South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-03
Social Arbiter

social season in London.
mother, and the daddics and moth
ers Of all the other animal boys and
girls, thought il best not 20 Jet you
have hrecrackers and other things
that might burn yo1 or blow you UP
for Fourth of July. They sad you
could have picnics in the woods,
play games and have ice cream and
cake and
excuse me for interrupting YOU
again quacked Jimmie. a little
more politely than AZ first, "but on
Fourth Of July YOU want TO make
bang-bang noises. or shoot of IRE
works"
Yes, I know IL used TO be done"
said Uncle WigEilv. but they aren't
doing Il now. in the best OF society.
However. If you want to make
noise why don't YOU rattle a stick on
the fence. or crack two stones to-
gether."
That isn't any FUN" grumbled
Jimmie. Il don't care 80 much
about the noise. but I would like
some fireworks. a rocket or some
thing like that"
Uncle Wiggily thought for mo-
ment, twinkled his pink nose and
then said:
IF I made a sSyrocket for YOU.
would that cause you 70 feel hap
pier, Jimmie?"
TT sure would" quacked the
boy duck IF I could see some
fireworks tonight I'd enjoy the pic
mic we're going 10 have tomorrow
which Is the Fourth"
"All right" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. You shall have a skyrocket
tonight"
"Hurray!" cried Jimmie. and he
splashed into the duck pond and
began swimming around.
Now, Uncle Wiggily. see here"
exclaimed Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
who was coming home from the
four and seven cent store. and had
passed the bunny in time 10 hear
what he had said. You know you
shouldn't have promised Jimmie a
skyrocket! It may burn him or set
fire TO your hollow stump hunga-
low!'
b Not the kind Of skyrocket I'm
going to make for Jimmie!" laughed
the bunny. TT Will be a very safe
one"
Il hope So" murmured Nurse
Jane, and she looked at the rabbit
in a funny manner.
Jimmie. the duck told the other
animal boys and girls that Uncle
Wiggily had promised him a sky
rocket. and Jimmie invited all his
friends to come with him to the
bunny's hollow stump bungalow that
evening.
But I thought we weren't to
have any fireworks" bleated Billie
Wagtail, the goat.
This kind will do no harm. and
you can make them for yourselves.
boys" said Uncle Wiggily. Here
is your slIyrocket. Jimmie. II Is
also something like a Roman can
die, for you hold It in your foot to
shoot it," He gave the boy duck
| long stick. Jimmie held il pointed
up and away from him and twirled
II in the darkness of the night.
All at once a stream of brightly
lighted balls shot out of the stick.
which was hollow. Then came a
stream OF fire which sparkIed and
| twinkled
oh! All! How lovely," cried
the animal children.
Some Of the sparks fell near Baby
Bunty.
why, they're lightning bugs!"
cried the little rabbit girl.
Yes" laughed Uncle Wiggily. ct
made Jimmie's skyrocket- Roman
candle from a hollow stick filed
with lightning bug frefies When
/ he jiggled the stick the lightning
/ bugs flew out That's the safest
kind Of fireworks for Fourth Of
July"
ooh. let's all make some" barked
Jackie Bow Wow And they did
SO on Fourth Of July night II you
/ had been IN Animal Land. YOU would
have seen the boys and girls twirl-
ing hollow sticks. out Of which flew
/ streams OF kind lightning bugs, who
were glad to help celebrate And
not fire was started and no one
was burned and every one had ice
| cream and cake for supper
SO that's all now. if you please.
But IL the umbrella doesn't try 10
/ hide In the clothes basket 10 keep
the gold fish from splashing water
on il, III tell YOU next about Uncle
| Wiggily and Billie's burns
All kirds 81 Firerorks ~ cnlaIe