Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29
Bedtime Stories
BY HOW ARD r. GARIS
Copyright, 1926, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE wIGGILY S BROKEN
CHAIR

N" politely invited Uncle Wiggilv
one day as he saw the fat pig gentle
man waddHu- up the front steps OF
the hollow stump bungalow. II m
Very glad 70 see vou,'
Aud m glad to see YOU,
Yuffed Mr. Twistytan. oh, it :
quite Journey from my pen over
70 vour house,
"Comc in and res. Yourself, said
the rabbit uacle. Here. take my
easy chair and Get your breath. =
Tor the pig was painting.
Mr.. I.ongearS pulled ont the eaSv
chair where IS friend could get IN
j II. but there must have been some
thing the matter With NJ TYiStv-
tail : legs fer lie sans back - sid
/ denly aud sat down in Uncle Wil,
eilv : chair 81 hard. that Il crcak.
+ ID. groanod. cracked and splia'trc3
oh, We broken yaar chair. :
crnnced the pi- m - sofry. =
/ Ii lae>a I IN Tie least matter, :
declared Mr.. Lo0ge1r>, tar THAT j.
always rbo polite thing 70 say when
/ guest breaks anything il Noos
house. va ma>t ure1raU =eU dou /
/ care u al Ottegw = veur guests
vii b. frustrated I'D to like q
thai.
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tsake = anH aaa- tt pay tar It.
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81 il 5as he MS S. eas 1ll.t he
aaulaat : nH-H he lsa rested L bii
after hi* walk
y, i#deed, Eo4 !. sat l.4y Tor
thar ED CHAR. Il isar hardly brak
er a all. said the rabbit. Be-
sides, can easily maua i With a
dab Qr ;wo of sticky 4lae.
Il hope Ven eau. said tie father
O. early and FlgnpE Twistytail, the
t,vo pigs.
Aaa after his visitor had gone
Uncle Ni.4l.y ct oas tie tube e
sticky gtae aHd began Il mend III"
broken chair. Gne of the iegs WIS
cracked aH3 another Ieg Was Splnt-
cred.
Bu: -.aa sill myaa il, said the
bunny, .anefal li6a.
..PIsass. may help va asked
BaEy Bauty. tire letie orphan rao-
IL child who Was visiting III the
hollow ~ea#p bun -4zo1e.
What ean rgu - asked Tn
* Wi-Ailv. teasing like.
eaa sit in tde chair, after you
EsTs us45ea i. = SEE if II viii
tzg4s s-a.a. saI3 EantN, or can
ts.t -ae -uUa d a.ue ana hand Ii 70
yaI = rQu want +.
Ya>. Eaa ca4 - tai, agreed
u Leagears, AL -. with Baby
Ealev = hep him. the rabbit gen
-.-Ha. maHleI the chair. After the
=, l5E l.=gH glued and put in place
-sa- F-gsa ned with cords and the
char ~a, So in Il corner unriI the
-.ae should harden.
J. was ~oma little time after this
that Nurse Jane Fuzzy asked.
Who're : Baby BGatv'''
She was helping me mend my
broken chair. answered Uncle Wig
-.lv. -bu; l don / know where She
j. now.
- Nurse Jane called:
:. Buaty. baby BuntE, Where arr
ya,'
I'm up in the attic but can't
come dowH. answered Buntv. and
aet voice sounded faint and far off.
Why can I YOU come down,
a.ked Nurse Jane.
Oh-beeau~e - Just because,
aid Banty. And shc SAID it in such
qaeer way that the muskrat lady
called:
"Cur,e Wig-i'y, ycu had better
- up Id tire attic and see what has
happened, Blntr says She can t
come down, / think the Fox must
lave caught her up there and Bun
" Is afraid 10 tell Us about il.
UD the attic stairs. three at a
-..ae hoppcd Uncle Wiggily. He was
all ready to t.ght the fox, or even
rhe Wolf, Ulr Ac saw neither Of the
ba1 chaps. There va, Just Baby
3a4tE sitting IA the middle Of the