South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-08
UNCLE
WIGGILY
UNCLE WIGGnY AND THE
GLITTER BARK.
By HowARD H. oARIs.


Have another carrot pancake.
Uncle Wiggily," invited Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, at the breakfast table
IN tho hollow stump bungalow one
morning
NO, thank you: I've had
enough" said the bunny gentleman,
pushing away his plate
Enough" cried the muskrat
lady housekeeper in surprise. Why
you have eaten but one cake. Try
little turnip marmalade on some
banana bread"
NO, I don't feel like it," said
Uncle W.ggily, in a sad sort Of
voice.
Nurse Jane looked at him sharp
ly.
do you know what 7 think ?"
asked the muskrat lady.
We'll. you think many things,
spoke the bunny, but just what it
is now 1 can't guess"
Well" went on Nurse Jane, Il
think that you have spring fever
and are losing your appetite"
Il don't know what l have, but
I certainly am not hungry and
Uncle wiggaly pushed his half-hlled
plate farther away.
You need a tonic!" went on
Nurse Jane. DIR. Postum cured
you OF the rheumatism by having
me rub wintergren oil on your legs
Now / think I'll get him TO give you
something for your appetite-some-
thing 70 make you hungry. I'll 20
ask him what it should be
NO. I'll go myself" offered Uncle
wiggily. "In hop over the fields
and through the woods TO DR.. Pos
SUMS hollow tree office, and per-
haps I may have an adventure on
the way-or something 10 make me
mere hungry"
We'll, perhaps it Will do You
good" decided Nurse Jane.
So the bunny gentleman hoped
10 DR. Possum's office. but the only
adventure he had on the way was
that he met a hoptoad lady who
was all splashed with water from q
mud puddle. An automobile COINS
very fast had scattered mud on the
hoptoad lady-she had no auto Of
her own.
"Oh, I'm so sorry" said Uncle
Wiggily. and with his handkerchief
he wiped the splashy spots Oft tho
poor hoptoad ladys dress before he
hoped on to DR.. Possum's office.
Yes" said the animal physician,
when Uncle Wiggfly told how he
felt. you need a spring tonic. Bitter
bark for you!'
Bitter bark" exclaimed the
bunny.
Yes, from the willow tree" went
on DR.. Postum con your way back
10 your bungalow stop and gather
some branches from the willow tree.
That bark is very bitter Take II
home. eat some. and you will soon
| be hungry
II hope So" said Uncle Wiggily.
Thanking DR. Postum, Uncle Wig
gily hoped back toward his hollow
stump bungalow On his way
through the woods the bunny stop
ped at a willow tree and gnawed
off some Of the low branches.
What are you doing, Mr.. Long
| ears?" asked a voice in the bushes.
At first the bunny thought it was
the Bob Cat or the Fuzzy Fox, bur
X turned out 20 be Jackie Box Wow,
the puppy dog chap.
"Oh. I'm taking home some Bit
ter bark to have IL give me an APP
petite" said the bunny.
I'll help you carry it," offered
Jackie. so. very kindly. the little
puppy dog boy broke off some OF
/ the willow branches. Il know
something else that willow bark is
good for" said Jackie Uncle Wig
gily was Just going 70 ask what
when. all OF a sudden, a savage
voice cried:
And I know what ears are good
forl To nibble," and with that out
sprang the Woozie Wolf. I'm 60
ing 10 nibble your ears" cried the
Wolf 10 the bunny.
"Oh. please DON'T" begged the
bunny. Here. Mr. Wolf. I have
some bitter willow bark Eat some
Of that and II Will give you an ap-
petite for something else than my
/ ears"
NO! No" howled the Wolf He
/ " tlS just led BlllE lOl v f1I u u blLt Llt
bunny when all of a sudden. a shril
whistle sounded amid the trees
: ooh. there comes a traffic police
man He'll stop me from nibbline
your ears" howled the Wolf YES
I'm going. I'm going 20 let Uncle
| Wiggily alonei" he cried. as the
whistle footed again. And away rar
the Wolf.
Laughing heartily. Jackie Bow
Wow came out OF the bushes
Where's the policeman" asked
/ Uncle Wiggily.
Il made believe I was" answered
the doggie boy Il made a whistle
out OF a willow branch. IN sprine
the bark slips of easily and you car
make a whistle quickly I made a
whistle and blew Il 70 scare the
Wolf. Ha, Ha,"
"Ha, Ha"" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. Then he tasted some or the
bitter bark. and felt so hungry tina
he ate a whole chocolate turnip cake