Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-17
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
1920, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGHIY AND BECKIE'S
FURS.
(By Howard n. CARTS. !

/ Uncle Wiggily Longears, the nice
bunny rabbit gentleman, was
watching some of the animal chill
dren come out of the hollow stump
school house one day, when he no.
ticed that Beckie Stubtail, the girl
bear, was walking all by herself.
Dear mel" said Uncle Wiggily,
II hope Beckie isn't too proud TO
walk with Lulu and Alice Wibble-
wobble, the ducks, or Susie Little
tail, or Squeakie Eekie, the cousin
mouse. or the other animal girls.
"And l hope" went on the bunny
uncle, that the other animal girls
haven't been calling Beckie names,
or making fun of her SO she doesn't
feel happy with them. Someth ng
must have happened, or Beckie
would never be by herself this
way"
Mr.. Longears watched a little
longer, but still he did not see
Beckie playing, running, laughing
or rolling hoops with the other
animal girls. ....
I'm going to see what's the
matter. If / can't help perhaps
Nurse Jane can" said Uncle Wig
gily.
He hoped over the field toward
Beckie, but as soon as the little
girl bear saw him coming she
| called:
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily! You'll take
me, won't you? You'll take me,
| know you will"
"Why, what's the matter?" asked
the bunny gentleman, for he saw
| that BeCkie was all excited. Are
you afraid in the home alone, be-
cause you have had little fuss
with the other children?"
ooh. no! Nothing like that!'
laughed Beckie. Il just want you
to take me hippity hop to the bar
| Der shop, Uncle Wiggily."
Goodness me sakes alive and
some soft soap suds!" cried the
bunny gentleman. take you to
the barber shop! What for, Beck
| lie? You don't need a shave"
mo, but | do need a hair cut,
or, perhaps | should say fur cut!'
interrupted Beckie, begging Uncle
| Wiggily's pardon for so doing. Il
want lot of my long fur cut off, y
went on the little girl bear. TITS
so long and hot, even If 1T Is fall.
| | want to be clipped close, the way
my brother Neddie has his head
shaved jim summer"
"Nonsense!" cried Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, but / do, really" went on
Beckie. II want to be taken hip
pity hop to the barber shop to have
my fur trimmed. / don't look a
bit stylish this way"
Hump! style!" shifted Uncle
Wiggily. you'll be very glad of
that fine, warm fur coat you have
this winter, Beckie."
Eyes, but it isn't winter now"
] grumbled Beckie, as politely as she
| could. And by the time cold
weather is here I'll grow out some
more fur. Please take me to the
BARRIERS and have me clipped, I'm
| Gle Wiggily," begged Beckie.
| The rabbit gentleman shook his
head. And then, all of a sudden,
he thought of something funny, for
he smiled, and his pink nose twin
killed. like the red light on top of a
| Christmas tree.
"Oh, you'll take me! know you
will take men' said Beckie, clap
ping her paws.
Yes, I suppose I will" said I'm
Gle Wiggily. But something may
happen before we get to the bar
Der shop" he whispered to him
self.
off he started, over the fields
and through the woods, and, all
| of a sudden, as they were gong
through the woods, near a hallow
tree, Uncle Wiggily began Tapping
his hat around his head and ears,
and he cried:
| run, Beckie! RUM"
what for?" asked the little
Stubtail girl,
"Bees!" answered Uncle Wiggily.
That's a bee tree, full of honey
over there, and he bees must think
we want to take some, though we
don't and they're chasing us. Run,
Beckie! RUM"