Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-10

VAq$sN NWlhhit anu Sdli.
NA~ Well, his is the last day!'
Do W mean the last day of
school9' ,arked Jackie, so eagerly
that he arly dropped the bone he
was gnaw g.
"No nc the last day of school, .
answered Uncle Wiggily with a
laugh, at lough, for the matter of
that, the Christmas vacation will
soon be h e. But l mean this is the
last day J can visit with you, Mr..
and Mrs. <ow Wow. You have been
very kind 10 me, but now / must 60
back to - hollow stump bungalow
and to n wife and little bunnies. :
Though Jackie and Peetie very
much ed Uncle Wiggily to visit
them several days more, still
they they must not be selfish.
Of lers want Uncle Wiggilv,
also, III mother told them.
.'Welf, t you are going home,
said Peet as he made sure his hair
was coml 4 before starting off TO
the Hollt Stoump school, "mav
Jackie an | walk along with YOU
"Pleas let us, - whined the other
puppy ch; y. 3" You can walk with US
to school Uncle Wiggily. and the
Lady Nc Sc teacher will be glad to
see Won.
VERY well," agreed Mr.. Long
ears. So soon after breakfast as
the pupl were ready , off they
started h Uncle Wiggily, waving
his paw Mr.. and Mrs. Bow Wow
III the snel.
The TO school lay over the
fields an through the woods and on
the edge Of the forest Uncle Wig
gilv car to sudden stop.
"wha the matter?' sgftly
barked aekie. Have you( lost
anything
mo, ut I have found jsome
thing aid the rabbit ip.f low
voice. 4e pointed to some paw
marks the sand beneath bush
and not ;ar from 4 burrow or hole
in the ound.
"Do u want Jackie and me TO
guess hat animal made those
tracks, asked Peetie, his head tilt
ed to side. They aren't rae
coon N ks, 1 know, because they
don't l. K like child s bare foot.
"And 1ey AREN'T opossum tracks,
declared Jackie
"Ne, ming trying to guess who
made t Sc paw marks said I'm
Gle Wi; -ily/ still in low voice.
"In te You, for we must not lose
any tin around here. Mr.. White
Face is 'sut of his burrow. He IS
lookingj Cor his breakfast and |
don 7 " nt to be it,
the /pola bear9" asked Jackie. HE
i<s fri I'd of yours, Uncle Wiggily.
Mr.. Wtifewash wouldn't eat you
for his breakfast.
"No mean Mr.. White Face,
the baarer,'' said the bunny. "The
badger is something like a weasel.
only larrer and not so sly, but 1t
is more fierce. His fur is gray ana
down hie face is a white streak. he
has patches of white fur on ms
cheeks end around his ears. So L
eall him Mr. White Face. But I am
not really going to call him now,
for 7 dor 4 want him to sec us.
HWould he eat us asked Peetie.
HHe might Uncle Wiggilv an
swered, badgers are very fierce
and often fight big dogs. The
test thirg for us to do is TO hide
TIL dig a hole for myself and you
nuupy dogs must do the same. Hide
in the holes until Mr.. White Face
goes away. If you are late for
school the Lady Mouse will excuse
Won. Ou;ck! Dig, ! hear Mr.. White
Face coming"
Not an instance too soon dld ohcle
Wiggilv dig hole for himsei'
while Jackie and Peetie did the
same. Into three hastily made bur-
rows the little puppies and the rab-
bit hid. And then along came the
badger. ,,..,,,
uSeerrs to me 7 smell rabbit.
snarled Nr. White Face, and wlth
lis long sharp front claws and paws
ho bega to dig close 10 Jackie
hole. P2t the puppy dog. was very
brave All of a sudden, just as the
badge, ,as going to dig Jackie out
&c me 10 Jackie reached out and
with black school pencil he made
saw 1arks on the white fur OF
the Bat er's face. -.
"Oh, Top that! quck! uoh
,ror+ ;rtv facel' snarled the
Badger nd he was so ashamed OF
having lack marks that away he
ran. no trying any longer to dig
mn Une Wiggily or the puppies:
uThs was brave thing to do, :"
said NJ, Longears to Jackie as he
hoped toward 70 lioiloN 2r 80
school b them. ANA lheE aIi-'o -
Just as Ne last pen was i4"s-as'
an was ell.
~ Now the slipper doesn't hide
under y stove when the ioot Va III.
stairs ats to put it on TO walk
mn in fse attic, ! II tell YOU neHt
about Tnele Wiggily and Tommy
mistake