The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
BY HOWARD r. GARIs.
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)

Well, Uncle Wiggily, hope moth
ing like that happens to you today"
said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, as she
put on her bonnet and shawl, ready
to leave the hollow stump bungalow.
Nothing like what happens? ?"
asked the bunny rabbit gentleman,
not knowing just what his muskrat
lady housekeeper meant.
Like yesterday" went on Nurse
Jane. I'm going out again and leave
something for you to give Susie Lit
tletsil when she calls"
well. If it's celery, such as you
left yesterday, and she. ties it under
my chin to make believe have whis-
kers, and it scares the fox, it will be
an adventure, Nurse Jane" laughed
Uncle Wiggily. He was thinking of
what had happened the day before.
Il am not going to leave celery for
Susie, as I left it for Johnnie and
Billy Bushytail. the squirrels" said
Miss Fuzzy WuZZy. Il am going out
to call on Mrs. Wibblewobbe, the
duck lady. and am leaving some cram
berries for you to give Susie. We
had more cranherries than we needed
for Thanksgiving, and Susie's mother
VIII make q PIE OIL lHeIH
I'll give them to her when she
comes" promised Uncle Wiggily, as
Nurse Jane put a paper bag of the
red cranberries down on chair near
where he was sitting in the hollow
stump bungalow. ~
You aren't going out, are you"'
asked the muskrat lady housekeeper,
as she pinned her shawl around her,
e To, JVnn11anA
TIE Orange Ice Mountains, that day.
I'm going to stay right here"
promised Uncle Wiggily. Il expect
Grandpa Goosey Gander to call and
[ don't want to miss him.
So when Nurse Jane went over to
visit Mrs. Wihblewobhle, the duck
lady. Uncle Wiggily sat in his easy
chair. And, in order that he would
not fall asleep he started the phono-
graph to playing lively dance tunes.
Uncle Wiggily kept time with his red
white and blue striped rheumatism
crutch, going Tap. Tap! Tap tc
the music.
The bunny gentleman had just nm
ished playing one record, and he was
putting another. in the monograph
when, all of sudden, there was
ring at the front door bell
"Come in" invited the bunny gen
tleman. Come on in. Grandpa
Goosey! The door isn't locked"
ooh, but am not Grandpa
Goosey." cried a laughing voice, aud
in came Susie Littletan, the rabbit
"Ha! Ha! see you aren't laughed
Uncle Wiggily. You have come lot
the cranberries."
yes" said Susie. Mother is go
ing to bake pie with them and
perhaps she'll let me make you a
cranberry jam tart"
"Oh. I hope she does!" said Uncle
Wiggily. But sit down, Susie, ana
I'll play you some phonograph mu-
sic" .,o
So Susie sat in the chair near the
bag of red cranberries, and Uncle
WJiepilv wound UP the music ma
chine. playing a nice tune about
"Orce had a red balloon;
It went so high it reached the MOON
I thought it never, never d STOP
But it came down with lollypop'
"Oh, that's wonderful! Play anoth-
ar verse;" begged Susie, but just
then tne uOOl pCit i"''r7 '-o
Uncle, Wiggiy called out:
Come on in, Grandpa Goosey' Inc
door isn't locked, Come right in.
steps were heard in the hall, nut
instead of Grandfather Goosey Gan
der. there was the old Black Bushy
Bear, licking his black nose WIN MS
red tongue ,,,..-l,,,
"oh!" exclaimed Uncle Wigstly'
"Oht" Ill.,,
And Susie said the same thing -,
81 rather surprise you. don't ~
sked the Black Bear. Il thought |
would Well, I didn't have any
Thanksgiving dinner, so | came 70
get it now" and he looked right az
Uncle WiggiB.
well, er, excuse me, but IhahKs-
giving is passed." said the bunny
at Is never too late to eat,
growled the bear.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily!" suddenly
cried Susie. PLAY Mr.. Bear little
music. Perhaps he'd like it before ne
has his late Thanksgiving dinner,
and Susie took the bag OF hard req
up IN her lap.
Eyes, so ahead; play tune
growled the Bear.
So Uncle Wiggily played SLOW
sad, sorrowfui tune, thinking per-
haps the bad Black Bear would feel
sorry and go away. But the Bear
Dnly smacked his lips and said: