South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-04
UNCLE
WTGGILY
UNCLE WIGGuYs SHOWER
BATH.
By HOWARD n. CARS

IL was such a hot day-oh. such a
very hot day. that when Uncle wig
gily started from his hollow stump
bungalow. his muskrat lady house
keeper called:
"Oh. WHEY, You aren't going out
in the broiling sun. are your
The bunny gentleman twinkled his
pink nose just the least little bit
for too much twinkiing would make
him extra warm-and Uncle wig
gily said;
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, my
dear. I must have adventures whe-
Their the day be hot or cold That r.
my answer 10 you. Miss Fuzzy Wuz-
~" and the bunny made a low and
polite bow.
Well. keep IN the shade as much
as you can" begged the muskrat
lady. and Uncle WIsgily said that he
would The sun seemed hotter and
hotter as he hoped slowly along
and az last reaching a shady place
in the woods Uncle Wigsily stopped
90 rest
But. no sooner had he seated him
self on a green mosy log than the
bunny heard a voice saying:
"But ] want to- on. I want 10 so
much and I don't sec why 1 can't,
MOthert"
Because you are too little" an
swered another voice.
Uncle WlgglIy folded down his
Rong ears so they would not show
$byer the brushes
II must be very CAREFUL thought
the rabbit uncle. Very likely the
first voice I heard was that OF a
little Fox. telling his mother he
wanted TO nibble me. And the sec
ond voice was that OF the old FNIz-
~ Fox telling the little Fox he was
TOO small 20 chase after me. But
the cid Fox may come. I must be
very CAREFUL"
Uncle Wiggily was just going 20
creep out OF the brushes and run
away when. all Of a sudden, there
was a rustling in the dried leaves,
and Squeakie squealer, the baby pig,
ran toward him.
"Oh. here's Uncle Wiggily," cried
Sdueakie SQuealer. Now maybe
you'll let me go swimming with him,
Mother!"
"Oh- is Uncle wlggily there7"
asked the second voice that had
spoken. and along came Mrs Twisty-
tail. the lady pig.
I'm so glad you aren't the Foxi"
laughed Uncle Wiggtly. I heard you
talking, and telling Squeakie Squeal-
err TO wait until he grew bigger. and
/ thought
Excuse me for lnterrupting. -
grunted Squeal1ie Squealer, but
want to go swimming. It's 80 hot
want 10 go and Jump IN the water,
but mother wont let mel You ask
herr"
Indeed you have leased me
enough about Shatf>@ grunted Mrs
Twistytail. @I can't let you go of
swimming alone SUuealde. You
might get IN deep water and be
n drowned"
"Oh. dearf Tvs so ho4." sighed
the little pig.
Indeed It IS" agreed Unole Wig
gily. How would You IKE 70 have
a shower bath. Squeakie ?"
What IS a shower bath?'' asked
me little plBs
TITS IKE standing out IN a rain
storm" answered tie bunny.
I'D Just love that" said Squeakie
SqueaIer. "But It isn't going to
rain" he added, looking up at the
bright blue sky where the hot sun
shone.
III make you a shower bath and
you'll think it's raining" offered
Uncle Wiggily. Have you an old
pail. Mrs. Twistytail, and a piece OF
roper"
II think So" answered the PTS
lady. and when she had given Uncle
Wiggily a large tin pail. which she
couldn't use any more because ii
eaked, the bunny took a nail and
stone. and made a lot OF holes in
he bottom OF the tin pail.
Next Uncle Wiggily tossed the