The Washington herald., 1920-10-22

"Oh. yum. yum Something smells
most delicious, | wonder what il
is" said Uncle WiggiIy one morn
ing The bunny rabbit gentleman
put down the Cabbage Leaf news
paper he was reading and went
softly on tiptoe to the kitchen
where Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. his
muskrat lady housekeeper, was at
work
The reason Uncle Wigguy went
on tiptoe was because sometimes
Nurse Jane did not like him to come
out and watch her playing tag
among the dishes, or hide and go
seek with the gas stove.
But ii smells as though she
might be cooking something good
to eat, said Uncle Wiggily to him
self. And if she is she might want
me TO taste the chocolate cake or
lemon pie to see IL il had enough
sugar sprinklcd over the top"
Softly Uncle WiGGIly opened the
kitchen door and as soon as Nurse
Jane saw him she called:
"'omc on out, Wiggy, YOU are
just in time"
is the cake baked" asked the
bunny.
Il am not making cake" said
Nurse Jane. Il am making jelly
from frost grapes, and l am also
squeezing out some grape juice.
hHN" so much grape juice ! thought
perhaps YOU might like to take
some to Grandpa GOoscy Gander. 90
oh. l shall be delighted" spok Q
Uncle WIeEily. and he made such
a low and polite bow that his
glasses almost jumped over his
nose /" slide along the kitchen floor.
"All right" spoke Nurse Jane.
Uncle WigGily had his glasses on
straight again. Get your tall silk
hat and your red. white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch. and I'll
fill pail with grape juice for
Grandpa GoOsey. But be sure and
wrap up well, Uncle Wiggily. for it
is cold out this morning Jack
Frost has been around. If he had
not, my frost grapes would not be
good for making jelly"
"lH dress warmly" promised the
bunny rabbit gentleman. and soon
he was hopping and skipping over
the fields and through the woods on
his way to Grandpa Goosey Gan
der's house
No. hold on a moment, if YOU
please. I'm bit wrong. Uncle
Wiggily didn't hop and skip this
time. He went slowly as he was
afraid of spilling the grape juice.
But he shall not get me or the
grape juice this time" said the
bunny rabbit.
With that Uncle Wfggflv
scrouched down behind a sassafra 5
bush. and hid there until the Fuzzy
FoN passed on. not seeing the bunny
rabbit gentleman.
And now, l guess. I had better
hurry" said Uncle Wiggily. Il don't
want that Fox to nibbIe my ears and
maybe drink all this nice grape
juice. Yes, l must hurry"
Holding the pail of grape Juice
as carefully as he could. Uncle Wig
gily began to run. but he had not
gone very far before he stubbed
mis- foot against a stone. He nearly
fell, and as he did so the pail OF
grape juice banged up against a
sharp thorn bush. and the bunny
was scratched.
ouch, Oh me. Oh. my" cried
Uncle Wisgily. and then he felt
something like water trickIing down
ms mn" i' - Il' lOOktu. and saw
that the thorn bush has poked a
hole in his pail. and a lot of the
grape juice was running out.
"Oh. this is quite too bad" cried
Uncle Wiggily. All the nice grape
juice that Nurse Jane sent to Grand
pa Goosey will soak in the ground.
must hold my paw over the hole
in the pail"
The bunny did this, but then he
noticed another hole. out of which
more grape juice was running.
I'll have to hold my other paw
over that hole" said the bunny, and
he did so.
Well. that stopped two of the
leaks, but when Uncle Wiggily saw
a third hole. out of which the pur-
pie juice was squirting. the rabbit
uncle sighed.
ut isn't any use" said Uncle Wig
gily, sadly. 81 have only four paws.
I must hop on two of them, and
can only hold two over holes in
tho pail. This third hole is too
much for me. Oh, dear"
"Ho! What's the troublel' sud-
denly asked a crisp, jolly voice, and
there in front of Uncle wiEEily