South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-29
UNCLE
WICCILY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SAM
MIIrS BALL
UNCLE wIGGIl
BY HOWARD r.. Cabs.


what I'm going 10 have" mewed
Jole Kat, the pussy boy one day as
he ran up on the porch OF the rab-
bit gentleman's hollow stump bun
gslow Uncle wigglly was sitting
there 10 let the sun shine on his
pink twinkling nose.
We'll, Joie. I hope you aren't go
irg 20 have the measles. as your
brother Tommie thought he was go
ing to have Only IL turned out TO
be raspberry JAM" laughed Uncle
Wiggily.
NO. I'm not going TO have the
measles or the chicken pox either.
I hopei" purred Joie. But I'm GO
Ing to have some dandy jelly. Pm
going 70 the store now. 10 get the
stuff TO make II with"
Il didn't know you could get the
stuff 10 make jelly" said Uncle
Wiggily 7 thought your mother
made jelly by boiling grapes and
sugar"
"Oh. this IS a new kind OF jelly"
explained Joie. 1T comes in pack
ages with PRETTY pictures on, and
mother just puts some powder in a
dish and pours hot water on the
powder. and il melts up into jelly
and oh. it's dandy 10 eat I'm go
Ing 10 have sonnet"
I'm glad you are. Joie." said
Uncle WIggily. kindly.
And you're going TO nave some.
too" mewed the pussy boy
I'm going 10 have jelly" asked
the bunny. How come. as they say
down South"
We'll, I invite YOU to go TO the
store with me" laughed Joie. And
then I invite YOU 10 come home and
watch my mother make the Jelly.
and most always when 7 watch her
make anything like cake or pie she
gives me some. So I'm sure she'll
give you some"
That will be very kind Of her"
laughed the bunny gentleman. II
think I win go 10 the store with
you. Joie. Nurse Jane asked me to
stop and get her some sticky glue.
rs she wants 10 mend a broken dish
So wei go TO the store together
Along hoped Uncle WiSgily. and
hy his side ran Joie Kat. with his
tail in the air like a fish pole. Joie
bought his jelly powder and Uncle
Wigglly bought the dried glue. on
the way home Joie saw some apples
i'm a tree and he climbed up TO get
some for Uncle Wiggily.
Here. Uncle Wiggily. YOU please
hold the jelly powder for me. while
I get the apples" asked Joie polite
ly. and Uncle Wiggily held his own
package and also Joie's.
As Joie did not care for apples.
he played ball with one he picked
for himself. while Uncle Wiggily
ate his. and soon the pussy hoy and
the bunny gentleman were at Joie's
house.
Cant Uncle Wigsily watch YOU
make the jelly mother" asked
Joie. sort Of vrinkling UP his whis-
kers criss-cross style.
"Oh. I guess So" laughed Mrs
Kat. Where is the package Of tel-
~ powder ?"s
Uncle Wiggily has IT," answered
Jole. The bunny gentleman gave
Mrs. Kat one % the packages ana
then he and Joie sat down in tho
kitchen to wait for the jelly to be
made and cooled.
"There," mewed Mrs. Kat. as she
poured on the hot water II never
made any of this new style Jelly be-
fore. and Il looks and smells rather
queer. but I suppose IL is all right.
It's getting real thick. anyhow" she
added. as she looked at the stuff In
the dish "I'U just set it on the
back window to cool"
And then may Uncle Wiggily and
I have some? How long will ii take
TO cool? And may Fshave some for
supper, too, and will there be
enough for tomorrow. and
Joie Kat cried all this in nearly one
breath.
Goodness me-" laughed his
mother. so many questionsl But
TO answer just one. you and Uncle
Wiggily may have some of the jel-
ly"
YES, and I'll have some. too.
Where is It? want jelly and I
want Uncle WFggily's ears" howled
a harsh voice, and into the house
came the Woozie Wolf Where's
the jery?' he howled.
"Out-out there" stammered
Uncle Wiggily, pointing TO the rear