South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-21
UNCLE
WICCILY
By HOWARD II. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGUY AND THE
CHRISTOPHER
BY HOWARD II. GARIs

Sammie Littletail. the rabbit boy
and his sister Susie were Playing
one day. down in the meadow be-
hind the hollow stump bungalow OF
Uncle Wiggily LonEears. sammie
was sailing a little toy boat he had
made from some birch bark, like an
Indian canoe. Susie was playing
house on a green. messy log, with
her doll, Priscilla Jane PeppercOrn.
Lock at me, Susie" called Sam
mic. as he gave the boat a push out
into the little brook which flowed
through the meadow. i've got a
lot Of carrots, cabbages and turnips
on my boat and I'm going 10 send
them away down the big ocean TO
China"
That's nice" answered Susie.
And look at my doll She's going
up in an airship and when she
jumps down she's going TO turn
somersault like the man in the
circus!"
OF course none OF these things
were really true. II was just
make believe" but lots Of fun for
all that. The carrots. cabbages and
turnips which Sammie said he had
on his top ship were just little
stones.
And this is how Susie sent her
doll up in an airship. The little
rabbit girl tied a piece Of wild
graz evine around Priscilla.
Then Susie flung one end Of the
grapevine rope over the low limb of
a tree and pulled up and down.
Thus Priscilla Jane Peppercorn
went up and down as though she
were in an airship. And when
Susie "jiggled" the vine it made
Priscilla look as though she were
turning somersaults.
And it's lots of fun to make be-
lieve this way" laughed Susie.
Uncle Wiggily. hopping over the
fields and through the woods, came
to where the rabbit children were
playing with the boat and doll. The
bunny gentleman twinkled his pink
nose and laughed as he asked:
"Have you seen any adventures,
children? I'm looking for a little
adventure. and if l could find one
here I would not have to hop away
over in the forest. where the Fuzzy
Fox and the WoOzie Wolf live"
1--WE haven't seen any adventure,
Uncle Wiggily," answered Susie.
But, if you like, you may play with
my doll Priscilla Jane Pepr ercorn.'
cor you may play going to China
on my boat" added Sammie.
"Oh, thank you, but that would
hardly be an adventure said Uncle
Wiggily, and just then a voice cried;
IF you helped me perhaps that
would be an adventure"
"Oh, my goodness" screamed
Susie. clasping her doll in her
paws. Us that the Skillery Scallery
Alligator"
cor the Fox or the Wolff" asked
Sammie, looking toward his boat
floating down the brook.
NO. I am only a poor Grass
Hopper" was the answer. My legs
are caught in a tangle OF grass, and
unless some one sets me free
can't hop around and be jolly. oh.
will no one help me?"
Eyes, 1 will" exclaimed kind
Uncle Wiggily. and with his red
white and blue striped rheumatism
crutch the bunny gentleman un-
tangled the grass from the hopper's
legs and the green char perched
himself on the log beside Susie and
] her doll.
"You were very kind to me, Uncle
Wiggily," sang the grasshOpper. who
had a voice much like the jolly
black cricket. You did me a
great favor, and l wish I could do
one for you, or even for Sammie
and Susie" and the jumping chap
! looked at the rabbit children.
81 don't see how a grasshopper
could do anybody a favor" remark
ed Susie And then, as Uncle Wig
gily sat down on the log TO twinkle
his pink nose, Sammie said to his
sister:
Let me take your doll, Susie, and
I'll give her a ride on my boat
So Priscilla Jane Peppercorn was