Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-02
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
Copyright, 1925, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILy AND THE
BLACK BUTTON

igghE!
"TeH me any bedtime story but
that! snarlcd the Wolf. - have
heard YOU say, dozen times, that
YOU knew how to catch that rabbit,
but something always goes wrong
This time everything viii 70
right - barkcd the Fox. "Listcn,
Uncle Wiggiiy NOW wears a big
| white button on the back of his
coat. heard he put il on to be
stylish, hUt We can easily follow him
/ by Ihat white button. even in the
darkest woods, and So We shall catch
him.
'.Jnrle Wisgily doesn't wear 4
big white button on the back of his
roat to be stylish, snapped the
Wolf. = lheard about it. he and
some of his little rabbits were lost
the other night, and the only way
they could follow him was by the
white button.
Wei, # they could follow him.
so can We said the Fox. II may
be wrong about one thing. but | m
sight about the other, ami that is
wc must catch that rabbit if we
want anything to cat. Are YOU with
mco''
~ II trx it Just caee more, = said
,hc Vols. But are xop sprc In
cle Wiggily is goiu~ 10 walk in the
woods after dark"
He has gone to play Scotch !
checkers with Uncle Butte tn
goat, answered the Fox. He al
WAYS stavs late. vi hide out
side a"d follow him. sslich we can
easily 10 by the white button on
is coat. Whom we get him in the I
middle Of the woods We II jump out /
on him.
VERY well. said the Wolf. I
hut something tells me- We are 60 |
ing To make keIflumox of this. :
"Nonsensa!' said the Fox.
Come or.
50 tho NO bad chaps stunt,
long uncii they reached Uncle Bat
ter house, whore inside playing
'cotch checkers, was I'ncl" Wiggilv
And IN the midst of the game Aunt
-etti", tt goat lady, happened "a
Eoticc IL white button on Uncle
Wiggily 5 overcoat which hung in
he hall.
- He loesn I need that white but
ton on there any more than a cae
needs two 5ails!' said The goat LADY
20 herself. And | need that white
utton 10 sew on my coat for the
ae that dropped OFT. IN give
ncle Wiggilv a black button in
i@re Of II. He II never notice the
difference.'
20 t4Ht Le--ie made the change
nd little later, when Uncle Wig
Sly loqped ont Of Cn.le Butter s
aouso, tha rabbit gentleman was
wearing a black button where the
big, cleaning white one had been.
1ut Lp Gidn know that.
- Here he eomes.' whispered the
OK 70 the Wolf as they were hid
~ in the bushes near the front
steps. Be ready To follow him.
- hope everything comes out all
light snarlcd the Wolf.
BY tits time Uncle Wiggily was
ioWn the steps and on the ground,
nd IS there was light in the win
low ot Uncle Buttcr's house the
two bad chaps could easily see the
abbit for time, even if he had
- white button On the back Of his.
coat
bu: after the. got out where II
'as dark. in the woods through
which Mr. Longcars must hop to
reach Ills hollow stump bungalow,
thc Wolf said: +
- don't see any white button "
:" i must be- There. It was on his
c'at when Ac went in the goat s
aou,r, whispered the Fox.
"RUn littlc closer and run
ittlc faster Wc'I get him.
Hearing the pattcr Of tcct holjnI
aim, Uncle Wiggily thought it
might hc bad chaps, 50 he hoped
,,rv tasi and slipped down side
'ath 20 take short cut home.
Faster and faster ran the Fox aud
Wolf and. az Of sudden. VI" Fox F.
Iird: b
"l 500" tle .ait- bu. on. Come
u. Tic rtn a- Fast a. lr cpald,
s.th a." #olf ha,;Ir atm. FOR that
Hld chap .-, saw .omctb,ug White
K canning ahead IN the dark woods.
Hut, an nf d Sudden There was
..aI a'H d e1a,r and the Fox cried
.DucA. - Aad tha Wolf cried
p. Waa.,rf
""la lappro,d'' asked the
1o< v. he saw no more stars
-ad "os'a er Ur after 5ring knock
' ...,... +
"W, Iat laro white birch
ao".' houlr4 jhc Wolf. Uncle
Nlg9Ir ha7 4ot away. ! don I be-
ierc Ln oyer had white button.
+ rat haze been black. But the
white iliug ac sa@ was q tree with
2at L3tk and .a bumped our nos
had against ,lat. sur# this
snp,l DO . f.tumoz,
Tho les 'aa no.h.ha - say, and
Lc ts, bad "haas ,Ip..1 home. Bur
.'c rabbit gentleman uas safe ia
aIs bungalow, Hoarug hi, black
ou.s-u. Aaa il 'hr ,oilypop docsn =
tIr 10 cT."l iu hca u.,b rhc gold
risA ii tcli you ncxt about Cncle
HigEIy and the surprises. I
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