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Show BEDTIME STORIES I I BY HOWARD R. GARIS UNCLE WIGOILV8 RAGGEI1 CLOTHES Copyright itSO, ty McClure Newspaper News-paper Syndicate. ( By Howard R. Gari 1 "Are you going to look for an adventure ad-venture todaj Uncle Wlggllj " .iki Nurse Jane as she uw tne bunny rabbit rab-bit at the rack, where his lall silk hat u kg playing a (came of hop -icotch with j his red. white and blue striped rheumatism rheu-matism crutch. "No. l am not Kolng out at all," was the answer 1 1 am going to stas home and work In the garden. Thai's why! Ilm hanging up in v nire Shiny hat I I don't w ant to get It dirty." That's .1 good Ides,' said Nurse Jane "And. If I were vou, Id change my shoes. Thopo are your best ones." I in going to change mj ShO pal on mv old clothe" remarked the bonny gentleman. "Then 1 eaVi work ; in the garden to my heart' content 1 He went up to his room, but When he came down a little later. Nurse June held up her paws in m pi 1 . i I I Kl la Imed YVigg ' You're never going out In thOSS clothe'" 'Why not." aked Mr Longears. "Wh, they're so tattered -ml torn." Kild the muskrat lady. "You look like' la tfiK picker.'" "Well, they are rather torn and r.iFged and full of hobs said the bunny, looking at his coat and trou-' set Hut It is a hot day and with all the hole In my suit I'll be nice! and cool. Heslde. no one will sec j mf liH- In the garden " "Well, you'll have your own way 1 f.houi it. i s'pone wiggy sighed Nurse Jane. j So. In his oldest, ragged clothes, the, butinj gentleman went out to hoe the' carrots and pull the weeds out 01 t he I I lettuce. And. nr, he was working! away, every now and then the handle; of the hoe would catch In his ragged; Coal or trousers and tear them worse j "Oh, Uncle Wlgglly; How funny 1 ?.ou look:' suddenly said a llttlei , olce and, looking down, the bunny 1 saw Situeakle Kekle. the cousin mense, walking along In the garden di.lnt know you ot first." jtaaiii little Squeak - ic Eekle "Whj are you dressed up so ragged like 1 this Ha II O We en and ar- sou making beliee you are ih- Bumpershlcklc ni'in"" in no nntnipf riKe mat: laugnea I nrle Wlggliv as he raked some stones1 off his turnip bed I Just put on my' old. ragged clothes and this old. torn siisw hut so t couUi be comfortable to work In my garden " "Well, you look very funny." went I leakle ESekle 'Vou look. Uncle I Wiggily. Just like " . jH But she stopped suddenly, for just I then along came Jollle Loogtall, the H little boy "Hush! Hush' Don't say a word! H Have you seen him?'' squeaked the H mouslc boy. H "Seen whom ?" asked Uncle Wlgglly, H formal like and grammatical. H "The Plps1sexv.1i answered Jollle H in a whisper. I saw him coming this H wa) and 1 cyme to warn you and " H Jollle suddenly looked over his i "Uncle Wlgglly," went on the mouse lo. ran you Stand I e ry still and Stiff and itralght fc 1 a minute, as if 1 were going to lake your picture"' H "Yes," said the bunny. "I can. But H N ever mind what for, ' quickly said H ! Jollle. "Just lean on your hoe handle, H (pull your hut down over your eyes and ; s'.und as still as you can Quick:" 1 Hardly knowing what was going on. I'mle Wlggliv did this. He stood M It! light and Stiff In his rugged, torn I clothes In the garden, and then, all jot a SUdden, .ibm ( mie the bad old I' ' Plpslsow.ih Jollle and Saueakle. ESekle, the mouse children, hid be- H hind the ragged bunny. Hum bus dud' exclaimed the Pip. I "The Skoe told me Undo Wlgglly was here working iu Uae garden, and that I could get some souse But I don't see the rabbit I wonder where he Uncle Wlgglly was very much afraid jH li t his souse, but he kept very still "No, 1 don't see that rabbit any- H where," said the Pip. All 1 see Is a ragged and torn old scarecrow In the garden I neb Wlgglly must have, put the image there to scare me away, but 1 m not a bit frightened. How-over, I don't see whore the bunny can be, with lib tall silk hut and his rheumatism H crutch l guess he must be over In the Holds. I'll go get him and nibble, his souse As for this scarecrow, that lis no use to me. It has no souse'" Thn the Pip ran away, mid Uncle i Wlgglly began lo breathe easier Jol-lit Jol-lit and Squeakle liekle also took long ib-caths i thought if you'd make believe you iwere a scarecrow you could fool the Pip," said Jollle. MM I "It's a 'i"l thing 1 had on my rag- 1 gr u ciot in s. speae ens runny, as n uiistlffened himself. And I think so myself. And If the honeysuckle vine doesn't try to climb up the porch and Jump In the window to tickle the baby's toes. I'll tell you next about I Uncle Wlgglly and the chimney. |