South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-14
UNCLE
WIGGILY
BY HOWARD X. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
CAKES.
BY HOWARD r. GARIs

Uncle wiggily! Uncle wiggily.
Don't be in such a hurry" called a
voice to the bunny rabbit gentleman
one day, as he was hopping through
the woods.
'Ha. Don't be in hurry That's
good enough advice to give, provid-
ing | know who gives It," thought
the bunny uncle looking around.
But if it's the Skillery Scallrey AL
ligator. or the Pispsiewah, 1 am in
just as much of a hurry as ever /
can be-"
However, as the bunny gentleman
looked along one side OF his pink,
| twinkling nose he saw that it was
Mrs. Twistytail, the pig lady, who
was calling him, and not any of the
bad animals who so often tried to
nibble the bunny's ears.
ooh. Mrs. Twistytail!" laughed
Uncle Wiggily. I'm never in too
much Of hurry 10 speak to you"
well. I'm in something Of a hurry
myself this morning" went on the
pig lady. However, saw you hop
ping past and remembered 1 had
something to send Nurse Jane.
Would you mind taking her this
basket?" and the pig lady held out
one with something inside covered
by white cloth.
"Of course I'll take 1t to Nurse
Jane" offered Uncle Wiggily with a
smile. HAS II anything in that
might. break. like eggs or toy bal
loons?"
Nonsense" laughed Mrs. Twisty-
tail. I'm the basket are just some
cakes" And then, before she
could add anything more. a voice
called 10 Mrs. Twistytail. Excuse
me. I'm wanted on the telephone"
she said, quickly giving the bunny
the basket and hurrying into her
house
"All right" answered Mr.. Long
ears. "As long as 1 know there are
cakes in the basket I'll be careful
Of them. She might have told me
what kind, though" he thought
However, I suppose Nurse Jane Will
give me some when I get TO the hol-
low stump bungalow"
Uncle Wiggily was hopping along
with the covered basket, and he was
thinking that perhaps il held chOcO-
late cakes, when. all of a sudden.
out from the bushes leaped the
Fuzzy Fox.
Il guess you know what l want"
growled the Fox. none too politely.
Perhaps It's one Of the cakes I
have IN NV hasl-at - sDolra the h1tpnz-
though, 10 tell you the truth, the
cakes are not mine. but Nurse
James"
"Nonsense!" barked the Fox. Il
didn't come for cakes. I came to
nibble your ears. But, since you
have cakes I'll take one first and
nibble your ears afterward"
With that the impolite Fox thrust
his paw into the basket and snatched
out a brown cake.
They must be ginger cakes"
thought Uncle Wiggily. catching a
glimpse OF the one in the paw OF the
Fox. Then the bad chap stuffed the
whole cake into his mouth all at
once, most greedily. But a moment
later the Fox began 10 jump up and
down and turn back somersaults.
and he cried:
Cake, You call that a cake. Oh.
my goodness me-"
Why, how stranger thought I'm
Gle Wiggily, as the Fox ran away.
his tail between his legs. and white
foam dripping from his mouth. He
must be mad-and such a fine cake.
too. 1 wonder
But just then there was another
rustling in the bushes and out pop
ped the Woozie Wolf.
Il guess you know what I wanti"
growled the Wolf. none too politely.
Perhaps it's one of the cakes !
have in my basket" said Uncle Wig
gily. as kindly as he could. Though
after the Fox took one"
stop" growled the Wolf II
didn't come for cakes and you know
Il. I came 10 nibble your ears. But
since you have cakes, and since you
gave the Fox one, I'll take two"
And he did. thrusting his paw into
the basket and taking out two brown
cakes. which he stuffed into his
mouth. But, no sooner had he chew
ed on the cakes. than the Wolf
howled:
"Oh. double WOW! You call those
cakes! Oh. my goodness me-" and
away he ran with his tail between
his legs.
why. how strangel" thought IN
Gle wigglly. What kind Of cakes
can these be. I wonder
But just then there was another
rustling in the bushes, and out pop
ped the Bob Cat.
"Herel" cried Uncle wiggily, hold
ing out the basket. Have cake
before you do anything else" And
the Bob Cat was so surprised that
before he knew what he was doing,
he had taken a cake. But. as be-