The Washington herald., 1920-03-17
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
JOHNNIE'S JOKE.
BY HOWARD r.. GARIs
BY HOWARD r.. GARIS

Once again 1t was all still and
quiet in the hollow stump school,
just as it was on the day when Billie
Bushytail, the boy squirrel, took out
his bag of marbles and dropped
them.
No one else except Jacko could see
what Johnnie was doing, and when
Jacko laughed his funny monkey
giggle the lady mouse teacher called
out:
What Is going on down here?
Johnnie, what are you doing?"
We'll. if you aren't doing any
thing now, you were doing some
thing" said the lady mouse. What
was it?"
Jacko. the monkey boy. raised his
paw.
Yes. what is it. Jacko?" asked the
/ lady mouse.
please teacher, he was going to
do something funny with a
Maybe it was a sort of harmful
joke" said Johnnie. II was just GO
ing to-er-that is I was just going
to put a"
But when Johnnie got as far as
that in came Uncle Wiggily, the
nice old gentleman rabbit. He came
~ "AthOut hHoShlnS anu ne seemed
to be much excited and in a great
hurry.
"Oh, / am very glad to see YOU,
Uncle Wiggily," said the lady
mouse. We were wondering IL Won
would get here today"
Il was sort of wondering that NV
SELF" remarked the bunny gentle
man. and then the children saw that
he was breathing hard, as If he had
been running.
Isis Johnnie reciting his les
son?" asked Uncle Wiggily. his voice
coming quick and fast. IF he is he
had better"
He isn't reciting," said the lady
mouse. Excuse me for interrupt
ing you. Uncle Wiggily." she went
on, but Johnnie has been rather
bad. He was going to play a joke
and"
Excuse me for interrupting
YOU" broke in the bunny gentle
man, but this is no time for a Joke.
The Pipsisewah is coming! 1 had
to run to get away from him. That's
what makes me so out of breath.
1 came to tell you to hurry home
and"
Excuse me for interrupting
YOU, but I want some souse" sud
denly cried a harsh voice, and there
at the door stood the bad old Pip
sisewah himselfl
"Oh, dear" cried the lady mouse
teacher. What shall I do?"
Just sit quiet" advised the bad
Pip. I'll do all that has to be done.
I'll take Uncle wiggily's souse,"
and he looked hungrily at the ears
of the bunny rabbit gentleman.
IF you please, Mr.. Pip" spoke
Johnnie boldly. will you not kindly
be seated? Take a seat here in my
brothers chair and rest yourself
after your long run. Uncle Wig
gily's souse will taste much better
IL you rest yourself first"
Il believe you are right. / will
sit down." gargled the Pip. And,
as he went over to take a seat next
to Johnnie, Jacko Kinkytail laughed
very hard.
But a moment later something
happened. The Pip sat down In
Billie's seat, next to Johnnie, and
then the Pip suddenly sat up again
with a jump.
hold of his hind leg. School is no
place for me! I'm not educated up
to 1t. Oh, there must be very sharp
questions here" and away he ran,
not hurting Uncle Wiggily at all,
What made him go so fastr!
asked the lady mouse.
He sat on my joke" explained
Johnnie.
your JoKE?" cried Uncle wig
gily.
Yes, this" answered the SQUIRREL
boy, holding up a bent pin. 81 was
going to put this in Billie's seat
for him to sit on just for fun. But
the Pip sat there first"
And IL the milkman doesn't take
the icicle off the back porch to stir
up the bottle OF cream and make II
jump over the lump of butter, I'll
tell you next about Uncle wiggily
and Billias bump