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Show BEDTIME STORIES By HOWARD R. GAJRIS ! . . l NCLE WIGGILY AND THE WIN-TERGRE WIN-TERGRE in I (Copyright, 1022, by McClure News-l.iper News-l.iper Syndicate.) "Ouch! Goodness sakes! oh. dear " cried Uncle Wigglly in his hollow-. hollow-. stump hungalow one morning "Whatever In the world la tae matter?" mat-ter?" asked Nurse June Fuzzy Wuzzy, 'the muskrat lady housekeeper, hurrying hurry-ing in from the kit-hen where she was getting ready to sew some lace trimming trim-ming on l nple Wigglly s breakfast pancakes or whatever you do to p in-cakss; in-cakss; I don't know exactly. "V lut :s the matter-." asked Miss Fussy Wm-sy. Wm-sy. .Matter enough." sighed the bunny gentleman 'I have th,. rheumatism . hard this" morning that 1 . .,n 1 n 0 it hopping around fu.- an adventure!" dial surely g loo badf exclaimed Nurse Jan- t 11 Blve vou a little but carrot coffee and perhaps that may make you feel better " "Thank you, ' said Uncle Wigglly "Please do!" The hot carrot coffee made him f:cl somewhat easier, but when he trfed hopping around (he bungalow eVen with ris red. white ;ind nltlpA rheumatism crutch, he was in such pain that he said Ouch!" seven and a half times. "This will never do!" cried Nure Jane "I can't have you In pain this way. rn.ie wigg,i. 1 , Koin ,,, u.f.t Dr. Possum," "Well, perhaps you had better-agreed better-agreed the bunny gentleman, so off hupp. .1 Nurse Jan.- tying her long tail I ! Up in a pink DOW uf ribbon SO Iti wouldn't drag in the April shower mud1 puddles ! "So Uncle Wigglly has the i-heuma-l tism worse than usual has he -" isked Dr. Possum, w hen Nurse Jane reached his office in a hollow tree. "Well i ll' come and cure him." And when the animal doctor had looked at the bunny gentleman'-tongue gentleman'-tongue ami watcher his pink nose twinkling. Dr. Possum said- What you need Is some hot. burnyl wlntcrgrcen oil." J Goodness me'" exclaimed Uncle X ? y; , y,,u uam ,nc ,o that hot. hurny wintergreen oil-" "oh no!" answered In Possum. But have Nurse J;ine go out In the w W :,nl gathsr some fresh winterli green leaves. They are just about ...ming up out of the ground now. Winn you have the leave Nurse Jane ! crush them In bowl with your po! tato masher. This will BOUeese outi some of he hot, burnv wintergreen' oil and this ll you are l0 ,,,1, on L ncio Wigglly a rheumatism pain" Oh. it s to be' rubbed on, is if " h'A Si'-Jjus1".; "?na e,au 1 An't have to drink It. "And be careful not to get anv of It In your eyes warned Dr. Possum. I Wintergreen oil will make your eyosl amark like anvthlng'" I ''" '" promised Mr. I Longeara, "You'd better go out and pi k tome of thoSe wintergreen leaves, Nurse Jane, before my rheumatism gets any worse." Dr. Possum hopped back to his office of-fice und Miss Fuziy Wuzzy went oul Into the woods to gather the first, spring wintergreen leaves. She found them, glossy and green. Just peeping up from the brown earth .where they had been asleep all win- ,'er. - the' m, 1skr.1t lad;, housekeeper housekeep-er wae picking the wintergreen lvi s along hopped Baby Buntv. the little raid.it girl. "Oh what nre you doing. Nurse Jem " ask. mi Baby Bunty. "Oetcing something for Uncle Wlg--.11 rheuniatism," answered Mis i-'uzzy Wussy. "I'll help. ' offered Baby Bunty. I " Well, i. careful not to get any of the smartj green leaves in your eyes," W li ned the muskrat lady, and Baby I Buhty was careful. j Nurse Jane 'and Baby Buntv soon 'bid picked all the wintergreen leave I tUe) Wanted, and a little later ihev were on their way back to the hollow stump bungalow. There the leaves were placed in a bowl and wlthtthe j potato masher .Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy j crushed out some of the strong, smarty, burnv wintergreen oil. which is good t ruli on rheumatism pains. Now- we'll soon have you well enough so you can hop out in the woods looking for adventures," said Nurse Jane, as she got ready to rub some --I' (in- oil on I ncle Wigglly s ley- "You'll soon have an jedvanture " "Yes. sooner than he expects!" suddenly sud-denly cried a must unpleasant Voice and in through the window crawled the bad old Skillery Scaller Alligator "You'n going tu have n adv.-nt ir. right now!" cried the 'Gator. "I'm going go-ing to ml. you hard with my riugh tail and then I'll nibble your ears'" j "Oh. will you."' cried Bahv Buntv 1 "Uell, iiiv( see how vou like this'": With that she caught up the potato! masher that Nurse Jane had used to1 crush th.- wintergreen leaves, some' drops of the strong, smart v, bunty oil! Wire i.n the masher, and B.,b Utility scattered these drops of oil In the eye's of the 'Gator "Oh, wow! h. wow! howled the bad chap, "l can't see! My eyes' How they burn.' I can't see to nibble Cncle WIggily'a ears'" Then, holding his I paws to his eyes, out of the window ) flopped th.- had chap, craw line m, to bathe his burning eyes In water SO he didn t hurt the bunny after ill 1 and when Nuras Jane and Babv Bun yi rubbed the wintergreen oil on the (egg I ot Mr. I.ongears his rh.uni.tism all! went away. So onco more than was rnppines and If the baseball doesn't roll dow n I the stairs In the middle of ti e night 1 ml make the alarm clock thh : !t'! lime :.. get breakfast. I 11 tell ( about Uncle Wigglly and 'he hitter bark. , |