The Washington herald., 1920-09-21

rabbit gentleman, as he sat down
! beside Jimmie.
On, he's one OF the children of
the Snippy Snappy," answered Jim
nie' lie Just came to live around
mere and / wish he'd move away.
He's all the time making fun of my
feet. and Lulu's and Alice's, too"
Hum! The Snippy Snappy"
spoke Uncle Wiggily. rs he any
relation TO the Pipsisewah or the
skeezicks, l wonder?"
1 haven't seen the Snippy Snappy
himself" said Jimmie, but
wouldn't be a bit surprised IL he
was as bad as both of those chaps
rolled together"
Well never mind" said the
bunny rabbit uncle. I'VE won't pay
| any attention to him."
All the same, though" quacked
Jimmie the duck, as he sat near
the edge Of the mud puddle ocean
and splashed his legs in the water.
u have paddle feet; haven't /, Uncle
Wiggily?"
We'll, yes, Jimmie, but it is very
good for you that you have" said
the rabbit gentleman. You, being
duck, would look very queer IL
you had paws like mine, which are
of no use in the water"
But yours are more stylish" +"
said Jimmie, and Uncle Wiggily
could see that the duck boy was
feeling badly because of the fun
the Snippy Snappy chap had made
of the paddle feet.
Nonsense" laughed Uncle Wig
RllN tWinllfnU hfs
blue striped rheumatism cruth.
Each of US has the feet best suited
to him."
Maybe if I had paws like Tom
mic Kat I'd look better" went on
Jimmie.
Stuffed pickles. cried the bunny.
! II you're going to be silly. as Sam
mic and Billie were about their
paws and teeth, I'll think you are
very queer"
But my feet are so broad and
fiat and ugly" said Jimmie. 81
never thought OF it before. until
that Snippy Snappy boy called me
paddle feet"
Uncle Wiggily took off his tall
silk hat and scratched his rheu-
matism nose with his left hind leg.
! Suppose you come and take a
walk with me-" said the bunny.
And maybe I'll find some better
feet" quacked Jimmie
Uncle Wiggily said nothing. but
he blinked his eyes and hoped off
through the woods, followed by Jim
mie the duck. They had not gone
very far before. all of a sudden.
there was a cracking in the bushes
behind them, and a voice cried:
/ There he is. Now I'll get some.
Oh. this is a lucky day for me-"
Quick, Here comes the Pip or
Skee after my souse" cried Uncle
Wiggily.
NO. it isn't the Pip or Skee.'
quacked Jimmie. It's the bad
| Snippy Snappy himself" And
/ through the woods came rushing a
! fuzzy animal. with a long bill like
! pair OF taiIor's scissors The
SniDpy Snappy kept clashing his
/ long, sharp bill.
Il want fur. l want some soft
fur off Uncle Wiggily to line my
overcoat with" cried the Snippy
Snappy. "I don't want souse. I
/ want fur"
He ran after Uncle wiggily and
I SA'aAAA-iN' bAN the dNth DON ana lnt
bunny came to the duck pond ocean.
, Near it was a raft OF wood
! Quick! Get on this raft. Uncle
! Wiggily" quacked Jimmie. and
! I'll paddle you out in the middle.
Then the Snippy Snappy can't get
| YOU" Uncle WigEily got on the
| raft, and, with his broad. wide feet.
! Jimmie padded out from shore.
! The Snippy Snappy was afraid Of
water and couldn't swim. so ne
| dared not follow and Uncle Wig
! gily's fur was saved. Soon the
! Snlppy Snappy went away.
Well. Jimmie" said the bunny. Il.
for one. am glad you have paddle
! feet"
Il guess I am. too" quacked Jim
mie, as he steered the raft back to
/ shore.
And if the egg beater doesn't
/ tickle the umbrella in the ribs ana
make it jump up the chimney to
see where the sparks go to. I'll tell
YOU next about Uncle Wiggily and
| BeCkies fur