The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
CUDDLFS AND MUDDLES.

CuddleS looked rather uncertain ana
shook his head. lie was inclined 10
cry. but Grandpapa. seeing the quivesN
ing lip, called ont heartily:
Come Wen fix those old boots--that
led you into mischief all right ssain-
Come, don't be cry-baby. my son. bot
be brave-as you always are"
"All wight, Gran papa" agreed Gus
dies. And he came to Grandpapa. who
took him into the kitchen. There Graad-
papa removed the boots from Cuddies
feet and looked them over slowly, shas-
Ing his head the while. "Muddes. ven
call these boots" he said.
And then 1t was that Cuddles laushsd
and laughed. 1t was so funny, tho Idea
of naming n pair of boots And tn
name sounded so much like his own
Gu d d g s-Muddles! And Grandpapa
laughed too for Grandpapa had q way
OF laughing at almost everything. Gus
dies thought. Grandpapa had aiways
been his chum-his best playmate.
Grandpapa soon had the boots washes
of very clean, and Cuddles had then
again on his little pink feet and was
stamping about the house. playing a.
being a soldier. And when Mamma CAM
into the living room Cuddles cried out 20
her: Mamma do you know MuddlcsI
And Mamma looked inGuirinsiy at her
HUE hoy ana MuhuiNo' ANN' o~--Sf
I don't think | ever met any l'ttle ooy
named Lrj;,lcs who Is he dearT'
Grand3ap couldn't hide his SMILE tot
he choked bnck n loud laugh. Cucdiss
laughed In spite OF himself, for It was too
funny to see how serious Mamma war
and how Granpapa was shaking all inside
"W'y, Muddles isn't boy" informed
Cuddlcs
Thea Muscles is a girlf" asscd Mac,-
ma
Cud.,lcs shook his head. NO. Msmma-
not a girl.
."rhen n dog or crtf" asked Mamma
"Neithcr one. grinncd Cuddles
| well, then ! cant imagine %ro or
what Muddics Is" said Mamma
| CuddIcs looked down at his bocts.
! Mamma was very quick ut un6crs:e ndi~e
! and shs said "Oh and 81 :asse hne new
! boots ar. named Muddiesl But why nams
| them such y pame2 Mud,''cs u"scs ons
! th.uk q: mud"
Then G,andpepa eauiair-d that the
boots Deserve. the Lana siccs they hs1
carried Cuddles lit, tie nrG ;rddie 10
the becxye-l Ard Na;,ma looked re-
provipgly at CuiG:cs. "Ah. bnt Cudd.es
is n LITTLE Mas. I'D Mr,:0'es Is coy
boots" declared Mamma. AZ: 'raTEes
il very, verJ wise, and the boots-Dooa
things-have no heads to think with -
! Il was Cuddles who carried Muddlas ~
the mud, Grandpapa."
Grandpapa seemed to be thinking deaVay-
"Wel you are right Alice It was Cs6
dies fault that Muddles got soiled. Cu4-
dies will have to be more careful In ~
ture."
''Oh, l will, Grandpapa," cried CuddlsA
at was my fault, 3randpapa. I'll nsves
take Muddles into the mud again He-t
mean they-are too pretty.
Eyes, and dear old double Muddl,s IN
be faithful to you IL you are eOod to-
ahem, well, well have to say THEN. fes
Muddles comes In a pair"
'Oh. | know" cried Cud6ses fstSsss
is twins
Are twins" corrected Mamma T&p
they all laughed and began figuring oSS
Just how to define Muddies Il 80
well have to give Muddes two nsf0sA,"
suggested drandpapa. since thsss -
two Of him
"Oh. I know" cried Cuddlss. -1
call one Right Muddlss and the osNse La
Muddles."
''Cspitali' cried 0sandpapa. And lRs
ma kissed Guides and said hs - =
ways be very careful TO kesp ea04s ~
dies and Lsft huddlas ntPY ~ - r
S a IT.. .s-, IL r. - - a -
that" sxpdAlnAd AaH1A