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Show S BED TIM E STORIES I I BV HOWARD R. GAftIS t M I I IVIGGU -s si RPBISE. I Copyright, 1910, by McCIjrc Nt-v.spa- I ' me day Undo Wtggll; started out I from his noiiov, stump ounalow very I early In the morning. . I uIkic aru you going'.'" uakid XaTiiti .i.iiiv russy W.uaay, his musk- I iioUweicospor, iuvt or an adventure," t J ' .-'. uuiaw treu. i. ".i, . .1 . in . i this ; tki- l. on w..., , i ni an good a right I to .o.'i- ,,m you, ' said Mist tuxxy Wus-i Wus-i ' i'au: LOtiie oaca in iiiue no I "Jm BP"" i th liUUI i uiu le. toaa a tu.'.i y utliO IWiuaie came HJU t'tr lua pink iiii. .' bald be UiiftsOU hin Hr Hfai Uks anythlug. I. a intie Mr'mic attar that Uncle Wig- 1 f flly uiot Bamduc i.atb-i.iii kicking m f (Oothall ulong the woodlaiii. paih, i, lii re waa i.o Dchcol on account of election. j Bammie," said I "ncle Wlgglly, "if you could vote wouldn't you say tout .S'urae Juno Ik tho beat houaeaoeper In these v.uou .'" H "She Otrtainly Is." declared the k rabbil boy. "And She makes the beat I cake and pie 1 ever ate!" I "Then meet me after supper, near H the old ans&iiraa nee," laud Uncle H i ,f 1 1 lu u i hinp'-i. "1 Ium. .i Mir-prist Mir-prist H "Good!" cried Sammie, trying to H make his pink noso twinkle like his H Uncle's but not buccetdu.g very well. "I'll btberei" Next Unci iRglly met Johnme and DHUe Buahytatl, the Squirrels, H Would ypu vote tor Nurse JeAs us being ins beat candy maker lu ineae H woods f" asked th bunny, H 't "Of COUrael" Chattered Johnnie and H I "Good" cried Undo WIggily. "Then H. Lsm H t Undo Wlggil) went on Little far- , I (li'T and met Jackie and I'cellc Low Hjl l Wow, the doggies, J "Would you vote for N iw.se Jtic tu H i v being; th- klndost musKui lady In this 1 i lorest?" axked the bunny. ' I sh.i. cerialnly la!" barkt I iackie M ! f "AJid ahe always savea ua the nicest wm ! bonec" added Poetic. "We'll ot for H i bi r." H ; "Finei" wntspered rncio Wlgglly, H "Then meet me at yonder sassafras H U bush In th.- dusk of the evening" "1 wonder v.hat ho nreans?" naked Hi I' Jt.cklc of I'eetlv ai the bunny rslitle- j JU luun Impped away. "Oh, I gueua lt d some of Uncle Wig H.,T! glly's funny trlcki?," answered Jackie. HIJi "llut WekJI D0 thrrc." BIU L'nclo Wlgglly WSJ a ery busy rab-bit rab-bit that day. He managed to see all Hjltl the animal boys and girls, end earn H one bo Invited to moot lum at dusk w jjrj near yonder bush. H "1 wonder what th surpriss Is?" H I asked i.ulu Wibblowobblo, tho duck H J a'rl. of her brother Jlmmle. H j M ' I hope it has something to eat In H! I .1 it." quae lead Jlmmle, and Lulu eald ! Hj i jl the ajiinc thing. HHI Vhen tho evening of election day Hfj I Same, and the grown folk had voted, l L. 4' ts to their promise, all gathered at the bus- E safroa bush. 'M "M : What a lot of us'" said Sam- n ml0 the rabbit. 1 II "Hut where is Undo WiggilyT" ;.s- I ' m,i In, Wl,. UriTV Won "l, nrnn,!,,.! .. I meet ud lien ' I "And Im is comlttg now." said Jim-1 1 j mlo the dUOk. "Hut what lo he carry-' C lug on his nhouldcr?" Hh j then the animal boys and girls ntw Hul that he carried a lot of tiny lanli r HIYI on poles oei ns shoulder. Each HBl i tern had a candle d but thev Were not Wl ' yet lighted. Wl i i Uni l W OSked Toodlc Iflat Tail, the beaver boy. A t-rchllght aurprlio prdcsslon Is going o'i very noon,'" answered the buin.y. "U-r.h oi" you chlSdr.-u laki a tbrdh ami i n light tho caudles We aro r. dng to march;" "Where tp.7" asked Allpoj tho other (duck girl i "We ore going to march to my hoi-do hoi-do w stamp bungalow, Kini .shout "Hurray "Hur-ray Tor Nurse Jane." " auid Icicle Wlg-t'"v Wlg-t'"v "t '' voted for tiie first Hnio I lossy. The i late.i aro the same an we j men Wtera now, and there is no rea-Hon rea-Hon why Nurae Jane snouldu't have a torchlight procession. o I got this I up a a surprise for her." "And we ll all vole for Surer- Jane:" 'cried Jackie. I Tiien the candles were lighted in tho tin. i;iitjri.s and holding their, over cnear iiiouideni the animal children, ied by L'ov-ie Wlgglly, marched frOpi j yonder uacafras bush to the -hollow stump bungalow. I .viiii- di after she had voted. I Went back to sit on tlie porch uiut ait for Undo ii.;.t io coxuo homi I to Jiia OUppor, WhlOb was late. And, ail unknown to tne muskrat lady I housekeeper, tho bad oi.i Pussy t o. WOS biding In the bUshos near the front gats, waiting to gn.i l ocic- Wlgglly, Wlg-glly, Mtneh he atiouid come along ! ill or a sudden, Nursv Jar., saa a lot of little tuckering ii;nts in tne woods and sne heard voices ahout-I ahout-I Ihg: "Hurray for Nurse Jane. Hurray for her cake. i in: ray for the pie which We hope she ni bake." i "h, v. hat's this?" asked the FUXSy Pox, hiding near the front gate. "This tnubt be u lot of firemen and pollce- inen coming lo arrest me for trying ,to get Uncle Wlgglly. This U no place lor mc." I'm Off! and away he ran. j Hut Undo Vi iggiiy surprtse eiec-jtion eiec-jtion parade marched on and tho uni- nuvl children cheered Num.- Jane. They cheered her COko and ln-r jdos, land tho muskrat lady was so pleased that she went In th hollow stump .bungalow and brought OUI all the doughnuts, cook'ea, J:an tarts and jcreani puffr. ei..- 1- id. and there was one for each anlmul hoy and girl and jone foi L'nclo WIggily. So every one had a good tlmo except thfl PUSXy Fox. and t.e didn't deserve Viy. And if the lead 'pencil doesn't give th,. rubber n black mark 'Or bouncing Up nnd down In the ink W( It, i'l! tell you next about Uncle Wlgglly Spd tho fox fire I . r n |