Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-30
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILYs AND SAM
ME BLOWER

One day while Nurse Jane was
at the moving pictures Uncle Wig
gily hoped to the Hollow Stump
! School. 1t had a beautiful red
chimney, and in front, on 4 pole,
a flag was fluttering in the breeze.
"Oh, here s Uncle Wiggilv,
cried Bullie Bushytail, the squirrel
boy, as he saw the rabbit gentle
man hopping in. And all the boy
and girl animals laughed alod. But
because Uncle Wiggily was such 4
special visitor, the Lady Mouse
Teacher allowed the pupils to laugh
and she said nothing to Billie FOR
speaking without raising his paw.
The animal children sang for Tn
Gle Wiggily. There was one song,
about funny piece of chalk, which
on the blackboard tried to walk. 1t
slipped, and fell and bumped its
nose, and stepped upon the pea
nut S toes.
Ha, Hal" laughed Uncle Wig
gily, when the children had finish
cd. ''That was a very jolly song.
ltdSt pidS dHptiItI, HG cdAu ~ int
Lady Mouse Teacher.
Now while Miss Mouse was at
the piano, Sammie Littletail, the
brother of Susie. the girl rabbit,
was doing something else. Early
that morning on his way to school
Sammie had found a hollow reed,
like pipe stem, growing beside
Co 10 nf+ ha
reed and found that he could blow
through it.
"Oh, this is fine blowerl"
cried Sammie. "I1l puff some
little stones through it and make
believe it popgun.
Putting little pebble in one end
of the hollow reed, Samnie blew on
the other end. Out shot the tiny
stone and it hit Bully No Tail, the
frog boy, on his head as Bully WAS
bobbling up out of the frog pond.
"Hi," there! What are you do
ing?' croaked Bully to Samm;e.
Excuse me, was trying my new
blower" answered Sammie. ~
hope / didn' hurt you, Bully"
"No, it only tickled me, laugh
ed Bully. Then Sammie .put his
blower and some stones in his pock
ct and he and Bully hoped ON to
the hollow Stump School.
Now il was this blower that
Sammie took from his pocket in
school just as the Lady Mouse was
playing the second song for Uncle
Wiggily. And, when the song was
finished, the Lady Mouse Teacher
turned around ON the piano stool,
and she saw Samnie with the llow
er.
"Why, Samnie Littletaili"
squeakcd the Lady Mouse. "What
have you there!'
"My-my blower" Sammic an
swered, for he was surprised that
the teacher had seen him.
"Samnie, you should take on.
in school nothing but your books,
said the Lady Mouse. - Bring that
blower to me at once, if you please,
Sammie.'
The Lady Mouse Teacher spoke
sadly. Sammie felt ashamed. he
started to take his blower TO the
teacher when, all of sudden, he
stopped short. Quickly taking 4
stone from his pocket he put it in
one end Of the blower and then
he put the other end of the hollow
reed in his mouth.
"'Sammie! sammie! cried I'm
cle Wiggily. "You mustn't blow
your blower in school, Look out
You have it aimed right at the
Lady Mouse."
"No haven ~ cried sgnmie.
81 have it aimed at the Bob Cat.
He's trying to get in the window
to ea4ch the Lady Mousel No you
don I, you bad chap, youl " cried
sammie. With that be blew the
stone from his blower and il struck |
the Bob Cat on his nose--"p pung!
Wowclie wowi'' howled the
Bob tat, and be tumbled backward i
as he was trying to get in the win