Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-07


nose all in a twinklc.
"No ii, ism t that. : answered the
Gog lady, ~ hat they arc sueh for
gcttul and careless little puppies.
Just now they started for the Iiol-
low Stump school, but Jackie
couldn t find his cap. Then Pectie
laid his books down somewhere and
forgot the place. After that Jackie
lost his clean handkerchief and
rcctic would have gone to school
without combing his hair if | hadn I
noticed it in time. And then Jackie
,"a 'dn t find his pencil and Poetic
dropped the cookie | had given HIM
for recess and | only just found it
under a chair in time to make him
rush to school for fear he would be
late.
"It is too bad the little puppies
aren + more careful, said Uncle
Wiggily. perhaps | couh teach
them lesson they would not forget,
Mrs. Bow Wow
"Oh. | wish YOU would. wAin-
ed the dov lady, who was almost as
nervous as Aunt Lcttic. the goat
ladv. 1T would help me very much
if YOU could.
Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink
nose again, Il Jolly laughing look
was in his ewes and away he hoPped
over the fields and through the
woods. Semc time after this. when
JACKIE and Poetic came rushing cat
of the Hollow Stump School with the
other animal boys and girls, the
puppics saw Uncle Wiggily walking
around i'll the low grass with his
head bent down low.
"What's : the NATTER barkei
Jackie.
Have you lost anything::' in
quired Peetic.
Eyes, dropped my pockctbook
somewhere around here, said the
bunny. "lt had some pennies III.
hc added.
ION, we II help YOU hook for it.
offered jackie. He and his brother
vscurried around here and there,
shifting and snuffing. and all Of a
sudden. Jackie barkcd;
"I'vc found it. Here the pocket
book by this stump,
"Good puppy, = said Cnelc Wig
gily. "'You are very good AT find
ing things. Thank YOU. Then the
rabbit gentleman began feeling IN
ali his pockets, while Il queer look
came over his face. My goodness
he murmurcd.
What's the matter " asked
Poetic.
81 IN afraid / We lost my watch,
said Uncle Wiggily, MAYBE /
7; dropped that, too,
{ ii II find IT,, 'batkol Poetic, and
he scurricd around here aad there,
shifting and snuffing, Suddenly hc
lowlcd: "IIcrr ii j.. by tins null
berry BUSH And thcro. sure
lcnough was the lost watch nestled
Fin clump Of grass.
Uncle Wiggity thanked the puppy
chap. and the three friends were
walking along the path when, al
-, once. thc bunny said: There.
| We lost my handkerchief - Jackie
and Poetic ran back in the woods
and soon found the white square
OF linen.
My, but you are smart puppy
chaps!'' said Uncle Wiggily. Il
heard of some little dogs today who
were not nearly so smart as you.
One couldn I find his cap, another
mislaid his school books. Then one
dropped his handkerchief, as | did.
and the other forgot to comb his
hair. And, would YOU ever believe
it, one couIdn t find his pencil and
the other put his cookie under 4
rhair aud couldnt remember where
! il was. But you arc cscr 80 much
smarter than thoa" puppies. See ho"
Won found my things,
4 Jackie looked at reetic and Pectit
looked at Jackie. Then Jackie said:
"I gucss-noW-- guess. CnclC
/ Wiggiiy, we were those forgetting
puppies. But We re going TO b'
( better after this.
/ And week or so later Mrs. Bo"
Wow said: "'You helped me very
much. Mr.. Longcars. Jackie am
Poetic are 80 different. And if tho
black eat docsn t try to turn white
by putting talcum powder Oh it
tail, / II tell you next about Uncl'
ANrs : A.. L