South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-08

S7m mie. Uncle WiREily does have
good things 20 eat in his bungalow
cause Nurse Jane makes EN-. just
told the truth. and mother said /
should always tell the truth
"Of course you should. Sammie!'
laughed Uncle Wiggily. And / do
believe Nurse Jane has just finished
baking a cake Let's 20 out and see
4 its ready 10 cut"
Sammie's eyes sparkled. and even
Susie could not keep her little pink
nose from twinklinE Certainly that
cake did smell good.
And Il tastes better than II smells
which isn't like the soup you fooled
The FOX with" chuckled Sammie as
he ate his piece OF cake. Susie ate
hers too. and afterward she said
she guessed she wouldn't tell her
mother what her brother had said.
Sammie and susie went home from
Uncle Wiggiiy's bungalow just be-
fore supper. though the rabbit boy
sort OF limited that perhaps II he
stayed 20 tea he could eat up any odd
ends OF cake that might be in Nurse
James way.
Ont HaIuITAet SUSIE again.
Aren't you terrible,"
When the rabbit children had
gone Uncle wiggily was helping
Nurse Jane pick up and slick up
and the bunny gentleman found
something round and shiny. with
handle 20 II. on the floor.
What's this2" he asked He push
ed on the handle and Nurse Jane
gave a scream and cried:
"Therel Look what you did You
squirted water all over mel"
IT squirted water all over you? ?"
asked Uncle WigRily. II did no such
a thing. Nurse Janel / wouldn't be
so impolitel 1 only pushed on this
shiny thing that I guess Sammie
must have left here and"
That's what's shooting water Oh
stop!" cried Nurse Jane. There II
goes again," And, surely enough
more water squirted on her
What in the world is it?" asked
the bunny gentleman.
IT'S Sammy's new water SOUR
gun" said the muskrat hOusekeeper.
Il heard him telling Susie about II.
He must have dropped it when he
was going home"
And he'll think ne lost II in the
woods" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily.
That will make Sammie sad. III
take his water gun TO him. I'll just
have time before supper"
well don't stop on the way to
have any adventures. +" said Miss F'uz-
~ Wuzzy. Come right back as soon
az you take Sammie his gun"
Uncle Wiggily promised to do this.
and off he set TO hop over the fields
between his hollow stump bunga-
| low and Sammie's home. Uncle Wig
gily was almost as the rabbit boys
burrow. or underground house. car
rying the water squirt gun under one
paw. when. all at once. out from be-
hind a bush jumped a bad Bob Cat,
or Lynx.
Wait a minute! Wait a minute,"
snarled the Bob Cat. Before you go
ANY further you must let me nibble
your ears"
'Nibble my ears! Why. really
haven't time for that" said the bun
/ ny, as a bold plan came into his
| Z
| and nibble me, either. Mr.. Bob Cat!'
II haven't time? What do you
mean ," asked the savage chap, as he
stretched out his claws and opened
/ his mouth extra wide.
" mean it is getting late" said
the bunny. You have no idea how
late it is Have you looked at your
watch lately?"
II have no watch" snarled the
bob Cat. Il always know when il is
Imeal time-that's when I feel hun
cry. And I feel hungry now"
oh. but look herel" exclaimed the
bunny. See how late il is"
Uncle Wiggily pretended TO take
out his watch. but instead he aimed
Sammie's water squire gun right at
the Bob Cats face.
"Fitzi Fizz Fump!" went the wa
ter right in the eyes, nose and mouth
OF the Lynx.
"Oh. WOW! on WOW! Oh wow!
howled the bad creature. "Oh.
can't see! MY eyes are blinded with
water!"
Just what I wanted TO happen, -
laughed Uncle Wiggily. Then the
/ squirted more water on the Bob Cat,
making him squirm and run away,
so the bunny could hop safely along
and give Simmie back his gun.
"Oh. thank you! I thought l had
lost it in the woods" said the rabbit
boy.
We'll. I'm glad you left it at my
bungalow" said the bunny. So ev-
erything turned out Just right. you
see, and II the ice cream cone doesn't
take cold when II is playing jump
rope with the fire shovel, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and John
MES playmate.