Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-14
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE w1aG1LY's PAPER HAT
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure Newspapc,
Syndica
BY HOWARD R. GARIs

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of Uncle Wiggily.
eff that is Mrs. Twistytail, the lady
pig spoke Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,
"please tell her II be right over to
help her make that popcorn short
cake
I "I1l tell her, politely answered
Uncle Wiggily, as he rose to answer
the telephone, his pink nose going
twinkle-inkle-ink, like a star on top OF
a Christmas tree.
cling ling-a-lma rang the telc-
phone again.
'~Oh, I'm comirg ] m coming! :
laughed the bunny. "Mrs. Twistytai!
must be in "a hurry this morning, he
said to Nurse Jane.
| Uncle Wiggly lifted down the re
eeiver and listened, Even from where
she was putting on her bonnet in front
of the glass, Nurse Jane could hear
through a telephone, Il lot of noise
| Uncle Wiggly heard it also. In fact
there was so much noise he coudn t
hear what was being said. | fact,
there was shouting and laughing and
talking and barking and whining.
"Wait minute. Please wait u min
| ute!' crled the bunny.
He held the receiver a little dis
tance from his ear, as he didn t wish
to be made deaf by The noise.
"What in the world is going on at
Mrs. Twistytail s. house asked Nurse
Jane in surprise, for she could still,
hear some noise through the telephone
though some distance from it. sis the
Woozie Wolf after The little rigs''
asked Nurse Jane.
| "No, this ism Mrs. Twistytail S
house at all, - laughed Uncle Wlggily.
ats Mrs. Bow Wow s, the lady dog,
and she s trying to talk, and so are
| Jackie and Peetie, or else they re laugh-
| ing and barking at the same time and
there s banging on tin pans and pals
and | never heard such racket III
all my life!"
"What s it all about, - asked Nurse
Jane.
/ "Please be quiet." Uncle Wiggily
shouted into the telephone. 'Only ONT
of you talk at the time, and thea !
can hear.
1t was soon more quiet, and, after
listening Il moment or two, Uncle Wig
goly said to his muskrat lady house
keeper:
"It seems that Mrs. Bow Wow has
to 90 out, and she doesn I want Jackie
and Peetie to stay there alone for fear
they II cut up and get into mischief.
SO she is telephoning to ask me to come
over, and Jackie and Peotie broke in
on her and shouted to tell me they want
to play some special kind of game. L
guess / II have to go over.
81 suppose So, sighed Nurse Jane.
And when Uncle Wiggily reached
the doggie house lie found Jackie and
peetie eagerly waiting for him, while
| Mrs. Bow Wow had 1n her bonnet and
shawl, ready to 60 to the store.
cit was very good of you to come
over, Uncle Wiggily,' she said
81 IN glad to do il" spoke the bun
nv. ''Bdt what was 1t you doggie chaps
tried to tell me over the telephonc''
he asked. "You both talked at once
and / couldn t hear you. What do you
want to play3"
"Soldier Soldier," barkod Jackie
and Peetie, both together. "We want
10 play soldier like sammie ana susie
did, and we want to bang on tin pals
and pans and
Uncle Wiggily held up one paw and
waited for the doggies to come
silent.
of we play soldier we must play a
quiet game" said the bunny. My
rheumatism hurts today, and the only
soldier game we can play will De to
have a parade.
'"That's s suits us!' barkcd Jackie
and Peetie, as their mother went down
Gown shopping.
"First we must make some paper sol
dier hats" said the bunny.
"Will you wear one?' asked Jackie.
"Oh yes, I'll be i'll the parade, too, y
laughed Mr.. Longears.
"Let S make Uncle Wiggily cap
stain, proposed Pectie, and he can
march ahead of Won and me, Jackie,
wearing his paper hat. 7"
eyes agreed Jackie.
So Uncle Wiggily made some paper
hats with sharp points on top, as all
paper soldier hats have. One hat was
for Jackie, one for Heetie and one for
I Uncle Wiggily.
| Forward -marchl' cried the bunny
gentleman as he placed himself at the
head of the little parade.
Around and around the room march
ed the little doggie soldiers and they
were having lots of fun, and not max
ing any more. noise that they could
help, when, all of n sudden, in through
the door that Uncle Wiggily had for
gotten to close came the Fuzzy Fox.
81 want ears howled the Fox.
- Halt!' suddenly cried Uncle Wig
gily. Jackie and l'eetie came to a
sudden stop. "Off hatsl" commanded
Captain Uncle Wiggly He took off
his sharp pointed paper cap. and 50 did
jackie and Peetie.
| Advance soldiors'' cried the rab
bit. "Stick sharp hats in the ribs of
the Fox! Forward. -
Holding the sharp pointed hats III
front Of them, like spears, Uncle
Wiggly, Jackie ana Peetie rushed at
the Fox
"Oh, my. None of that for me! y
howled the Fox. "Oh, / don't want
any sharp paper hats stuck in my
ribs! Oh WOW! And away he ran
as fast as he could 60.
Hal Hal" laughed Uncle Wiggly.
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