The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-04

Copyright, 1870, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD r. GARis.
Sammie Littletail, the boy rabbit, was
coming home from the hollow stump
school one day with Johnnie and Billie
Bushytail the two boy squirrels.
My! But I'm hungry" chartered
Billie.
80 am Il" said Johnnie
"And l." added Sammie.
Then the three boy animals looked
at one another and laughed.
IF we had some Of the cheese pie
your sister baked for the lady mouse
teacher it would be fine" said Johnnie
"OT even a bit of cake or pudding"
went, went On Billie THAT would taste
''Yum-yum!" sighed sammie, smack
ing his lips. II am so hungry"
Just then Uncle Wiggily Longears,
the rabbit gentleman, came hopping
along out of the next year s Christmas
and blue striped rheumatism crutch.
whats all this l hear, boys, about
somebody being hungry asked the
bunny uncle.
1--WE are all hungry, Uncle Wiggily,"'
answered Sammie. And we were Just
you gave to the mouse tramp gentle
man by mistake If we only had a
piece of that
Don't mention it," chartered Billie
and Johnnie. You make US so hun
Hungry, eh?" said Uncle Wiggily,
letting his pink nose softly twinkle.
well, how would you like some tcicle
pudding?'
'Icicle pudding?" cried sammie.
There isn't any, such thing Uncle
Wiggily is there?'
OF course there is" spoke the bunny
rabbit gentleman. Come along back
to your house with me, Sammie, and
I'll show you boys how to make such
a fine ccle pudding as never was" -.
II never heard of an icicle pudding"
whispered Johnnie to Billie, as they
scampered along with Sammie and his
uncle But if Mr.. Longears says It
can be done-why, it can, that's all!'
IN say So tool" agreed Billie.
Back along the snow covered path
went the rabbit uncle gentleman. with
Sammie, Billie and Johnnie. 1t did not
take them long to reach the burrow,
or Underground house, where Uncle
Wiggily and Nurse Jane were living
since. the hollow stump bungalow had
burned.
err me some nice long, sharp, cold
icicles," said Uncle. Wiggily. And;
Sammie, please go in the house and
ask your mother for a large earthen
bowl and IA long handled spoon"
Yes, sir, Uncle r1GI WISELY" spoke
while the rabbit boy went in to get the
bowl the squirrel chaps broke off the
long frozen icicles from the edge of
the roof and brought several pawfuls
to Mr.. LOngears.
What do you want with bowl,
Sammie?' asked his mother, when he
told her what he needed
Uncle Wiggily is going to make US
some icice pudding as we are so hun
Cry answered the rabbit boy.
"Icicle pudding? l never heard tell
Of such a thing!' laughed Mrs Little
but don't break it,"
TT must be one of Wiggys jokes"
said Nurse Jane. "Fll watch and see
what he does"
Samnie took the bowl out to the
back stoop where Uncle Wiggily waited
cred the icicles
"Ah, that's just what | want. Sam
ME-" said the rabbit gentleman.
He broke the icicles, which the squir-
rel boys had gathered, into little pieces
and began stirring them up, in the
Stir, stir, stir, went Uncle Wiggiy,
mixing up the bits of icicle.
rs 1t most done?" asked Sammie.
"Oh, not half" said the bunny gen
tleman. II need little milk to make
the pudding Just right. See if your
mother will give you a little milk,
Sammle."
Sammie went in the burrow again,
and asked for a little milk for Uncle
Wiggilys icicle pudding. Mrs. Little
tail gave Sammie some, and the bunny
gentleman began stirring the milk up
. with the clean pieces of icicles.
as 1t most done?" asked Johnnie
after q while.
mo, not quite said Mr. Longears.
II think 1t would be improved by an
egg or two. sammie. just ask your
mother to lend me couple Of eggs for
( my icicie pudding
4 So Samrnie got the eggs, though his
mother looked at him in a funny way
az she gave them to him. Uncle Wig
gly stirred the eggs up with the milk
and pieces OF icicles in the earthern
bowl
"Is the pudding most done?" asked
Billie, after a while.
mot quite" said Uncle Wiggily 81
think It needs some sugar, Sammie.
like a good boy, just ask your mother
for some sugar"
So sammie did but his mother
looked at him curioser and curioser, as
1T were. Then Uncle Wiggily stirred the
milk and sugar and eggs all up with the
broken icicles. and the pudding kept
getting thicker and thicker.
VI isn't 1t done YETI asked Sammie,
hungry like.
AN 1t needs now is dash of vanilla
TO flavor IL, said Uncle WigEily. III
you'll get that from your mother the
icicle pudding will be finished"
And when Sammie brought out the