The Washington herald., 1920-03-06
CHILDREN s.
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WICCMY AND
JOHNNIE'S JELLY.
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ny HOWARD n GARIs

Come, Billie! Johnniei Time to
60 to schoolw called Uncle Wiggily
to the two Bushytail squirrel boys
one morning. Don't be lateI"
"AIl right, I'm comingp answered
Billie. "AndSthe lady mouse teach
er told me to bring to school the
banjo you made for me out Of .
starch box. I'm going to play music
this afternoon"
THAT will be NICE" said the rab-
bit gentleman. But how about
Johnnie? Isn't he getting up?'
Out from the dried leaf. blankets.
under which he and Billie had slept,
Johnnie answered. and said:
"Oh, ! can't go to school today,
Uncle wiggily; ! don't feel we'll. Ny
nose Is hot and my tail Is cold, and
think ] have the epizootis."
And when the muskrat lady. who,
with the bunny gentleman, was Wis
iting for a while at the Bushytail
squirrel house, looked at Johnnie.
she said:
"He is a very III little Bushytail
chap! Better get DR.. Possum."
And when Billie had gone to
school and the animal doctor had
looked at Johnnie's tongue. Uncle
Wiggily wanted to know how i'll
his little squirrel nephew really
was.
"oh. he might be worse" said
DR.. Possum. IF he stays in the
house three or four days and has
some milk to drink and some acorn
bread. with sassafras butter on II,
he'll be all right"
Gould he have a little jellyr
asked Nurse Jane.
I. Yes, he may have some huckle-
berry jelly IL you can get any," Dr.
Possum answered.
And when DIR. Possum had gone.
with his powders and pills that
cure all your ills. the rabbit gentle-
man started out to find some
huckleberry jelly for Johnnie.
whats that? Huckleberry jel-
ly?" cried Mr.. whitewash, in his
jolly big voice. II have just one jar
left. and you shall have it."
He brought out the huckleberry
jelly for Uncle Wiggily.
Are you sure you won't need
this?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
Indeed. no. Take il to Johnnie
with my best wishes" laughed the
Polar bear. But be careful of 1t.
There Is a crack in the jar and the
jelly.i leaking out little. Awful
ly sticky stuff. 1t is, too-huckle-
berry jelly! I'd better wrap 1t in a
paper for you"
Losing no time. Uncle wiggily
hoped on back to poor. i'll Johnnie.
knowing the jelly would do him
good. And when he was almost at
the squirrel house Uncle Wiggily
sat down to rest on a big. flat log.
placing the jar of huckleberry jelly
beside him.
After a while he felt better. and
was just going to start off again,
when, all of a sudden, out from be-
hind a sassafras bush popped the
bad old Pipsisewah, and down he
sat on the log. close beside Uncle
wiggily and next to the jar of
huckleberry jelly.
81 have been waiting for you"
said the Pip. congratulatory-l like
and amazing.
Have you? What for?" asked
Uncle wiggily.
"As IL you need to ask" gurgled
the bad chap. I want your souse,
of course. And see you have some
Jelly to go with II. 1t makes me
think of a little verse-Jelly and
souse should be In each house And
now I'll just nibble a little off your
left ear and then I'll take some off
your right and then"
Well you shan't have any of
Johnnie's jelly!" cried Uncle Wig
gily. jumping up, and taking hold
of the jar Mr.. whitewash had given
him. The jar stuck to the log a lit
tie, where the sticky jelly had leak
ed out, but Mr.. Longears managed
to get II loose. And then he started
to run. thinking. of course, the Pip
would run after him.
But maybe / can run faster this
time" thought Uncle Wiggily. May
be can get away"
He looked back, but. to his sur
prise, the Pip was still sitting on
the log.
'I wonder why he doesn't chase
me?" thought the bunny. And in
another moment he knew. For the
Pip cried: ..-
Here! Come back here! Don't
run away like that and leave me
stuck here! I'm held fast to the
log! I'm all stuck fast in the sticky
jelly! Come back and let me nibble
your sousei"