Show I I ales Tales for Sleepy py Tots I I UNCLE r AND A D TIlE TIIE WILD AVIM ILD I ROSE Copyright 1923 by McClure Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate I IDy By Dy HOWARD H. H GAlUS GAIUS Uncle and Nurse Jane Fuzzy his muskrat lady housekeeper were out walking Inthe m In n the woods one day The bunny rabbit gentleman was looking loran tor lor toran an adventure as he often am Ula and Miss Fuzzy was vas going to the store I 1 want to get some soap to wash the face of ot tl the e clock B said ld Nurse Jane How did the clock get its face dirty Uncle wanted to know Oh Ohl when I was out of or the room explained Nurse Jane with a laugn the clock put its Its- hands In the ink bottle and rubbed the black stuff all over its face So I 1 have to clean it n now w. w That's a funny clock chuckled i Mr and he was Just going to hop on ahead for tor he was In a hurry to find an adventure when all of a sudden something seemed to grasp him l by oy y the coast tails something caught hold of ot the backof bacK bach of ot his neck and scratched him anti and the rabbit cried Oh the Bob liob Cat must be after me mel melS S Nothing of ot the sort laughed Nurse Jane You just jumped into a wild wildrose rose rose bush and the thorns thorns- on the bush caught your coat tails and scratched you Ohl Oh is that all asked Uncle But Hut 1 am rather sadly scratched he went on as he felt with one paw at the back of ot his neck M My how I am scratched I he sighed Oh hOh dear dearr It was a bad old wild rose rosa rosebush rosebush bush declared Nurse Jane Do Dothe you want me to dig it up by the roots for scratching ch g you ou Uncle h No O. O thank you kindly answered the bunny gentleman The rosebush rose rosebush bush though It is a triple wild did not mean to scratch me It would be a a. pity to tear it up Let it stay Ill I'll go to Dr Possums Possum's office and get some court plaster for my scratches i And as Uncle hopp hopped d dawa awa away the pink flowers on the wildrose wild wildrose rose roso bush blushed a little and one of them said It is very kind of at you Uncle not to blame us for your scratches Really it was was the wind that blew our branches and made the thorns catch you jou l' l Perhaps rh ps some day we may be able t to do you youa a favor tavor to make f up up for the scratches Oh pray dont don't mention it It begged the Ue bunn bunny with a low v and and polite b bow W of his hia tall l silk lt hat at Then hean no ne one way 10 to rind find an adventure and Nurse Jane went I along another way to the store to get some to wash Vash wash the the face of ot the clock Well Uncle had not taken taleen tale talc en more more- than forty forty- forty eleven leven hops be before before before be- be fore ho he reached the home of Susie the rabbit girl And from inside the tho house louse came a a. sad voice saying Oh dear I want to go to 10 Beckie party but 1 dont don't want to go wearing that old white dress Mother It is the only party dress you have Susie said the voice of ot Mrs and Im I'm sorry we haven't mone money to buy you rou a new gown I think your white dress will do very well Oh Mother I Ive I've Ive J JOh worn It It so often The girls know every stitch of ot It and they'll make fun tun of ot ml me ma Couldn't I have a new pink dress begged Susie I 1 am sorry my dear but you cant can't replied Mrs a bit bitI I sally sadly for she knew v how disappointed pointed Susie would be I Oh Ob dear dearl I do so dOso so much want anew a anew anew new pink dress cried the little rabbit girl But you cant can't have It because we cant can't afford to buy buy It It it- it explained ex explained explained ex- ex Mrs And nd then Uncle hOPP hopped d. d Into view saying I Susie shall Walt have a n new pink dress and It t will not cost a penny I Ill I'll get it for her Oh but I dont don't want you to spend your mone money objected Mrs No money is going to be bb spent laughed hEd hE'd the bunny gentleman Just watt walt here a minute Quickly he hopped to the wild rose bu bush h. h WIll Win you jou ou give me some ome of your petals to change Susie Susie's s white dress pink he as asked I Yes whispered d the wild roses They showered Uncle WIt Wig Rily's tall hat full of ot lovely pink petals Then the rabbit gentleman gentleman gentle gentle- man took some sticky gum furn from the pine tree and he and Mrs LIt LIt- fastened fa tho the pink petals allover all Ali Jl over Susie's Susies plain white dress And when they had finished th there re was the most beautiful party gown you IOU youcan can imagine lne Oh ho how lovely cried Susie And when she wore her rose petal I I pink dress to the party all the other I animal girls said Oh and Ah I I I So you see after all it is IR a good thing to wasl wash wasi the face pf of the tho clock And if It the sugar bowl doesn't turn upside down when it tries to Jump lover over the cup of ot tea Ill I'll tell you next about Uncle and Tippy's slide I N i pp lr I Jf W p Wv U Nt 3 i B n C I S I 1 a 11 01 oL sail to your trust sherbet It will improve the taste LEFT O I OVEIL Always va Al s 's s save your extra slices or ot off I bread for r rc crumbs s so g necessary a cops ho m in breading Ir c cutlets c croquettes e chops and for combining with mashed potatoes potatoes potatoes po po- into balls VEGETABLE WATER ATER Water Yater In n which vegetables are boiled should be used as' as tho basis of soups EGG ECONOMY IY If It eggs are scarce and you want to make malee a a. cake that calls for more than one egg add the tho butter last and ha e it melted when added Eggs may be pe e made to do double duty by beating up with a a. tablespoon of water to an egg If It more than three eggs are called for omit one and ana add a a. spoonful 1 of cornstarch O Si c IJ Beat it in with the eggs g or t twill the mixture will fall RAISINS RAISES IN BREAD Raisins or chopped dates improve the loaves of or bead |