South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-06

bunny thought perhaps the Skiilery
ScaIery Alligator was trying 20 get
in. Who are your" Uncle Wiggily
wanted 10 know.
I'm Baby Bunty. If you please. E"
was the answer.
oh" spoke Uncle Wiggily out
lound. Then. TO himself. he added
"Goodby sleep, I'll get no rest
while Baby Bunty is here" For the
little rabbit girl. who had been
found in hollow stump. was a live
ly little animal. always wanting Tn
ole Wiggily TO play tag or something
like that.
Come on out!" invited Baby Bun
~. Il want you to come with me.
Uncle Wiggily."
Where to- What's going on?
Why don't you come IN and take a
little sleep with me?" asked Uncle
Wiggily as he opened the door and
saw Baby Bunty on the steps.
"Oh, there's plenty CT time TO
sleep tonight" Baby Bunty laughed
Il just heard there was z new fam
ily OF rabbits who have moved into
our woods TO live during the winter
l want 10 go see If there are any
little boy or girl rabbits with whom
1 can play, and / want You 10 come
with me. Uncle Wiggily. Come
along"
She caught the bunny gentleman
by his paw and fairly pulled him
from the bungalow, laughing with
glee the while. Uncle Wiggily would
much rather have gone TO sleep
again, but there was little use in try
ing that when Baby Bunty was
around.
Well, suppose I ought to go
and call on the new rabbit family"
agreed Mr.. Longears, giving his pink
nose a little upside down twinkle TO
take the sleep from his eyes. Now
don't go too fast, Baby Burty."
Il won't" promised the little bun
ny girl, but for all that she ran on
rather quickly, and Uncle Wiggily
had to run also, to keep up. And he
hurried so that he caught his coat
on. the sticking-out branch Of a
tree and tore a hole in it mean
he tore hole IN MS coat not in the
tree, you understand.
"Oh, dear" sighed the bunny
gentleman when he saw the rip.
Now l can't go calling on a strange
family. / can't go with a hole in my
coat. You go along without me,
Baby Bunty."
No. MOI" exclaimed the little
rabbit girl. "Ill mend that hole in
your coat and it will be as fine as
ever. Sit down on this stump"
How can you mend a torn coat
when you have neither needle nor
thread?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
II know where some fax grows, >"
said Baby Bunty. 1T is from the
long fbers of the fax plant that
linen cloth and linen thread are
made. I'll get a stem of flax, soak
it in water and pound it until have
strong thread" The little rabbit
girl ran on ahead. and soon came
back with a stem of fax bearing
blue flowers. She soaked and pound
ed the stem between two stones un-
I'll she could peel off long threads,
and fax thread. you know, is very
strong indeed. for it is linen.
But what will you do for a
needle?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
III get a green needle from the
pine tree" said Baby Bunty.
Surely enough, all around grew
pine trees with long, thin and sharp
green needles. Baby Bunty fastened
one end of her linen thread 10 a
green needle with a bit of pine gum,
and then she began to sew up the
rip in Uncle Wiggily's coat. Oh. but
1 must have a thimblel I forgot
about that" she cried, as the needle
pricked her paw.
There are no thimbles in the
woods" said Uncle Wiggily.
This will do nicely for a Thin
ble!' laughed Baby Bunty holding
up the empty shell of a snail. Sure
ly enough. the snail shell fitted over
part of her paw, and she could
easily push the pine needle through
the cloth of the rabbit gentlemen's
coat.