Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-26
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Bedtime Stories
IaCopyright, 1923, by Mcclure
tl> Newspaper Syndicate
"a by HOWARD. R. GABIs
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
FLUFFER

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Wow, the little puppy dog boy one
day as he wagged his tail ON the
side porch of the rabbit gentle
mans hollow stump bungalow.
"Wen, what's the mattcr2'
asked Mr.. Longears, who was Civ
ing his automobile a drink of gas
oline in the back yard. Has the
circus come and do you want me
to take you?'
"No, the circus isn't here, but l
wish it would come barked
Jackie, wagging his tail twice as
fast. "Nurse Jane wanted me to
ask if you had seen her feather
dustcr,' went on the doggie boy.
Il came over to get some carrots
for my mother. She's going to
make a short cake. And after Nurse
Jane gave me the carrots she told
me to call to you and ask where
the feather duster was. -
HTell Nurse Jane m sorry, but
l don t know spoke the bunny
gentleman.
Dear me, l wonder where nv
feather duster can have gone ~
said Nurse Jane herself. looking
from the kitchen. window. q
thought you might, perhaps, have
taken it to dust your auto with,
ncle Wiggily.''
No, indeed,' answered Mr..
Longears.
IN go home and get my moth
er's dustcr when ] take her these
carrots. offered Jackie. But
Nurse Jane said to never mind, as
sne would use 4 rag to wipe off the
lIano.
But when Uncle Wiggily came in
after fixing his car his muskrat
lady housckceper had him help her
look over the hollow stump bunga-
ioA lor the feather duster. 1t
could not be found. however, and
Mr.. Longears said he would drive
down to the seven and eight cent
ore and buy new one.
Perhaps | ma. have an adven-
tl.ra on the way he said, as he
put his bag of golf clubs in his car,
for he was going to play golf
game with Uncle Butter, the goat.
II hope you have a good adven-
turc." spoke Nurse Jane.
"Thank vou,'' replied Uncle
Wiggily. Then he rode on and on
to the house where the goat gentle
man lived. Uncle Butter leaped in
to the rabbit gentleman's auto and
they were going off to the golf
links, and Uncle Wiggily was tying
string on his paw to make him
remember to get Nurse Jane a new
feather duster when, all of a sud
den, something happened.
Out from behind a clump of bush
es that grew near little pond of
water, popped Bobby Ringtail, the
raccOon boy.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily! Don't 60
down that road!" whispered Bob
by. pointing with his front paw,
which was like a baby's hand, down
the road where the golf links We're.
"Don't go down that road!'
"Why not!'' bleated Uncle But
ter the goat.
Because there's a big Fluffer
down there and he may bite your
ears!" whispered Bobby Ringtail.
Whats a Fluffer?" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
II don't know, perzactly," an
swered Bobby. "But it IS some kind
I of big bird with very big tail.
All l can see of the Fluffer is his
tail. It's sticking up back of a
bush. 1 just passed by here on my
wav to the pond. And when | saw
YOU coming | thought I'd stop and
tell YOU to look out for the Fluff
fer.
Gwen look out for him all
right" bleated Uncle Butter the
goat. "Get one of your golf clubs,
Uncle Wiggily, and II take one of
mine. Wen go softly up behind
this Fluffer and scare him
| So the two friends, with golf
] clubs, tiptoed softly toward the
elump of bushes that Bobby point
ed out TO them.
There he is! There's the Fluff
fer!" whispered the raccoon boy.
Uncle Wiggily and Uncle Butter
saw a big bunch of feathers. They
took careful aim with their golf
clubs.
"Bangn" They struck the clump
of feathers. Down they fell.
"We've got him!" bleated I'm
Gle Butter running around to the
OTHER side of the bush! "Come on,
Wiggy!' -
/ And when Uncle Wiggily reached
the place, expecting to see big,
savage bird, all he saw was-Nurse
Jane feather duster.
"Hoi Ho.' laughed the bun
nv. "I see how this happened.
One of the animal children took
! Nurse James duster to play with
and they forgot it. They left il
here in the woods. The bunch of
feathers sticking up behind bush,
looked like the tail of a big bird
who might be a Fluffer. That 6
how you were fooled, Bobby.
"Maybe,' admitted the raccOon
boy. " Anyhow IN glad it WASH t
Fluffcrl" And Uncle Wiggily
and Uncle Butter, as they rode on
to play golf, were also glad. And
on their way home they gave Bob
by Jolly pop and took Nurse
James feather duster to her. So
everything came out all right.
And if the pocket handkerchief
doesn't hide away from the clothes
pin when il ought TO plav tag with