South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-29
Uncle Wiggily

Nurse Jane. would you mind
handing me my red. white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch. that you
were SO kind as 20 knaw for me out
or q C0rns,alk? asked Uncie Wig
silly In his hollow stump bungalow
enc day
Why. OF course I'll do that for
you" answered Miss Fuzzy wuzzy.
and % she passed the corner where
She bunny rabbit gentieman's crutch
stood. Nurse Jane handed it 20 him.
Are YOU gO.ng Out?' She asked.
yes. 10 look FOR "a little adven-
ure said Uncle Wiggily. ! am go
ing 10 hop over the fields and
through the woods, and hope may
have a funny adventure
hope the same" spoke Nurse
Jane And, as long as you are 60
ing out. I'll go 10 the store"
Uncle Wigglly still sat in his easy
chair looking at his rheumatism
Crutch. Nurse Jane put on her bon
net and shawl
We'll I'm ready before YOU are, ~
she said TO the bunny. III go out
first Be sure and lock the door aft
er you when YOU go out"
Il viii" said Uncle Wiggily, slowly
,wukling his pink nose Yes.
must go out-go Quito find an ad-
yeuture-an adven-an-ad an er-ah.
And before he knew 81 Uncle
Wiggily had fallen asleep in his easy
chair. an alone in his hollow stump
bungalow. Nurse Jane having gone
cut
Gently and peacefully Uncle Wig
g.ly slept in his easy chair. Then,
all Of a sudden along came an ami
NAL who looked first on one side and
then on the other side, finally saying:
"Oh the front door is open l
can go in and play joke on Uncle
Wiggly."
But don't be frightened. children,
it was no bad animal like the Fuzzy
FOX or tho Woody Wolf. II was only
Jackie Bow WOW, the puppy dog
chap. And Jackie had something
which he carried in his paws.
The door was open and Jackie had
no trouble getting inside. He walked
very softly for he wanted TO sur
prise Uncle Wiggily and play little
Joke on the bunny rabbit gentle
man.
But Jackie need not have been so
Quiet. for there was Uncle Wiggily
sound asleep in his chair. The bun
ny's rheumatism panied him so
much that he took medicine, and the
medicine sent him to sleep. Gently
Uncle Wiggily.s pink nose twinkled
as he slept.
"Ah. it will be easy TO play a joke
on him now" whispered Jackie,
but I'll not play mean joke-just
funny one"
The little doggie boy put down on
the floor in front Of Uncle Wiggily
something which Jackie had carried
i'm his paws. 1t was a toy train OF
cars that Santa Claus had brought
Jackie for Christmas.
.I'H make believe Uncle Wiggily's
rheumatism crutch IS n big log Of
wood-a tree from the forest" whis-
pered Jackie 10 himself. And III
pretend my train of cars Is going to
Take the big tree to the lumber mill
That's what I'll do"
So while Uncle Wiggily slept,
Jackie tied one end of a string to
the bunnys rheumatism crutch and
the other end Of the string TO the
last car of the toy train Then
Jackie wound up the spring in his
engine that pulled the toy cars and
started them across the room.
TWhizz, ToOt-toot, Choo-choo!'
went the train Of cars. pulling Uncle
Wlggily's crutch The bunny held
the crutch between his paws. and,
even though he was asleep. Uncle
WiggiIy felt the crutch being pulled
from him.
"Oh! Oh. stop" cried the bunny
rabbit who is taking my crutch p"
With his eyes half open Uncle Wig
gily saw his crutch jigging across the
floor. Then. the door being open.
Jackies train of cars ran right out
on the stoop, dragging the crutch
after them.
ooh comeback here! Come back"
cried Uncle Wiggily. and he ran so
fast after the crutch that he slipped
and slid down the stoop kerbunk out
on the sidewalk
oh, l didn't mean my joke 10 do
that" said Jackie. Then the train Of
cars ran into a tree and stopped, and
Uncle Wiggily picked himself up, got
his crutch and hobbled into the
bungalow
Its all right. Jackie" laughed
the bunny. when he heard how it
happened Your joke made me
Jump up and my rheumatism is now
much better And I don't have 70
so out for an adventure, as I had
che right here"
Then Uncle Wiggily found a cake
y the pantry and gave Jackie some