The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-02
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BEDTINlE STORYlI



Just as Uncle Wiggily had finished
his breakfast in the underground house
of the Littletail rabbit family one
morning, and when Sammie and Susie
were ready to start on their way TO
school, there came a knock at the door.
Dear me, | hope that isn't the Pip.
sisewah," exclaimed Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeepel,
wing. with Uncle Wiggiiy, was visiting
the Littletals, since the rabbit gentle-
mans hollow stump bungalow had
burned.
What would the Pip be doing, out
this time of morning. asked Uncle
Wiggily, looking over the tops of his
glasses, inquistive like and premedi-
lated. ....
"lIe might be looking for your souse.
but | hope he isn't, answered Miss
However MIR. Littletaii, who was just
going to work in the factory, Where
he lied the sharp points off carrot Ice
cream cones opened the, door ana
there stood Johnnie Bushytail the boy
"oh, Uncle Wiggily," chartered John
ME, before anyone else had a chance
to say anything, will you please come
ever to oGr houseg
why, what's the matter? asked Size
Nurse Jane. Has yodr brother Billie
fallen out Of bed, or has Jennie Chip
munk tried to swallow nut without
,Mtuking 1t? WHAT mas happened that
YOU want Uncle Wiggiy?'
oh nothing has happened, said
Johnnie. sort of looking hunsrlly az
some of the oatmeal cookies, on the
table Seeing this, Susie gave him one
Nothing is the matter went on the
squirrel boy, except that we would
like Uncle Wiggily to come to our house
for a visit. He has been here quite
while and my mother told me to
stop on my way to school and ask MN
to come and visit us. Please come
Uncle Wiggily--you and Nurse Jane.
''Oh. no! Don't go, Uncle Wiggily!'
cried Sammie and Susie, catching hold
of the old rabbit gentleman's coat tails
Stay with us!" 1919.
You've had him a good while. He
ought to visit around and come and see
u.s." said Johnnie.
YES, [ suppose ! ought" Uncle Wig
gily said. Il have been thinking OF
going to see some of my other friends
and IN come over to your nest house,
johnnie. Thank you for the invita-
ton"
sammie and Susie looked as if they
were going to feel badly, but Uncle
Wiggily quickly said: .-
IN come over and see you rabbit
children every once in while. will
not be far away"
Then Sammie and Susie felt better,
and they hurried on to school with
Johnnie, the squirrel, and with his
brother Billie, who scampered along
just then
"Weeare sorry to have you GO Uncle
Wiggily' said Mrs. Littletall, the rab-
the rest of your friends would like to
have you visit them. We shall see
you again, shall we not?'
"Oh, yes, surely" answered the bunny
uncle, and then he and Nurse Jane be
gan to pack up the few things they had
stay for a time with tie Bushytail
squirrel family. ,=-, $751;.
'"TlI have some new adventures per-
haps" said Uncle Wiggiy hopeful like,
and surely enough, he did have a queer
one that very afternoon.
AS soon as school was out Johnnie
Bushytail, the squirrel boy, came scam
pering along to the underground rabbit
house.
Come on, Uncle Wiggily and Nurse
Jane" chartered Johnnie. You're 60
ing to our nest now
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane were
all packed up and ready to go, and,
after saying good-by for little Whle
to Sammie and Susie and Mrs. Little
tail, away they hoped over the fields
and through the woods with Johnnie,
the boy squirrel
Uncle Wiggily, as he helped Nurse Jane
over a little bill of some snok that had
not all quite melted away from Wood
land near the orange Ice Mountains,
where the animal folk lived.
''0h. Billie had to stay in to help the
lady mouse teacher clean eff the black
boards" Johnnie answered. Hell be
home pretty soon, and we're very glad
you have come to visit us, Uncle Wig
gily and Nurse Jane
The rabbit gentleman and Nurse Jane
also thought it would be very nice
when, all Of sudden, as they were
hopping along, out from behind a bush
Jumped the bad old Skeezicks.
"Oh, no! Ah hal" howled the Skee
as he grabbed Uncle Wiggily. You
can't get away from me, as you got
away from the Pipsisewah yesterday.
You haven't any kite to hold on this
time and be lifted up in the airf have
YOU new"
- YES il certainly does look So" sadly
said Uncle Wiggily looking at the
Skee's claws which had hold of the rab-
bit gentleman leg,
"Oh, dear!" cried Nurse Jane. This
is terriben' 5=. -.."
Johnnie BushytaiI the boy squirrel.
who had hurried on ahead to show the
way to his nest house, looked back.
Johnnie saw the Skee holding Uncle
Wiggily
Let go q Uncle w,iggily'' chartered
after you with my crackers, Look out
Tor my crackers
Crackers cried Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy. Il didn't know You had stopped
at the store for any crackers Johnnie .
"t'rackers! Crackers shouted the
Skee, letting 60 of Uncle Wiggily and
making jump for the squirrel boy
Il just love crackers--nice soda crack :