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Longears made a terrific spring backwards, and retiring to some distance rubbed his nose vigorously with his paws, looking all the while with dignified reproach at his master. The nose had not suffered, however, and Longears was soon appeased and in a good humor again. The incident caused a great accession of laughter, and after this the chestnuts having been eaten, the party rose to walk on.
Of course, Johnnie and Billie were invited, and so was Sammie Littletail, and Susie and Sister Sallie, and Mr. and Mrs. Bushytail, and Mr. and Mrs. Littletail, and Uncle Wiggily Longears, and Nurse Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy, and Grandfather Goosey-Gander, and Bully, the frog, and the goldfish, and, let me see, who else? Oh, of course, the fairy prince. Alice would not have had him left out for anything.
Verty threw himself from his horse, and ran forward toward Redbud with an expression of so much joy, that even Longears perceived it; and, in the excess of his satisfaction, reared up on Mr. Jinks, claiming his sympathy. Mr. Jinks brushed his clothes, and protested, frowning. Verty did not hear him, however he was at the gate with Redbud. "Oh!" he cried, "how glad I am to see you!
Littletail, who had come to the front door to see if her children were all right. "Is your rheumatism worse? Why do you limp so?" "Because," answered Uncle Wiggily Longears, "I have been shot." "Shot?" cried Mrs. Littletail. "In the left hind leg," went on Uncle Wiggily. "The same leg that has the rheumatism so bad. Oh, dear! I wish you would send for Dr. Possum." "I will, right away.
But when the fox saw the pretty violets and smelled their sweetness, the fox felt sorry at having been bad and said: "Excuse me, Uncle Wiggily. I'm sorry I tried to bite you. The sight of those pretty violets makes me feel happier than I did. I am going to try to be good." "I am glad of it," said Mr. Longears, as he hopped on through the woods.
This phenomenon was caused by the opening of Longears' huge mouth that intelligent animal having espoused the cause of his master, so rudely assaulted, and prepared for instant battle. Fortunately, Verty woke up before the combat commenced; and seeing the hound standing in a threatening attitude, he ordered him to lie down. Longears obeyed with great alacrity, and was soon dozing again.
When Verty entered Winchester, on the morning after the events, or rather idle country scenes, which we have related, he was smiling and joyous; and the very clatter of Cloud's hoofs made Longears merry. Verty dismounted, and turned the knob of the office-door. In opening, it struck against the back of Mr.
Well, when Uncle Wiggily Longears found that the elephant wouldn't get off his trunk oh, listen to me! What I meant to say was, that when Uncle Wiggily saw those two boys running off with Fido Flip-Flop, the little trick dog, as I told you about in the story before this, the old gentleman rabbit was so surprised at first that he didn't know what to do.
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, was hopping along through the woods one fine day when he heard a little voice calling to him: "Oh, Uncle Wiggily! Will you have a game of tag with me?"
"I am Mr. Longears," replied the bunny uncle. "And who are you?" "Why, I'm Simple Simon," was the answer. "I'm in the Mother Goose book, you know." "Oh, yes, I remember," said Uncle Wiggily. "But you seem to be out of the book, just now." "I am," said Simple Simon. "The page with my picture on it fell out of the book, and so I ran away. But I can't find him anywhere and I don't know what to do."
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