South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-31
UNCLE WIGGILY,S HALLOWEEN
tBy HOWARD X. GARIS.)


When the day came. on the night
Of which fell Halloween, Uncle Wig
siiy said TO Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,
his muskrat lady housekeeper.
I'm going to have some fun this
Halloween
"Ch, suppose SOL sighed Nurse
Jane. You'll probably slip salt in
paper 10 read and put a tic-tac on
the window to scare me at night,
Oh, know you, Wiggy."
Nothing OF the sort" exclaimed
the bunny gentleman, making his
pink nose twinkle twice as fast as
the egg beaten. because he was so
excited. I'm not going TO play any
Of those tricks at all, and none on
you. anyhow"
Then. for gracious sakes alive.
what are you going TO do?" Nurse
Jane wanted to know. The animal
boys and girls will play tdicks on
YOU and you'll want to play tricks
back. Will you not?"
Yes. but diffcreI- this time!"
laughed Mr.. Longears. I'm going
to play tricks on the Fuzzy Fox, the
Woozie Wolf and the Bushy Bear"
"Oh, my. How dare you?" cried
the muskrat lady IF you go near
any of the dens Of those bad ami
mails they'll nibble your ears! And
if you play tricks or them they'll do
something worse"
"Oh, no they won't. Janie!" chuck
led the bunny rabbit.
why not?" asked the muskrat
lady.
Cause they won't know me!'
answered Uncle Wiggily. I'm COINS
to disguise myself like a sour apple
you know, with a queer, wrinkled
twisted face. Neither the Fox nor
the Bear nor the Wolf would ever
think of harming a sour apple. They
don't like them"
well, after you make yourself
look like a sour apple, what them
asked Nurse Jane.
Then I'm going to the bad chaps
dens and play my tricks; and I in
vite you along to see the fun" said
Mr.. Longears.
Well. at first Nurse Jane didn't
want to go. But when Halloween
came. and Uncle Wiggily made UP
like a sour apple. he dressed the
muskrat lady housekeeper up like an
Old Witch: and, of course. the Fox
Wolf and Bear would never harm an
Old Witch.
Now we're ready TO start" said
Uncle Wiggily as he took up heavy
basket, and he and Nurse Jane cold
Witch. you know set forth.
On the way Sammie and Susie Lit.
tletail, the rabbits; Johnnie and
Billie Bushytail, the squirrels, and
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the
puppy dogs. were dressed up in false
faces, having fun. But none of them
knew Uncle Wiggily, who looked like
sour apple. or Nurse Jane, who
was made up like an Cid Witch.
So the bunny rabbit and the musk
rat lady, laughing at the ANNA
children. went on until they came tc
the den Of the Fox.
Hes in there. all alone" whisper
ed the bunny rabbit. as he peekec
/ through a window. Now follow me
and say nothing"
Boldly Uncle Wiggily went in th'
Fox den with his basket. The Fuzzy
chap looked up as the door opened
and said:
Pooh, More Halloween jokes
spose! Well, I never bother Ole
witches, and 1 don't care for Soul
Apples, so you may 60"
But first 1 have to play Hal
lowe'en trick on you!" said Uucl'
Wiggily. making his voice sounc
squeaky and queer. open that
The rabbit gentleman took from
his basket a box, and handed 1t Il
the Fox.
'If this is a surprise package, like
fire cracker or pepper candy oil
anything like that" snarled the Fox
I'll"
But Just then the box opened as
itself and out fell lovely chocolate
cake.
"Oh. MY" barked the Fox. WHO
gives me this?"
Look on the bottom!" chuckled
the bunny, and as the Fox turned the
cake over. Uncle Wiggily and Nurse
Jane slipped out. SO they were far
away when the Fox read:
This cake IS from Uncle Wiggily
/ and Nurse jane"
Well, YOU can imagine how sur