Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
UNCLE WIGGHY AND TIKI
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low stump bungalow and stood III
front of Mr.. Longears, who was
reading the Cabbage Leaf News
after reakfast
Come with you? Where? Not
shopping, I hope!" exclaimed the
bunny gentleman, as he saw that
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy had on her bon
met and shawl. IF you want me tc
tag along after you, while you sc
through the seven and eight cent
store, pricing diamond dishpans
and gold-plated pancake turner's
well, Nurse Jane, | simply
ooh, don't worry, Wiggy,
laughed the muskrat lady house
keeper. q am not asking you to
go shopping, But I'm sure you
wouldn't mind going with me to
the woods, to get some red sumach
plumes, some autumn leaves and
red and blue berries. | want them
to put in vases to decorate the
bungalow"
ooh, of course I'll come with you
to get those" promised Uncle Wig
gily, glad that he did not have to
go shopping. "Wait until | get my
knife, Nurse Jane. for some of
those branches of red foliage ber-
ries are hard to break"
A little later Uncle Wiggily and
Nurse Jane were on their way over
the fields and through the woods
to gather branches, leaves and the
red plumes of the sumach with
which to decorate the hollow
stump bungalow.
What Nurse Jane wanted most
of all were some bright, red berries
that grow i'm clusters on certain
woodland trees in the fall These
red herrics some Of which are on
mountain ash trees. make beautiful
decorations, and Nurse Jane loved
them.
So as she and Uncle WiggiIy
walked along, they looked anxious
" here and there for a sight OF
these red berries, and at last, up
on the side of hill, Miss Fuzzy
Wlzzv saw some clusters.
ooh. here they are, Uncle Wig
pilvu, she called.
"Right-o!" answered the bunny
gentleman and soon he was mop
ping nm the side of the hill to the
tree where the red berries grew.
"T,u come with youn offered
Nurse lane. 81 want to help gath
or them"
"Nol No, STAY back" shouted
Uncle Wiggily. his pink nose twin
king as fast as ANYTHING. Don't
come nm here Janie!"
seWhv not?" she asked. Are
there snakes"
"Gracious me. sakes alive and
some peanut pancakes! No
snakes," laughed Uncle Wiggily.
THE snakes, long ago, have gone
to sleen for the winter. But, even
if there were any here they would
NOT hurt rs THE reason / don't
want Won to come is because this
Mace is fun of stick ticks!"
"Stick ticks? What are they?
asked Nurse lane. as she began tC
climb the side of the hill among
tho dried weeds. TO get some noun
toin ash rod berries.
"Stick ticks are those things
sticking all over your dress, just as
thov are sticking tn NV coat, vest
trousers ana even 10 IlN ldll sim
hat" answered Uncle Wiggily with
a laugh. 81 thought I'd save yor
from them, but YOU are covered
and So am T."
Nurse lane looked at herself
otter having pushed her way
thrnupb The bushes. All over heI
drase were little three corncreC
things that looked like seeds. But
when she tried to pick them of
sha Found that thew stuck fast
zach seed for that is what they
were had many tinv hooks on it
co tbot when awning fuzzy OF
like touched it the seed would
cling IN II
"rTbey arc eticl, ticks,, said I'm.
o,o wi@giIv "Thase ticks stick tc
o,,orythi,g thew touch. and the
rooi Of hottie and willie Tlufftail
~ 10 NH children if they happen
Cd o,1' to come here would have been
covered with the stick ticks"
t.P,,t wbat arn thov GOOD for?'
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