South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-31
Uncle Wiggily
UNCLE WIGGuY AND BECKIES
DOLL

DOLL
Becloie Stubtail, the little girl
bear, ought really 10 have been TAX
ing her long winter sleep in some
hollow tree or warm den. But she
had teasee so to be allowed to re-
main UP until after Christmas and
New Years that here father and
mother had let her.
But, remember, Beckie," said
Mr.. Stubtail, yawning sleepily, "af-
ter New Years Day you must take
your long winter rest"
IT will" promised Becl1ie. For
you know that all bears and several
other animals sleep nearly all win
ter. They do this because there Is
little food for them to eat, and when
they sleep they are not hungry. The
Stubtail family lived near Uncle
Wiggily, and the bunny rabbit
would have given them enough TO
eat for all winter If they had asked
him.
But Mr. Stubtail thought It best
for his family to do as other bears
did and not try to Zoe proud and
stuck up, 50 he and his wife and
Nedd!e and Beckie were goinE 20
take their long winter sleep eftec
New Years Day. or course. IN case
the weather became warm they
might wake up now and again-at
least Neddle and Beckie m!ght-to
have a little fun. but the old bears
would sleep.
SO this is why BecBie was not yet
asleep. And one day she start
ed for Uncle Wigglly's hollow stump
bungalow, carrying her best and
newest Christmas doll with her
AS IL happened. Nurse Jane had
TO go away that day without sweep
ing and busting the bungalow. And.
az it happened, Uncle Wigg.ly fell
asleep in his easy chair near the fire
soon after Nurse Jane went out So
when BeCkie came along with her
doll there was the rabbit uncle
asleep and the bungalow needed
busting and sweeping.
II know what I'll do" said BecHfe
TO herself as she saw Uncle Wig
g.ly with his eyes closed and his
p4llh uDSE wv AAlhtals a "A Sf CEp
and dust the bungalow and Nurse
Jane will De surprised when she
comes back But what shall I do
with my doll? I know. III put her
in Uncle Wigsily's paws. He shall
hold my doll for me"
Beckie put the doll softly in Uncle
Wiggily's half folded paws as the
bunny slept. but, somehow or other,
the rabbit did not look just right,
holding :he doll that way.
I know what II Is" said Beck!e
softly laughing to herself. Uncle
Wigg.ly needs 10 look more Ike a
nurse gin, I'll put one OF Nurse
James sun bonne.s on him and tie
an apron around his vast"
Uncle W.gg.ly slept very sound,y,
and ne never awakened when
Beck.e put a bonnet on his head and
an apron around his waist. And ne
kept on holding the doll.
Now he looks Ike proper nurse
"a hold my dollie." laughed Becky
softly and I can sweep and dust"
So the little girl bear began TO
sweep the bungalow. which Nurse
Jane would have done had she found
time. I don't want you 10 get a
wrong idea about Nurse Jane, you
see.
All OF a sudden. as Beckle went
out IN the yard. empty.ng the dust
pan along came the Cd Biackcat
again-a bad animal, like a Big
weasel and very hungry for ears TO
nabb.e
All. ha!" said the Blackcat 20
himself as he neared Uncle Wig
gilys bungalow The door IS open
I see. I'll sneak IN and nibble MS
ears"
50 n went the Blaclcat. He saw
Uncle W.ggily sitting in the corner
asleep and holding the doll. But
because Uncle W.ggiIy had on the
sur<5onnet and the apron and look
ed like a nurse girl rabbit the
Blackcat didn't know the bunny.
''Oh. 7 guess I've made a mistake"
said the bad chap. Il got in the
wrong bungalow by mistake. III