Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-24
The ADVENT URES of
o. Raggedy Raggedy ~
~ Ann and Andy eksA
4E@asD By JOHNNY Ellie U0VeC


A kindly smile was upon Raggedy
danced with merriment as she turned over
in the little bed and raised upon one
rag elbow. Raggedy Andy who shared
Raggedy AIMS bed slept sOundly, his
little cotton stuffed head dreaming OF
pleasant things and broad smile
stretching across his face.
Andy's smile was as CHEEKY as kaggedy
AIMS, for you see both smiles were
painted on. Raggedy Ann shook Rag
gedy Andy very quietly. so as not to dis
turb the other dolls, Ssh" she whispered
when Raggedy Andy raised up. Lets
jump from the window and start on an
Adventures
"All right" Raggedy Andy smiled up
at her, so as quietly as two little mice,
the two rag dolls tiptoed to the window
and helped each other climb upon the sill.
1t was very far dawn to the ground.
but Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy
caught hold of each others hands and
counted, "One, two, three!H and jumped.
Over and over they turned and twisted,
the wind catching in Raggedy AIMS
dress and making a balloon.
Near the ground, both rag dolls struck
a clothes line and the force of their fall
against the rope, sent them spinning back
into the air, only to tumble all doubled
up upon the soft grass Raggedy Ann sat
up and smoothed out the wrinkles IN her
apron and Tragedy Andy sat up too, but
one Of his rag legs had twisted about in
back of his head and kept him bent for
ward. Raggedy Ann FASTENED to help her
friend and soon the two were racing
across the roadway
of axttIt ba nod al
Raggedy Andy. There's lovely meadow
on the other side, and beyond that is the
deep, deep woods, where there gre Fatiics
and everything!"
The two dolls started crawling through
a hole in the hedge when Raggedy Ann
heard a faiat little "Cheepy, cbeepy."
close beside her and parting the branches.
she saw a tiny little song sparrow with
his wings spread out upon the ground
and his tiny baby eyes filed with fright.
And right in front Of the little baby
song sparrow Raggedy Ann saw snake.
Raggedy Andy also saw the snake and
with a scramble he jumped through the
leaves and held the snakes head upon
the ground My how the snake wiggled
and twisted and squirmed and shook. It
was all Andy could do to hold II and even
then the snake sometimes lifted Raggedy
Amy cleSF OH the ground. hdREe0E ann
had not been much behind Raggedy Andy
and she picked up the little baby sparrow
as gently as she could and cuddled 1t
against her soft rag body. Don't cry y
she whispered. 1--WE won't let the snake
hurt youi No sir! Where is your Nam
mar"
At first the little baby song sparrow j
heart beat so hard, he could not answer
but soon when Raggedy Ann had
stuffed hands, the little baby song spar
row cheeped. My Mamma went away
to get us some breakfast and I climbed
over the edge of the nest and fell down
upon the ground Ny I was sorry I
climbed over the edge Of the nest, for I
bumped m head on a branch when /
fell. Then Gerty Gartersnake came wigg-
ling up to me and told me 10 be real still
and she would watch me until my Mamma
came backv
My goodness Raggedy Andy laughed
from where he was sitting upon Gerty
GaTtersnakes head, Didn't the snake
intend harming you?'
NO / didn't. Gerty Gartersnake said
her voice sounding far away like some
one talking with his head under the bed
clothes.
At this Raggedy Andy moved over and
said, Then I'm so sorry, Gerty Carter
snake!'
Gerty Gartersnake wiggled her head ont
from under the leaves where Raggedy
Andy had pushed 1t and shook it to rake