South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-10

Dear me-" exclaimed the bunny.
rubbing his eyes. WAY. you see. !
dreamed that Susie Iattletau was
being chased bye bad fox. and she
was just about 70 be caught when I
saw her-in my dream. Of course,
the bunny explained. and I made a
jump TO hit the Wolf on his nose"
Very exciting" exclaimed Nurse
Jane
II hope I didn't hurt YOU when I
jumped az you" went on Mr. Long
ears. anxious like. II really thought,
az first. that you were the Fox"
Goodness. hope not" spoke
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. And now Will
you 90 10 the store for me- I want
three cans OF sliced rhubarb with
which 10 make a pie"
Fine. I love pie. I'll get the
rhubarb for you" said the bunny.
twinkling his pink nose as he hoped
along toward the store AS he hop
ped along he thought about his
strange dream.
The sun was cleaning through
the branches OF the trees. and above
the bunny and on all sides the early
buds were nodding happily in the
breeze whispering 10 each other
about the coming summer The
rabbit uncle had not gone very far
before he met Susie LittIetau
"Oh. my, Susie" cried Uncle Wig
eily Il just had the most strange
dream about YOU" and he told her
about IT,
How odd"' laughed Susie. as
she hoped along beside Uncle Wig
gily.
And now comes the exciting part.
As Susie and Uncle Wiggily were
on their way through the woods. the
bunny gentleman having bought the
rhubarb, all of a sudden the Woozie
Wolf jumped out of the bushes.
"Oh. bless my pink nose. cried
Uncle Wiggily.
Run, Run: We must rum"
screamed Susie.
Run they did but the Wolf could
! run much faster than the two bum
mics. and Uncle Wiggily looked back
over his shoulder in time 10 see the
bad chap just about 10 catch Susie
/ by her ears Then. beside the wood
/ land path Uncle Wiggily saw, up on
a stump, the big tin can bell that
the animal folk used TO ring when
ever there was a fire.
Quick SUSIE Hide under that
bell. and III try to drive away the
I Wolff" whispered Uncle Wiggily.
Susie leaped under the bell before
/ the Wolf saw her. Up came the UNI
/ pleasant creature. Uncle Wiggily
picked up a stone and threw it at
\ the Wolf, but didn't hit him. In
stead the bunny's stone hit the fire
/ bell
"Clang!" it rang.
Gracious sakesl What's that, A
/ fire." exclaimed the Wolf. not MOTTO
ing that it was Uncle Wiggily's stone
which had made the ringing sound.
/ Maybe my house is burning the
| Wolf howled.
"Ha A good idea" cried the bum
/ NY IT know how 10 scare him."
Taking the three cans of rhubarb
/ Uncle Wiggily threw them. one at
la time, at the fire bell.
"Clangi Clans, Clang," rang the
/ bell as the can hit f..
"Oh. dear. Number three, That's
my house. sure.' growled the Wolf
| II must go help put out the fire, I'll
get you some other time" And
\ away he ran as fast as he could go
It's all right now. Susie! You
may come out" said the bunny gent
/ leman. and the little rabbit girl
1 crawled from beneath the DELL You
/ see my dream nearly came true after
/ ALL" chuckled Mr. Longears.
And how he and Susie laughed at
the way the Wolf was fooled, Then
/ they went home after Mr.. Longears
picked up the cans of rhuharb. for
they weren't broken. And If the
/ trolley car doesn't turn over on it's
> back and wiggle i-s wheels in the air
when the motorman tickles it under
/ the chin. I'll tell YOU next about
/ Uncle Wigily and Bnue's tail