Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-28
Held fast by his coat tails


put the clothes soaking i'll the wash
tubs, so she could hang them out
on the line when she came back.
"Wen, Uncle Wiggiiy,' called
the muskrat lady after awhile, 81
don't see any of your adventures. >
"No, they are rather scarce, 1t
appears, answered the bunny unc-
lie. ''But still we may find one just
beyond this bush. I'll jump around
and look. -
Uncle Wiggily jumped around the
corner of bush growing near the
path, while Nurse Jane waited to
see what would happen. All of a
sudden the muskrat lady heard the
bunny gentleman lady shout:
"Oh, dearl l m caught! Oh, Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy, this is an adventure,
all right. Some bad animal was hid
ing behind the bush and m caught.
Run! Save yourself!"
But Nurse Jane was brave. She
WASH t going to run away and leave
poor Uncle Wiggily all alone. So
very bravely she jumped around the
corner of the bush and there she
saw Mr.. Longears held fast by his
coat tails. 1t seemed that he was
tightly caught by something inside
the bush, but Nurse Jane could not
see the Fox or Wolf.
"Oh, Nurse Jane, m sure the
Skillery Scallery Alligator has me! y
cried Uncle Wiggily.
"Nonsense!" laughed Miss Fuz-
w Wuzzy as she rocked second
time. Nothing has caught you.
You simply jumped over a thorn
bush and some of the long thorns
are caught on your coat tail. 1t S
like the time your coat was caught
on nail when you jumped the
fence"
"Oh is that all?n asked Uncle
Wiggily, breathing easier.
"That's s all, laughed Nurse
Jane. Then she carefully pulled the
thorns from the bunny's coattail,
and set him free. But, no sooner
had she done this than the muskrat
lady exclaimed:
"Oh, my goodness"
"What is it now'" asked Uncle
Wiggily. "Is the Bob Cat coming ?"
"No, but the thorn bush has torn
a big hole in your coat" said Nurse
Jane. "There' s a big rip in it, But
don't worry. III fasten the hole
up with some thorns from the bush.
They will be Just like pins.
Soon the muskrat lady had fast
ened the rip in Uncle Wiggily S
coat with long, sharp thorns from
the bush, and then Mr.. Longears
and Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy hoped along
to find an adventure.
"For getting caught on thorn
bush ism t exactly an adventure, -
said Uncle Wiggily.
"No, indeed" said Nurse Jane.
'That wasn't any adventure at
all. -
"No, but I'm an advcnture!
called savage voice suddenly from
behind a big stump, and out pop
ped the Woozie Wolf. 81 IN an ad-
venture" growled the Wolf, "and
l IN going to nibble your ears! -
"Not so fast! Not so fast! -
spoke Nurse Jane in gentle voice:
'Wait Il moment, Mr.. Wolf" With
that Nurse Jane took one of the
long, sharp thorns that she had
used to pin up Uncle Wiggily S
coat, and with the thorn the musk
rat lady jabbed and stuck the Wolf
in his soft and tender ribs.
"Hcre! What are you doing?' -
howled the Wolf in surprise.
"Oh, IN just sort of having fun
with you-playing a new game! ="
laughed Nurse Jane, and she jab-
bed the Wolf once more with the
thorn.
"Wouchie! Ouchie! I don't like
that game." howled the Wolf, 81
don't like it at ALT" and then,
before Nurse Jane could jab him
once more, away he ran.
"Well, that was fine adventure,
and / didn't have my ears nibbled
after ALI" laughed the bunny gent
leman as he and Nurse Jane hoped
to the hollow stump bungalow.
And if little Jack Horner does
Il I stand the pussy cat in the corner
on her head 50 she can't play tag
with her tail, IN tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the stamps.
4 large exhibit Of avocadog by
r. M. league is a feature Of the