Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-27
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
i BY Howard b. CARTS
Copyright, 1921. By Mcclure
NeWspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
SCRUBBING BRUSH.

Once upon time, as Unc!e
Wiggily was coming downstairs
in his hollow stump bungalow,
the bunny gentleman heard Nurse
Jane talking out in the kitchen.
And the muskrat lady housekeep-
er was saying, in most sad ana
doleful voice:
ooh. dear, can't do it! l
never can do it. I'm sure"
Dear me! What can have hap
pened ?" thought Uncle Wiggily, as
The twinkled his pink nose. at
sounds like the beginning OF an
adventure so early in the morn
ing before breakfast"
II say, Nurse Janet" he called
to Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. what is it
you can't do? Can't you drive out
the bad Bob Cat or the Fuzzy
FoX?"
ooh, thank goodness, neither
of those creatures is in the bunG-
allow" answered the muskrat lady
housekeeper.
"Well, what is it you can't do?'
went on Uncle Wiggily.
II can't scrub the kitchen floor
oilcloth,' was the reply, Here l
have the pail of warm water, the
cake of soap. the scrubbing brush
and the cloths to dry the floor
after / scrub it. But l can't do
| it."
Uncle Wiggily asked why not,
and Nurse Jane said:
Because l have such pain in
NV hack. I think [ must have
caught cold"
"My goodness!" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily, that's too bad"
mo, it Is only ONE bad" said
Nurse Jane, making a little joke.
III you had a backache and l had
a backache that would be TWO
bad. But. as it is. it's only ONE,
and that's bad enough. / can't
scrub my kitchen floor, and some
Of the animal ladies are coming
to tea this afternoon"
"Hum!" said Uncle Wiggily
thoughtful-lilSe and medltating. lie
twinkled his pink nose a little up
side down, and then he exclaimed:
Il have it,"
Don't tell me you have the
backache also." cried Nurse Jane
mo, but 1 have an idea abou,
the kitchen. l will take the
scrubbing brush and clean it fCr
you myself. said Uncle Wiggiiy
bravely.
THAT is very kind of you, but
I don't believe you cam" said
Nurse Jane.
I'm sure I CANT. said UMclc
Wiggily. So after Nurse lane
told him how to sozzle the soap il
the water and mako suds, tbs
bunny gentleman took the scrub
bling brush, dipped 1t into tht
pail and began cleaning thc
kitchen oilcloth.
Now you go lie down and reg
your back" said Mr.. Longear
, and the muskrat lady thinkin,
what kind. good rabbit he was
did so.
Well, Uncle Wiggily was scrub
, bling away and scrubbing ava,
, and scrubbing away when, all q
| sudden, he heard a sort of caA
| ling laugh at the open kitchel
door and voice said:
"Well, we'll! Since when hav
you turned housemaid, Uncl
= Wiggily? The idea of "a rich rab
, bit gentleman Ike you scrubbin
t the floor. I1a! la. Quacli
| Quack"'
: Uncle Wiggily looked up. an
I there stood Grandfather Goose
f Gander making fun of the bunny
: Look here!" exclaimed incl
g Wiggily, serious-like. DO 70
| think / oughtn't to do this?"
= II certainly think you ougt
/ not to-" answered the Goose ger
: tleman. Kitchen scrub work
: for women: let them do it,"
: But look here" went on Uncl
: Wiggily. IF my automobile haf
!, pened to be all splashed with mu
/, you wouldn't think anything of
: il ! took a scrubbing brush an
r some cloths and cleaned it, woul
& you?"
II "Of course not" answcre
t Grandpa Goosey. you ought
do that"