Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY'S BUSTING
BRUSH
Copyright, 1922, by MoCiuce Newspaper
Syndicate
By hoWARD K GARIS

"comc, Uncle wiggilyl Asifasc hurry,
and get QUIT" called Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy one morning. Uuc'e Wiggily
who was shaving in the bath room,
heard his muskrat lady hcusekeeper
voice.
"What s the mattcI?' asked the
bunny. ''Is the hollow stump bunga
low on fire, that you wait me to get
out in such Il hurry"
"Oh, no,' laughed Nuro; Jane. lt
just that ! want to do lot of justing.
And if you stay around the bungalow
some of the dust viii get in your pink,
twinkling nose and you may sneeze
your ears off!
81 wouldn't like that to happen,
chuckled the bunny uncle. til soor
finish shaving and then III go ad-
venturing. Oh, no. Oh, no! Adventur-
ing z Shall go-so-so-wah! Zipp.
Zing! Woofie," Uncle Wiggily sud
denly stopped the song he had started
and began to make funny noises.
"What s the NATTER" asked Nurse
Jane. "Did you cut yourself?''
NO, but --wah--I got-zut! ! got
soap in my mouth" spluttered Uncle
Wiggily.
Nurse Jane closed the stairway door
SO Uncle Wiggily wouldn t hear her
laugh. The bunny finished shaving and
then, dressed in his tall silk hat, with
Il flower for his buttonhole, he started
out of the hollow stump bungalow.
| Nurse Jane, with AN apron tied over
her head, was waiting with thc dustng
| brush and cloths to make the bungalow
clean and tidy.
f., "Thcre is Il lot of extra dusting to
do today said the muskrat lady house
| keeper. ''It was Hallowe 'en last night
| you know, and some of the animal
| children came in with lot of confetti
| They were looking for you, Uncle Wig
gily."
| "'Ycs, and | was out changing fals,
| faces with Mr.. Whitewash, the Polal
Bear, and what II trick we played OF
the Fox and Wolf Oh, what IL trick!
laughed the bunny.
"Well, hop along, / must finish my
dusting! / never had 50 much to do!'
said Nurse Jane.
Uncle Wiggily hoped along, but h'
had not gone very far before he sud
denly stopped and began to think.
Uncle Wiggily hoped along, but III
| had not gone very far before he sud
denly stopped and began to think.
| "I'his is hardly fair" said Uncle
Wiggily to himself, as he twinlllcd hi
pink nose. '' Here | go off and have ;
good time looking for adventures, ailt
| Nurse Jane has to stay in the bunga
low and do the dusting. 1t ism Z fair
/ should do u little busting for her ail'
/ then shc'd have time TO 90 to III
the movies. | shrdlu shrdlu shrdluwyl
movies | wonder how | can get he
i out Of the bungalow for little while
If ! could l d slip back and do th
dusting for her. And when she say
il finished she d be 50 surprised a
never was. have it! IN telcphon
! and make believe IN Mrs. Twistytai
i the pig lady. ] II ask Nurse Jane d.
come over for a moment.
Uncle Wiggily hopped along until h
! reached II telephone. Then he callc
up his bungalow. Nurse Jane answered
"Oh, Nurse Jane!v spoke Uncl
Wiggily into the telephone, trying I
make his voice sound like the. pi
:. lady's, "conld you come over and Sc
me for few minutes. / won { kee
you long, for | know you have 10
i of extra dusting to do.
"Why, yes, Mrs. Twistytail,' = sal
! Nurse Jane, thinking il was the pi
Ilady speaking, 9slilt run over for
little while, though how you knew l ha