Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-19

with one paw and stir q choco-
late turnip cake with the other
paw, tho bunny gentleman knew
that the rabbit lady had too
much to do. '.'" '"''''
MAY l not have the pleasure
of helping you?" asked Uncle
Wiggily. making a low and po-
lite bow of his tall, silk hat. lis
Fluffy ill?" @
mo, it's just that she is SO
fussy," spoke Mrs. LittletaH,
chuckling Fluffy under her chin.
I've tried to rock her and, sing
to her and do everything. but she
wants me to carry her around
in my paws, 1 guess"
"Goo-goo" was all Fluffy said,
for she could not speak anything
but baby talk as yet.
What did she say?" asked the
bunny. ~.
81 think she said she was glad
you came" laughed Mrs. Little-
all.
an take care of baby Fluffy"
said Uncle Wiggiiy. "I'll take her
out in the yard and make her q
bouncy-ouncy." "
"What in the world is a
bouncy- ouncy?" asked the rab-
bit lady.
ITS something between baby
carriage and cradle, and it
makes little rabbit children easy
and quiet SO they go to Sleep"
the bunny gentleman answered,
you go on with your baking and
I'll make the bouncy-ouncy fol-
Fluffy"
Uncle Wiggily took the baby
rabbit up in his paws and again
she murmured: "Goo-goo!" Out
into the yard near where some
little trees grew, went the bunny
gentleman. Placing Fluffy down
on bed of soft moss, Uncle
Wiggily took a piece of wild
grape vine for a rope and tossed
it over the top of slender tree.
BY pulling on the vine the
bunny bent the tree down in n
long curve almost like the lette;
| C lying on its side. And to the
| top branches of he bent over
tree Uncle Wiggily tied a little
| chair. -......
| In the chair Mr.. Longears fast
| ened some cushions and then he
| placed Fluffy in this seat and
tied her there with strips of bark
from a birch tree.
"Goo-goo,"n crooned the little
rabbit girl, and it was just DIS
il she had asked: what are you
going to do?" 2
I'm going to give you a ride
in the bouncy-ouncy," said Uncle
Wiggily. The bent-over, tree wa:
| like spring and when Uncle
Wiggily loosened the grape vine
a little the tree went up anc
idown--bouncy-o like--jigglint
Baby Fluffy UP and down in hel
cushioned chair.
| How do you like that?" asked
| Uncle Wiggily.
Doodle doodle goo!' answered
Fluffy which meant that sh,
liked it very much. tn
] And as Uncle Wiggily jiggleC
her up and down in the bouncy
QUINCY. Baby Fluffy smiled
blinked her eyes and went sounC
to sleep.
We'll. / neverw whispered Mrs
Littletail, as she came on tip
toes to the door and looked out
II never thought you could sc
her quiet like that, Uncle Wig
gily. Bring her in now, and pu
her inn her carriage, and shell
stay asleep while l finish m,
baking" vN $3.50 I
Il So Uncle Wiggily- placed Fluff.
in her carriage and she neve
awakened, so Q soundly did sh
i sleep from the juggling of tn
bouncy-ouncy. But when Uncl
Wiggily went out in the yar'
again, the bad old Fuzzy Fox has
some along, and there he wa
4 sitting in the cushioned seat o
il the bent-over tree.
!, TN going to have a nice rid
here, parked the Fox at Uncl
Wiggily.e land then I'm going +
nibble your earsi" +
il ooh, are you?" politely aske,
the bunny. And then, when tn
n Fox was bouncing up and down
! Uncle Wiggily slipped around
and with his sharp teeth h
i gnawed through the tree, nea
4 the ground, so that the tire
II broke. -
4 "Bang!" down came the bGun
i cy-ouncy. giving the Fox har
} bump. i
4 Now do you want to nibble M
u ears?" asked the bunny
4 "Oh, no! Oh, moi" howled tn
Il Fox and away he ran. But Bah
u Fluffy slept on, and the bum
made her a new bouncy -ounc
! for next day. So everything cam
xatit ..sall Ia CHI Il 49,,