Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-29
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
UNCLE WIGGLY AND THE
ICICLES.
(By Howard II. Garis.)

care you going out to look for an
adventure, Uncle Wiggily?" asked
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuz2y one after
noon, as the bunny rabbit gentle
man was about to leave his hollow
stump bungalow.
II was thinking of it," replied
Mr.. Longears. Did you want me
to bring you back one Nurse Jane,
or may | have the pleasure of get
ting you a diamond dishpan at the
three and four cent store 2" And
as he asked this, the bunny rabbit
gentleman made a low and polite
bow with his tall silk hat.
Il hardly think l care for an ad-
venture, Uncle Wiggily," answered
Miss Fuzzy WuzzY. But ii you
want to do something for me please
make a little ice cream. Aunt Je-
rusha Ann, the Woodchuck lady,
and Aunt Lettie, the lady goat, are
coming over to see me, and I'd like
to give them ice cream and cake.
But | forgot all about ordering the
cream. We have new little
freezer, though, and you could
easily freeze me some while l am
talking to them"
why, yes, l could do that" said
Uncle Wiggily.
ooh, thank you" exclaimed
Nurse Jane. "I'l mix up the cream,
milk, eggs, sugar and flavoring,
ready to put in the freezer, and you
can chop up the ice and salt to go
around the outside"
While the muskrat lady was busy
in the kitchen, mixing up the sweet
cream so it could be frozen, Uncle
Wiggily went to the refrigerator to
get chunk of ice. But no sooner
had he opened the cover than he
saw that the box was empty.
"Oh, Nurse JaneW cried the rab-
bit gentleman. you forgot! We
told Mr.. Whitewash, the polar bear
gentleman, not to leave any more
ice, as the weather is getting so
cold now. We haven't a bit of ice
to freeze the cream. What shall
l dO?"
Nurse Jane blinked her eyes and
then, as she looked down the wood
land path, she said
"Oh, dear me! And here come
Aunt Lettie and Aunt Jerusha Ann
now! We hardly have time to do
anything, and I'll feel so mortified
if | can't offer them cake and ice
cream! What shall l do?"
81 have it," suddenly cried I'M
Gle Wiggily. 'T'll go over to the
cave of Mr.. Whitewash in my auto
mobile and get some ice. Then I'll
come home and freeze the cream
before you know it,"
"Oh, please do" begged Nurse
Jane. "Quick, now. before they get
here"
So Uncle Wiggily lodged around
the corner of the hollow stump
bungalow, just as Aunt Lettie and
Aunt Jerusha Ann came along, and
Nurse Jane welcomed them, say
ing:
ooh, how glad I am to see you!
Come right in and sit down and
take off your bonnets! Wen have
a cup Of tea and some ice cream
and cake!"
81 hope I may be able to get that
ice!" whispered, Uncle Wiggily to
himself, as he hoped away to his
auto. IF l don't there will be no
ice cream!"
Soon the rabbit gentleman was
on his way to the ice cave of Mr..
Whitewash, the polar bear gentle
man, who, all summer, had kept
filled the refrigerator of Uncle
and the other animal folk.
But when the bunny gentleman
reached the cave door he saw a
sign on it reading:
CLOSED.
WILL OPEN AGAIN EARLY
NEXT SUMMER.
MR.. WHITEWASH.
"Oh, dear mel said the bunny
uncle, twinkling his pink nose. Il
forgot! Mr.. Whitewash always
goes on his vacation and closes his