The Washington herald., 1920-05-06
chill DREN.S
SUNRISE STORIES
NJ HowAaD \. eAnls
UNCLE w1CGILY AND !
JAcKlEss HOUSE.

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uncie WISELY. I supposs you ara
going out to takea . walk today, ana
look for an adventure; are you snet...
asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy wpsry Of
the bunny rabbit uncle gsntierhan. :
wen. generally do he an
|swered. ~ :
Well. Il wish. while you're out, :
went on Nurse Jane. that, you'd stop
Iat the seven and eight cent store
land get me . ascabbage cutter.
tn bring you. the sharpest cab
page cutter.i In the eleven. and twelve
cent store. Promised Uncle wfggfiy.
ana then herstarted TO hop over the
nelds and through the woods on his
way ,totf fnd an adventure.
fhe rabbit gentleman was shopping
through the woods.S with the, sharp
|cabpege cutter. under his paw. when
all Of sudden. he met.Jackie Bow
WoE. the puppy dog boy.
oh. hello. Uncle wisgiiy- barked
And Just then there was 4 ru.tling
in the bushes and a griiIefy-growi-
lery sort Of a. voice doomed out from
behind sassafras tree.
Uncle Wfsgtly gave ono, look back
over. hist shoulder and cried: -,
Il should say mott The skiilery-
Iscallery alligator is Eafter. us. Oh,
Jackie! How shah I'VE ever get
"You can't, get q away.". rrowled the
lskiliery-scai1ery alligator with the
double joipted tail.
We'll. we can try!" bsrked Jackie.
Come on, Uncle wiggily.' called the
little. puppy dog boy as he caught
hold Of the tbunny.s paw in his own.
.1n help you run, and .ve9 can hide
away from the. alligator ! in my
house" 's-s ..-
In your, house, painted Uncle
Wiggily. as he leaned heavily on his
red. white and blue striped rheuma-
tism. crutch. why, your kennel
house is far, far from here, Jackie!
Wen never get there before the
alligator catches u.s." So -E
oh! don't mean the house
where live" barked> Jackie. q
PeetIe, and built in hollow log
III luc "OOoS. II lsn I'IdT lTOth mere.
You and can crawl in the hollow
log and hide away from the skill
|lery-scslIery alligator with the dou-
BILE -jointed tail" .s~-..s"
They ran on as fast as they could
and the bad alligator crswled after
them. but the bunny gentleman and
the puppy dog. boy. managed to ket
to the hollow log first. ,..-s.i..
You crawl in and I'll crawl in
after. you.. Uncle 'wiggily," said
jackie. THE log Is all nicely hol-
lowed out inside. Peetie and often
play in t." .... -.
Uncle wigsily could hear the bad
skillsry- chap crashing
through the bushes. Then the bunny
gentleman tucked his red, white and
blue striped rheumatism crutch un-
der. his paw and crawled into the
log. It was a tight At, but he man
aged TO enter. Jackie crawled after
him. and there the two hid.
They could. hear the alligator
come UP and they heard him stop,
Then the bad chap said: .-,,-s
We'll, saw. them here q. minute
ago, but they have disappeared.
guess they must have run on. But
I'LL catch them" ...-s o. ~ -.
Then the alligator ran on and
after while. Uncle wiegily said:
II guess We can 60 out now,
Jackie" ...-.
Il guess So" agreed the dosgie
boy. But alas! When. he went 10
crawl out backward he couldn't dc
1t. He was stuck fast in the log. j
think Jackie had eaten too much
dinner and had Erown fat
Whats the ematter?''asked Uncle
wiggily. Cant you back out
'Jackie?'a -- 3,
NO." answered the doggie chap
Il can't. You had better crawl ou;
of your end"
Uncle wiggily tried. but h,
couldn't. He was stuck fast, too
Neither of them could move.
oh, shall we have to stay in my
log play. house forever baiked
Jackie.
NO. can make a hole in the
side with Nurse James cabbage cut
ter" said Uncle wiggily. and this
he did. Then he and Jackie crawled
out, a little mussed up. but not any
the worse for the adventure. And
the alligator had no souse that day