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Show BEDTIME STORIES BY HOWARD R. GARIS RB UNCLE V.ICCILY AND MR. TIP UP Copvrlghi. 1920. by McClUre Newspaper Sj adli in i ne on. I'ncle Wtgglly! I'omc on! Tag tnc! You're It!" This wus Baby Bun-iv Bun-iv csilllng to the old geiitlcnjlan i'"abWt one , morninsr. sin after he had uome down stain in his hollow stump bungalow. "Oh It is loo fariy to piav tag, Baby liuntv.' s;)oke i nch- Wleslly twinkling hh pnk none In u funnj faahlon. on -n-sldsr to make Baby liuntv laugh'. And I he little rabbit rrlrl. who had conns lo, spend the Christmas holidays In '.Vood-lana. '.Vood-lana. near the Orange fee fountains, I i. niched until her fur all wrinkled. "Oh. il isn't a bit too early for I wont on Babv Uunt'.. who ulayed inrt ,.f fl,n limi ulMi I n. li- Wl-cllv .1ml the, ISBC nther jvart with Bammlc and Sule Uittle- LfJ tali if we play tag. Unolc Wlgglly, BBU we'll lie Mure nil the more nui-'klv." HH "Be where" asked the bunny as he sat down to breakfasr. Baby Bunty hand-B hand-B Ipr him his carrot pancakes "I didn r B know we wen- where BBj "We're Rolnp down town and look In the toy anop TT Bunty. "They are rilled with Christmas BBfl "Then lo toy town we shall K"." spoke HB the bunnv gentleman, arid Baby Bunty. H ikipiunt; around, baggs to sing, to tlte H tune of 'London Bridge,' tills song: H I'Dcwn to Toy Town wc shall go. BBJ We .shall go. IBBb Wa shall go, Bn I .w ii to Toy Town w e shall go, BB lienr Uncle Wlgglly!" BBV "Ha! Ha"' laughed rh bunny pentlc- BBB man. ' Tlial . piite a song. Bal : Bunt IB Well, we ll start " and taklnc his ml. BBI white and I'lue striped rheumatism BB crutch down off the kitchen piano, thi BBjl bunny p-nUcman and the little rabbit BBr girl set out. T Wfcr They had not gone verj fai hefori Vr ,t? all of a sudden as thr were hoi n uLdS over the fields, tlu v heard a cry Of: BM "Wit! wit' wit B 'Who is that?'' asked Babv Bi:ntv. runnintr bai-k and smiKelini: up '" Unolc BBa Wlgglly; "Is It the Woozle Wolf the BV Kuxxy l"ox or the Black Bus' v ll -ai jH "Neither one. I hope," spoke the bunnv 5 einat "Xeithcr of i m callK thai 1 -J like a bin B bird." uncle Wlgfelly ent on he - . . a llttli I ., , m . un had inell d a in thi li ', ml lie . ms to In in "Witt WU! Wit?" came the call again. I i am in trouble, Uncle Wlggllj one of my long, slcndci legs Is caught In the rack of a stone where I perched lo r.ee if I could dip up some ll ilni; to eat fri m the pond." I'ncle Warily and Baby Bunty hurried over to where they codd sec a bird uiin brown feathers on his i ack. speckled i rown ami white underneath, with a long, ' -biir'ir bill. Ion;.- slender le;s. and vvlMi a Milash of white feathers over his eyes. The bird was standing on a cracked . i n e "I'll help you get your leg loose." said kind I nele Wlgglly, and he did. with his' red. white ami blue striped rheumatism j i utch. "Thank you. Uncle Wlgglli Thank you'! cried the bird, and he bobbed up I and down In the queerest way ;.ou CAN imagine. First, his head would go down and bin bill would go Up, and then I " tatll would go down and His head would 1 go no and he would ail . "WU! Wit! Wit!" "Who are you?'" asked I'ncle Wlgglly. I i am -Mr. Thi Up," was the answer "Well, that name seem.'- to fit you!" laughed Babv- Bunlv. "Please lip up OmS more I like It " So the long legged and long billed bird Unpad and tilted himself again. U looked Just as Oiongh he mlvrhr be making 0 lol of polite bows; mic after the otber. "Well, I am glad we happened along to I help you." said Uncle Wiggllv. "I am glad also." spokl Mr. Tin Uh "And If ever I can do you a favor I shall i if ntost nappy, i am aiso catten tin- CigBH May a hotnoipe 1 can whistle a little." hGH Ami the Spotted Sandpiper or jjr. Tip Up Jittered hi liistllni ffiB "Wit! Wit! wit: - IH Then he skipped along hobbtna up anil IHH down, just as though hawing at every HH 'hua Vic aaw. Uncle Wleglly took Baby MJHJ Hunly to look in Die ( "lirist urai windows KB "f Toy Town and the Utile rabbit Klrl kjjjBV hail a lovely time. wBj When she and L'ncle Wlgglly wore on itnB their way hack to ths holh.w stump i.un- a-MM im Fahv Bunty was wondering jHLV what she would set for Christina., all' of MBB a sudden out from Irehlnil a stump pop- QBB ed the Tllnck Buahv Hem IBB I'Xon i have you. Uncle Wlrgllj UV prowled the bear. "Xo one shall fool mo Ba and act you away from me now before Bb I nibble you" BBJ "On. dear! Please lei Uncle Wlgglly BBj ."'" begged Baby Bunt' BBa "No. im1 growler! thi Bushy Bear. RRBl "Oh. ilo for my sake!'' lilrped another ; : r.8B vouje. an'l then on UlC nath stood Mr. yaHB, VV 'I'M' '"" S.-n l.lpi-i n.l If stool B 'iii-rc he Hpp-1 n-' n-' I' up. .ir.il i ... i. am' i. - head up. Just as though making a iwlltc bow. "Oh! Who are you?" asked the bear ' and he made a bow, onlv ndl B0 fast a1-Mr. a1-Mr. Tip Up, for the bear vva fat and heavy, ready for hlstlong winter sleep. T)hJ l urn Mr Spotted Sandpiper." :a'd the bird, and be lipped up and bowed : I again. .sow the hear was very polite, or' I though! he was. and he wasn't going lb j let a bird bow more often, or Be more polite than he ouuld be. 3o fs t a. .,lr Tip I'll tilted himself the bear DOWcd alSO. BUt the sandpiper could bow ever so much Jaster than the bear, and at lasl thi bear, who was trying to keep up witu the bird, bowed so vapidly that he grew, dizzy and n he toll Kit hunt. ".Now is v.i.r chance Uncle Wlgglly'! ! Ran!" cried Mr. Tip i p. "i bowed fast : on purpose so the bear would imitate ma 'and topple ovei Bun' Itnn"' Then, before ihe br got over being dizzy it em i.owing Uncle Wlgglly ana : Baby Bunty hopped on. and Mr. Tip Up flew away. And oh! that lear was iu mad a-s hops when he could .-trm-l up! But we don't care, do we? And if the lollypop doesn't Jump off lis stick am! I try lo go roller ,-katl'ig with the ,'.-l.-I beater, i n ten ju next about i n .Wlgglly and the flicker. |