South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-17

we really must get a new onel
c., We certainly need a new one."
i Reclaimed Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
& ne morning. soon after Uncle Wig
MY had finished his breakfast OF
#arrot pancakes with turulp maple
Eugar sprlnkied around the edges.
i What IS II we must get new, Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy p" asked Uncle Wig
by. as ne twinkled his pink nose.
II hope it isn't a new bungalow,
OF this is going 20 be a hard winter
nd hard times and I don't want 20
: make a new bungalow if we can
elp H."
"Oh the bungalow IS all right.
ery nice i'm fact Ispcke the musk
at lady h0usekeeper. "but we do
eed a new carpet for the living
DOM. The old one is full Of holes
! nd"
Wei. If It IS only full Of holes ?
uess Wen have TO make il do until
dpring," said Mr. LOngears. Il don't
rant 10 buy a new carpet with hard
mes coming. and really we should
% be fussy about a few holes"
.Oh. 1t ISN'T business quickly
aid Nurse Jane But If trip and
tumble in one CT the OLD carpet
oles. and fan down and break "a leg,
can't get your meals or wash the
ishes."
"Oh. that's different" quickly ex-
4 iaimed the rabbit gentleman. 'Iu
ee about getting new carpet at
nee. Not because you might not
able TO Eet my meals if you broke
q our leg. Nurse Jane. but because 1
ont want you TO be hurt. I'll hop
way and see what I can do about a
ew carpet"
Uncle WigsiIy tw.ukled his pink
ESQ and hoped over the fields and
hrcuEh the woods. Flo was think
4ng and thinking and thinking Of
4 ow he couId got new carpet
or Nurse Jane when really he
&iGn't have the money.
4 and the worst of &c Is" said
ncle Wiggily. that none Of my
risnds have any money 10 spare for
pew carpets. I can't ask Grandpa
oosey Camden. for he told me he
bad spent almost his last dollar for
ornmeal 90 keep his family all win
er. And Uncle Butter. the goat.
hasn't any spare money. either.
Wonder what I can do? I don't like
n old carpet. any more than Nurse
ane does. and ! don't want her
tripping and catching her paw IN
: oles IN the old carpet, Oh. dear. !
wish 1 was richt"
or course, once upon a time. as 7
s have told YOU before. Uncle WIggily
ound his fortune and was very
ich rabbit-as rich rabbits go-but
1e had given away so much 20 his
riends that. for a time, he was quite
Z poor.
So. thinking and thinking and
81 hinkinN OF how he might get a new
= arpet. Uncle Wiggily hoped on
4 through the woods until. all OF a
Il hidden. he felt himself caught up
s QUl0k.y that he nearly feu down.
MY goodness" exclaimed the
4 unny Il guess 7 caught my paw
u a loop OF n wild grape vine on the
s. round. That's the way Nurse Jane
j nignt catch her paw IN a hole or
he old carpet"
Uncle Wigg,ly scrambled up and
as ab0ut 20 hop on. -ather laugh
~ tc think now ne bad stumbled.
4 ben he felt himself still held tight
4 and a voice Missed In his ear.
Now have YOU"
To was the W0czie Wolf. And
indeed the bad chap had caught
= ncle Wigc.ly. The WOLF had been
i ding In the bushes lie had thrust
4 no his les tripped Up the bunny
4 nd then had grabbed him.
Now for some ear nibbiesl"
Showed the Wolf. He was leaning
over the bunny. 20 nlbble his ears
hen. al az once. another harsh
dice asSes;
8 What alou. me? Don't I get any
bbles2''
There was the Fuzzy Fox
I "Ho. I guess YOU don't get any
s. bibles when I caught Uncle Wig
81 lily myself by tripping hlml' sheer
l. the Wolf. Don't think for a
8 u ORIENT Mr.. EOx. thai I'm going 20
! catch rab5,-s for you 20 nibaie,"
Wei u I can't have rabbit can
i nibble III have yours," howssd
s. tde Fox. end he made a jump e
p the Wolf
"Oh. mo, Two can play az that
anne grow.ed the Wolf If you
- me III nip YOU"
4 But 20 do this the Wolf had TO let
f So Of Uncle Wisei.y. and as soon as
ne two cross. bad animals were nip
Spins each c,ner Uncle Wlrg.ly knew
8 Just what 90 do.
"Tu sive ca big jump and gel
q way" DE thought % himself. 81
he gave a big jump Up into the oIr
j "Oh. when ! come down. -as fai
way as I can. am going 90 land
u hard-very hard"' thought pool
j Uncle WlFgly 'I'n come d0wr
s. cry hard and I may s7rain my pink
81 ncsei But that IS better than bein-
q lbbledi"
j Jp went the bunny jumping "a
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