Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-28
he filled his hal.

that is a place where one road eros
sed another. mo, it really isn't
fair said the bunny uncle to him
self. L try to be happy and good
and I don't make trouble for 9TH
ers, and I don't like to be called
proud 1t isn't as if I wore my tall,
silk hat every day. only wear it
on special days and this is one"
/ This was quite true. Uncle Wig
! gily was very fond of adventure, and
every day he went out TO look for
one. For the past week he had gone
out every day, wearing an old hat
or an old cap, to look for an adj
venture, but none could he find.
Then Nurse Jane said TO him:
"I"I'hy dol5 you wear your tall,
silk hat?"
What for?" asked the rabbit gen.
| tleman.
1T might change your luck" said
Nurse Jane, as she tied a bunch of
| feathers on her tail. But don't be
worried about that. The muskrat
lady housekeeper wasn't going to
tickle Uncle Wiggily with the feath-
ers. She was just going to dust the
radio.
Change my luck?' spoke Uncle
Wiggily, questioning like. What do
you mean, Jane?'
Il mean" squeaked Miss Fuzzy
| Wuzzy, that you have had no luck
finding adventures while you wore
your old hat and old cap. But if
you put on your tall, shiny, silk
hat, you might find jolly good ad-
venture"
IT'S worth tryingl III do it,
said Uncle Wiggily.
Right away he hoped up to his
room, got down off the shelf the
| hat that looked like a piece cut
from the stove pipe and off he
hoped
But I don't seem to be having
very good luck" Uncle Wiggily said
to himself as he passed the dogs
kennel and heard what the cross,
barking chap said about being
proud. II would rather not find any
adventures than have the cross dog
call me proud.
Il wonder" went on Uncle Wig
gily, how I can make that dog be-
live I am not proud though I do
wear a tall hat?'
Thinking about this and about
other things, Uncle Wiggily hoped
over the fields a while, he came
to a dark and lonesome place and
there he stopped.
If ever there was a good place
for an adventure, this is it," said
the rabbit gentleman in a low voice.
And just then all of a sudden, a
voice was heard saying:
Yes, I'm going to tell him SO to
his face! III tell him just what 7
think of himl III take some of the
pride out of him!"
"Oh, Elmer" murmured a gentle
voice and, looking through the bush
es, Uncle Wiggily saw the cross
dog and his wife. The cross dog had
| followed the rabbit through the
woods to make fun of his tall, silk
hat and call Uncle Wiggily proud.
Just then the cross dog opened
his mouth to bark mean words at
the rabbit, but, instead Of calling
Mr. Longears proud" the dog sud-
denly began to howl:
"Ouchl Oh, dear! Oh, what
pain!"
What's the matter, Elmer?" ask
ed his wife.
"Oh, I stepped on a sharp stone
and cut my foot!" howled the dog.
Dear me! That's too bad!" said
Uncle Wiggily, quickly hopping out
from behind bush. Just sit down
Mr.. Dog, and I'll get you some wat
er from the spring so you can bathe
your cut paw and make it we'll"
What can you get water in?"
growled the dog. You have no pail.
III bring you some water in my
tall, silk hat" said Uncle Wiggily
with a laugh. Taking his shiny hat
from his head the rabbit filled it
with water. 1 mean he filled his
hat. Then he gave the cross dog
some water to drink and some for
his sore paw and made it well. And
the dog looked shyly at Mr.. Long
ears and softly barked:
I'm sorry I called you proud.