South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-23
Uncle Wiggily

Twas two DAYS before Christmas,
and all through the wood, the ami
NAL children had been pretty good.
Some stockings had been hung on
the chimney with care, and others
were draped DER the back of a chair.
And when this had been done
Uncle Wiggily called TO Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy and asked:
rs there anything more TO do be-
fore Santa Claus comes2"
Il think not" answered the musk
rat lady housekeeper. "You have
brought in everything-the tree, the
stockings, the holly, the candy and
the nuts AS for the chimney, that is
always on the roof, and for pres
ents-'
1--WE rust wait until Christmas
morning for them" said Uncle Wig
gily. WIN a twinkle of his pink nose.
And at last Christmas came. The
long night passed finally, and then
the sun rose bright and glorious over
the snowy trees.
Merry Christmas. Uncle Wig
gily! Merry Christmas" called Nurse
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bunny rabbit that Christmas morn
ing.
The same to you! Merry Christ
mas" greeted Uncle Wiggily. Then
he looked at the Christmas tree. and
found among other things, a bright
new red, white and blue rheumatism
crutch. striped like a barber pole.
That's from me-" said Nurse
Jane.
And this is from me-" said Uncle
Wiggily 10 Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. Civ
ing her first a kiss and then hand
ing her one Of the stockings of Mr.
Whitewash. the polar bear gentle
man. The stocking was filled to the
tor with diamond earrings. a gold
breastpin and many other fine gifts
But. best OF all, was new calico
apron.
Just what I wanted, to wear
when l cook the Christmas dinner"
laughed Nurse Jane. and she tied
the apron strings around her waist
and began to get breakfast.
After breakfast many OF the ami
NAL boys and girls came to the hol-
low stump bungalow TO show THEN
presents to Uncle Wiggily. Sammie
Litt,etail had skates; Susie. his sis
ter, a rubber doll that squealed
when YOU punched her gently in the
back Curly Twistytail. the piggie
boy. had a horn to blow. and Noodle
Chuck. the grounding boy. had a
sled with a red picture on it.
Oh. there were so many presents
that I couldn't begin 10 tell YOU all
about them. And while the animal
boys and girls were chatting with
Uncle wisgily. out in the kitchen
there were the most wonderful per-
fumes and odors that you can i'm
agine-roast turkey. cranberry
sauce celery, jam. ielly broilcd oys-
ters sizzling -bacon-Oh. il just
makes me hungry to even write
about il.
Lets have fun and play games!'
cried Jennie Chirmunk.
"Oh. yes" shouted the Others
and soon they We're playing games in
Uncle Wiggily's hollow stump bum
galow.
When the fun was at its best. and
Uncle Wiggily was laughing so much
that he nearly dropped the pink
twinkle off the end OF his nose all
OF a sudden. the Bob Cat began
sneaking around the hollow STUMP
bungalow looking for ears 20 nib
bic.
The Bob Cat heard the merry
shouts and laughter in Uncle Wig
gily's house. but this JOY only made
the bad chap the more glum and
gloomy. like Gabriel Grub or Old
Scrouge.
IF I could nibble some Of their
ears they wouldn't laugh so hard"
grCwled the Bob Cat 20 h.msclf. I've
Just got 10 have some ear nibbles
for my Christmas" grumbled tho
had chap. "ru knock on the door
and get in before they can stop me
Then I'll nibble"
The Bob Cat went 20 the door OF
| the hollow stump bungalow and
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