South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-10
UNCLE
WIGGILY
THE STORY OF THE NEW
HAT
BY HOWARD II. GARIS.
BY HOWARD r. GARIs.

u men N AISe Jane came PACK 10
the hollow stump bungalow one
day, having been down 10 the five
and six-cent store 10 get a man to
come up and wash the face Of the
clock the muskrat lady housekeep-
or saw Uncle Wiggily very earnest
ly gazing into a looking glass
Are YOU trying TO be like Alice
IN Wonderland. and go through the
looking glass p" asked Nurse Jane,
'or is your pink nose trying TO
twinkle upside DOWN."
"Ha Ha-" laughed the bunny
uncle Neither one. Nurse Jane.
or course I know Alice In Wonder
land. for I have had some adven-
lures with her. out 1 am not trying.
now. 90 see if she is on the other
side of the looking glass. for 1 know
she isn't"
us IL about your pink nose. then? ?"
asked Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy
"No. It's about my hat" Uncle
Wiggily said And then Nurse Jane
noticed that he was wearing his tall
silk hat I'M tho ungalow-some-
Thing ne hardly ever did. for OF
course. 10 is better manners not to
v ear e hat ia the house.
What's the matter with your
hat2' asked Nurse Jane
"It is worn Out-my hat is-and
] need a new one. said the bunny
gentleman. This old one doesn't
look well on me- and so I was JUST
waiting until YOU came in to go
down 60 the nineteen and twenty
cent store 20 buy myself a new one"
We'll. when you buy your new
hat, said Nurse Jane. please bring
home your Old one"
What fOr2" Uncle NiEgfly aslxede
'You don't want to weN it do you?"
Mercy. no." laughed Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy. but I want to use it as a
pot 90 put some dirt in il and start
few tomato plants. IL viii soon be
spring at least I hope so-and il
start some tomato plants in the
house. in your old silk hat when 1
sot them out after warm weather
comes. Ven have tomatoes so much
sooner"
II don't suppose" said Uncle
Wiggiy slowly that there Is any
way Of planting old silk hats and
makinE new ones grow i'm their
placesE"
~Tm afraid not." laughed the
muskrat lady. well, Wiggy. hop
along, buy yourself a new hat and
bring back the old one"
So Uncle Wiggily did this not
taking as Ions 20 buy himself a new
tall silk hat as one might imagine.
Uncle WISELY was not too proud
and fussy
AS for your old hat" said the
beaver gentleman who waited on
Uncle WlsgiIy "I may as well throw
that away and he was going to do
so.
No. indeed cried Uncle Wiggily.
Nurse Jane wants my Old hat TO
start some spring tomato plants I'm.
Iu carry g. home under my paw"
And &C. was when Uncle WiEgiIy
was goins home. wearing his nea
hat and carrying his old one. that
he had an exciting adventure.
Az OF a sudden. as the bunny was
hopping gladsomeIy past a hollow
los there was a snarl and q growl
and out ponned the old Bob Cat.
"Oh no" howIed the bad chan.
when he saw Uncle WisgiIy You
can't fool me this time-maklng me
think YOU are charcoal men You
have no black on your face from the
inside Of a chimney. but YOU have
something black on your head
That's my new silk hat" ex-
planned Uncle Wiggily. And I hope
YOU viii not bother me. for I want
20 show Nurse Jane how / look In
e. Please let me pass
No ] shall not" howled the Bob
Cas-. Just because YOU are proud
and stylish with a new hat doesn't
mean that / am not going TO nib
BILE your ears for I am"
Then Uncle Wisgily had an idea.
Maybe" he thought 70 himself
II 7 coud get the Bob Cat 10 feel
ing a bit proud 50 he would wear
tail hat. he'd grow 80 fond or look
ing az himself Ga the glass that be
wouldn't bother me. III try II
oh Mr.. Bob Gait" called Uncls
WIggily. Il have an extra tai silk
hat here wouldn't you Ike 70 try
it ont"
Now the Bob OK was very proud.
and he had never, IN Gu his life,
owned tall silk hat SO he said:
Il believe 7 would like 20 wear
one. But after I have 10 on TT nib.
tIe your ears just the samei"
Maybe so-maybe not" thought
the bunny. He took his old hat from
the paper and suddenly damned the
hard. stin hat down over the Bob
cats eyes. ears and nose.
= "Oh. WOW! What are you doinG3''