The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-01
BY HOWARD r. GARIs.
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

One day, when Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy, the nice muskrat lady house
keeper, had finished giving Uncle Wig
gily his breakfast in the hollow stump
bungalow, there came knock at the
door Uncle Wiggily's. pink, twinkling
nose turned rather white.
DO you s'pose that could be the PIP
sisewah after me so early in the morn
ing?' he asked Nurse Jane.
NONSENSE" laughed the. muskrat
lady. The Pip, bold and bad as he Is.
never would dare to knock at the front
door as if he belonged to the family.
1t must be one of the neighbors."
IAN the same" said Uncle Wiggily,
as Nurse Jane left the table to go to
the front hall, all the same l wish l
buzzers, such as Buddy, the guinea pig
boy had the other day: 1t would do
the Pip good to have some skin tickled
off his nose!
Uncle Wiggily picked up the toast
ing fork, thinking he might use that to
tickle the Pip If 1t should happen to be
the bad chap. But when Mr., Longears
saw Nurse Jane coming back with q
smile on her face and half way around
to her ears. the bunny knew everything
was all right.
IT'S Brighteyes, the sister Of Buddy,
and she has come for you In her auto"
said Nurse Jane,
Her automohile?" cried the rabbit
gentleman. Why, didn't know
Just look" said Nurse Jane, still
Uncle Wiggily looked from the win
dow and saw the little guinea pig, girl
| out in front with an old baby carriage.
some curly carpenter shavings around
her neck to make believe they were
| stylish summer furs.
| "Well, I never!" exclaimed Uncle
Wigglly, and ne smiled so that his
| "Hoo-oo! Oh, you Uncle Wiggily!
| Come on out and take a ride!' invited
Brighteyes, waving her paw at the rab-
| bit gentleman as she saw him at the
| window. Come take ride in my
auto"
do you call that an auto?" asked
Uncle Wiggily, as he hoped out on
the porch with his red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch.
Il make believe 1t Is an auto said
all have to go to make it go is to
stick one paw out, and push OF course,
cant 60 up hill. but it's something
to ride down, I think"
80 1t is" said Uncle WigGily But
how do you steer your baby carriage
auto, Brighteyes?"
II have tied a piece of clotheslne TO
the front Wheels explained Bright
eyes. When l pull on the left rope,
got to the left and when l pull on the
right rope l go that way. Come on,
take ride, Uncle "iggily,' she in
vited.
All right! I'll take a chanceH'
laughed the bunny gentleman, SO he
got in the old last years baby carriage,
which Brighteyes had made over into
an auto. II had sofa cushions in like
Uncle Wiggilys airship. and when the
bunny sat beside the little guinea pig
girl she just stuck one paw out, pushed
on the ground, and off went her au-
to.
ION your way stop at the store and
get me a loaf of bread" called Nurse
Jane as Brighteyes and Uncle Wiggtly
rode along.
Il will" said the bunny gentleman.
Doesn't my auto go nicely?' asked
Rrighteyes, as with her paw she pushed
it along the level path In the woods
Fine" answered Uncle Wiggiy. IL
did not know you we're 50 clever
Brighteycs. 1t goes almost as fast as
my motor boat"
"Oh,, but you should see it go dowr
hnlw cried Brighteyes. We're coming
to a hill now. Wen whizz down with
out pushing in a mnute!
Surely enough they came to hill