Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-25
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1921. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY'S LETTUCE.

well, they're all ready to put
out" called Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy to Uncle Wiggily III the hol-
low stump bungalow one morning.
Whats that?" cried the bunny
gentleman. who is ready to be put
out? Don't tell me the Fuzzy Fox
or the Woozie Wolf arc in here, and
that i must put them cut!'
"Oh, nothing like that laughed
Nurse Jane as she tied a new pink
bow of ribbon on her saiI. For she
had finished washing the dishes,
and was going to sit down and
mend the holes in the bunny gem
tleman's socks. Il mean the let
tuce plants are ready 10 put ou..
"Oh, that's different" spoke
Uncle Wiggiiy. well, il 1t is a
fine, warm sunny day and if i put
my lettuce plants out now We shall
soon have big heads Of lettuce in
our garden"
I'VE may If frost doesn't come,
agreed MISS ruzzy Wuzzy. sum
mer isn't here yet, though the days
are warm"
"Oh, I'm sure Jack Frost would
not be so unkind as to freeze the
little lettuce plants after l set them
out" remarked the bunny uncle.
"He mignt not do it on purpose,
said the muskrat lady housekeeper.
But Jack Frost must go whever
the Ice King sends him. And until
Queen Summer comes to stay there
| Is always a chance of visit from
Jack Frost. However, 1t IS time
to set out the lettuce plants
"And / hope they won't Freeze"
exclaimed Uncle Wiggily.
Some time before this Nurse Jane
had planted in box Of brown
earth in the warm kitchen some let
tuce seeds. The seeds swelled.
burst open under ground and up
came some tiny green leaves. Soon
there were more leaves until the
lettuce plants were getting too large
for the small box. Then the musk
rat lady told Uncle Wiggily to
transplant, or change them into the
big bed in the garden out Of doors.
II love to make garden!" said
Uncle Wiggily to himself, as he
spaded up the earth and made lit
tie holes into which he put the roots
Of the lettuce plants. "And soon
I will have many things growing"
"Ouch! Look out what you're
doing!" cried a little voice, as the
bunny gentleman punched another
hole for lettuce plant.
"Eh? What's that? Who are
you?" asked the bunny, quickly
putting on his glasses over his pink
nose.
I'm an angle worm, II you
please" was the answer in tiny
little voice. II thought you might
try to tie me up in knot, or some-
thing like that"
"Oh, I'll be careful" promised
Uncle Wiggily with a laugh as he
saw the cute little red worm. II
won't hurt you, and please don't
you bite my lettuce plants"
II never do such thing!" ex-
claimed the angle worm. II keep
the ground soft and moist so the
plants will grow better"
"Than you" spoke the rabbit
gentleman. Then he went on set
ting out his lettuce plants until he
had many rows of them in his gar
den. Soft and green they were.
"Oh. but they are hanging their
heads!p exclaimed Nurse Jane.
"They are all wilted!"
"They will freshen up in the
morning." said Uncle Wiggily. who
was quite proud Of his lettuce
plants.
That evening, just as Jingle Wig
gily and Nurse Jane were getting
ready to go to the moving pictures.
the muskrat lady looked from the
window of the bungalow into the
garden and cried out:
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily! See who's
there!"
The bunny glanced out and his
pink nose began to twinkle. For
he saw shadowy figures moving
about in the part of the garden
where, that day. he had set out his
lettuce plants.
Fits the Woozie Wolff Whisper
ed Nurse Jane.
"And the Fuzzy T'ox!' added
Uncle Wiggily. II must telephone