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Show $ BEDTIME STORIES 1 BY HOWARD R. GARIS I- WIGGILT'S CORN ROAST Copyright, 1 920, by McClure Newspaper News-paper Syndicate (By Howard It. Carl-.) L'ncle Wigglly Rongeurs, the nice bunny rabbit gentleman, was hopping overt he fields of his farm, not far from his hollow stump bungalow, one "Yes, everything Is coming along nicely,'' said the bunny to himself. "1 shall have plenty of turnips, carrots, lettuce and potatoes for the winter Nurse Jane and I shull not starve and there will even be enough to gle some to the poor. This has been a good year for me." L'ncle Wigglly hopped on a little far-ther, far-ther, to notice hpw the parsnips were '-'-,, growing, when all of a sutklcn he - heard a voice asking. 'UncTe Wlgg'i.v why don't jnu give '-faW us a naTVest pastj "' LliaM "What s that-.' asked the bunny, as he saw Jackie Bow Wow. the little -iffj&j puppy dog boy, scramble out from ij3m under the fence, whore he had hidden iSfl a bone away from his brother ,1'eetie y2j "What's a harvest party'."' "Why," explained Jackie, "when all Vn-rB the things have grown up in your 'if3 fields, you gath. r them in our barn, -;.;E3 a,,,l ou Invite everybody tu he you if.'.JJ and then you give si party and there are lots of things to eat, and we plaj TbyM games and maybe have a bonfire and g roast potatoes und marshmallows and vlr ' Oh, I see1" laughed (Jncje Wigglly. "" s an eating party y..u re thinking "Well, of course, its nicer If you' jS''flB have things to cat," went on Jackie, .m sticking out his red tongue i see; BJAf!f you have a lot of corn growing, i;n- '1- Wigglly. Why not have a corn! roasting party?" i nnht Uu that, said tin bunnj 'I'll sieak to Nur3i Jane about It, agggrt? She's the one to get up good things' to eat. Glad you mentioned it. Jackie , yf You'll be the fir.n one Invited." fei.jfiU Thank you!" barked the Uttle pup- 'f.'L . py dog boy, and he scampered awa jy JL t.. tell i ' etle WjF ' n r'"rn 1'oi -ting p.'n!- sin. mix r nice" spoke l'ncle Wigglly, as he; hoppi ! bat k to ins hollow stump yir'A bungalow, in see what Nurse Jane P i Mlas Cuzi Wuzy, the muskrat j p, lady housekeeper, thought the Idea! -M was Just a dandy one "Weil Invite all our friends." she' aj I said, 'and you can build o fire the PtJ field Just as Jackie spoke of and we II "lb?B get some roasting cars of corn and It ' "m will b,. ,,... ! v 'I'll go hark to the field and get iJB the corn," offered Uncle Wiggil; " Get nice toasting ears ami also l some potatoes that may be bakej. ' rmW w'1"! i"i-'. jail-- .una ruin j lie onn- ny said he would and he came back ttct9 with a big basket filled with good i things from his farm, ef T 1 Al last the evening for Uncle glly's ruin roast harvest picnic supper sup-per ini..-d All the animal boys and girir and their fathers, their mothers f "j their fathers, their uncles, their cous- J j Ins and their aunts were Invited. I i I Somi lightning bugs very kindly t 4 lightefl (he hit; pile of leaves and brush I 1 in which the corn was to be roasted f jt and the potatoes baked. Jackie and r ' ' Beetle Bow Wow, with their sharp rL'i tee'lh, helped Toddle and Noddle Klut l i 1 lad Tail the beaver boys, gnaw out sharp U sticks on which the hot coin and po- i tatoes could be stuck. Lulu, Alice and Jlmmie Wlbblewoh- ble. the ducks, helped sweep clean "H''mc broad, flal stumps to be used as tabled. The fire roared and crackled, and finally did down to some hot embers "Now pu! In the corn and potatoes," said Nurse Jane, who knew all about cooking und the like. The ears of corn, wrapped In the huskj, were placed on hot stones near the hot coals and the potatoes in their skins, were burled In the warm em-bl em-bl r. Then l'ncle Wigglly and his friends sat about the harvest supper fire and sang songs and told stories. Uncle Wigglly Just finished telling a little Bedtime s'tory about Johhny I'ushytail, tho squirrel, when Nurse Jane suid. Now the corn and potatoes arc done. Take tnern ...a of tho fire. w iggyi" On sharp sticks I n ie Wigglly look the ears of corn and the baaed potatoes pota-toes trorn the embers, passing 1 he iruod things around among his friends 'ihcv used other shurp sticks to hold the things, so they wouldn't burn their paws, claws or wings, whatever they Happened to have Nurm- Jane passed the salt and butter, and she had a nice chocolate strawberry long cake to cut up later. All of a sudden, Just as every one was eating and having a lovely time, some voices cried. t ome on now ! This time we'll gel him' He's got ;l baked potato In one paw and an ear of corn in the other, and well get hi. souse, sure!" nd with that up out of the darknes rushed the Pip and Skee. They were just going to nibble l'ncle l'n-cle Wiggily's souse. When, all of a sudden, from the fire sounded some loud noise;. ' 1 op' Pop! Bang! Bang-lt Bang-lt -bang-bang! Bop!" they went, and showers of sparks flew all over. "Oh, somebody Is shooting at us! Come on! Bun!" cried the Pip, and he and Uif Skee skipped away without any souse Away they ran, the noises going. Pop' Pop!" Who shot the guns.'" asked N'urac Jane, as the noise.-, sndi d. "Nobody." answered I ncle Wlggllv.' "I guess, by mistake. I must have put some pop corn in wllh the rousting ear.i It begun to pop just at the right time and the popping corn, like guns, scared the bad chaps away I'm glad It did, for my souse is safe once more " And so It was, and the corn roast went merrily on until It wrau time to cut the chocolate strawberry long cake and that was JuJt fine So, If the inul-' berry colored cow doesn't Jump oven the moon and spill the sour milk down' the back of the chair, I'll tell von next I about L'nck Wigglly and the clothes' line. |