Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-30

so it is Roman candles you want
this time Is it p asked the monkey
doodle gentleman when Uncle Wig
gilv hoped into his store. "Well,
here are fine ones. Dc you know
how to shoot them? -
81 guess so. You Just light them,
the same as a skyrocket, don t YOU,
DIR. Longears inquired.
= Not exactly chatterel the
monkey doodle gentleman. You
can hold Roman candle in your
hand after You light the fuse, and
you wiggle it around like a cork
screw and lot Of balls of colored
fire shoot out. like bullets from Il
gun. So don t aim them at anybody.
nor toward anything that will burn.
And don't let any Of the little bun
MES shoot the Roman candles--do it
yourself. -
Uncle Wiggily promised that he
would do TINS, and be very careful,
and then the monkey doodle gentle
man gave him some of the queer fire
works called Roman candles, though
as the old lady said, she thought if
the Romans ever used them for go
ing to bed by they must have jump
ed in between the sheets very
quickly.
lit will be a Fourth of July at
our bungalow" mUrmured Uncle
Niggily to himself as he hoped
along the path toward home. 1t
was later than he thought. for he
had stopped to talk Il long time with
the monkey doodle gentleman. aud
now it was getting dark. Uncle
Miggily was thinking OF lighting
one OF the Roman candles to see il
lie was On the right path, when, all
OF a sudden, out of the roadside
bushes jumped the Bob Cat and
The Wolf.
"Grab him." l7wlcd the Bob Cat.
Il have him!' snarled the Wolf,
and before Uncle Wiggily could hop
out Of the way the Two bad chaps
had caught him.
please let me 90 gentlemen. "
begged the bunny politely, ~ am
Only "a poor rabbit, and l nave very
little money
What have you i'll that bundle, "
growled the Bob Cat, pointing to the
kOman candles.
Those are something with which
to amuse my little rabbits on Fourth
OF july answered Uncle Wiggily.
"Rcally, it isn't anything good for
you to eat! -
"Hc're going to eat your ears!
That S what We re going TO eat!
snapped the Wolf. But, just the
same, there may be something good
il that bundle. Open it until we
take a look. Though it is dark
now ! don I sec how we can see. -
And then Uncle Nigglly had
bright idea there i'll the darkness.
He remembered what the monkey
had said about the fireworks shoot
ing out bullets of fire.
1t is very very dark" complain
cd the Bob Cat. even /, with my
sharp eyes, can hardly see anything.
"Wait, and / II light a candle for
You" offered Uncle Wiggily, not
saying what kind Of a candle il WAS.
Quickly he lighted one Of the Ro-
man ones, and as it began TO splut-
ter and hiss he aimed it at the Fox
and Bob Cat. Out shot a lot Of balls
Of colored fire. Straight at the
bad chaps Uncle WiggiIy aimed
them and when the Fox and Bob
Cat saw the fiery bullets coming to-
ward them they howled, tucked their
tails between their legs and away
the ran. leaving the bunny gentle
man safe.
"Ha! Hal" laughed Mr.. Long
cars as he hoped home with all but
one Of the Roman candles. Fourth
Of July is very useful, even if it
only comes once a year" And if
the loaf of bread doesn II try to
change itself into chocolate cake
by turning somersaults with the egg
beater, I'lI tell you next about
Caclc Wiggily's red fire.