The Washington herald., 1920-11-16

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aren't you afraid to go out. un-
Gle wiggily?" asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy one day, as she saw
the bunny gentleman getting ready
to leave his hollow stump bunga-
low.
Afraid? What. of" asked Mr..
Longears as he rubbed a speck of
dust of his red. white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch.
why. have you forgotten how
Bob Cat, the wild lynx, nearly
caught US yesterday" asked Nurse
Jane.
''No, indeed. / haven't forgotten
that" said Cncle Wiggily. "and l
haven't forgotten how you fright
ened him of by making believe you
were going to snip Off with your
scissors his ear tassels for sofa
cushions"
"Ha! Ha! laughed Nurse Jane.
That was funny: But don't you
think he'll chase you againr
'oh. no." said Uncle Wiggily.
I'm not going that way. Today
I'm going to call on an old friend
of mine. Mr.. Dippy Ringtail. the
raccoon gentleman
"Dippy Ringtan! What a funny
namew laughed Nurse Jane.
well, he is called Dippy because
he is so clean that he dips all his
food in water before he eats it,"
said Uncle Wiggily. And he has a
little boy raccoon named Splashy.
who not only dips his food in water
but splashes the water about as he
does so. And they get their name
Ringtail because the fur on their
tails is in brownish gray and white
rings.
How interesting" said Nurse
Jane. Well. IL there is a little
Ringtail boy perhaps you will like
to take him one of smy carrot turn
overs. They are like apple dump
. lings, only sweeter. and you may
tell him they are clean, so he doesn't
need to dip them in water"
TIL tell him." promised Uncle
wiggily. IT shall be glad to take
Splashy Ringtail one of your car
rot turnovers, Nurse Jane"
So the muskrat lady housekeeper
put the turnover. which was like a
little pie. in a clean paper bag. and
gave II to Uncle Wiggily. on. the
bunny rabbit gentleman started.
across the fields and through the
woods. There was some snow on
was not quite cold enough yet to
have frozen the ponds and brooks.
As Uncle wiggily hoped along
he looked in the snow for the marks
of the tracks of any birds or beasts
'I don't want to see the paws or
claws of Bob Cat" thought the
bunny. as he held the carrot turn
ever under his coat, Nurse Jane
isn't here now TO make believe snip
off his ear tassels, which all lynY
chaps wear" 80
But Uncle wiggily saw no marks
in the snow to frighten him. He
did see, however. some prints in the
clean snow that looked as IL a little
hoy or girl had been playing there.
The marks looked just like hand
marks. But as there were other
marks also. Uncle wiggily knew
them for what they were.
'Splashy Ringtail, the little rae
coon chap. has been along here
said the bunny to himself, as he
followed the tracks until he came
to a small brook. "Raccoons make.
with their hind feet. marks in the
snow or mud just like those of chill
dren. ! wonder where Splashy tsp
As Uncle Wiggily reached the
brook, he heard a noise ar d, look
ing around the corner of stump.
he saw Splashy Ringtail. the little
raccoon boy, himself. Splashy was
dipping his paws in the water and
washing his face, even IL there was
snow on the ground.
"Oh. Splashy" cried the bunny
rabbit gentleman II have some
thing for you! Nurse Jane sent 1t
to you, as I was coming to your
house to see your father. Here 1t
u.s." and Uncle Wiggily handed
Splashy the carrot turnover Nurse
Jane had baked.
"Oh, you are very kind" said the