Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1898, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S CHRISTMAS
EVE

Dear mel On, GEAR me! muir
INJURED Uncle Wiggily as he hoped
I'D and down in his hollow stump
BUNGALOW This is too bad and
, terriblel"
Whats the matter?" asked his
wife. who was busy getting things
ready for the great day tomorrow,
when it would be Christmas.
You know the strings Of little.
colored electric lights I put on the
Christmas tree every year, don t
you?" asked Mr.. Longears.
"Yes," his wife replied, Il remem-
ber them. Each year, after Christ
mas you would take the lights off
the old tree and put them away until
next year. saw those lights il
your room
We'll, they aren't there now," said
Mr.. Longears. Nurse Jane and l
can't find them and what will a
Christmas tree be without lights,
ask you? Nothing at all! Oh.
must find those hghtS!'
Doesn't Nurse Jane know where
they are?" asked Mrs. Longears.
mo, haven't seen them,
squeaked the muSkrat lady house
keeper as she came into the room
with bunch OF feathers tied ON
her tail, for she was going to dust
the piano Il hope" she went on,
that the cute little darling
Then Nurse Jane stopped sudden
ly.
What do you mean-cute little
darling?" asked Mrs. Longears quick
like and suspicious as she looked al
her husband
"Nothingi" he answered Nothing
at all Never mind, Nurse Jane.
Don't bother to look for the old
Christmas lights-I'll go out and buy
some new ones"
"All right" squeaked Nurse Jane
and she hurried out to dust the pla-
no. Uncle Wiggily also hoped out
of the bungalow HIS wife, with
queer look around her pink nose.
murmured:
cute little darling! I wonder
who she is? There is something
queer going on in this bungalow.
But perhaps I had better not try
to find out what it is until tomor-
row-then it will be Christmas"
So she went on getting things
ready. And Uncle Wiggily, outside
the bungalow, stood under the WIN
dow OF Nurse James room and soft
ly called
Hi there. Chrissie, did you take
the Christmas tree lights?"
"Oh, no, Uncle Wiggily," mewed
the voice of little pussy cat with
bow of red ribbon on her neck.
Il wouldn't do a thing like that!"
Il didn't think you would Uncle
Wiggily said, smiling now. For
Chrissie, the pussy, was the cute
little darling he and Nurse Jane had
spoken Of Uncle Wiggily had
brought Chrissie home in the tree
the day before and had hidden her
in Nurse James room as surprise
present for his wife That is why
Mrs. Longears knew nothing .of
Chrissie. v
Where are you going, Uncle Wig
gily?" mewed Chrissie, who was hid
den in Nurse James room.
"I am going to try and buy some
new Christmas lights" answered the
rabbit gentleman. The old ones
ha, What's this?" he suddenly
asked as he saw some footprints IN
the snow. Now I know who took
my lights. These are the paw
marks of the Bob Cat. He came
here. climbed up into my room
when I left the window open and he
took the lights"
Maybe he wanted them to wear
around hissneck like my red ribbon,
said Chrissie, looking down on Uncle
Wiggily below Nurse James window
More likely he wanted to tease
mel" said Mr.. Longears. 'But III
90 to the woods and find that BOD
Cat Chap and make him give back
nv Christmas tree lights. I'm not
afraid of him now
Take me with you" begged
Chrissie. I'm tired or staying shut
UP here. Take me with you!"
"All right-in my pocket" SAID
the rabbit gentleman. Jump down,
I'll catch you" So Chrissie jumped
out of the window, Uncle Wiggily
put her in his pocket and then he
started over the woods and through
the fields to find the Bob Cat, who
taken the tree lights.
All of a sudden, just ahead of him,
Mr.. Longears saw the Bad Chap
and. truly enough, the Bob Cat had