Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-22

Shall I read you a Bedtime
story, Susie?" asked the bunny
gentleman.
oh, no, Uncle Wiggily," laughed
susie, as she ate some jelly. "You
may read me a Couchtime or an
Easychair Story if you please" y
I'm afraid there aren't any such
stories, though perhaps there ought
to be-" said Uncle Wiggily, also
laughing. But what else would
you like me to do, Susie?"
oh, I'd love to have a lifteru'
cried the little rabbit girl.
"a lifter!" exclaimed the bunny
gentleman. do you mean a stove
litter, SUSIE"
"Oh, of course not, Uncle Wiggi-
ly." and Susie sort of giggled. q
mean a red or green lifter-one
that goes away up in the air."
You don't mean an airship, dc
you?' Mr.. Longears wanted to
know. II hardly think you could
play with that"
No, l mean a toy lifter-a cir
Gus balloon-thats it. l couldn't
think Of the name at first. Please
get me litter balloon, Uncle Wig
gily. l can play with that in the
house"
"a litter balloon you shall haven
cried the bunny. But will you not
| be afraid to stay here alone while
l go get it?"
"Oh, not at all" answered Su-
sic. So Uncle Wiggily hoped him.
self away, and soon he reached the
toy store, where he bought a big
red litter balloon for Susie
Keep tight hold of the string
Uncle Wiggily," said the monkey
doodle gentleman who sold the
bunny the balloon.
Il will, promised Mr.. Longears
and in little while he was back
at the hollow stump bungalow
How Susie's eyes sparkled when
she saw the balloon!
"Oh, what a lovely litter" she
cried, reaching out her paws.
BE careful to keep tight hold OF
the string" Uncle Wiggiy warned
her.
Susie, promised that she would
but when Uncle Wiggily was sort
of doing off in his chair, and not
having need to amuse Susie now
that she had the balloon, all of a
sudden the rabbit gentleman was
awakened by hearing Susie cry:
ooh, Uncle Wiggily! Get it.
quick"
Get WHAT" asked Uncle Wiggi-
ly, jumping from his chair.
My litter! My balloon! | let &c
of the string and it's sailing away.
cried Susie.
Mr.. Longears looked up just in
time to see Susie's toy balloon sail
ing out of the open window. Out
and I'D it sailed, and Susie was sc
excited she hardly knew what to
do. .''
"ru get it for YOU" promised
Uncle Wiggily. Keep quiet, Susie,
or more chicken poX spots may
break out on you. I'll get the bal
loon!"
The bunny rushed from, the
house, There, caught in the
branches of tree outside, was Su.
sizes litter balloon. The string was
dangling down, but quite out of I'm
Gle Wiggily's reach.
- But III SO up oAi tiAS pa va -
I can get it." thought the bunny
Back into the Littletail house ne
went. -
where's my balloon?" askec
Susie.
Caught in tree outside. In
going out on the porch roof where
| can reach the string. III cllmt
from the window" said Uncle WIZ
gily. ,..oa
out of the window he climbed
and then he was able to reach tne
string and pull down the balloon n
Just then in came Mrs, Littietail
where's Uncle Wiggilyg sne
asked Susie, not having seen Wners
the bunny gentleman was. ,..,,
He's up on the roof the ilttie
rabbit girl answered.
"Oh, Susie! I hope you Weren
so peevish that you chased oncie
Wiggilyl to the roof" said hei
mother sorrowful slikesosaW .ss1Gs1g
t"Oh, Of course uot!" laughed Su-