The Washington herald., 1920-11-01
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you, Uncle wigrily. Please try &c
lalk our animal boys out Of having
an election bonnre"
i win" said the bunny uncle.
Leave IL to met
Then Uncle wIrgiIy Iinped on or
his red, white and blue strfpso
rheumatism crutch- and soon ne
came TO the place where the rxb-
bits, squirrels, doggies. monkies
pigg1es and others were gathering
wood and dried leaves
''Oh, here's Uncle wicgily!" bark
ed Jackie Bow Wow. You'll helr Us
with the bonfire, won't your barb
ed the doggie boy.
"Of course. ! will" said Mr.. Lonr-
ears. And a little later. when Mr.
Twistytail, the piggie lady, went
past she saw Uncle WiGgily carry
ing his pavsful OF leaves and broken
boxes.
We'll. IL that's the way he steps
the boys from burning themselves-
helping them gather stuff for a fire
1t is very funny" said Nu
Twistytsil, and of she hurried uG
tell Mrs. FlattaiL the beaver LADY
oh, you'd better leave Il 10
AANAF " EaAeH EaAA AAA - n AaNLE.LH
He knows what he is doing"
So Uncle Wiggily laughed and
joked with the .oys, and helped
them gather a big pile Of leaves arc
sticks which were heaped out in ar
open field.
Wen have the biggest election
bonfire that ever was. won't We
Uncle WiggilyT' asked Sznnis
LIttlctail. the rabbit
We'll, guess So" answered the
bunny uncle.
And then, when he sat down 10
res. for a moment. while the ami
mai boys we're pilinE sticks and
boards on the heap, Uncle wIgrily
whispered something TO Dickie and
Nellie Chip Chip, the sparrow boy
and girl.
And fly back with as many a.
you can carry" said Uncle wiEEily.
as Dickie and Nellie few away.
We will" they chirped.
This is getting worse Snd
worse!" said Mrs. Bushytail TO MrF
Cluck Cluck, the hen lady. ''Uncls
Wiggily, instead OF trying TO rer
the boys not to have an election
bonfire, is even asking the sparrow
20 bring leaves for itl I heard him
=
with as many as they could"
oh, you had better let Uncle Wig
gily alone" said Mrs Cluck Cluck
He knows what he is doing"
At last IL grew dark and the an
NAL boys gathered around the large
pile OF leaves. sticks and boards In
the field.
Let's light the election bonfire -
bsrked Jackie Bow Wow.
''Oh, no. wait for Uncle wiEEily -
begged Mrs Bow Wow. He will
know what 20 do so no one will gel
hurt"
There was a huttering Of wing,
in the air and Uncle WigEiiy was
seen, in the dusk. talking 10 DicEis
and Nellie, the spsrrows, who hso
little baskets Of grass on their
| backs
Please SIT still everybody csrleo
Uncle Wiggily TO the crowd Of ami
NAL children. and their fathers and
mothers. We will soon have the
| election bonfire"
oh and we begged him not q
have one. because our little boys
may be burned" sighed Mrs. VIII.
/ bleWobble. What is Uncle WiGEily
! DOING"
, The bunny uncle went up 20 ths
big pile OF leaves and wood All a.
/ a sudden IL seemed to blaze out OF
all sides. 1t EIowed with light and
FIRE. but though Uncle WiERtly ap
| peared to be right in the middle oj
il he was not burned.
Come away, Come away! You =
as risky and foolish as the anims
boys" called Nurse Jane.
"Nonsense" laughed Uncle Wis
gily. This bonfire will burn nc
one. II is the light OF hrery light,
ming bugs that you sec. When yot
asked me TO stop the boys from
having an election bonfire, ladies.
thought of this plan" said a.
bunny. i sent DiCkie and Nellie
the sparrows. down South where IN,
firehics spend the winter. The
brought back in the warm Erss,
baskets ten million frcGics. II o.
the lightning bugs crawling amonl
the leaves that seem 10 make IN
blaze, and there is no danger &,
anyone"
"Oh. Murray Murray. hurrsS
, cried the animal boys.
That's what 1 say. Hurray 10
Uncle wiggily," QUacked Mrs Wib
tlewobble. He saved our boy
from being burned"
The firefies 1ickered among n
leaves and sticks and made then
look exactly as though they wer
blazing. The animal boys marche'
| around and cheCred Tor election an
| EVERYONE had good time. An
! when II was over DIckle and Nell
few back down South with n
! ligrning bugs so they wouldn
freeze.
So everything came out all righ'
and il the pussy cats picture doesn
lump down Of the wall when n
poodle dog barks at the moon. i
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily