Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-21

plainly now, and one of them cried:
"Oh, can t get away. There s ;
fence right in front of me! A strong
wire fence, and L can't break il
DOWN.
"Well, crawl under or hop over,'
said the second voice. ''We've just
got to get away! Hurry!'
'This is getting more and more like
trouble!' thought the bunny, and his
pink nose twinkled so fast that he felt
like sneezing. "Who are you and
what IS the matter9n called the rabbit
uncle.
, And just then over the wire fence
came sailing Johnnie Busytail the boy
squirrel. He bounded in little ball
close up to Uncle Wiggily. And then
a moment later, Billie Bushytail, the
other squirrel boy, came scrambling un
der the wire fence.
"What s that matter? What's the
matter ~ cried Uncle Wiggily. els the
Fuzzy Fox after you?n
"Oh, mol" laughed Billie. "'We re
just playing a game with Sammie Lit
tletail and Jackie and Peetie Bow
Wow. They re trying to catch us, and
we re running away
"Only l didn't think / could get
away when L saw this fence" chat
tered Johnnie, as looked at the one
over which he had jumped.
'Oh, so it IS only game. / don 7
have to save anybody from troublepr
exclaimed Uncle Wiggily, just u little
disappointed. "Ha! Ha! But you sauir.
rel boys surely know how to get under
and over fences"
~ IN glad it wasn't one of those
wire fences with sharp stickers on,
spoke Billie. ''I mean barbed wire
fence. They're hard to get under OF
over.'
"Indeed they are," said Uncle Wig.
gily. So remember once when l was o
young rabbit when I was out with my
father and we came to fence and on
the other side was-'
Excuse mel" politely interrupted
Billie. 81 beg your pardon, Uncle Wig,
gily, but Johnnie and L will have to
scamper on now. L hear Jackie, Peetie
and Sammie coming!"
| Away ran the squirrel boys, so they
wouldn't be caught in the game they
were playing with the rabbit and the
puppy dogs.
81 must tell them, some later day
what was on the other side of the
fence thought Uncle Wiggily. "And
as long as L am here, will walk along
and perhaps have an adventure.'
The bunny gentleman waited unit
| Sammie, jackie and Peetie came run
ming along, looking for the squirrels
and then the bunny hoped off by him
SELF. OF course, he didn't tell which
way Johnnie and Billie went, for that
would not have been fair.
! Uncle Wiggily was soon roaming
over the fields, nibbling the sweet
clover here and there, when, all of a
sudden, he heard sort of barking
noise in the bushes. At first he thought
| it might be Jackie or Peetie Bow Wow
the puppy dogs, looking for the squir
rels. But, a moment later, Uncle Wig
| gily saw the Fuzzy Fox.
| "Now, I'll nibble your ears!'
howled the Fox.
s. Not if L can run away from you!'
answered the bunny gentleman. Ava,
he hoped, as fast as the wind blows
but on came the Fox. Quicker and
quicker leaped the bunny, but the Fo,
was close after him. Uncle Wigpil,
saw, just ahead of him wire
fence.
s. / can jump over that!' thought tn,
bunny, :" but perhaps the Fox can t an,
| ii be safe
| Reaching the wire fence Uncle Wig
gily gave big bound and over he went
But the Fox Jumped over also and cam'
ION, crying:
81 II get your ears!"
Soon Uncle Wiggily saw before hin
another fence.
''This one is too high to jump over
| must try TO crawl UNDER" said tn
bunny. And when he came closer h
saw that the fence was one of III
barbed wire kind with sharp stickers
ooh, hope l can get under thisl