The Washington herald., 1920-06-02
CHILDREN'S IS
SUNRISE STORIES
ny HOWARD II. GARls
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
CHARLES CHECKERS.

"oh, Uncle wiggily! Will you
please play a game with me-? called
Charlie Chick, the rooster boy. as
he saw the rabbit gentleman hop
ping past the coop one day. please
come in and play a game with me-
Il couldn't go to school today De
cause L had a little sore throat, and
I'm so lonesome"
what sort of game do you
want me to play with your asked
Uncle wiggily. who was most KIND
and obliging. Shall II be tag or
hide and go seek?"
Neither one, II you please,
croweA Charlie. I'D like to have
you play a game of checkers with
me IL you win"
IA. Checkers" cried Uncle Wig
gily. That is my favorite game.
Grandfather Goosey Gander and l
often play II, but we have Scotch
game. and perhaps you do not know
that kind. In Scotch checkers you
have to eat bit of pie or cake
every time you make a move. IL
makes the game more interesting
and 1t keeps you from getting hum
cry. Now while 1 wish to amuse
you, and play checkers, / suppose
you do not understand the Scotch
game
well. maybe not exactly, an
swered Charlie. But I have some
regular red and black checkers and
board"
"Ha! That's fine!" cried Uncle
Wiggily. Then all we need are
some pieces of cake, or slices of
pie, to eat as we play"
And / can get them, for my
mother just baked" crowed Charlie,
''and / invite YOU in! Come along
Uncle Wigeily!'
Much delighted. the old rabbit
gentleman hoped into the chicken
coop house. Mrs. Chick, the mother
OF Charlie. the rooster boy, brought
in a large platter of pie and cake,
and set il down on the table near
the game of checkers.
1T is very good of you, Uncle
Wiggily, to come in and amuse
Chaslie when he can not go to
school," said Mrs Chick. Now help
yourself to the cake and pie
Uncle Wiggily said he would. and
then the checker game began. 1t
was almost like the Scotch one Un-
Gle Wiggily played with Grandma
Goosey. Every time the bunny
moved a checker. he stopped and
took a nibble of cake or a taste OF
pie. And Zach time Charlie made
move he did the same thing.
"Of course you can't play as fast
game this way" Uncle wiggily
said. But then speed is, not every
thing Sometimes one can go too
fast. as when 1 rode in the baby
carriage auto that Brighteyes Pigg
had"
Charlie laughed as he thought OF
this. and took taste of cake. Then
it was Uncle wiggily's move.
Just as the RABBIT gentle IAN was
moving a checker oevr into the
king row, to try to beat Cnarne.
there was a rattle of the door knob
and in came the bad old Pipsise-
wah.
"Oh, so you're here. are you?" he
asked. expectant like. as he looked
carefully at Uncle wiggily's ears,
to see IL there was plenty of souse
on them. as there was.
Yes. I'm here, but how did you
know" asked the bunny gentleman,
not at all happily.
| Il heard the rattle of the check
ers." went on the Pip. as l call him
for short. First l thought Grand
pa Goosey was here. but it's all the
same. Grandpa Goosey has no ears
to get souse off, nor has Charlie the
rooster. but you have. Uncle Wiggi-
ly. and I'll take some! You are
playing a checker game. ] see"
Yes" answered the bunny, I'VE
are. And l wish. if you please
, you'd go away and let us finish"
well. / don't please" grumbled
the Pip, most impolitely. But as
! long as I'm here I'll watch the
game for a while. | like Scotch
checkers and I am very fond of pie
and cake. Instead of each of yoU