South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-10

Grandfather Goosey Gander toddles
along"
I'D love to go to the store for
YOU" said Sammie again.
We'll. get "a pound of sugar"
begged Uncle Wiggily. "and bring
il here to me. I'll he waiting, and
here's a penny for yourself. But
don't get late for school"
Sammie said he wouldn't and off
he hoped through the woods 70 get
the sugar for Uncle Wiggily, or.
rather, for Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuz-
~, the muskrat lady housekeeper.
on his way back Sammie hap
pened to pass a place where grew
an alderberry bush. Now the stalks
were only covered with the first
green leaves Of spring But soon
there would be white blossoms, and
later clusters of dark purple berries.
I'll make myself a little shooter
before I take this sugar 10 Uncle
Wiggily," thought Sammie. "I'u
make a little water shooter. but
won't play with il school or the lady
mouse teacher might take it away
from me. But I'll make a shooter
just the same"
Putting the bag of sugar down in
a safe place, Sammie gnawed off a
piece of alderberrv stalk. This stalk
was filled with soft, white pith, and
with a thin stick Sammie easily
pushed this pith out. so he had a
hollow tube. like a putty or bean
blower.
Next Sammie gnawed off a long,
thin stick that just fitted inside the
hollow stalk.
"Ah, now have a water shooter"
exclaimed Sammie, his pink nose
twinkling almost as fast as did Uncle
Wiggilys.
The rabbit boy found a puddle Of
water. and putting one end of the
hollow alderberry stalk in the water.
he pulled up on the thin stick This
sucked some water up in the hollow
tube Then. by pushing down on
the stick. the water squirted out the
end of the hollow stalk, spraying m
a stream like that from a baby FIRE
engine.
"Ah. my shooter works" cried
Sammie. But I had better hurry
TO Uncle Wiggily with this sugar,
and 1 mustn't get il wet"
AS the rabbit boy hoped near to
the log where he had left Uncle
Wiggily. the rabbit boy saw that
Mr.. Longears had fallen asleep,
waiting for Grandpa Goosey. who
hadn't yet arrived.
"IW leave the sugar on the log
near him and hop to school. "
thought Sammie And ne was just
going ito do this. without awaken
ing Uncle Wiggily when. all Of a
sudden, out of the bushes crept the
bad Bob Cat
"Ah. now for some good ear nib
bles'" snarled the car.
Ear nibbles from Uncle Wiggily,
I guess no indeed. Not while 1 have
my shooter" cried. brave Sammie.
Quickly he filed his alderberry
stalk squirt gun with water from a
mud puddle. Pushing on the stick
Sammie sent a stream of muddy
water straight into the eyes of the
Bob Cat.
"Oh. WOW, Oh, who made IL rain
all OF a sudden" howled the cat
Il did" laughed Sammie. shoot
ing some more. until the bad chap
was glad enough 10 ran away not
hurting the bunny at all
My goodness, I didn't mean 20
go TO sleep" exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily, as ne opened his eyes. Its
lucky you had that shooter. sam
mic Here's another penny for YOU.
7 guess I won't wait for Grandpa
Goosey" Then the bunny hoped
10 his bunalOw with the sugar and
Sammie went on 20 school. and the
Bob Cat went 10 s'C in the sun and
dry his eyes.
So everything happened for the
best. and If the clock doesn't strike
Hickory Dickory Dock, the little
mouse when he runs up 20 play tag
with the pendulum I'll tell you next