The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-06
|onyright, 1920, by McClur Newspaper
Eeps Syndicate.)

Syndlcatel
III az HOWARD r. Girls.
@.Come. Billie. Johnnie! Wine to 90
n snhnoi, called Uncle Wigily to the
Rushvtail squirrel boysone morn
Don't be late ,... ...a,,,auoa
M And the lady moue teacher
~ me to bring to school the banjo
EI made for me out of sarch ooN'
~ going to play music Ills after
t ~ will be nice" said te rabbit |
t, an, But how about Johnnie?
SAnt from the dried-leaf lankets, |
e er which he and Billie hid slept |
nnie answered and said
#Oh. / can't go to school toda, Oneie
NggiIy, / don't feel we'll Mynose y
ana my tail Is cold, ana lh'ilA
Nc the epizootis." ,,,, ,....,
Arie Wiggily. I'm call Nurt Jane
"S sszy why. She'll know hat to
.HAnd when the mnskrat lad, who
kkth the bunny gentleman was llsl i,rli
Esr a while at the Bushytsll qaitre'
aHe il a very i'll little Bshytaii
BAN Better get DR.. Possum. '
AID when Billie had gone toschool,
"a The animal doctor had looted at
Hnhnnies tongue, Uncle VlSgily
S.ttna "a know how i'll his lttlesquir-
rel nephew really was, nr
"Oh. he might be worse san VIZ, wa
Possurn IF he stays IN llle ipu WI
three or four days and mas some lllnh
10 drink and some acorn sofead WIZ tm
sassafras butter on he Df az TIL o5
1u'I 49, ~ have hear1 that Jelly
isu' GOOD go for little SQUIRE boys Who
don't feel we'll. ,u,.,ot. a,b,,
..,i. lea Z u nT '' can Get any,'fDr. Posum
ss 1,sy ~ Mind though. nothing but
huckleberry jelly" sx, ~ ,o
VIII, Sc ooynrlv thinking it would be
a mSs ~ huS a lar at the i've and six
cent store. L. no ,,,;fh.
his powders and pills hat CUE ~. a.
your ills the rabbit gentleman w, $500 for
out to find some huckleRrry jelly Tor
Johnnie. I..opt s+oro
The first two and thpe cent store
he went to was Just oft, put Woula
have some in next Weet. Inc SEVEN
and eieht-cent store had some rasp-
berry Jam, which they sgd was Just
as good as huckleberry jel ouI uhcle
Nviggily was not going tqne 1ooi9 D
"Huckleberry jelly is wat Or. Pos,
i
huckleberry jelly it shall,e ueciaie ~,
the rabbit gentleman. hoppeu VI,
and on, but nowhere cou ne seelii "
A. last he met Granfather Goosey
candar and when Inc Wiggily had
told what he was lookr tor the goose
gentleman said; ,.,.,., ALI,
IF you can find hekleberry lels
anywhere it will be infhe ice cave ~ q
MIR WhiteWASh the iOldF DedIs Ilt
is very fond of jellief and Jams anc
each fan he puts awy many klnds
I'm sure he has wh9 you want lo'
Johnnie" .., ,,.o,
Wiggily, and away way. J J c aCppeo 10 'ii'
What's that? Htkleberry. jelly
cried Mr.. WhitewasI in his Jolly big
voice. Il have justone jar left ane
He brought out ~ huckleberry jelly
for Uncle Wiggily 1t was just VIVA
the rabbit gentlenn Wanteo; ana
was a very large lF; 100. be,ng 4hi p nt
bear Mr.. Whitevssh hau everything
big, even to his Jars OF 1eiiy. ,,-,
EAre YOU sure you won't need this
"Indeed. no fake it to Johnnie Will
my best wishes laughed the pola
bear. But be mleftl of it. There is
, crack in the ia" .nd the. jelly IS leakin,
out little. Awuly sticky stuiI IL Is
too hucklebery jelly! I'd better Wra
SO wrapping the large jar of stick
huekleberry jey in a paper made Q
4 piece of bfwh bark, Mr., Whitewas
handed It t Uncle Wiggily VIII
thanked him.
Losing no tine. Uncle WiggiIy hoppe
on back to poor, i'll Johnnie, KNOWN
when he vas almost at the squire
house Uncn Wiggly sat down to res
on o big. flat log, placing the jar
huckl cherry jelly beside him.
II guess not enough will leak out
hurt ANYTHING while l rest though
Uncle Wiggily.
After while he felt better and wa
Just going to start off again, when, a
of sudden, out from behind a sas
safras bush popped the bad old Phi
sisewah, and down he sat on the ID
close beside Uncle Wiggily and next
the jar of huckleberry Jelly.
II have been waiting for you, sa
the Pip, congratulatory like and anna!
ing: -, -, ~, ~.
Wiggily,
CAS- if YOU needed to ask" gurglt
the bad chap. II want your souse.
course. And | see you have some iel
to go with it. 1t makes me think OF
little verse--'Jelly and souse should
in each house, and now, I'll just nj
bleI little off your left ear. and thu
I'll take some off your right al
then
'fwell, you shant have any of job
nieis jelly!1 cried Uncle Wiggily. jun
ing up, and taking hold of the jar n
Whitewash had given him. The j
stotjk to the log little, where 1
sti9ky jelly had leaked out. but \
Lohgears managed to get 1t loose. a
then he started to run, thinking
colifse, the Pip would ruin after him
But maybe can run faster Il
tina.' thought Uncle Wiggily, May
ekIt get away"
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