South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-25
Uncle Wiggily
Copyright, 1920

Eily" called a voice outside the hol-
low stump bungalow OF the rabbit
gentleman one day
Dear me-" exclaimed Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. who was mending
holes in the rabbits socks. Il hope
that isn't the Bob Cat"
You don't hope It any more than
1 dol" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily. I'll
take a peep through the side win
dow before I go 20 the door"
But when he had looked from the
side window Uncle Wiggily saw only
Beckie Stubtail, the girl bear, stand
ing on the porch.
It's all right-only Beckie"
laughed the bunny, as he opened the
door and let her enter.
"Oh. Uncle Wiggilyl" exclaimed
Beckie You were go kind as TO
show my brother Neddie a lovely
hide-hole in the woods yesterday.
that l was wondering II you would
Mt"
Tut! Tut None of that laughed
the bunny. holding UP one paw. Pm
not going to show YOU how to nido
in a hollow log. Bcckie. and have you
stuck there so you can't get QUIT
Never,"
oh. I don't want you 20 show me
a hide-hole" laughed Beckie. All
l want you to do is to show me hcw
20 make a new bonnet"
"A new bonnet" cried the bunny
gentleman. Il don't know any
thing about making bonnets for ami
nal girlsl"
"Oh, yes he does; doesn't ne.
Nurse Jane2" asked Beckie.
I guess she means the time you
took a flower turned it upside down.
lied some ribbon grass around It
and made a bonnet for Susie Little
tail" spoke Nurse Jane.
That's it," giggled Beckis. I'm
going to little party this after
noon. Uncle Wigsily, and 1 wish
you'd come 10 the woods with me
OF flowers, ferns. grass or birch bark
y don't care what"
Hum" murmured Uncle Wig-
gily, with twinkle OF his pink nose.
Yes. I might, I s'pose, make you a
bonnet OF birch bark"
"Oh. how lovely" cried Beckis
I just know my bonnet will be the
incest one at the party. I'll tell all
the animal girls that Uncle wiggily
made It and"
DON'T cried the bunny with n
laugh. Then they'll all be teasing
me 10 make them bonnets. IL I'm
lucky enough to make you a bonnet
Becllie. please say nothing about &
Let them think 1t came from the
eleven and twelve cent store II they
wish"
"All right" agreed Beckie.
Soon she and Uncle Wiggily were
on their way toward the woods,
where the white birch bark grew Oh
tall trees On the way Uncle Wig
sily was thinking of the best way
10 make Beckie a bonnet.
1T was mostly luck before, MAJ
ing one for SUSIE he thought 10
himself Il don't know how this
may turn out. but III do my best "
Teaching the forest. Uncle Wiggiiy
looked about for a large birch tree
10 which he would do little harm 81
he only took OF a small piece Of
bark. For Beckie die not want g
very large Bonnet
Finding the tree, Uncle Wiggily
nibbled OF a strip OF bark. Then
he sat down on fat stump while
Beckie sat down on a log near him.
and then the rabbit uncle began &c
make the bonnet. He turned tie
two edges Of the bark together. and
fastened them in place with thorns
from a briar bush. over the ends
OF the thorns Uncle Wiggily placed
\ acorns. so the sharp points wouldn't
sick Reckie.
That's the beginning OF the bon
net" said Uncle Wiggily. The
frame. so 20 speak. Now I must
trim it."
He picked some ferns and tw.ned
them around the bark bonnet. Then
| he stuck on. IN front. some green
moss. fastening 4, there with sticAy
gum from the pine tree.
"Oh. how lovely! How perfectly