The Washington herald., 1920-03-22
Eof1 Fashions Interest The Women Hashg
chill DREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WICcILY AND
BILLIE.S BEATING.
By HOWARD n. GARis

ME had made his jitney for
Squeakie- Eekie, the cousin mouse.
out OF Uncle Wiggiiy's best. tall silk
hat instead of his old one, that Mrs.
Bushytail, the squirrel lady, sssid:
We must clean the nest house
tomorrow"
Nurse Jane and were just talk
ing about house cleaning went on
Mrs. Bushytail. But IL you want to
help"
Uncle wiggily was just going to
say: Excuse met! for he never
liked that sort Of work, but IL was
too late. For Nurse Jane quickly
said:
"If ysu want to help well be glad
to have you. Some Of the rugs need
beating. Uncle Wigsiiy. to knock
the dust out of them, and you may.
very properly. do that"
So being a good. kind, gentleman
~ rabbit, always ready to do what
he could for the ladies, Uncle Wig
gily took OF his tall silk hat, put on
his cap and old clothes, and then he
began to carry the rugs out in the
yard to put them over line and
beat the dust out.
III Just take II slow and easy
like" thought the old gentleman
rabbit, as he fixed one rug over the
line so that II hung down on both
sides with a nice place in between
ike tent. when the two sides OF
the rug were spread out.
So UNCLE Wiggily tapped Mrs.
Bushytaifs rug as gently as he
could. knocking the dust out in lit
tie puffs. Along came Billie Bushy-
tail. the squirrel boy.
why, the idea! What made you
come home from school SO early?''
asked Uncle Wiggily.
1t was examination, and when
finished mine the lady mouse teacher
said might come home" spoke
Johnnie. "Oh, I'd love to help you
beat a rug"
Very well. you may" agreed
Uncles Wiggily. There's an old
broom handle over in the woodshed
Get that and we'll beat the rug to-
gether. 1 on one side and you on
ithe other" ba
Il know what I'm going to dc
when Johnnie comes marching
home" chartered Billie.
| "What?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
"rll get him to help me beat the
rugs, and you can rest" said Billie
| 'and we'll make a tent Of this rug
after it's clean. Well play in II
until mother and Nurse Jane want II
to spread on the foor."
"All right" said Uncle Wiggily.
It'll stay here a while and when
my chance comes I'll jump out and
get some of Uncle Wiggily's souse:
thought the Bazumpus as he hid In
the rug tent.
They let the sides fall together
and Uncle wiggily was thinking OF
going to- get a glass of nice cool
| carrotade. when all of a sudden Bill
lie saw a sort of hump, or lump. be-
tween the two sides of the rug. Then
Billie saw the tail of the bad crea-
ture sticking out, and right away
the squirrel boy knew what had
| happened.
The old Bazumpus is hiding in
Fthere to get Uncle Wiggily' souse"'
thought Billie. Quickly taking ur
his broomstick again. he began beat.
ing the rug as hard as he could
beat 1t, right on the lumpy place.
stop! Wait bit! Hold on a min
ute! Why are you beating tht
the dust?' asked Uncle Wiggiiy
That Is needless work."
'Oh, no. II isn't!" shouted Billie
and he beat away harder than ever
Whack! whack! Whack! fel
the blows on the bad Bazumpus be-
tween the rug. until at last the un'
pleasant creature could stand it nc
longer. Out from under the hang
ing rug he rushed, trying to shake
the dust out of his eyes.
s.0h how hate housecieaningr
howIed the Bazumpus.
And IL the fire shovel doesn't take
a piece Of coal and make a blacl
mark on the dogs collar, so it has
to go to the laundry to have its face
washed, I'll tell you next about Un'
Gle wiggily and Johnnie's string.