The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
Copyright. 1920. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD r, GARls.

Out In. the woodghed Of the burrow
mouse where the Llttletail family Of
rabbits lived Uncle Wiggily one day
heard pounding banging noise
1 wonder II that is MIR. Littletail
chopping wood for the fire before he
goes 70 work in the carrot factory"
thought the bunny uncle III il Is
must tielp him. Sncc he was SO kind as
70 ask Nurse Jane and me here TO live
with him. after our hollow stump hung
allow burned, must help him all | can q"
But on going out To the woodshad.
Uncle Wigeilv only saw there Sammio,
the boy rabbit.
What are you making, Sammie:
boat asked the rabbit gentleman as
NC saw his nephew with some pieces of
wood and hammer made from n stone
fastened to n grapevine handle.
Sort of boat" Sammie answered.
Ihen II must be an ice boat" went
on Uncle Wiggily, for the duck pond
ocean Is frozen now. and an ice boat is
The only kind that would sail over It,"
That's what I'm makinG-~a sort Of
Ice boat" said SGmmie only ! call it
ek'rrer because l hope It win skip
ovn~ the ice"
Susie and skipped over the ice yes.
'e~lav, when the Raxoop chased us o.
Eah fne bunny gentleman. with sort
o. sideways twinkle ot his mink uose
III | had not been able to turn Susie's
WIZ Right have happened
so ! heard" said Sammic We'll
rft'~ J get my skipper done you and
sefio may ride over the ice on that, II
Ncr Ike"
s Thank you" smoke Uncle Wiggily
but let me see your new boat "
Samr0io showed it to Uncle Wiggily
The shipper was flat board, with little
tGrn ra like those Of sled on the
gndorside
'bow does It work. asked Mr.. Long
cars
"oh you just nut the skipper on the
ife. sit on II ana push Yourself along,
SaTWie answered 1t Is a sort Of sled
rad just from the cover Of a box"
Then he went on hammerinE and
pounding and Uncle Wiggiy started
cut n hook for an adventure,
TN try your skipper when | come
back, Sammie," said the rabbit gentle
man.
vTncle wirrny' l-rclc wirriy'"
called Nurse Jane after him as the
rabbit was hopping or down the mn
What is IT. he turned back TO ask
no YOU want pound or sugar frow
the eight and innocent store
mo hut you had better take your
umbrella spoke Nurse lane II looks
as II 1t might snow or rain before YOU
get back
Uncle Wircnv ~'onrcd uu at ~
clouds. Truly it did look as II II mt
STORM Ga no went hack after his trr
nn,breila Sau,ug{a was atm hammer
ana ban,,iro AVA AZ tn, Ice sklpns.
..Sammic Ia a rrea, hoy Thought th,
h,nnv gcntit.nan Then me hnnra1 on
49,. me f,elds and fbrough the woods
Ala trnnl, Vi%eiI, f1nItin,, an mi side.
Tar a. aaventnrs
p1t aS,.art,res voarc scar,. that 1,v.
"a scare ny rec AS As s1n Flowers at the North
ZOE A,a ~ ,., ~ h SaS and i ool.1
10, el.u W." ID NO. ik, n storm tha bum,
~entIen,s, ea;3
20 or"ss III "a harf, hro.or
Nc St turned aroond and 9s he did SO
49, he Ss'h hob J,e s,,o,,. h,cE
IVY nb O hot" harEed thg r,y twisting his
loft HANDED Wbieker into "A rri,. This
ia The time IN get Won. Tucle Wiruiv'
You Wy hs s,,e, susie Win Won non Ia
se,s, ,,n,,r hutton on and gsyy me raSt tn
~hsiri cnsta ien1 hnrr,"
No and I'm glad she isnt'n said The
bunnv gentleman, You can hurt hoa
b Ana ndw Won run along YOU bold, bad
creature"
''Ha' Run along, Nes IN run alone
after you" yelped the tu> 'llrr !
come"
With that lie ran. but q. %,u sposo