The Washington herald., 1920-03-29
CHILDRE IS
SUNRISE STORIES
ny HOWARD n. GARls
UNCLE WIGGLY AND
BlLLIE'S UMBRELLA.

Would you like me to DO any
thing for you today. Mrs. Bushy-
tail?" asked Uncle wiggily, the
rabbit gentleman. of the squirrel
lady with whom he and Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy were living for a
time.
Let me see. might have a bit
OF cake from the Ave and ten cent
store for supper" said the mother
OF Billie and Johnnie.
"rll get it," promised Uncle Wig
gily.
Nurse Jane exclaimed: "oh. it's
raining! Here's one of those April
showers and neither Billie nor
Johnnie took an, umbrella 10
schools"
tn stop and get them on my
way pack from the store with the
cake oHered Uncle Wiggily. I'll
,ake biiiie's umbrella. as that Is the
That will be very nice of Won "
SAID Mrs. Bushytail, as she gave
tne rabbit gentleman the money
with which to buy the cake.
80 ne put on his second best tall
SILK nat, instead of his new one,
ana MS older coat, on account Of
ears. A~oHs
But he had no sooner left the
squirrel house than the rain
stopped. ai'
WeIi' l may as well take Billie.s
ureia along with me-" thought
Shcie Wiggily though don't
"a'e 10 raise 1t. 1t may rain again"
Just as Uncle Wiggily reached
the cake store, the rain again came
oown as il from little seasbore
pals. splashing all over. But the
rabbit gentleman ran int tho
sore so quickly that there WAS NO
OF hoisting Billie's umbrella
10 keep him dry. @
,,, vel II it keeps on this way.
ali heed TO wet the umbrella at
bought the cake. nc
time l get there" said Uncle VIZ ing
gliy TO himself, and II II is rs
raining. Billie and johnnie nne,,
walk with me under the umbrella :,
along and along he bipped snd
hopped' and all Of a sudden. befors
ne reached the school, 1t began IN
rain again. 70
All OF a sudden there was a rush
cried: anu d voice
III walk along with vou 20 ,,o,,
don't mind" you
~ was the bad old Bazumbus
In, dear" cried Uncle wIggiIy,
never mind whether it's dear or
cheap. growled the Bazumbns
Just hoist the umbrella and let y,a
get IN and get under ont of ,bc
RAIN! We can talk as we ak
! along"
but. TO the bunny's surprise. the
! umbrella wouldn't stay up. No soon
er was il raised than il suddenly
came down. just like a tent when
the poles break. Down collapsed
the umbrella. and rain splashed ali
over on Uncle Wiggily and the
| Bazambus.
Here! None of that, now"
howled the bad chap.
He hoisted the umbrella again
out again 1t slid shut and more rain
got on the Bazumpus. who was
scrouched up close alongside the
bunny gentleman.
What are you DOING" ansriIy
asked the bad chap.
Il don't know" said Uncle Wig
gily. This umbrella must be broken,
II won't stay up"
Once again he hoisted the UNI
brella. Again it went shut, and IL
rained harder than ever.
oh. I'm not going to stand this
nonsense" cried the Bazumpus
GROSSLY. I'm getting all wet. I'll
have dreadful cold I'm going
back home" And away he splashed
through the rain.
And. no sooner had the bad chap
gone than the rain stopped. the sun
shone and Uncle Wiggily didn't need
the umbrella at all.
And the cake was not hurt by be-
ing wet. For it was a sponge cake.
and when water was squeezed from
1t why. ii was as good as ever. And
if the perfume bottle doesn't sprin-
kle talcum powder on the handker-
chief, and make it too proud to
speak to the collar button, I'll tell