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Show BEDTIME STORIES I BY HOWARD R. GAR1S UNCLE WICCILY AND THE OPUM STICK. Copyright. t2l, by McClurc Newspaper I Syndieatc rhere came a knock at tiie door of the, hollow stump bungalow one evening. Nurse Jane, who wa- mending one of Uncle Wiggily's socks, lotiked up. So did the old rabbit gentleman himself, laying aside the Cahuasre Beaf Haaette' newspaper he was reading "I wonder who that is'.'" said Nurse Jane. Verj llkeb Mrs Vrlbbiewobble, ihe: thick lady, coining to ask you lo go lo ' the mo Mi-s." sfiid I'ncle Wiggily. "I think not." said Nurse Jam- "Mrs. j Wibblcwobble always qiiacks as s.l.e knocks or rings Ihe beJL 'l hope it I .-in t I tlie Fox ' "I'll so.m see who It Is!" exclaimed 1 I'ncle Wiggily bravely, hopping to the door. And when he opened I! theio stood t'lirly and Floppy Twlstytall, the, two pigglc boys "rib L iicIm ij:i;i : Miucaloil Flopp . "WJI1 ou and Nurse Jane please bu n1 ticket to ti e little circus show we anl- I mal bo.vs.unrl girls are going l" liaVe . ' I We re trying ral.-e mono t" ouy i a now tin ran piano for our hollow Mump school." said Floppy. I "Of course I'll buv tickets." exclaimed Uncle Wiggily with a Jolly laugh. "When is the show?" "Tomorrow In our back ard," answered answer-ed Curly Then when I'ncle VTIggily had lakeij I two tickets, the plggiu boys skipped along and v.ciil to Crandpa tiixisev Zander's Zan-der's house, and to the ice rnvi- of Mr. I Whitewash, the Folar Hear, and to all tnelr friends. I The next afternoon Uncle Wiggils ami Nurse Jane started out to visit the annual ; - hlldron'e circus. Surely enough. In the bock yard of the plggle boys' pen. was I built 8 snow hou.se And nn a sign over ! tho door wa.-i printed: GRAND CIRCUS s:i rw "Oh. here eon,. - I'ncle V' i igllv'" crit I ! Susie Little tall, the rabbit girl. Vm so ' clad you came! Banunlc is goipg tcSju- a ; clow a in our clrcue." And I in going lo jump down off A ' snow bank and turn a somersault!" burk- ed Jackie Bow Wow . on. of the puppy do,; boys. "And I'm going m swine bj my. hind I leks from u trapeze.' .j;,ld Jacko Kluky tall, ihc monkey boy "and Jump over .m elephant's back. "Where s the elephant? ' asked NurSS , Jane. "Oh. Neddie Stublail. the b-.y nesr make- believe he's the elephant." uc-plalncd uc-plalncd Sainmle. coining out In his lnv town suit I think H is Is going to be a fine Circus," said Uncle Wiggily, a:id be and Nurse Jane and some of the other oldc-.inlmal oldc-.inlmal folk were going in the snow houbC I lo -sit down and wait for llie show to begin, when, all at once Xommle Kat. the kitten buy, came outside and said: "We can t have the show!" "Why not." asked Uncle Wiggily "Because I've lo.st the drumstli k thai 1 must tu'i ... but the big l-ass drum." answered Tcmniie. ' I got my mother 's biggest dlshpuii fi.r the bass drum,' he went ,m. 'and I bad a (land" Lie sin I with a knob on the end thai made the I drum go 'boom'. boomV Hut I lost my drumstick!" "That's Kid!" said Saiiiml. . "II won't be the right kind of a i ncus unless we-i we-i hove a bOi ml tig drum when Ja -m Jumps off tlie snowbank In a somersault und i when Jacko hangs b his hind legs frtio I the trapeze." "Whcre'd you lose the drumstick, Tom-I Tom-I ml.- ' asked the other animal boys. That's just what I don i know ' in-BWered in-BWered the pussy eat chap, "If I did III ko there and find It'" j "Well, we'll all look." barked Pcotle Bow Wow, Who was to Jump over a rvv Of sharp Icicles. Walt a minute!" said l"r.-lc Wiggily. "To look for the dfshpan bass drufustlck Will take lime. 1 can Ret you a uiani-Btii uiani-Btii k right away !" ' Where?" mewed Tommic Kat. w-ho was to be the loader of the circus band. "Here:" said the nunny gentleman He went over to a sumach bush on ihlch some- of the dried, red plumes Were tlll growing, though It ;:' tl Inter. 13 n sM- I mach's clusters of dried, red berries were just the shape ami siae for a uruiostiek. "I'll get two of those and bam; the dlshpan has:-; drain oil I I SlUeW Jul fine!' cried Tommle "Now (he circus can start." "Hurray"' shouted the animal -liililren. I Then Uncle Wiggily, .urse Jane and the rest of the audiciu-e went In t snow house, an dtbe performance began '""he animal boys and girls did Ip.olr icl c. I but, besl of all. was the booming- of the I bass drum, I eaten b) the SUmucU Micks-U'pcle Micks-U'pcle Wiggily thougl-.t of. And wnen the bad old Kox tiled to get In tho show Tommle just whacked the iul chap on the nose w ith a sumach di uiiistl ': ;.d,I sent him flying ou' again And if the Icicle doesn't try to pl.iy j tatif on ton if the hot stove and turn into a puddle of water, ru un yon next ubdUt L'nclc Wiggily and the we b n ears. |