The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06
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IBEDIlNE STORY |
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SAMMIE'S PAW
WARMER.

offered Uncle Wiggily 'Tll 60 in my
auto That doesn't care whether it
SHOWS or not" -F.
We'll, that is very kind Of you, I'm
sure" spoke the mother Of rSammie
and Susie, the rabbit children, II need
some sugar and butter and flour +
You must be going to make a cake
or a pie" laughed the bunny uncle.
Il am, and not out Of snowballs or
lclcles, either, spoke Mrs. Littletail.
But if you will get your auto ready.
w SSRete Wi VII e I'll write out q list Of
While Mr.. Longears was giving his
automobile drink Of warm gasoline,
SO it wouldn't take cold, Mrs. Littletail
wrote down on a piece of white birch
bark paper the list of things she needed
from the store. There was sugar, mo-
lasses, cocoanut, prunes, raisins, dried
peaches and all the like OF that.
Just as Uncle Wiggtly was ready to
start off in his machine, and when it
white flakes coming down Just like 4
feathers out of a brass bed, Sammie,
school.
Why are you back so early, Sam
mie?' asked his mother.
"Oh, l had, my lessons extra good,
so the lady mouse teacher.let me go,b
Sammie answered. Where are you GO
ing, Uncle Wiggily?" he wanted to
know.
"To the store to get some things for
your mother, Sammie, my boy!" an
swered the bunny uncle gentleman.
"Oh, may l Gomez" begged Sanmie.
mo, indeed! 1t is showing too hard
and it will be much too cold for YOU"
his mother answered. You can not
twinkle your pink nose as fast DIS I'M
Gle Wfggily can, and yours may freeze.
And your paws will get chilly
MY nose wouldn't freeze nor my
paws be cold if | had a warm brick to
take in the auto with me and Uncle
Wiggily,2 spoke Sammie please let
m me 20 anu '8N0 " Pa" warmer VIII"
Eyes, he might do that" agreed
Nurse Jane. IN heat Brick for you,
Sammie, only be careful, in warming,
your paws that you do not burn them"
TN be careful" promised the rabbit
boy.
The brick-just common red one
such as you see in walls of houses-was
soon heated on the back part of the
stove. Then Nurse Jane wrapped it in
a piece of old carpet and put in in the
bottom of the auto.
THAT will keep your paws warm,
Sammie:' she said And Uncle Wig
gily's also"
1T will be fine exclaimed the bunny
rabbit gentleman.
With chqgity-cbug- chug away
Uncle. Wiggily and the paw warmer
with it over the ice and snow, through
the woods and over the fields.
Now, as It happened, the unpleasant
old Skeezicks was out that day look
over the fields, and soon he saw the
marks left in the snow by Uncle Wig
gily's auto wheels.
"Ah, ha! Now for some souse" said
the bad chap. He follyowed along after
the y "a auto coming nearer and nearer un-
ahead of him And as it happened,
the paper Mrs. Lttletail had given I'm
Gle Wiggily, to tell him what to get
from the store-this paper had blown
out Of the auto and it now lay on top
of drift of snow.
"Oh, ho! Whath have we here"" CUR
gled the Skee, as he picked up the pa
per. Anod when he read such things
as sugar" 'cocoanut," Chocolate"
and "raisins;" the skee smacked his
oh, III have a lot of good things to
go with Uncle WiggiIys souse." Then
he chased faster after the auto, and
all at once, Sammie looked uack and
saw the bad chap jumping along.
"oh, Uncle Wiggiy! Look!' cried,
Sammie.
shouted the bunny, and he turned on
more molasses--I mean gasoline.
stop! Stop cried the Skee. IT
want some sugar. cocoanut and choco-
late with your souse," for the bad chan
| thought all those good things on the
| list were now in the auto, while as a
matter of fact they had not yet been,
| bought at the store
But did Uncle Wiggiy stop? Indeed
he did not! He sent the auto on faster
and faster, but still the Skee hobbled
along also, and, looking back, Saihmie
said:
"Oh. he's going to get us. Uncle Wig
gly. But know how to fool him. My
paws are warm enough now. I'll let
him have the hot brick!"
Reaching down, Sammie took hold Of
the paw warmer by the carpet wrapped
around it He shook the hot brick loose
from the carpet out in the snow behind
the auto. Into drift it fell, and being
very warm, the brick melted the snow
with loud Kissing noise, and sent up
Cloud OF steam so thick that the Skee
could not see through it.
Now drive on, Uncle Wiggiy. He
cant find u.s." said Sammie and the
bunny did. Soon he reached the store,
and when he couldn't find the list OF
things he wanted. he just telephoned
back to Mrs Littletal, who told him
everything, And the Skee was so kerr
slostrated blythe steam from the paw
warmer that he didn't try to stop the
bunny on his way home
Thus everything was, serene as the-g
Moon Man says. And If the wheel
doesn't jump off the jitney and roll
under the piano to play tag with the
wash tub. I'll tell YOU next about UncIe
Wiggily and Susie's don sled.