card made of white
birch bark. He handed the box to
Uncle Wiggiiy, and then the monkey
asked:
Does Nurse Jane like chewing
candy"
"Weli, she always chews her candy.
II that Is what you mean" spoke the
bunny rabbit gentleman giving his
tall silk hat a little polish with the
end of his pink, twinkiing nose.
Il didn't mean that, exactly" spoke
the monkey. But I have here some
very sticky chewing candy The ami
mai boys and girls like it because it
lasts so long. They can chew on it
all day, nearly. Only you want to
be careful about it,"
"Why?" asked Uncle Wiggily. Has
II any fiTecrackers in it,"
Il should hope not" cried the can
dy monkey. Il don't sell April Fool
candy. But this new kind is so very
down on It, you can't open your
mouth for some little time to take
another bite. That's why 1t lasts so
Tong"
II see" said Uncle Wiggily. You
might give me a little for Nurse
Jane. She may like it,"
So the monkey gentleman put on
top of the box some very extra spe-
cial sticky stiff chewing candy for
Nurse Jane. and Uncle Wiggily start
ed for his hollow stump bungalow.
He was thinking how pleased Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy would be when he gave
her the regular candy, and also the
chewing kind, when, all of a sudden
out from under the edge of sassa-
fras tree, popped the bad old Squee-
dunkum. The Syueedunkum is a very
funny animal. like a lizard, with a
very big mouth and very long whis-
kers like Santa Claus, of course.
Hi. there" cried the Squeedun-
gum to Uncle Wiggily. I'm after
your souse, and I'm glad to see you
have 1t all wrapped up for me. I'll
take ii now" and before the bunny
gentleman could stop him the
Suueedunkum made n most impolite
grab for the bunch of chewing candy
on top Of the box Uncle Wiggily had
bought for Nurse Jane. AS quick as
a wink the Spueedunkum took the
little extra package of chewing cam
dy.
Hold on, there, if you please"
said Uncle Wiggily. THAT isn't my
souse! That is"
"Oh. no! You cant fool me ="
howled the Squeedunkufh. IL know
souse when I get it,"
With that he most impolitely
popped into his mouth. and began TO
chem. the whole bunch of sticky cam
dy. That is he started to chew.