South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-08
By HOWARD r. GARIs

keeper. called 10 the bunny:
Here is the jug. and, if you
please, will you be so kind as to
bnng me some molasses when you
come back? am going 10 bake
ginger cake"
"Oh. 1ne!'' cried Uncle Wiggily.
for he was very fond of ginger
cake I'm bring you the best mo-
lasses I can get at the seven and
eight cent store, or maybe even al
the eleven and twelve"
Thank you" spoke Nurse Jane.
So while she went into the kitchen
TO start the ginger cake, away hop
ped Uncle Wiggily.
The bunny gentleman made hts
way over the fields and through the
woods. and soon he reached the mo-
lasses store, where he had the jug
filed with the sweet, sticky stuff.
on his way back home, not having
had an adventure, and feeling rather
disappointed, all Of a quickness.
Uncle wiggily heard loud shouts in
some bushes not far away.
Hunt" thought the rabbit
gentleman. THAT may be the Bob
Cat or the Fuzzy Fox, I'd better hide
for a little while until I make sure
there Is no danger"
Setting his jug Of molasses behind
stump, Uncle Wlggily crawled into
a hollow log and there he remained
/ hidden, while the noise grew louder.
The bunny could not see out of the
log, but he heard feet pattering OH
the dried leaves of the forest and
then came silence.
They're either waiting for me.
or else they've gone away thought
the bunny. TIL peep out and see
Looking from the hollow log. Uncle
WiggiIy saw no bad animals. Sc
forth he crawled. But oh, dear!
Where is my molasses? ?" he cried,
as he saw no jug. Whoever was
making the noise took my mOlasses
jug because they couldn't find me,
suppose. Oh, dear. This is too bad!
No molasses! No ginger cake! What
shall 1 do?"
Uncle Wiggily was thinking Of go
ing back TO the store to get more
carry it in his hat In place of the
jug when, all at once. along came
Mrs. Kat. the mother of Tommie.
Joie and Kittie Kat.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily" mewed Mrs
Kat. have you seen my boy Tom
mie? / sent him 10 the store a
long while ago, and he hasn't come
home yet. I'm afraid something has
happened him"
Dear me! hope not" muir
INJURED the bunny. Il, myself. heard
some scary noises a little while ago.
and my molasses jug is gone and"
"Oh. dearl I see what has hap
penedl" mewed Mrs. Kat.
What has happened?" asked
Uncle Wiggily, twinkling his pink
nose upside down because he was so
excited.
why some bad animal came
along and picked up my Tommie!"
cried Mrs Kat. And then they
! took your molasses jug. Oh, how
terrible!"
Maybe nothing has happened. -
said Uncle Wiggily. I'll come with
you and help you look for Tommie"
We'll, II nothing has happened up
to this time, something is going to
happen right now!" suddenly howled
a loud voice. and out from behind
the bushes came the Bad Bob Cat
with tassles on his ears. And the
thing that's going 10 happen Is that
I'm going 10 nibble your ears. Uncle
| Wiggily!" he growled.
"Oh, please DON'T" begged the
bunny.
Yes. I shall!" howled the Bob
Cat. Nothing shall stop me-"
But just then, all OF a sudden,
from under big rock came a
strange object. It was a pussy cat.
but how strange he looked!
"Oh. it's my Tomnnie Kat!" cried
his mother. But, oh. where did
you get the feathers, Tommie?" For
/ Tommie Kat was covered with hens
feathers from his head to his tail.
Obi oh; Oh" howled the Bob
Cat. "A pussy with feathers: What
do you think OF that? II I don't
watch out I may turn into a rati
I'm going 10 run away" And he
did. not hurting Uncle Wiggi1v al
all.
But, Tommie, how did you get
feathers stuck on you?" asked Mrs.
KaS. for when Tommie came closer
she could see that the feathers were
only stuck on and weren't growing
like the pussy's fur.
The feathers stuck on me be-
cause Of the molasses," said Tom
ME.
Whose molasses ?" asked Uncle
Wiggily.
Yours" answered Tommie. Il
was playing tag here in the woods
little while ago with Jackie and
Peetie Bow Wow. the puppies. We
/ made a lot OF noise and"
That must have been the noise
that frightened me 90 that I hid g"
said Uncle WigSily.
Wei" went on Tommie. when
we were done playing I came out
and ] saw a jug OF molasses. I picked
IL UP TO bring il home. but I STUN.
bled and fell. the cork came out OF
the molasses jug the sticky stuff
was messed all over me and"
But what about the feathers -
asked his mother.
"Oh. when 7 had the molassses on
I fell IN a place where A hen lady
had been laying eggs. Tommie ex-
planned. and the nest was filed
with feathers and nd-er-som
stuck TO me-"
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