The Washington herald., 1920-05-20


gentleman. was walking through
the forest in Woodland. near the
Orange Ice Mountains, he heatd q
queer noise just ahead OF him in
the dried leaves.
My! l wonder what that is?"
exclaimed Mr.. Longears. as he sort
of scrouched down in order that he
might not be so plainly seen. >"If
that's the Pipsisewah or the Skee-
zicks again. after my souse, III"
But Uncle Wiggily need not have
been afraid. As he peeked out
from behind a sassafras stump he
saw Jollie Longtail, the mousie
boy. coming from around the corner
Of a mulberry bush.
oh, Jollie! How you frightened
me-" exclaimed Uncle wiggily. and
really his pink nose twinkled so
fast that he could hardly keep his
glasses on.
I'm sorry" sQueaked JolIie. You
see l am on my way to the store
to get some stickers and was
dragging my tail through the
leaves-that's what made the rat
tie. l guess"
Il guess So" agreed Uncle Wig
gily. But what did you say you
were going to get. Jollie?"
'Stickers." answered the mousie
boy. I'm going to the drug store
to get my father some stickers"
| "Stickers? Stickers?" said Uncle
Wiggily to himself. in a puzzled
and particular sort of voice
"Stickers? Do you mean postage
stamps. Jollie? They stick on let
ters"
oh, no. 1t isn't postage stamps.
Uncle Wiggily" answered Jollie
with a twist of his tail. My
father has those"
said Uncle Wiggily. IF you don't
mind Jollie. I'll go along with you
and see what you get. am quite
curious. Maybe your father wants
some sticking or court plaster.
'Oh. no." answered the mouse
boy. 1T isn't that kind of stickers
he wants. 1 don't really know
what they are"
| well, l simply must find out
what kind of stickers it is Mr..
Longtail wants" said Uncle Wig
gily. lit may be JoIlie is making
mistake. and l can help straight
en- it out" So he hoped along to
the drug store and Jollie went in
to get his "stickers," whatever
they were.
81 have the stickers for my
father" said the mousie boy. as
he came out of the drug store,
but l didn't know it was so late,
Uncle Wiggily. l shall hardly have
time to take the stickers home and
get to school"
"I'll take the sstickers to your
father for you" offered the bunny
gentleman. And If you have made
a mistake. and got court plaster
instead Of postage stamps. I'll
change it for you"
Thank you," said Jollie. and as
he hurried off to school Uncle Wig
gily took the pink string tied box
and hoped along through the
woods.
far before, all OF a sudden. the
bad old Razoopa jumped out at him
''Ha! What have you there?'
rudely and impolitely cried the
bad Bazoopa- "Giye me thatr and
he snatched from Uncle Wiggily
the little package from the drug
store. TIL eat these chocolate
drops first, and then I'll nibble
your souse" howled the Bazoopa.
Those aren't chocolate dropsr
said the bunny. "They are"
'Pll soon find out what they arel'
gurgled the impolite, bad creature
and he greedily popped the Who'll,
box into his mouth and began Il
chew. But the neSt moment h,
gave a terrible howl and cried
"oh. wow! Oh, my tongue! Oh
I've chewed up a box of sharp.
pointed wooden toothpicks! Oh
wow! and away he ran to have tn,
bear dentist pull the stickery tooth.
picks out of his tongue.
"Oh, so that's what Jollie's
father meant by 'stiekers. is itr'
said Uncle wiggiiy. I'll tell yor
next about Uncle wiggily and Nan
nie's tail.