The Washington herald., 1920-03-08
CHILDRE S.
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
BILLIE'S BUNS.
by HOWARD II. GARIs
by HOWARD II. GARIs

Dear me! The clock Is slow this
morning." said Mrs. Bushytail, the
lady squirrel, as she gave her two
boys, Johnnie and Billie, their
pancakes at the breakfast table.
Hurry. sons. or you'll be late for
school," she went on.
Billie and Johnnie ate rs fast as
was polite, and then. catching up
their books of green leavcs-books
which they studied at the hollow
stump school taught by the lady
mouse-away they scampered.
''Oh, dear" exclaimed Mrs. Bushy-
tail little later, as she was clear-
ing away the breakfast things.
They have gone without them"
do you mean Johnnie and Billie
have gone to school without their
books?" asked Uncle Wiggily Long
cars, the bunny rabbit gentleman,
who was living for a while at the
squirrel house.
mo, they took their books, but
Billie went without bis buns"
I'll take the buns to them" Of
fered Uncle Wiggily. ''On my red
white and blue striped rheumatism
crutch l can hop along as fast as
never was and catch up to Billie
and Johnnie before they get to
school. Then l can give them their
little recess lunches"
Then he started hopping over the
helds and through the woods to
catch Johnnie and Billie before the
squirrel boys reached school.
And Uncle Wiggily did. Just as
the two squirrel boys were scam
pering into the hollow stump, Mr.
LongeSrs hoped up to them, held
out the two little bundles, and said:
Here are your buns. boys! Your
buns that you are to eat at recessi'
| oh, thank you!"- exclaimed John.
ME.
The lady mouse teacher, comins
out OF the hollow stump to ring thu
last bell, saw Uncle Wiggily.
| oh, how do you do" she squeak
ed. Tor she knew the old gentleman
rabbit very well. Have you com,
to SCHOOL," she went on with ,
iaugh that made her whiskers seen
to be playing tag with her tail.
We'll not exactly to school," an,
swered Uncle Wiggily. T jus
hoped after Billie and johnnie 4,
give them their recess buns which
they forgot"
well, since you are here. will
you not come in, anyhow, and hel,
at our morning exercises?" asket
the lady mouse teacher of the hol
low stump school. I'VE should dear
ly love to have you. Do come inr
Il WILL" said Uncle wiggily an,
he did.
/. He sat up on the platform will
the lady mouse teacher. and all tn,
j animal boys and girls sort of fel
happy and glad because Uncle wig
gily was there.
Uncle Wiggily was Just gettin,
up on his hind legs to make som
well chosen remarks, when, all of ,
sudden, harsh voice near the bacl
door cried: .:
There he is! Now for his souse,
And with that up between tn
desks of the animal school childrel
came the Pipsisewah.
| "Oh. dear." screamed little Sauea
kie-Eeekie, the cousin mouse.
Don't be afraid. am only aftel
Uncle Wiggily," said the unpleas
ant Pip. II want his souse and
Just then, as the bad chap grasp
ed'Uncle Wiggily by the ears. ther,
was bump and a thud down nea,
the desk where Billie Bushytail, tn,
| squirrel boy, sat.
What was that. Billie?' aske,
the lady mouse teacher, for sh
never allowed extra noises at tn,
morning exercises. What wal
that%
IL guess. II you please sal.
Billie. that the buns Uncle wiggfl,
brought me fell out Of my pocke
on the fioor!"
! The lady mouse teacher was 60