Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-08
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. GARI3
Copyright, 1923, By Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY PLAYS BALL

gily was about to hop away from
his hollow ssump bungalow, Nurse
Jane Fuzzv Way. his mus,lr&t
lady h9asekeePer, called to him:
Wiggy, where are you gong?
Il am going to look for an adj
venture, answered the bunny.
But YOU promised to sweep the
sidewalk for me, to bring in lot
eff biHJling wood, to put up the
clothes line for me aud pulap me
some fresh water for washday 10
morrow. said Nursa Jane. Come
now-no Sinking! Yru must 90 a.
YOU promised."
"Au right viii DO as l promis
cd, said the bunny. But first
l would like to hep down the road
a little way to see If | can find
an adventure.
VERY, agreed Nurse Jane,
bat be sure 10 como back % sweep
tie sidewalk, bring IN the wood,
string the clothes hGe anG pump the
water.
L viii, promised Jncle Wig
gily. Along and along he hoped,
over the fields and through the
woods until. all of sudden. he
heard voice SAYING:
"There 5 Jnele Missily! Maybe
we can 2. him
..Oh Eo, Some OF the bad chaps
are thinking of getting ne, are
they" cred Uncle WIEgIly. - Well,
| II fool them. He was about to
hop on very fast, When jolly
voice cried:
"Wait a minute. Uuc.e Wiggily,
We want TO gt you to help Us play
ball. There are only eight CT US
and we need nine!
The bunny gentleman looked
around and saw Jackie and Peetie
low Wow, the dogs; Billie Wag-
tail, the goat; Buddy Pigg, the gui-
nea pig, ana many oth-fs of his
little animal friends.
=" Come, play bal VIII US they
invited. You won t have TO do
aueh-jast stand cut i'll tie field
and catch the ball when it comes
your way
Cncle Wigg3y liked children and
was fond of playing ball, SO he took
his place IN thu field and soon
sammie Littletail, the rabbit,
knocked the ball high and far, and
i came down in Uncle Wiggly 5
paws. The bunny caught the bail,
but instead o. throwing il back, is
he should have done, he put the
ball N this pocket aud .arted to
hop back to his bungalow.
. Here, Jnele WigglIy! Come back
and play ball" crled the bors.
4 IN sorry, but l can t, an
swcgeu the rabbit gentleman. 4
promised Nurse Jane / would sweep
lh4 sidewalk for her. and | just
remembered. l must not wasse time
here playing ball with you.
On Le hoped, but the animal
boss ran after him, SAYING:
We can I play without YOU, Tn
Gle Wi5gily. Besides, you have
cur BAH III your pocket. Wen sweep
tue sidewalk for Nurse Jane. Then
YOU can play ball with Us, can t
you?"
.'Oh, yes, I 'spose I can. said
the bunny slowly twiHkling his pink
nose. With all the animal boys
helping the sidewalk was soon
swept. Then they went back TO
the ball field and played once more.
hut the next bali Uncle Miggily
caught he stuck in his pocket ami
away he ran.
Come back" cried the boys.
Il forgot | must Iat up Nurse
Jane clothes line for her said
Mr Loagears, laughing ay he hop
ped.
wen do that if youW stay
and play with Us, promised Jackie
Bow Wow. so the animal boys
strung thc line and Uncle Wiggily
played again, bat when he caught
the bail next time once more away
he ran.
u must bring in the kindling
wood he explained.
"Well do II for you promised
tie boys, and they did And when,
d lit.le later, Uncle Wiggily, for
tie Fourth tlmc, hopped aWaE with
tie ball, the boys went TO the bun
galow and pumped water for Nurse
Jane.
''Now you haven t anything more
10 do you can play bah with US
tLo rest Of tie day, bleated Billie
the Goat And Uncle Wiggiiy did,
having lots Of fun.
And didn't have to do any
work. be chuekled as he wens
hons that evening. 1.-THE ball
playing boys did i for me!" So
this teaches US that baseball is a
very useful study. And if cat-bird
viii NOV like a little kitten to
make the goldfish laugh, Iii tell
you next about Unee Wiggily and
ToodIc : ftpr.