Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-14
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD {. GARRIS
Copyright 1922, By Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)

gily, himself, hoped into the
school,
What is going on hereP" asked
the rabbit gentleman as he saw
Billie with the popgun and saw
Miss Mouse looking at the ribbon
bow which the popgun cork had
knocked off her tail.
Billie Wagtail shot Teacher with
popgun" said Baby Bunty. "Oh,
Unkie Wig, wasn't that turribul?"
1T wasn't very polite" said Mr..
Longears.
"Oh, please! I didn't mean to do
it, bleated Billie. Il made a mis-
take!'
I thought you might" said I'm
Gle Wiggily, twinkling his pink nose.
That's why, after I gave you the
popgun, I turned around and came
TO school to make sure you didn't
take it out in class. I didn't even
stop TO take home the elderberrieS
80 Nurse Jane could make a pie
1t was kind of you to go to so
much trouble, Mr.. Longears,
4ueaked Miss Mouse. Thank you!
/ didn't think Billie would shoot
d popgun in school and knock off
my tail ribbon"
Il didn't mean to, Teacher Hon
est didn't" bleated Billie who was
almost ready to cry. And Mamie,
his goat sister, had tears in her
eyes for she was ashamed of what
her brother had done.
I aimed at Jackie Bow Wow"
bleated Billie, but my hoof slipped
and the cork hit you by mistake,
Miss Mouse"
Dear mel I am so sorry!" said
Uncle Wiggily 1T was all my fault
for giving Billie the popgun," and
he told Miss Mouse how, when he
was picking elderberries, he thought
of the time, when he was a boy
rabbit, and had played with a pop
gun made from Il hollow elder stalk
Don't blame yourself" said the
Mouse Teacher, kindly. Not much
harm has been done My tail bow
was knocked off by the cork, but l
can easily tie it on again"
Here it is for you" said Jackie
Bow Wow politely, as he ran up to
the teachers desk and picked up
her bow. And here's the popgun
cork, too" he barked.
"Ill keep the cork" said Miss
Mouse with smile, 80 Billie will
not shoot me again.
oh, I'll never do that" bleatcd
the boy goat
II will take good care that you
don't" went on the teacher. For 1
am going to ask you to bring me
the popgun," and when Billie had
done this she put it in her desk and
said. And you must stay in after
school, Billie
Billie knew that this was right
for he had been just a little bit
bad in class. So, when the other
pupils went out, Billie had to stay
in. But, to his surprise, after a
while, Uncle Wiggily came back to
school, having gone to his bunga-
low to give Nurse Jane the elder
berries for the pie.
DO you have to stay in, too, I'm
Gle Wiggily?" asked Billie.
NO" said the rabbit gentleman,
tWinkling his pink nose at Miss
Mouse. But as it was partly my
fault that you shot the popgun in
school, 1 came to ask Miss Mouse,
if she would let you come with me-"
Yes, I will do that squeaked
the teacher. But where are you
going to take Billie, Uncle Wiggily?'
Il am going to take him hunt
ing with me-" said the rabbit. That
is if you will give me back my pop
gun" Miss Mouse said she would
so Uncle Wiggily went hunting
with Billie, the goat. And What they
shot I'll tell you tomorrow in the
story to be called Uncle Wiggily'S
funny shot.
But please don't laugh if the
pussy cat jumps in the wash tub
TO go swimming with the cake of
soap. She will get her fur all wet.