The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-27
Copyright, 1870. By Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndlcatel
BY HOWARD r. eARIs.

RAJ 81 F9"NNG W. NFN'N'Ss
"Come, Johnnie! Get up and hurry
off to the woods with Billie!H called
Mrs Bushytail to her squirrel boy one
morning. billie was up hours ago
had his breakfast and told me to tel
YOU TO hurry after him, He and Sam
inie Littletail are going TO dig cave
Or something like that"
II don't want 10 60" answered John.
ME, grumbling like from under the bed
clothes.
,'Don't want to 20? why, the very
ideal cried Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuEzy
who heard what Johnnie answered,
Don't you want 10 have fun1 l put
up a little lunch for Billie and I'll put
one up for you, Johnnie, II you hurry"
THANK you, but / don't want any
lunch" said Johnnie, and his voice
sounded as though he felt like crying
hut didn't want TO,
Something must be the matter with
him" said Mrs Bushytail anxious like,
III go up and see,' offered Uncle
up the old rabbit gentleman hoped
To the room where the two squirrel
boys slept. Johnnie was still Cuddled
up In bed. with the quilt made of soft
cotton from the milkweed plant pulled
over his head
saToothache!" mumbled johnnie. ~
guess | have loose, hollow tooth, and
got piece OF hickory nut candy in
L last night and now-Oh, dear! 1t
hurts terribler'
''You had better let me" began IN
Gle Wlggily.
En- mo, Tn not going to let you pull II
outl" quickly cried Johnnie, interrupt
Ing Uncle Wiggily. which was not
polite, OF course. but then we must eS-
cuse the little squirrel boy, for he was
In pain. -, ,.,,, u...
Of his pink nose. II think you had
better let me do something. to amuse
you--make fun for you--and then YOU
will forget about your aching tooth.
"0h, yes, thank you That viii be
finel" cried Johnnie. IT thought you
were going to pull my tooth and"
pulling a TOOTH" laughed the bunny
gSntleman, and again his nose twinkled
in funny way. 'Ill just go out and
get you something from the three and
seventeen store that win amuse YOU
take. your mind off the, pain and then
maybe il win be better"
trhank you" said Johnnie.
Uncle Wiggily hoped from Johnnie
room to the Is and l6-cent store and
hoped back again with something done
up IN q paper,
asked Nurse Jane as she saw her gen
tleman rabbit friend come In.
you might call 1t that" said Uncle
Wlggilys "Have you a piece Of string
Mrs. Bushytail?" he asked the SQUIRE
lady. "A good, strong piece OF string?
ooh, are you going to tie a string
10 Johnnie's aching tooth and pull Y
out9" asked Mrs. Bushytail Il woult
ha GLAD if EDIl Cpllll'f
"Well / wouldn't want to go so faI
as to say | am going to pull Johnnie's
tooth, spoke the rabbit gentleman witt
q very very funny twinkle Of his pink
nose, IAN | can say at this stage Of
the game, Is to watch, look and listen,
piece Of string, Uncle Wiggily carried
the bundle he had brought from the
II and 12-cent store up TO Johnnie'S
room,
''Did you get an automobiles" asked
the little squirrel boy holding his paw
10 his aching face.
mo, ! thought you'd rather have an
alrship, SO | got that" said the rabbit
gentleman. at will Fly all around the
room when you wind 1t up--I NEAR
wind the airship up, not the room, and
when you watch It scooting around you
may feel better"
"oh, I'm sure I will,' chartered John
ME. Thank you, very much, Uncle
wlggiy. Please wind 1t up, and lei
The bunny gentleman Sook the air
chip WON She package Pc RAD Brought
was a beautiful machine with golden
wings and a silver whisser, or pro-
peller
Uncle wiggily wound UP the alrship
and tied a string 10 the end Of H.
What's that for?' asked johnnie.
-..Nhh
gentleman. And now, Johnnie, take
this fan in your right paw, and this
other fan in your left paw" he said
TO the squirrel boy, and he handed him
two. large palm leaf fans, Fan as
hard rs you can, to make a wind to
IN %ou doNt san It ~ili not work.
And here is string 7 tied TO the ship
TO Keep It from sailing out Of the win.
dow after II gets going. Someone
must hold the end Of the string
but, let me see. You can't hold
the string because your paws are full Of
fans ! cant hold 1t for | must look
after the, airship, and yet the string
must be held
"Oh, l know can hold II in my
mouth" cried Johnnie. an hold the
string in my teeth, and fan with my
two paws!"
"The very thing!" said Uncle Wig
giiy, and again his pink nose twinkled
In d funny way SO johnnie took the
string between his teeth.
Uncle WiggIly started the airship
Johnnie famed with the fans. Uncle
Wiggily hoped here and there to see
II everything was all right. The air
ship went faster and faster-rose VI
and flew, The string, one end Of which
was in Johnnie's mouth, pulled tighter
and tighter, and then, all OF sudden
the squirrel boy gave a cry and shouted
"Oh, my tooth is pulled! My aching
tooth Is pulled The string l held II
my mouth got twisted around my BAT
tooth, and the airship pulled 1t ouNn,
Xo.it didr' exclaimed Uncle WigAily
w y what do you know about thaNr