Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-14
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright, 1874 by Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SAM
Mics PAWS.
lBx Howard Z. Garia.l

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One day when Uncle Wigglly
Longears was hopping along {
path in the woods, not far from
the hollow stump school, where
the lady mouse taught the ANNA
children, the bunny rabbit gentle
man heard a rustling in the
bushes.
II hope that isn't the bad Snoopy
coming after me. to smell or nibblf
my souse," thought Uncle Wiggily
This time | have no clothes pins
J to clamp over his eyes, nose and
mouth. l really hope he isn't
coming"
The rustling grew louder and
then, all at once, out from tile
bushes popped rabbit boy.
ooh, Sammie Littletail! I'm SO
glad it is you!" said Uncle Wiggily
II thought it might be the bad
Snoopy. But what's the matter
Sammie?" asked Uncle WiggiIy, as
he saw the rabbit boy looking rath-
err sad. Has anything happened ?
Were you kept in after SCHOOL,"
NO" answered Sammie, II was
let out ahead of all the others, to
tell you the truth, because | knew
my lessons to we'll"
Then why are you sad?" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
IT'S on account of my paws
spoke Sammie. Look at 'emi" he
went on, sitting up on his hind legs
and holding out his front paws.
They can't hold a piece of chalk
as well as the paws of Johnnie
and Billie Bushytail, the squirrel
boys. And my paws aren't broad
enough to paddle in the water, as
Jimmie Wibblewobble, the duck,
can do with his. Why, even Jackie
and Peetie Bow WOW, the puppy
dog boys, have better paws than
mine. l wish l had different
! ones!'
Tut! Tut! Sammie!" said Uncle
| Wiggily. your paws are the most
useful kind rabbit could have.
You'd look funny with squirrel,
duck or dog legs, would you not?''
Il think l could have more fun
said Sammie.
"Nonsense!" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. You come and take a walk
with me, Sammie, and perhaps you
will see why we rabbit folk have
the kind of paws that we were
born with" .
I'D rather have almost any kind
of paws but the ones | have" said
Sammie. "If | had claws, like
Neddie Stubtail, the boy bear,
could claw some wild honey out
of a hollow tree"
Well, ! have some honey at
home that Mr.. Stubtail gave me-,
laughed Uncle Wiggily. You're
welcome to some of that, Sammie.
So come, take walk with me-"
The little rabbit boy walked on
beside Uncle Wiggily. but though
the bunny gentleman twinkled his
pink nose and sang funny songs,
Sammie was not happy.
All of a sudden, as they were
hopping along, there sounded an
other rustling noise in the bushes.
Come on! Quick, Sammie!'
called Uncle Wiggily. THAT may
be the Pipsisewah or Skeezicks"
The rabbit boy ran as fast as he
could after the bunny uncle, their
paws going pitter- patter on the
dried leaves of the forest, and
soon they were so far away that
they could not hear the rust ng
noise any longer. Nor did they
see any danger.
'If it was the Pip or Skee we ran
away from them" said Uncle Wig
gily. you see what good paws
you have for running, Sammie 2"
"Pooh!" pouted Sammie, II want
different paws! | want paws like d
dog or a duck"
You are a funny boy, Sammie, "
thought Uncle Wiggily. II wish l
could teach you lesson"
So Uncle Wiggily and Sammie
walked on little farther and, all
of sudden, they came to place
in the woods where they saw, lying
on some brown leaves, two lovely
yellow carrots.
"Oh, | want one of those!" cried
Sammie, making a jump for the
vegetable.
Better look out! 1t may be a
trap" cried Uncle Wiggiiy. But
Sammie jumped before the bunny
uncle could stop him, and. in order
to see that Sammie would not be
harmed, Mr.. Longears leaped after
ain,