Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD Z. GAERIS
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928, br Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILvs TOY CANNON

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Where's my toy c2nnon, O l.,
las anybody seen my toy cannon D.
Custer, the little rabbit boy, who
;vcd in Uncle Wiggily's hollow
,tpmp bungalow, WAS hopping about
lsking these questions. Custer was 4
very nice little bunny, and he was
named after custard, which is some
thing good to cat. But sometimes
Custer wasn't good.
| One Of the times when he was bad
WAS when he was looking for some
Of his toys, which he had a had
habit Of leaving about al over the
,unga low.
"Whcre did yon last have your
OK cannon ~ asked Uncle Wiggilv,
10 was getting ready to 90 out.
nd look for an adventure.
~ WAS playing with it in the front
sill" Custer answered. 81 was play
lg soldier with Buster. We we're
laking his wooden soldier ride on
ingle'S tin horse and / WAS shoot
ng my toy cannon and trying =
mock him off, for we had war
"knock him Off" cried Mr.. Long
ears "W'ho-what-whcrc."
"Oh, we were only playing." said
ulster with a laugh. Don't get wor-
led. Daddicums, and, ANYHOW, my
| oy cannon only shoots soft corks
| nobody could gct hurt. And any
| low again, we only shot c9:ks at the
wooden soldier on the tin horse and
&c couldn't hurt either Of thcm, 'iHt
where is my toy camnoa,'
| Goodness. the whole bungalow vas
upset ard toysy.turvy looking FOR it,
jut no one could find il and Uncle
Eiggily said it served Custer right
| ttr not taking care OF his play
.hings. Then the little rabbit boy
lad 10 hop along % school ard In.
lie Wiggilv was trying 10 think Of
4 way to make his children more
.aretui.
at 7 ,a'l find tha. ,o. can
non saia tle r4a3it aHtlman Z.
tims.i.. king l., ,lnf nose
'G'd play - rfict wi-i IT,
"Nlat lind If q r,.t3' l,Ec
NurSe .sare Fu2lr WEzl.. wla @3.
gofae 20 polish :ln doar aaea 81
tao.c luGias who fa"L + r.u|l 10.
II th,.~ hats were on et-a' glt pefor,
going in the hail.
"NcI," said Mr.. LHc ca~5. e.
think Custer ranum is stuck IL
some dark corner. Whore 10. laft !
aftcr playing with i. And if
2 could lind il I'd slip it into III.
bed without him knowing if. Then
when he tried to 20 to sleep, ac'
put his warm toe d0"A ua tAt ai
cannon in his sheet, and hr'd Die s.
N!rpriscd that next timc b" mi9l
-1mcmbc- 70 take care Of 'is dug
Yes, if could find thar toy caI
non ia play ~ trirk with H. 1at
haven't tim" f. hook fer it aow.
must go advnn' uring."
So Jacla Niggiiy weat aa ,.t@
IT,. in The woods ana across ia
field. but no bld "ra", chI ! 'i'
le could fird no one in trouble
nclp and The wiad didn't c'-a ale
otf hi2 bat.
q might a. veil ~ ba"l to t
bupea'ow ard loe' ipr the toy en-
non,o thought thr rabbit Gentloua
And o., i. turned 70 (, ract l,,u
he ruzly Foa, ,>bo had been ,iia
~ Lchiud GONE trees, camo ou
l.oked ~ tho rabbit and said
"Nov' Hy chance. l'N 20 a -ho
1ay ahcad of him. .'d" ardrr II
f'ps and jump oni af h:m whnni
gcts there. Hen b. .o in'p@lsnd
won't be ahlc 10 run Or jrmP in w
>lut the door aad snail l'7r" ~9m
thing for ny slppef."
80 rnrlc Wiegily hurried h,I
cnc way and the loA @ch +, T.
1 rabbits bungalow by shorter ~a
1 The Fox bid under the fsout STE
4 and lncle Wiggily didn't Fno;y II
4 Bu, when the rabbit got thorr p
the Fox wa7 going 10 irrp oat
bim, 1il qf lddcu u '4- &.