The Washington herald., 1920-03-19
s. Fiction Tancs and Fashions Of Interest the Women Of Waso
CHILDREN.S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WICCILY AND
JOHNNIEsS SPRING.
By HOWARD n. GARIs

One Saturday. when there was no
school in the hollow stump. Johnnie
and Billie Bushytail, the two
squirrel boys. heard Uncle Wiggiiy
humming this little song:
March the twenty-first IL spring,
The little birds begin TO sing"
"why do they call the ending of
winter spring." asked Johnnie. who
was the sort of a squirrel boy want
ing to know many things. why do
they call II springT
Because" answered the old rab-
bit gentleman, "at this time of the
year, starting tomorrow. 50 many
things take a spring. or jump.
"I see," said Johnnie, and then he
began putting on his jacket and cap.
"where are you going?" asked bis
mother.
"I am going out in the woods and
look for spring" answered Johnnie:
And I'll come with you, said
Uncle wiggily. 'I am tired OF win
ter. 1 shall bsevery glad to see
spring again"
Uncle wiggily and Johnnie went
on by themselves.
"If I could find a bubbling spring
of water 1 would be pretty sure
winter had gone" said Uncle Wig
gily. That will be the easiest to
look for, Johnnie. Let's look for
bubbling spring. II ws md one that
isn't frozen 1t will beN good sign!
"All right" answered Johnnie. So
he end Uncle Wiggily began search
ing for the spring In the woods:
All of a sudden. as Uncle Wig
gily was climbing down q little
hill thinking he might find some
bubbling water at the bottom, he
heard Johnnie calling to him.
"rye found It." chartered john
ME. 1--WE found the spring, Uncle
Wiggly"
"WeIl. I hope he doesn't fall in
the water of the spring" thought
the old gentleman rabbit. 1T
would be just like him to do 1t and
then he'd tell me he toppled In to
see IL it were frozen. Be careful,
Billiew called Uncle Wiggly. Don't
fall in the spring"
"oh, you can't fall in this spring"
answered the squirrel boy.
what does he mean? Can't fall
in that spring? You can fall into
any spring IL 1t isn't frozen" went
on Mr.. Longears, hurrying toward
Johnnie.
lis the spring there, Johnnie?"
asked the rabbit gentleman.
"Yes, right here: I've found IT."
cried Johnnie in delight.
so 1t is, Johnnie. so 1t is" said
the old gentleman. with a happy
look on his face.
els that better than an un-
frozen spring of water" asked
Billie.
Much better" said Uncle Wig
gily. and as they each picked some
of the sweet, tender blossoms there
sounded a growl on the other side
of the path. and there stood the
bad old fox.
What are you doing in my
woods?" gurgled the fox.
Just looking for spring." gently
answered Uncle Wiggily.
And we found it," said Billie,
holding out some of the trailing
arbutus blossoms. Don't you want
sniff. Mr.. Fox?"
Now the bad fox had been going
to nibble some souse off Uncle
Wiggily's ears, but when the un-
pleasant creature saw the first real
sign of spring, and thought of the
gladstone summer coming. the fox
felt $3.50 different that he gave
a long sigh, dropped his tail be-
tween his hind legs and walked
away. not hurting Uncle Wiggily
or Johnnie at all. So, you see. it's
q good thing the squirrel boy found
the spring.
And IL the egg doesn't jump out
side its shell and try to go OF
playing by itself, with the cocoa
nut cake to keep it company. I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and Billie's boots.