The Washington herald., 1920-04-14
CHILDREN S
SUNRISE STORIES
NJ HOWARD n. GARis
UNCLE WTGGILY AND
JIMMIIEs.S JINCLES.

had gone to the moving pictures
with Nurse Jane Fuzzy wuzzy and
Mrs. wibbiewobble. their mother.
one night Uncle wiggiiy. the rab-
bit gentleman, had stayed home at
the duck house. where he was max
ing a visit. to read the evening
paper.
All Of sudden the pink-nosed
bunny looked over the top of his
glasses and saw Jimmie, the boy
duck. sitting at the table working
away with q piece of burned stick
for a pencil
why. Jimmie! What are you do
ins?" asked the rabbit gentleman
oh. I have my home work to
DO" was the reply. 'The lady
mouse teacher told me to bring in
two tingles tomorrow, Here's one
like the two I must bring in." and
Jimmie read from a paper the teach
er had given him this tiny poem:
i love to see the flowers bloom
They are so very pretty.
ihere are more blossoms in the
woods
Than In the dusty city"
why, that is very good! Very
nice indeed" said Uncle wiggily.
could almost sing that jingle"
But didn't write that one. The
lady mouse teacher gave me that
for a sample"
fead me the one you have start
ed, said the rabbit gentleman.
Here's what I wrote, but IL doesn't
sound right" he said. And he read
this:
love nice cornmeal candy
1t Is so very sweet.
always give Lulu and Alice some
Because they are my sisters"
Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink
nose.
1T doesn't sound just right" he
agreed. Suppose you let me have
a go at it,
Uncle Wiggily scratched around
Tor while. and then he said:
Listen to this. / think / have
improved 1t somewhat" and he read:
Il love nice cornmeal candy
1t is so very sweet
And when I have a stick I give
Ny sisters some to eat
'oh. that's just fne!" quacked
Jimmie. That's a dandy jingle
verse"
So Jimmie took the burned stick
and the white birch bark. and he
scribbled and scrabbled, and he
stuck his tongue outside of his yell
low bill and finally he said:
How does this sound, Uncle Wig
gily?" and he read:
Il have a sword and popgun.
j have great big knife.
And when ! am a soldier boy
I'll march and beat the drum like
anything"
Once again Uncle Wiggily twin
killed. his pink nose sort of nervous
like.
That doesn't sound exactly as a
Jingle should sound Jimmie" said
the rabbit gentleman.
II know" said Jimmie sadly.
There is something wrong"
Knife doesn't match with drum"
said Uncle Wiggily. "A jingle must
end like Observation-Disclosures you
see"
Yes" quacked Jimmie. IT see. but
can't do it. II you'd help me on
this Jingle"
Well. I'll have a go at IT," prom
ised the bunny gentleman.
Listen to this, Jimmie"
Then he read:
"I have a sword and pop gun.
keep my powder dry,
And when the bad old Skeezicks
comes
I'll blow him up sky-high."
And no sooner had Uncle Wiggily
read this jingle In a loud voice for
Jimmie than, all of a sudden. out
from behind the door popped the
Skeezicks himself, crying:
"Oh, don't blow me up sky-high!
Oh, let me go! didn't know you
were soldiers and had guns and
swords and things. Oh, dear! oh.
dear"
And with that out of the window
he jumped.
We'll. what do you know about
that?" quacked Jimmie.
TT is rather queer" said Uncle
WigGily. The Skee must have
sneaked in here when the folks
went to the movies. and he hid.
thinking he could come out in the
night and get my souse. But when
read that soldier Jingle"
So II the jitney doesn't chase the
trolley car around the block and
it took away from the goldfish, I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and Lulu's lollypops.