The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-26
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure News
DaDer Syndicate e
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nf 7OWRHD n, GAHIS,
| Are you going to play football
again today, Uncle Wiggily?" asked
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy one morn
ing,
Football? No, what made you
thing so?' asked the rappit gentle
man as he put on his tail sink hat,
hollow stump bungalow
| We'll, the reason | thought per-
hapse you were going to play foot
ball" said the rnuskrat lady house
keeper lis because | saw you kick
ing out, first one hind leg and then
| the other, as you did the dgE you
played footbatl3wth Johnnie Rushy-
tail, the squHrel."
"Oh, you mean when the kind lier-
nets let us take their odd nest to
kick around, because Johnny lost the
regular football" . said the bunny,
mo, I'm not going to play today
jamie. The reason I'm kicking out
as you saw me, was because l was
practicing for putting on my rub
bers. 1t will soon be cold weather,
with snow and ice and sleet and III
have to wear rubbers. I'm just prac-
ticing, that's ALL"
Yes, winter will soon be here,
with skating, sleigh riding, snow
balls and Christmas" said Nurse
Jane. And that reminds mel need
some cold cream
cold creaml" repeated the bunny
gentleman, Don't you mean ice
cream or an ice cream Gomez"
No" replied Nurse Jane, Il
mean cold cream. 1t comes from the
drug store, in little jars, and we
Nsk1 al
and faces when winter comes, so we
will not be too much chapped. |
wish ] had some cold cream"
We'll, I'll get you Some" offered
Uncle Wiggily. Il was just wonder
ing if | could not do you favor
when | go on my daily walk. and now
can. I'll. bring you some cold
cream"
And you might bring some soft
glue also went on Nurse Jane.
There is kind Of soft glue that
comes in a tube like tooth paste.
one of the kitchen chairs is broken
and can stick 1t together with the
glue"
I'm bring glue and cold cream, y
promised Uncle WiggiIy But you
must not get them mixed, Nurse
Jane" he added with laugh. You'd
lool, funny if you put glue on your
face instead of cold cream"
I'm be careful promised the
muskrat lady.
Away hoped Uncle Wiggily, over
the fields and through the woods. The
trees had nearly all lost their sum
mer leaves by this time, and, though
the sun shone, the day was bleak
and cold, for winter was close at
hand.
But | love winter thought Uncle
Wiggily. as he hoped along. There
are 80 many nice holidays-T Thanks
giving, Christmas and New Year
Winter is real jolly think
1t did not take the rabbit gentle
man long to reach the drug store
where it smelled like catnip, penny
royal and sassafras.
Some cold cream for Nurse Jane,
il you please" said the bunny to the
doodle gentleman who wait
ed ON him, and also tube of sticky
glue.
You shalt have Them" the clerk
answered, and soon, with q package
in each paw, Uncle WiEgily started
for his hollow stump bungalow. A
,old biting wind was blowing, aud |
As Mir. Lungears felt it singing on |
MS face he said
II guess IA little cole cream viii |
no good for me when ! get to NY |
hollow stump bungalow. If it viii |
top Nurse James face from chappnE |
I will stop mine, also
The rabbit gentleman was hop
chipping along, with Nhe culd-Cream |
n one paw and the tube Of glue in
he other, when. all of sudden out
rom under the sassafras bush
Jumped the bad old wild cat
"Now, MeaouW! SCow'" hoWled
he wild cat. who is quite different
rom your tame pussy.
"Oh beg your pardon said
Incle Wiggily trying to jump TO one
ice. y, for he did not want to he
aught,
Hold ON there, want you
awied the wild cat "Ive been wait
ne here for you! saw you so in
he drug store. guess you bought
um drops. Now love gum drops,
nd I'll take all you have! Give them
D me-"
YOU are mistaken" answered
'ncle Wiggily. as politely as he
ould. Il have no gum droFs nj all,
bought Nurse Jane some cold
roam and"
.Ha. Ice cream lust what
amt" howled the wild eat, making
most distressing faces,
NO, not ice orcam--cOld cream,
1rrected Uncle Wiggily. Ice cream u
to eat, but Nurse Jane wants the