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Show I I BEDTIME STORIES I j BY HOWARD R. GAR IS 1 m m: n ii.i.;. v iND i r. E h .1 .i: HAT Copyright, lO-'O, b M. t lure Ncws-pnj Ncws-pnj i :- v ndlcate, (B) III 'V IKD . Mil- ) How do you think I look. I nele Wigglly?' asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy! IJ Wuaay one morning ,13 she skipped r out on the front stoop of the hollow I stump bungalow, where the rabbit gentleman was taking a sun bath. Why ou look as nice us you always al-ways do." replied Mr. Longears, squinting at his muskrat lady housekeeper house-keeper over the top of his glasses. "How do you like my new hat, I mean?" went on Nurse Jane. "Oh. I didn't notice that before!" was the answer 'Whe-w: It g a most gplf ndlferoug delightful one-: he went on, as he saw what Nurc Jane had on her head. "And what a lot of flowers! tm ' Yes. Just a few," said Miss Fuzz Wuzzy. "Mrs. Wibblewobble. the duck H lady, helped me trim it. And now H that I am all dressed up for a walk 1 why don't you ask mo to take one, 7M I'ncle Wigglly ."- and the muskrat lady 9 turned around so Mr. Longears could see in r hat on all aldt WM "Why that's a flno idea!" ho ex-! j claimed. "We'll go for a walk and H look for an adventuro together It is 1 I a nice bright beautiful day. Come! ulong Nurse Jane!" I So with her new hat the muskrat, Wk lady want walking w ith (Jnole Wiggilv . U They skipped o'er the fields andj riaai through the woods, first fast and then1 , real slow And everywhere that Nursr- Jane went, her hat was sure to go. j "My! what a lovely bonnet you! have: Nurse Jane:" said Mrs. StubtaiP the lady bear, as she met Miss Fuzzv 1 Wuzzy and Uncle Wigglly on the ' Woodland path "I'm glad you like It." said Nurse M Jane. "Where have you been. Mrs. M StubtalP Have you been buying a new 1 hat too?" "Oh. no. I've Just heen to the store wM for some- bread and butter and honey." V: .uiswered the lady bear. "I promised 2k 'Ho and Beckle I'd make them H some honej- cakes for supper." H "Oh, that reminds me. I'ncle Wlg- W! flly," said the muskrat lady, "we need I fitic butter. Just atop in at the seven t and eight ce nt store and get a pound." : 'i I will," aald in. rajbbll gentleman, It nd as the store was not far uwav he U bopped over to get the butter, while Sj Nurse Jane and Mrs. Stubtall talked mt about the best way to make bread pud- ding out of old pieces of cake. a1 t tfni e Whjgllj aav the grocery cat nine and ten con) ston I'.iating a piece of paper over part of the win- Ifl 'What'i the matter?" asked tho bS rabbit (rentleman. EH "Oh." answered the grocery cat, 1 "Johnnie and Billle Bushytall, the E4 squirrel boys, broke my window a m.h while aifo, They were plaving ball I, L and didn't mean to. m T "And what arc you doing, putting In Li i now P:in? Of glass" asked Uncle n Wigglly. aj "Oh, no." answ creel the grocery cat, 'T have to wait for the glass-put-ln W I t,0lf to come around for that. I am I J lUft pasting a piece of paper over the, I J hole, to keep out tho rain for it Is I 3 soing to shower soon." I 1 ! W hy, paper wont' keep out the I r..;n" laughed I'ncle Wigglly. "Rain I f will melt paper!" 1 "Not If I grease It with lard as I've I lorn 1 hi- sheet which I pasted over the window." said the grocery cat. 'Rain water can't come through greased paper, and it will be all right until I can get the glass put In. Now I'll .glvo you the butter, I'ncle Wigglly." Wig-glly." With th butter wrapped up in some paper uc-er his paw I'ncle Wigglly hopped out of the store. "Excuse me. Nilrse Jane.' ho wild. ythe muskrat lady was still talking Irs. Stubtall. "But we had better' ry, The grocery cat says It'g going iln and he put some greased paper a hole in his window. I don't want - now hat to bo spoiled, and I have jmbrella." 'e-s. you had better hurry home!" sed Mrs. Stubtall. "It would be a to get your new hat wet!" they said good-by and Uncle glly and Nurse- Jane hopped on alas! They had not gone verv far re all of a sudden, it began to sprinkle down rain drops. Oh. my lovely hat!" cried Nurse Jane. "What shall I do" Let's g-.-t under a tree,' suggested Uncle WiKgdy. But the rain drops came through the leaves. "Oh. my hat will all bo spoiled'" ! cried Nurse Jane trying to hide It under her skirt 'Oh. if we only had an umbrella!" "Hal 1 think I can make one!" said Uncle Wiggllv, How " asked the muskrat lady. Well. I have some paper here, " went on the bunny. "And 1 also have 1 some butter I 11 grease a piece of pa-. I per as the grocery cat did so the water I won't come through and I'll fasten the .greased paper on my red, while and , blue striped rheumatism crutch f or un umbrella. That will keep off the rain ' j So Uncle Wigglly greased some1 ipaper with a lump of butter Then' he I fastened some sticks on his crutch, like umbrella ribs and he put the paper ion top of them. Then he held this oer Nurse Jane's head and no rain came through the greased paper which! was like a duck's feathers. So the, bunny took the muskrat lady back to I the bungalow arid her new hat didn't! tjet wet at all. And wasn't the rabbit! uncle smart? I think so. And If thej automobile doesn't Jump out of the1 garage window in the night to run I away and play w ith the ponv cart. I'll I tell ou next about Uncle Wigglly and Susie's hoop, |