Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-16
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JIMMIES
PADDLES.

Once upon o time, as Uncle Wig
gily was hopping along by the duck
pond ocean, wondering what sort
Of an adventure he might have
that day, he heard a quacking
sound and then voice said:
"Oh, no! / wouldn't have such
feet as you have. not for anyth ng!
Why they aren't, feet at all" They
are just like boat paddles! Paddle
feet! Paddle feet! Jimmie the
duck has paddle feet"
That's what Uncle Wiggily heard.
as he stood in the shade of null
berry lollypop bush besides the
duck pond ocean. ..
my! Some one must be making
fun of someone else" thought the
bunny rabbit gentleman. Il Won
der who it is?"
SO he peeked around the corner
of the apple dumping tree, and
there on the bank of the pond he
saw Jimmie Wibblewobble, the
boy duck. And standing near JIM
mic was funny ,saucy little chap
all covered with fuZz. and he had
a very long bill, like a toothpick.
paddle feet! Paddle feet! jim
ME the duck has paddle feet!'
cried this queer, saucy little chap
again.
We'll suppose he has. His feet
were made for him and it isn't nice
of you to poke fun at him." said
Uncle Wiggily, coming out from
behind the sassafras flowers, and
tanning himself with his pink,
twinkling nose--excuse me, / mean
his tall silk hat. I'm getting as
excited as Uncle Wiggily was.
Eyes, he's making a lot of fun
of my feet" quacked Jimmie the
duck boy.
paddle feet! Paddle feet!" cried
the saucy little chap once more,
but he ran away, diving in among
the weeds when he saw Uncle
Wiggily.
who was he?" asked the bunny
rabbit gentleman, as he sat down
beside Jimmie.
"Oh, he's one of the children OF
the Snippy Snappy," answered
Jimmie. HE just came to live
around here. and | wish he'd move
away. He's all the time making
run OF my ieet, f"hN As =" ~
Alice's, too -.
Hum! The Simply snappy"
spoke Uncle Wiggily. us he any
relation to the Pipesisewah or the
keezicks, l wonder 49,.
II haven't seen the Simply snap
by himself" said Jimmie, but 1
wouldn't be a bit surprised if he
was MS bad as both of those chaps
rolled together" 49,
"Well, never mind" said the
bunny rabbit uncle. I'VE won't
nav 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.
II have paddle feet, haven't |, I'm
Gle Wiggily?"
"Weil, yes, Jimmie, but it is
very good for you that you have
said the rabbit gentleman. you
being a duck would look very queer
If 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
feellnR Dduiy bcSduse VI tiic Aeh
the Snippy Snappy chap had made
of the paddle feet.
Nonsense! laughed Uncle Wig
gily, twinkling his red, white and
blue striped rheumatism crutch.
Each Of us has the feet best
suited to him."
maybe If I had paws like Toms
mie Kat I'd look BETTER" went on
Jimmie.
STUFFED picklesl' cried the
bunny. III you're going to be
silly, as Sammie and Billie We're
about their paws and teeth, I'll
think you are very queer"
"But my feet are so broad and
flat and ugly" said Jimmie. Il
never thought of it before until
that Simply Snappy boy called me
paddle feet"
Uncle Wiggily took off his tall
silk hat and scratched his rheuma-
tism nose with his left hind leg.
Suppose you come and take a.
walk with me-" said the bunny.
And maybe Tll find some bet,
ter feet!" quacked Jimmie.
Uncle wiggily said nothing. but
he blinked his eyes and hoped
off through the woods, followed
by Jimmie the duck. They had
mot gone very far before, all Of a
Sudden, there xas : 0saApkrnf IN