The Washington herald., 1920-11-15

One day when there was snow on
the ground in Woodland near the
Orange Ice Mountains where Uncle
wiggily had his hollow stump bun
ealow. the old gentleman rabbit
started out to look for an adven-
turc.
IF you will kindly wait a mo-
mint I'll go with you" said Nurse
Jane Fuzzy wuzzy. as she saw On
Gle wiggfly take Gown his red.
white and blue striped rheumatism
crutch on the clock shselL
saOf course, I'll wait for you
Nurse Jane" said Mr.. Longesrs.
very politely. Il didn't know you
wanted to have an adventure. also"
1T isn't exactly that ] want an
adventure" the muskrat lady house
/ keeper made answer. but I am go
ing over to help Mrs. Wibblewobbls.
the duck lady. sew a bedouilt- and
can walk part way with you
"Delightedr exclaimed the bunny
rabbit, SC he and Miss Funny wuEzy
| set of together over the snow.
DO you think you Will have an
| adventure today, Uncle WtggilyZ
asked Nurse Jane. when they were
/ about halfway TO Mrs. wibblewob-
ble's house.
Il hope So" answered the bunny
uncle, and he had TO twinkle HIS
I pink nose twice as fast. as a snow
fake fell on IL from a sasssfras
bush just then, tickling Uncle Wig
1 gily.
Then the old gentleman rabbit
] happened to look down. and when
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Mr. Longesrs caught hold OF Nurse
Jane by the paw and whispered:
We had better not 60 on any
farther! Wed better go right back
to our hollow stump bungalow and
| stay there until Percival. the Po-
liceman Dog, can arrest him"
ARREST who?" asked Nurse Jane.
don't sec anybody who needs ar
resting"
Il don't exactly see him myself"
spoke Uncle WiggfIy. But here
are the marks Of his paws and
claws in the snow, and he cannot
be far on"
who is it," asked Nurse Jane. a.
she took hold of her sewing scis-
sors that were in her dress pocket.
1T is Bob Cat" whispered the
bunny rabbit. And he is no rels-
ton to Tommie, Joie and Kittie
Kat. the pussy children. This Bob
| Cat is a wild chap lynx he Is
sometimes called. and he is very
fond Of gentleman rabbits and
muskrat ladies'"
So he and Nurse Jane, the musk
rat lady carrying her scissors.
needles and thread. started back
over the snow. They saw on the
white ground many marks OF the
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they hoped he had run far away.
All of a sudden, however. there
| was a sort of a snarl and a yar
and a growl and a rowl behind n
big stump. and out on top OF ~
jumped a wild animal. sort of yell
low in color. with black spots and
stripes on his fur. He had a very
short ''bobbed" tail. and that was
why he was called Bob Cat And
. on his ears were little tsSsels. or
: tufts. Of hair. like fringe.
e "Ah. good morning. Uncle Wig
Gily," crowled Bob Cat. and he
opeEed his mouth sort OF hungry
like.
~ II you are hungry" spoke On
Gle wiggily. please come 70 my
hollow stump bungalow. Nurse
, Jane has made a most lovely turuip
= and carrot shortcake. and
Bah. II isn't cake ! want! It's
you" said Bob Cat and he was
just going to jump down OF the
stump when, all OF a sudden. Nurse
= Jane pulled her sharp scissors from,
q her pocket and. stepping in front
= Of Uncle Wiggily, she shipped and
= snapped the scissors at the lynx and
- cried:
d oh. Bob Cat. you have Just wha,
a ! want. Two cute little tassels on
your ears! They'll be most stylish
= for a sofa cushion I am making
). Oh, you won't mind ~ I cut them
n OF. I'm sure Hold him, Uncle
n Wiggily. and III cut those tssseIl
OF his ears
r Eli? What's that? Cut the ta..
|. sells on my ears? The tassels I an
d so proud OF? / guess notg howle6
2. Bob Cat. This is no place for
= me-"
IS Jumping down of the stumr
4. away ran the lynx, trying to hold
d first one paw over his ears and
then the other paw. But as mi,
was hard to do he fell down in tn.
=, snow and turned a somersault. And
: all the while he kept crying:
n Don't cut OF my ear tasscls
!, Don't do it,"
. "Ha' ] didn't have any idea Of
doing it," laughed Nurse Jane, whe
a Fob cat was far away. and Cncl
Wiggily and she were safe. i jus
l. said that to make him rum
n We'll. you made him run a.
% right laughed the bunny. IAN,
: we each had an adventure" Thci
all was peace and quietness. An,
l. II the thread doesn't fall out Of the
e needles eye, so buttonhole can
v see TO go TO the moving picture.
n with the thimb'e. III tell you ncN
5. about Uncle Wisely and Splash
3 Ringtail.