South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-25
UNCLE
WIGGILY
WIGGHY'S LOS1
GLOVE.
By HOWARD R. GARIs

ny don you wear your new
fur-lined Christmas gloves?" asked
Nurse Jane OF Uncle Wiggily one
morning, as the bunny gentleman
was leaving the hollow stump bun
galow TO go look for an adventure.
as ne nearly always did.
That's Sol haven't worn my
new gloves since you so kindly ask
&c Santa Claus TO bring them TO
me-" spoke Mr. Longears. Il Will
Put them on, as it is rather cold to-
day"
Nurse Jane handed him his new
gloves, which had been kept IN the
front hall table drawer. and, draw
ing them on his paws. Uncle Wig
gily started of over the fields and
through the woods.
He was feeling rather jolly. for
his rheumatism didn't hurt him. and
his pink rose was twinkling just
right. so the only thing that trou-
bued the bunny was that the didn't
seem 10 be having an adventure.
But. all at once. as he was look
ing under big stone. thinking an
adventure might be hiding there.
all OF a sudden, out from beneath
the stone sprang an old, old Fox.
"Wufr!" howled the Fox, almost
in Uncle Wiggily's face The bunny
leaped back and ran toward his hol-
low stump bungalow as fast as he
could go. never once looking back
over his shoulder. When he reach
ed his own front steps he turned to
see how close the Fox was. but, 10
and behold the Fox wasn't there at
all!
"Ho! Ho!" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. II guess he was such an old,
old, old Fox that he couldn't chase a
I lively rabbit like mel
And that is just what had hap
I pened The Fox was too old TO
run.
You are very lucky" said Nurse
Jane. when Uncle Wiggily came
painting into the bungalow. "Oh,
but Wiggy," cried the muskrat
lady. You have only one of your
/ new gloves"
$50 I have!" sadly answered the
his paws. Il must have dropped
one Of my new gloves when I was
running away from the Fox"
Then go right back over the way
YOU came and look for the lost
glove before some one picks il up
said Nurse Jane. IF the Fox was
so old he didn't chase you. he won't
come after you now. Go back and
/ look for your new Christmas glove,
Wiggy One glove is of no use"
That's right" said the bunny.
I'D look funny wearing only one
glove. I hope I find the lost one
Hopping back over the way he
had run 70 get away from the Fox
which hadn't chased him at ALL
Uncle Wiggily looked on both sides
and also the middle of the path for
his lost glove. Il seemed 70 be no
place in sight, though, and the
bunny was thinking OF going 10 the
store and trying TO buy a glove to
match the one he had when, all at
once, he heard a little voice saying:
"Oh. how nice and warm II is in
herei Wasn't It lucky. Mother
that you found this nice, warm place
Tor Us 20 stay?"
Uncle Wiggily stopped hopping
and came 10 a stop. He was close
I beside a big stump. with a hole dug
+ out near II in the earth al one side.
and in this hole was a family OF
poor little field mice. They hI.d no
/ other place TO stay for the winter
but this hole under a stump. and
+ the hole was lined with dried leaves.
But as Uncle Wiggily looked he
saw his lost glove. and peeping out
+ from each OF the fur-lined fingers,
and the fur-lined thumb, was a cute
7 little mouse boy or girl And curl
ed up on the outside palm Of the
I glove were the mother and father
mice, shivering IN the cold.
Dear me-" said Uncle Wiggily
4 20 the parent mice. why don't you
get inside my warm glove with your
/ chilcren?"
There isn't room" sadly said the
! mother mouse. shivering. Il found
this glove out on the path a while
! ago. and - makes a lovely warm
nest for my little ones. But there
IS no room for mel"
Maybe not in THAT glove, but
! there Is In THIS" cried Uncle Wig
gily, and, taking of his other glove
he tossed Il into the mouse hole
under the stump. Crawl IN that
and be warm"" he told the father
and mother mice. and the, did.
\ Then Uncle Wiggily hoped home.
Did you find your glover" asked
Nurse Jane.
NO. and I must have lost the
other One!" said Uncle wiggily, try
ing hard not TO laugh. And I'm
just as glad, for one glove IS Of no
use. I'll buy another pair" and he
/ cid. It was long time before the
muskrat lady found out whats the
bunny had done but she said il was
all right. And the poor mice kept
warm all winter in the gloves.
SO. II the looking glass doesn't
start making faces at itself IN the
dark. 20 cause the bath tub 70 laugh.
/ I'll tel you next about Uncle Wiggily