The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-09
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lBEDIINlE STORY i
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE DISHES.

'On, Ia love 10! exclaimed NuSe
Jane, but I haven't done the dishes
Nonsense! Let the dishes gor' said
Uncle Wiggily, who was listening to
what Mrs Wibblewobble was saying;
Let the dishes go! Why, Wiggie!
How you talk! Let the dishes go to the
movies" laughed Nurse Jane.
"Oh, no; l didn't mean let the dishes
go to the movies!" laughed the bunny.
Il meant let the dishes go without
washing and for you to, go, Nurse Jane,
worry about them"
mot worrying about them will not
wash them,' spoke the muskrat lady.
I'll wash them!' offered Uncle Wig
gily. II have nothing special to do this
bungalow and wait for Grandfather
Goosey Gander to come over and play
Scotch checkers. IN do the dishes
while I'm waiting"
oh how sweet ssIo OF yy9 %dr, 'qu sIans
Nurse Jane, do!'
So the muskrat lady put on, her new
tail ribbon and she and the DUCK lauy
went to the movies. Uncle Wiggily sat
for while watching the clouds scud
across the sky, to help paint a pretty
picture when the sun got ready to go
to bed. And then the bunny stretched
his ears, gave his pink nose tWlnkle
and said:
NOW | snail do tne DISHES.
They were all picked up ready TO
wash The water was piping hot and
there was a clean cake of soap all ready
to take swim in the dishpan and play
tag with the cups eand saucers.
Perhaps I may have an adventure
while l am doing the dishes thought
Uncle Wiggily. lone of the forks may
get lost away down in the bottom of
the pan, and I'll have to start the sugar
spoon out sailing in the gravy boat 10
find the missing butter plate"
So saying, smiling. to himself ana
dishes, pretending that the plates were
big battleships and the sauce dishes
little tugboats chasing them AROUND the
lake of water in the pan, Uncle wig
gly kept on until he had nearly every
thing washed.
He had put the soap in and out OF
the water until it was as slippery as a
creased pig, and once or twice he had
nearly dropped 1t. VIII.
All of a sudden, just as Uncle Wig
gily washed the last knife and was
getting ready to dry the dishes. the
door Of the bungalow burst open ana
in popped the Skeezicks. -.
II have come for my souse. grunted
II didn't know you had left, any
souse here" said the bunny, trying to
speak bravely.
well, perhaps it would be more
proper to say | have come Tor your
souse," snickered the Skee, for | have.
I am going to nibble souse off your
ears!" ,,,..,,,
the Skee did, but the bunny jumped
back, and the Skee knocked down on
the floor the slippery cake OF wet soap
1t slid under the sink.
"Oh, excuse me" said the Skee, who
could be polite when he wished:
didn't mean to do that. Wait until |
pick up the soap and then III get your
He reached for the soap, the Skee did.
but, just as he got his skinny, paws
on it the soap took another slide ana
"ohy" cried the skee; I'm have you
in a minute! r., A.. z,,r
perry cake, and this time the soap took
a sort of roller skate under the SINK.
Come out OF there!" gargled the
Skee. and he reached under in such a
hurry that he bumped his head ana
"Oh, III attend to you in minute.
snarled the angry Skee. once more
he reached for the soap, but as he got
his paws on it the soap TOOK anotner
slide. This time it skidded over TO-
ward the door, which the Skee mad lelt
Hold on there" cried the bad chap,
and he made such a hard grab for the
soap that he fell over and slid right
out of the door and down the. steps,
bumpity bump bump, the Skee did. and
the minute he was outside Uncle Wig,
gily shut the door and locked 1t ana
Now you can't get my souse!" And
the Skee couldn't And he didn't get the
soap, either, for it was too dark. so
the Skee had to go away not having
any souse or soap, and Uncle Wigglly
finished drying the dishes and every
thing was all right and Nurse Jane had
a nice time at the pictures. So II
The toothpick doesn't tickle the spool
OF thread and get it all tangled up
about Uncle Wiggly and the slide.