South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-12
UNCLE
WIGGILY
THE STORY OF THE
WEASEL.
CBY HOWARD II. GARIs)
oBY HOWARD r. GARIs)

Now. Uncle Wiggily. please try
70 remember" begged Nurse Jane,
as Mr. Longears was hopping out OF
his hollow stump bungalow one day.
Don't forget"
Il won't" promised the bunny
gentleman.
DO you mean you won't remem-
Der or that you will forget" asked
the muskrat lady housekeeper.
I'll bring what you asked me to,
for / suppose It is that which you
do not want me TO forget" spoke
Mr.. LOngea-s. You said you want
ed a diamond 6ishpan from the one
and two-cent store. did you not?''
Il did MOTT" exclaimed Nurse
Jane, laughingly
"Ch no. Il was a gold piano from
the nine and ten-cent emporium"
said Mr.. Longears.
1T was NEITHER" declared Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy.
"Oh, yes, NEITHER I ought to
have remembered that" said Uncle
Wiggily. Il get--let me see now
get neither at the four and five-cent
store. Six cents worth you want;
don't you? Six cents worth Of
neither"
Look here, Mr.. Longears!' said
Nurse Jane. serious like. you must
not try to be funny so early in the
morning. 1 said 1 wanted neither a
gold dishpan nor a diamond piano
or whatever 1t was you said"
We'll, what was it you wanted ?''
asked the bunny.
Needless Needless" answered
Nurse Jane. Il want needles to sew
some buttons on your shirts"
oh yes! OF course! Now re-
member Pins, pins. needles and
pins, when the show starts the fun
soon begins!" chuckled the bunny.
"Oh. there's no use trying to be
angry with you!" laughed the musk
rat lady. Hop along and bring me
two papers of needles-fine and
coarse, then I can do some sewing"
"I'u bring the needless" promised
Mr.. Longears, and then over the
fields and through the woods he
hoped He looked around careful
ly. for fear he might see the WeaseIs
or the Mink on whom he had played
tricks, but those hungry beasties
were not in sight
Now, Uncle Wiggily really wanted
to remember Nurse James needles,
but as he was hopping along the
bunny. all at once, heard a voice
saying:
ooh, dear! such a lot of work.
Oh, III never get done!"
Hum! This sounds like troubled"
said the bunny rabbit. Il wonder
who it is He looked over the top
of a lollypop bush. and he was very
glad when he saw his friend Mr.
Porcupine. Mr.. Porcupine was
standing near a big pile Of sticks of
wood.
What's the matter, Porkie? ?" ask
ed the bunny. calling his friend by
short. jolly name.
"Oh, l have TO pile all this wood
in the house for my wife" said Mr..
Porcupine. I told her I'd have it
done while she went downtown
shopping. but 1 let it go until so late
now I'll never get it done in time,
: and it's going to snow, l fear, so our
winter wood will be covered from
sight"
I'll help you put it in the cellar, "
offered Uncle Wiggily, and between
Them the two animal friends soon
mad the wood stored away.
And your wife hasn't come back
yet" spoke the bunny. Tell you
what! Come on home to lunch with
me, Nurse Jane always has some
thing"
Il will" promised Mr. Porcupine
Hedgehog, and he and Uncle Wiggily
went to the hollow stump bungalow
together.
"WeH, Wiggily, did YOU forget?"
asked Nurse Jane, as soon as she
caught sight OF the bunny gentle
man.
Uncle wiggily looked first in one
pocket and hen in the other turn
ing some of them inside out.
There, knew you wouldn't bring
them!" went on Nurse Jane, sadly.
You were fooling so much. making
Jokes and the like Of that-you nave
forgotten all about themi'
Just a moment. jamie, spoke
the bunny He took off his tail silk
hat. Nurse Jane wished sac had
not spoken so quickly, for she knew
Mr.. Longears sometimes brought
things from the store in his hat
But this ime the hat was empty.
q guess I have forgotten them
jamie. my dear" sadly said Uncle
Wiggily. you see it was because
Of helping Mr.. Porcupine with his
wood. YOU know forgot them ali
right" -
Forgot what?' asked the porcu-
pine gen leman.
Needles for sewing" spoke Nurse
Jane. Ch dear"
If it's needles you want I can
give you as many as you like!
laughed Mr.. Porcupine. My stick
cry sharp quilts are as fine as need
les The Indians once used them
10 sew their clothes before the Pll-
grim Fathers brought needles and
pins Here. have a few Of my need
les. Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy" and the
Po~cupina gentleman picked ont a