Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-12
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BECKIE &
BOTTLE
right, 1922, by Mcclure Ne"
paper Syndicate
INV Howard r. 0ariS)

/ (By Howard r. 0arts)
"Isn't it too bad, Uncle Wiggi
! w." asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuz
" one day, as the muskrat lady
| .ousekeeper returned to the bunny 4
! follow STUMP bungalow, after hav'
ing been down town shopping.
s'Isn't what too bad''' Mr.. Long
oars wanted to know. ~ hope you
aren t saying it too bad that you
have brought the Woozie Wolf OF
the Fuzzy Fox homo with you'll
"No, indeed!' laughed Nurse
Jane, though her smile soon faded
and she looked sad and sorrowful.
II meant it was too bad about
8eckie Stubtail.'
"What's the matter with Beck
ic9' asked Uncle Wiggily. 81
hope sch didn't eat SO much of the
honey that Nedtiie brought home as
to make herself i'll. l hope not
that!'
."Well, Beckie is ill., said Nurse
Jane, "though it isn't from eating
too much honey. It's something
else. She has Il sore mouth and
can t eat anything"
sob, that is quite too bad! " ex-
claimed Uncle Wiggily. $50 Beck
20 is i'll with sore mouth and can Z
eat! III go right over and see her.
/ can at least cheer her up by telling
her funny story.
Putting on his tall silk hat and
twinkling his pink nose, Uncle Wig.
gily hoped across the field to the,
home of iBeckie Stubtail, the little,
girl bear sister of Neddie.
GLOW is Beckett asked Uncle
Wiggily, when Mrs. Stubtail opened
the door to let him in. So
"Not much better" answered the
lady bear. 81 have sent for DIR.
Postum, for if Beckie doesn't eat
pretty soon she will get as thin as
a rail from the fence. And goodness
knows if ever we bears need to be
fat and plump it is during the win
ter.'s
'"Yes," agreed Uncle Wiggily,
ing for DR.. Postum I'll see if l can
cheer up Beckic.' SO the bunny
gentleman went in the room where
Becky was lying in bed, and after
telling her she would soon be better,
he told her funny story of little
mousie girl who was always getting
her tail tied in hard knot and then
the mousie girl would have to get
the pussy eat to loosen the knot"in
the tail.
"Oh, dom tell me any more fun.
ny stories like that, Uncle Wiggily,
if you please" begged Beckie.
"Why not'o asked the bunny
gentleman.
', "Because j want to laugh and my
mouth is so sore il hurts me even to
SMILE" said Beckie. "And oh, how
hungry | am! But | can I cat with
u sore mouth. DO you think ] III get
better by Christmas, Uncle Wiggily
Cause | want to eat them
"Oh, you II be all right by Christ.
mas!" laughed Uncle Wiggily, and
then in came DIR. Possum. He look
ed at Beckie s sore mouth and gave
her some juice Of a plant called
Sold Thread.
"You will be better in three
days" said DIR. Postum.
"But can Z go three days with.
,ut eating!" mumblcd Beckie, "and
| can 7 open my mouth wide enough
to take any food. Is hard enough
to drink WATER
"Oh, have an ideal" cried Uncle
Wiggily. elf Beckie can swallow
water she can take milk, and milk
is q good food. And if she can open
her mouth only a little way then we
must find some plan to get milk
into her mouth, l. size only just opens
her jaws just the least bit, ! think
bottle would be best. - =.
"What do you mean by bother