South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-06
Uncle WiSgiIy held out his hat

Unce WiS5ily held out his hat
house. Uncle wiggily. When you
return bring mo some -four. molasses.
baking powder and eggs. and III
make a cake"
Ill do that pa nised the bunny
RABBIT and aw.I he hoped over the
ll-lGs and through the woods ~ have
a httic adventure before Grandpa
C'ocsey came TO drink tea with him.
Uncle Wiggily was hopping peace
fully along when all OF sudden he
! earl loud voice in the bushes and
= voice cried out:
There, I'll fix you for tripping me
u9 and making ME fall! I'll tear you
al. TO pieces. III pull you down out
! OF that tree and tea you up by the
IrcCts!"
Iy goodness" thought Un.le
| Wigeiyl, scrooching down back Of a
| loHyfop bush. This sounds like
much th.ouble. I hope that isn't
the Skillery- Sci,ery Alligator with
the humps on his tail Hopping around
IL the bushes"
/ The bunny gentleman looked. but
he saw only a boy with red hair and
freckles pulling and tearing at a
vine which hung from a tree. It was
a vine covered with yellow and white
flowers, having a sweet smell. and
as the boy pulled and tore the vine
Uncle Wiggily heard the flowers say:
"Oh, please don't pull US and tear
us this way! You are killing us!
You are spelling our vine!
! But the boy. not knowing the talk
OF flowers. kept on with his mean
work until he had torn the vine half
down out OF the tree.
I'll teach you 10 stick out your
| trailers and creepers and trip me
up" howled the boy.
| "Oh. no! l see what the matter
is" said Uncle Wiggily. This boy
was walking through the woods He
| caught his foot in a tangle OF vines
and fell down. He blames the
flowers for his tumble instead Of
blaming himself. But I must stop
him from spelling the vine"
Uncle Wiggily turned his back on
the boy and quickly began digging
in the dirt with his hind feet. And
the rabbit sent the dirt in such a
shower over the boy, filing his eyes
and mouth. that the red haired chap
cried:
"Oh, this must be a sand storm!
I'm going home"" And away he ran,
not tearing down any more of the
vine.
I'm so sorry for what happened, -
Uncle Wiggily said, as he put back
some OF the climbing vine and
flowers on the tree, twining it
around the branches.
Yes it is sad" the flowers whis-
pered. But you saved some OF US.
Uncle Wiggily and If ever we can do
you favor we will"
Mr.. Longears bowed low with his
tall. silk hat and went on his way to
get the things for the cake. Grandpa
Goosey was at the bungalow when he
returned.
You and Grandpa Goosey sit out
in the shade and talk. while get
tea" said Nurse Jane, taking the
-four and other things Uncle Wig
gily had brought.
Mr.. Longears was just telling
Grandpa Goosey about the boy pull
ling down the vines when Nurse Jane
came out on her tiptoes and whis-
Ipered TO Uncle Wiggily:
you forgot to bring me any sugar
10 make my sweet frostips for the
cake"
"Oh, dear met" whispered the
bunny. III slip out now and get
some. Here Grandpa Goosey." he
; said OF his friend. you read the
paper until 1 come back"
= Away hoped Uncle Wiggily. but il
; was now so late that all the stores
were closed. He could get no sugar.
He stopped at the homes of many
OF his animals friends. but each and
| every one just happened TO be out
OF sweet stuff.
"Oh. dear! What shall I do?"
cried Uncle Wiggily.
What's the NATTER" asked a
gentle voice In the woods.
"Oh, I forgot the sugar 70 make
frosting for Grandpa Goosey's cake, %
answered Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh. no. Here is our chance 20
help you" the voice went on. You
saved US from the bad boy and we
viii give you a lot OF sweet Juice 20
make frosting for the cake"
Who are you?" asked Mr.. Long
ears.
The honeysuckle vine" was the
answer. Ito whom you were so kind.
Hold your tall hat and We will I'll
i with sweet honey juice that is bet
ter than sugar"
Uncle Wiggily held out his hat, the
honeysuckle flowers filled ii with
sweet Juice and Nurse Jane made
trosting OF 1t for Grandpa Goosey's
cake. Now. wasn't that clever?
SO this teaches Us we should al
ways come 10 school early. and II
the robin doesn't splash into the tub
OF blue water when his wife is wash
ing the clothes and set his red vest
all I'll fef1 rrrYf