Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-31
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. QARRI0
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
T-HGE

Once upon a .,Me there was dog
who chased pussy eats so lnueh that
he came to be called q eat-deg. Of
course he WASH Z really a eat, for he
had hair instead of fur, and his
toe-na;ls were always sticking out
instead of being drawn up inside his
paws as cat 5 are unless she wants
to scratch.
Then, too. rnfs eog barked in
stead of mewing. But, for all that
he was called the cat-dog and ht
made a great deal of trouble. fol
this cat-dog WASH t good and Jolly
like Jackie and Peetie Bow z" ow
You would never see Jackie or Peet
tie chasing kittie Kat or her broth
crs, Joic and Tommie. But as foi
this other dog, my goodness. Every
time he saw Joie, Tonlmie or kittie
Kat he would make a dash for them
and bark so loudly that there was
nothing for the Pussies to do ex'
cept climb a tree, which they did
Thev also fluffed up their tails un'
til they looked like bologna sau'
sages and their backs were arched
like a Chinese bridge.
"Unele Wiggily, c'4n't YOU please
do something about it!' asked Kit
tie Kat one day.
about what, my dear the ra5'
lit gentleman inquired.
This eat-dog that is always chas-
ing u.s. mewcd Kittie. "Oh, here
he comes now," she cried, aad NJ
p tree she dashed with her tail as
big as she could make it. thinking
this might scare the bad bow WOW
away. But it didn't At the tree he
rushed. barking furiously, but
luckily, he couldn't climb up. His
toenails weren't sharp enough.
s'see here, cat-dog, what's tho
idea,'' exclaimed Uncle Wiggily
WHY do YOU chase kittic:'
ss0h. ha! ha. just for fun. an.
swcred the misehievous bow WOW.
..Do YOU mean fun for YOU "a
fun for Kittie,' inquired the rab'
bit.
'.Well it surely is fun for me. y
Larked the cat-dog g-leaping around
the bottom of the tree, making be-
lieve he was going TO climb up
which caused poor kittie's 5 tail To
fluff more than ever.
"'Well, it isn't any fun for nc! =
she mewed down. "And / wish you
would stop it!'
Yes, you must!" said Unc lc
Wiggily.
HHa, Ha. Hol IIol You can y
stop mei' barked the cat-dog.
I'm see about that.' spoke Mr..
I.ongears.
Then, when Kittie didn't come
down for IL long time the
oat-dog grew tired OF waiting and
ran away, 10 bark at automobiles.
"Can't YOU do something to make
him stop chasing me, - sadly new
ed Kittie as she climbed down out
# the tree.
~ shall try 10 think of way
Promised Uncle Wiggily as he start
I'd to hop over the fields ana
through the woods.
After while, as he hoped be-
meath the trees, the rabbit gentle
man, all of sudden, heard voice
saying.
New, New! Newt
"'Oh, is that you, kittie?" ask
cd Uncle Wiggily, looking around.
"sDid YOU follow me here TO the
woods to see if I had thought Of a
way to stop the eat-dog from chas-
ing YOU? Did you, Kittie2"
''i IN not kittie!' said the voice.
"Who are YOU, then! 2" asked the
rabbit.
~ am the cat-bird, was fhe an
swer. "Mewl Newt Mew,'
"Why, you sound just like 3
eat," exclaimed the rabbit.
"That's why they call me the cat
bird" said the feathcred creature.
"Ha! Then know how ] can cure
flat dog from chasing Kittie.p said
/ the rabbit "Look here, eat bird,
/ viii you play trick ON a bad eat,
dog who il always chasing a friend
of mine up tree; will youl''
''surely ! willl' sang the cat.
ird, mewing again:
4 "Then come with me- invited
,he rabbit. Uncle Wiggily showed
the eat-bird where the eat-dog lived
and the bird, pcrchins upon bush,