South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-22
Uncle WiggiIy
UNCLE WIGGUY AND JOLLIEs
CHEESE

CHEESE
one DAY. as Uncle W.rgily was
hopping through The woods. not far
from his hollow stamp bungalow,
tho bunny gentleman heard a noise
in the bushes
"Hum said Uncle Wlgs.ly
thourhtful Ike. Perhaps this is
some one after my ears"
Hc tried 20 crowd his ears In I'M
der his tall silk hat. but Sc was hard
work. as his ears were rather large
and hls hat was rather small
Dear me,' exclaimed the rabbit
uncle "Im afraid something IS go
lrE 90 happen,T
And something did happen, out
o. Tire bushes came-JOihe Long
$3.50. ne mouse boy,
"Oh Jouie, I'm 50 glad 20 see
Hou cried Uncle VlEg.ly. 81
Thought YOU were tho Fox,
And I'm glad 90 sec YOU" laugh
ed JolIie. - saw you behind the
bushes and thought you were the
bear. Ho, Ho."
Then the two friends laughed to-
gether and Jollo said:
Fl invite you please 10 come 20
The store with me- Uncle Wiggliy."
Il ACCEPT the invitation with
pleasure" replied the bunny rabbit
gentleman. as ore ffttle girl says
when another little girl asks her TO
come % a party. what are you GO
ing 20 buy At the store. JolIe?"
"A cheese. replied the mouse
boy MY mother wants me 20 bring
her a nice, round hard cheese. We
arc very fond 90 cheese AZ our
house. Uncle WgElly."
So have heard said the bun
r- "All right Jolie. tn so 90 the
store with you and help YOU buy
the cheese"
And when the cheese was bought
a round. hard heese it was, almost
too heavy for JolIe to carry-when
: -ay. the cheese was bought Uncle
IS ggily helped the mouse boy car
r IL home.
Uncle W1Egily and Jollie were GO
iug through the deep. dark and
lonesome part Of the woods. when.
aI or sudden. loud voice cried;
"Yow-ow-o
oh Uncle WIEgilyi" squeaked
Jo'lie. what is that?"
The bunny rabbit gentleman gave
ono look behind him and said:
"Its the WOozie Wolf after us,
JolHe, Run as hard as YOU cam
The mouse boy started 20 run,
and he asked.
Shall we drop the cheese"
No indeed" exclaimed Uncle
WlgElly. Wen take the cheese
with as. Maybe it viii save our
lives"
''I don't see how" began Jollie.
but then ne had TO stop talking and
use his breath 90 run with. Faster
and faster ran Uncle Wiggily and
Jollie an TO the top OF the hin. and
they left the Wolf some distance
behind them.
do YOU think-do you think he'll
catch us Uncle Wigily?' asked
JolHe. as they started down the hill.
Il hope not" ansyered the bunny
gentleman. I'VE are now going
down hill Jollie. and we can run
faster. I don't believe the Wolf
VIII catch US"
Well, Jollic certainly hOTed so.
anyhow. Holding the round. hard
cheese between them. Uncle Wig
gily and Jollie started down the hill
But they had not gone more than
half way down before the bunny
suddenly cried:
stop"
what's the matter now ." asked
Jouie
There's the Fuzzy Fox al the
bottom OF the HILL waiting to catch
Us as we run down. groaned Uncle
Wiggily. And Jollie saw the Fuzzy
Fox
Wed better run back up the hin.
I guess" he said TO the bunny
I'VE can't run up. because the
Wolf is AZ the top or the HILL said
Uncle Wiggily. And we can't run
down. because of the Fox And,
truly. Uncle Wiggily and Jollie were
between the two bad animals.
What shall we do" squeaked
JolHe
Uncle Wiggily thought for a mo-
meut and then he said.
The cheese. Jolllc, The cheese
viii save US. just as hoped IL
would"
How o." asked the mouse boy
Wen roll the round. hard cheese
down at the Fox Il VIII hit him
aud we can SO safely down and picl
nap .he cheese" said Uncle Wiggily.
And that's Just what they did.
1-ure Wiseily rolled the cheese mt
the Fox, and The Fox. being near
GIFTED. thought it was Uncle Wig
eIv himself coming down the HILL
Here's where ] get him." howled
tine FOX
Just then the round. hard cheese.
rolling down hill hit the FOX right
in the ribs-"Ker- bunko."
"Oh. wow" howled the bad chap
as ho was knocked head over tail
Thcr he ram away The Wolf al
tHe TOP ol the hilL seeing what had
happened. also ran away
Vow we're all right laughed
Uncle WigeiIy And picking up the
cheese. the bunny and the mouse
boy went safely home
And II the baby doesn't pull the
.uk bottle Off The mantel and let
tre goldfish swim i'm it. I'll tell roa
ueNt about Uncle Wiggi.y and
Ncddie's hIl.rE Tlace.
New Fall Stock TT J. J. KreCz-
berger. Merchant Tailor. sos Dean