The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-17
copyright, 1920, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
BY HOWARD r. GARiS,

BY HOWARD X. CAMS
} All was nice and quiet within the
hollow stump school one day. The lazy
mouse teacher sat at her desk, and the
animal boys and girls sat in their seats
studying their lessons. 1t was very
still and quiet when, all OF a sudden,
there came aloud rattlety-bang clat,
terry clack noise. The noise SOUNDED
from where Billie Bushytail, the boy
why, Biilie!" exclaimed the lady
mouse teacher, what lessons are you
studying that makes such noise?
Tiff you please teacher" chat !,
tered Billie 81 wasn't studying at all. |
had out my bag of marbles and ac-
cidentally dropped some"
IT guess you must have dropped them
all by the noise they made SAID the
lady mouse teacher, trying not to smile
You may bring the bag to me, Blue,
I'll take care of it for, you until atter
school, Put the marbles in.
sides marbles" said the little squirrel
boy, as he leaned over to pick up the
migs, the alleys and the agates. Its
got ,N sm" mind what else it has in"
said the teacher "School is the place
for lessons not bags"
Lulu Wibblewobble, the duck girl,
"Yes, Lulu, what is ft?" asked the
teacher, as Billie walked up 10 the
"Tf YOU please, teacher" quacked the
duck girl 1--WE had something in our
school lesson yesterday about bags. IL
swas how many bags of sugar can you
Albuy for 10 cents if salt is a penny
Eyes, Lulu but BilIie's bag hasn't
sugar in" said the lady mouse. Now
study your lessons all of you There is
no telling when Uncle Wiggily may
come in to see how well you can re-
cite"
So Billie, the squirrel chap, brought
his bag with the marbles, and some
thing else in it, up to the teacher ana
/ she put 1t away in her desk. Then the
lessons went on, but Uhcle Wiggily did
And when school was let out in the
afternoon Billie, Johnnie and the other
animal boys were SO surprised TO see "
showing that they ran out to play anna
the white flakes. 1t was a very late
snow storm, and when the lady mouse
looked out of the window, as she was
getting ready to go home, she hoped
the snow would not last very long,
'T wonder why Uncle Wiggily didn't
come today?' thought the lady mouse,
as she looked in her desk to see that
she was not forgetting anything. And
as she saw Billie's bag she exclaimed;
"There! / forgot to give it to the
poor little fellow. He may want the
marbles to play with, But then h &C.
school. However, l can take it anc
leave it for him at his house. He's
gone now-he and the other boys are
out playing in the snow, How the!
love I'll" Indeed, Billie, Johnnie ant
all the rest were, far from the hollow
stump school now, The lady lnous'
teacher was Just leaving, taking Billie''
bag of marbles with her, when alont
came Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, you are late;' exclaimed tn'
Yves" answered the old rabbit gen
tleman, giving his pink nose twinkl
or two. 81 meant to get here befor
school was out. But had to go to tn
,, store for Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, an.
not not keep me in" and he smiled funny
like at the lady mouse teacher.
mo; school is over for the day." sh
said.
Wiggily, looking at the bag on her paw
"Oh, Billie's marbles" she answered
y and she told how the squirrel boy ha
" taken them out in class, which wa
" against the rule. 1t made the ehiidre
laugh and play to see bag in schoo
rabbit gentleman. He and the lad
mouse school teacher We're. Walkln
along together, over the fields an
through the late March snow storm
when, all OF sudden, out from ann
the flakes popped the bad old skee
ticks.
have you If l can't get any souse o.
Uncle Wiggily's ears I'll get some froi
the lady mouse"
"Oh, no, you will not"' cried Uncl
Wiggily %ha knew he had to be Ssaa
when he had lady with him, even
she was only mouse. You shan
have any of her good souse" b
chanted.
who says so?" howied the skee in
Il dol Stand back, Approach HI
at your PERIL! osied the bunny gentl'
man, and he opened Billie's bag. Ar
he put his paw inside.
"0h, gentlemen! Pray do not qua
rel over mel" begged the timfd lac
HE shall neves gee your souse!" d
elared Uncle Wiggily, "I'll throw eve
marble in Billie's bag ct the bad Skt
chats what / will"
AS he said that a qNeet look car
over the bunny gentleman's face. q
paw had felt something else in I
Gag besides marbles. quickly 3ullll
it out Uncle Wiggily pointed 1t st 4
\ Skeezicks and pulled the SrlgSer,
"Oh, WOW! oh, double %oNe oh,
+. cream and WAGER Crackess. Csied =
" Skee. S'Hov cold am: S'm susni
into an icicle" And, ell dripping W.
and with icicles beginNing to freeze
aver him, he eRrned ana ran ava
zoe gettinS sDR 81 Gacte WiSSil