Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
Bedtime Stories
Ry HOWARD E. GARIS
Newspaper Syndicate
Couyright, 1928, by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILY'S LITTLE
TREES.


"Wait a minute. Uncle Wiggily.
Wait a minute, if You please" call
cd voice back of the rabbit gentle
man. as he was hopping down his
front steps one morning.
"Now | mustn't get nervouse or cX-
cited" thought Mr.. Longears to iim-
self. ..That's only Nurse Janc eaii-
ing. | lust came out of my bungalow,
so it cant be any of the bad
chaps.'
Uncle Wiggily turned to look and,
surely enough. there was his musk
rat lady housekceper standing on the
steps.
"Would YOU mind bringing me Just
one thing more for Thanksgiving
Soueaked Nurse Jane, that being the
kind of voice she had-squeaklng,
like a rusty door hinge. But still 1t
was kind and good and, when YOU
grew used to it, the squeak was ra-
ther pleasant.
"What is it YOU wap:?" asked IN
cle Wiggily, and he was impatient 10
be off adventuring. Still he was po-
lite enough to wait.
yesterday you brought me cram
! berries" went on Nurse Jane.
"And Bunty and | threw them at
the Bob Gait" chuckled the rabbit.
.Tbose red shooters drove him away.
Do YOU want more cranberries''
"0h. thank you, no." Nurse Jane
! answered s'But I'd like to have you
| bring me some celery when you come
back. Celery always seems to go
with Thanksgiving, somehow"
"I'l bring lot of bunehes,' n
clc Wiggily promised. 81 like celery
myself"
| So he hoped along, after waving
his ears at Nurse Jane to tell her
goodbye, and pretty soon he saw
| Jackie and Poetic Bow Wow.
"Whcrc re YOU going, doggi.
boy" askc Uncle Wiggily. "witl
your little express wagon" +" For
Jackie aud Pcctic were paling after
them q little red cart with round
wheels.
ave are going to get some celery
bunches for our Thanksgiving din
ncr," barkcd Jackie.
'Wc'rc going to fill the wagon full
Of lit:lc green trees" said Pcctic.
"Green trecs." exclaimed Unclo
Wiggily. 81 thought you said YOU
were going after celcry:""
"Oh. Poetic calls punches of eel
! cry little trees" barked Jackie Will
laugh. Gle thought when lac wa;
a little pup, that celery stalks, Will
their green and white leaves, were
like little trees"
"Woll, they do look a little like
them" said Uncle Wiggily. "And a'
long rs you are going TO the market
for celery, lll 60 with you and brinl
mine home in the little red wagon
"Come alongl" invited Jackie. 81
the two doggies aud the rabbit hop
ped together until they came TO
field where cow lady was diggln.
up celery to the other animals II
Woodland, near the Orange lc'
Mountains. And celery isn't dug vi
out Of the ground as early as othe
vegetables. The longer you leave
celery IN the ground, the winter an'
more tender il becomes.
So Mrs Cow dug up many rows o
the Thanksgiving plant with he
horns, and Uncle Wiggily said t
her:
"When sou get through digging
Mrs. Cow. please fill the red cx
press wagon full of your little trees
There will be plenty for Mrs. BoS
Wow and Nurse Jane. And, while
ain waiting, I'll lie down aud tax
rest"
SO Uncle Wiggily stretched out il
tlic puppy dogs express wagon, an
as he slept along came Jackie an
peetic.
Wouldn't it be funny" whispcre
Jarkic "if we were to stick 10
Of ltt!c cc!ery trees al around u