Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-03
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1921, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGUIS GETS THE
LUNCH.
BY Howard Is. CARTS

whats the matter, Uncle Wig
gily? Aren't you going out advcn-
turing this morning. asked Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. The muslrat
lady had just finished giving the
bunny gentleman his breakfast in
the hollow stump bungalow. But.
instead of hopping out, as he us
ually did, he remained sitting in
the easy chair.
mo, I'm not going adventuring
today" answered Uncle Wiggily.
Il don't feel just right. l have ID
little pain in my left leg, and |
think perhaps an attack of rhcuma-
tism is coming on. SO I'll stay in
the bungalow and keep warm
Then perhaps you wouldn't
mind IL l went out" suggested the
muskrat lady housekeeper. Il have
some shopping I'd like to do, and
I'll be back in time to get your
lunch"
"Oh, don't worry about that
said Uncle Wiggily, kindly. stay
at your shopping as long as you
like. / can get my own lunch if
need be-"
"Oh, l wouldn't ask you to do
that" exclaimed Miss Fuzzy Wuz-
~. "Pll be sure to be back in time
for lunch. You wouldn't know
what to get, anyhow. / hope you'll
feel better by afternoon"
II hope So" agreed Uncle Wig
gily with a sigh. II don't like to
stay in. and l may be missing some
fine adventures"
Perhaps an adventure will come
here to you" suggested Nurse Jane.
Perhaps" agreed the bunny
gentleman dolefully, with a sad
and dropping twinkle of his pink
nose, "but l fear not!"
! But an adventure surely came to
him in the bungalow, and I'm GO
ing to tell you about it.
After Nurse Jane had gone out
shopping, Uncle Wiggily sat around
the kitchen and dining room and
! living room, hardly knowing what
to do with himself. He wandered
here and there, looking out of the
windows, and wishing he had nc
out.
Then he looked at the clock and
saw that it was nearly II.
'It will soon be afternoon, and
then the sun will be warmer, so ]
may venture out" thought the bum
ny Hum! Noon! Twelve o'clock.
| Nearly time for lunch and Nurse
Jane isn't back. Well, i suppose
she had some extra shopping to do
And 1 know what I'm going to do!
I'm going to surprise her and get
the lunch myself. I'll get hers and
mine. Yes, I'll get the lunch!"
So Uncle Wlggily began. He sat
the table, as he had seen Nurse
Jane do, then he put on some wa
ter to boil for tea, taking care not
to let the water burn and next he
undressed some potatoes and put
them on to boil.
| Then he got out the bread and
butter, the carrots, cabbage and
other things that he found in the
pantry. The potatoes were nearly
cooked, as Uncle Wiggily could tell
by tickling them with a fork, and
as he looked from the window he
saw away down the road, Nurse
Jane coming.
I'm dish up the lunch, and have
1t all on the table by the time she
gets here" said the bunny to him.
self. "She can sit right down and
eat. and SO can ], and she'll be sur
prised."
Uncle Wiggily put the potatoes
and other things from the stove
into dishes, and set them on the
table. 1t would take Nurse Jane
a few minutes more to climb VI
the hill to the bungalow. Uncle
Wiggily was waiting for her when
all of sudden, in through the bach
door came the WooZie Wolf.
ooh. ho!" howled the bad chap
as he saw Uncle Wiggily. "Al
alone. eh?"
lin waiting for Nurse Jant
to come to lunch, IL you please
said the bunny politely.
"Well, you needn't wait any lon
GER" llowled the Wolf. Pm here
I'll stay to lunch with you, and II
lunch off your ears. You can